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Full Avowed update
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Greetings Envoys,
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The 1.5 Patch Notes for Avowed are here, featuring new updates, community requested changes, and bug fixes. Thank you for your feedback, suggestions, and support, and we look forward to sharing future updates with you! If you come across any issues or bugs, please contact us at support.obsidian.net. In other great news, Avowed is now Steam Deck Verified!
Features and Improvements!
Hardware
Avowed is Steam Deck Verified
New Ranger and Fighter Abilities
We added new abilities and passives to the Fighter and Ranger tree to round out the classes compared to the Wizard tree.
In order to accommodate these new additions, all of your Envoy’s abilities have been refunded at no cost.
Ranger Abilities:
Shadow Step - Step into the Beyond, reappearing behind your enemy. Upgrades will Mark the target, lowering their Damage Reduction and resetting Shadow Step’s cooldown after landing a killing blow.
- CosmeticFan of DaggersThrow a set of poisoned daggers that hit multiple enemies and cause Poison accumulation. Upgrades increase the number of daggers thrown and apply Slow as well as interrupt enemies.
Smoke Bomb - Throw down a Smoke Bomb, creating a cloud that interrupts your enemies as you dodge backwards out of the way. Upgrades increase damage and deal Elemental Accumulation that matches your currently equipped throwable.
Chilling Surprise - Set a trap to be triggered by an approaching enemy. The trap deals high Frost Accumulation to nearby enemies upon detonation. Upgrades increase the number of traps that can be set at a time and reduce the Essence cost.
Ranger Passives:
- CosmeticConcussive ShotShooting an enemy’s Weak Point causes them to take increased Stun from melee weapons for the next few seconds.
- CosmeticSharpshooterDeal increased Weak Point damage that scales with the number of consecutive Weak Points you deal within several seconds of each other.
- CosmeticDeadly PoisonThe Poisoned status deals increased damage to enemies. Upgrades increase the amount of Poison Accumulation you deal.
Fighter Abilities:
Driving Kick - A powerful kick that breaks through enemy Blocks, dealing damage and launching enemies through the air. Upgrades increase damage, adds Explosive Damage, and creates and area of effect.
- CosmeticBarbaric SmashDeal a massive blow to your enemy. If that blow kills the enemy, absorb a percent of their current Stun to unleash on the next enemy you hit.
Deep Breath - Inhale deeply, immediately recovering 100% of your Stamina and temporarily reducing the Stamina cost of your actions by 50%. Upgrades reduce the cooldown, increase the temporary reduction cost of Stamina to 100%, and allow you to refill your Breath Meter while underwater.
- CosmeticReviving ExhortationRevives an ally from a great distance and grants them Temporary Health. Upgrades reduce the Essence cost and heals you and all currently standing allies by a small amount.
Fighter Passives:
- CosmeticDual Wield MasteryYour dedicated training has unlocked a more powerful Special Attack to perform on Stunned enemies while dual wielding melee weapons.
Adrenaline - When below 50% Health, your Attack Damage is increased by 25%. When below 25% Health, your Attack Damage is increased by another 25% and your Stability is increased by 20%. Upgrades will cause the first lethal blow you receive to leave you with 1 Health and make you Invulnerable for a few seconds.
- CosmeticBloodlustThe Bleeding status deals increased damage to enemies. Upgrades increase the amount of Bleed Accumulation you deal and adds additional Attack Damage to Bleeding enemies.
- CosmeticVanguardGain a chance to negate the damage from
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