Communing

Communing is a ritualist secondary attribute.

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No inherent effect. Many Ritualist skills, especially those related to summoning Spirits, become more effective with higher Communing.

— in-game description

Overview

• The Communing line offers a mixture of defensive, offensive, and utility skills, with heavy emphasis on zoning, damage reduction, anti-casting, knock down and snare/attack prevention skills.
• Twelve of the available twenty-two Binding Rituals are linked to the Communing attribute, including:
  • Restoration, one of the ritualist's four resurrection skills.
  • Shadowsong, one of the ritualist's five blindness inflicting skills.
  • Dissonance, one of the ritualist's three interruption skills.
  • Disenchantment, the ritualist's only enchantment removal skill.
  • Soothing, the ritualist's only adrenaline denial skill.
• The remaining ten Communing skills are frequently used as utility in direct support of attribute lines outside of Communing. This includes 1 signet, 2 hex spells, 1 item spell, and 6 offensive, defensive and supportive weapon spells.

List of Communing skills

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
File:Anguish.jpg	Anguish	Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...9...11 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage. Double damage to hexed foes.	0	1515	00.750.75¾	04545		Nightfall
File:Anguish (PvP).jpg	Anguish (PvP)	Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...6...7 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage. Double damage to hexed foes.	0	2525	10.5½10.5½	03030		Nightfall
File:Armor of Unfeeling.jpg	Armor of Unfeeling	Skill. (10...30...35 seconds.) Your spirits within earshot take 50% less damage and are immune to critical attacks.	0	055	01.001	02020		Factions
File:Armor of Unfeeling (PvP).jpg	Armor of Unfeeling (PvP)	Enchantment Spell. (10...30...35 seconds.) You have 10 base damage reduction while casting binding rituals.	0	1010	01.001	02020		Factions
File:Binding Chains.jpg	Binding Chains	Hex Spell. Also hexes foes near your target. (3 seconds.) These foes move 90% slower and takes 1...24...30 damage each second while moving.	0	1010	01.001	01515		Factions
File:Brutal Weapon.jpg	Brutal Weapon	Weapon Spell. (10...34...40 seconds.) Attacks deal +5...13...15 damage. No effect while target ally is enchanted.	0	1010	01.001	01515		Factions