Discovery (1.3.6) — Global Patch Preview

The comet has already changed Erenor. Discovery is the patch that starts answering what it left behind: restless beasts, a new hybrid weapon, Anthalon chasing fragments across Auroria, and Ayanad accessories that can finally be unsealed.

This post is the rolled-up preview of the Discovery series. Full numbers and tooltips remain in the individual articles.

Patch 1.3.6 releases on September 11th.

New Proficiency: Taming

taming thumbnail Taming is ArcheAge Classic's first custom profession.

In the months since the comet passed, herders and hunters have been telling the same story. Beasts that once kept to the deep brush have started coming into the open. Boars on the pastures of Solzreed. Grubs along the cold ridgelines of Karkasse. Ants and stranger things dragging themselves out of heat-cracked desert washes after dusk.

Tameable creatures can appear as wild stragglers around Erenor, either through farming mobs marked with the Beast of the Wild buff, or found separated from their pack as a Wild beast.

How taming works

Equipping a Greenhorn’s Backpack will grant skills that enable you to temper a tameable beast's mood. Soothe it when it is scared. Using the wrong action at the wrong time and the beast will grow wary, lose trust, and can flee. Higher-quality backpacks make the process easier.

Tamed beasts are a random grade, species, and personality.

Grade — base movement speed
Species — appearance and default skill set
Personality — skills 3, 4, and 5, rolled against the species’ default

Completing a successful tame will net you a Mysterious Beast box, which can be listed on the Auction House, where the buyer will have to gamble on personalities.

There are four personalities: Hasty, Ferocious, Resolute, and Spunky.

Stablehands now sell a Wildcaller Flute. Using one on a mount returns it to the wild and yields Whistles of the Wild.

Whistles, armor, and consumables

Whistles of the Wild craft taming equipment, mount armor, and a new consumable line that mixes into existing economies:

Speed snacks for a short mount boost
Food that restores mount Health and Mana
Emergency potions for a burst of companion Mana
Meals that increase Combat Pet capability
On-the-go mount resurrection

Mount armor is worn in three pieces — shaffron, saddle, and cannonguards — across three tiers: base, Regal, and Ornate. Four paths exist:

Path	Role
Swift	Shorter mount cooldowns
Stout	Mount damage reduction
Survey	Increased movement speed while overencumbered
Support	Increased mana regeneration aura

Taming armor can be regraded like other gear and gains gem slots at higher grade. A full Ornate set filled with Celerity gems is intended to be the fastest mount. Mix and match species and personalities to fit your playstyle.

Exact recipes and additional costs will be revealed when the patch is live.

New Weapon Type: Scythes

Discovery adds a brand-new weapon type: Scythes.

This is a two-handed weapon that puts Melee Attack, Magic Attack, and Healing Power on a single item. Hybrid archetypes have always been boxed in. Healing and magic together was effectively impossible. Two-handed melee with real magic attack did not exist. Healing melee was locked to shortspears. Scythes are built to open those combinations.

They do not match a dedicated two-hander on raw power. Officially, scythes are about 11% weaker than their non-hybrid counterparts. That tax is the cost of flexibility, plus three weapon procs.

Availability on release

The initial release is limited to crafted and Hasla Emerald versions.

Craft from Illustrious through Ayanad on 1.3.6 launch
A Hasla Emerald Scythe exists for new, returning, or curious players and uses an Infused Emerald like any other emerald weapon
There is no conversion of existing weapons into scythes
Recipes use materials in line with other two-handed weapons (staves, greatclubs, greatswords). Exact recipes go live with the patch

Obsidian, dungeon, and world-boss scythes are not in 1.3.6. Those paths — including the possibility of 1H variant — are planned after Discovery. Whether they land before or after 2.0 depends on that development cycle. They are a near-term priority, not a launch feature.

Stat distributions

Crafted scythes are available in:

Autumn (Str, Int, Spi)
Meteor (Str, Spi)
Sunset (Str, Int)
Meadow (Int, Spi)
Wave (Int)
Flame (Str)
Life (Spi)

Example — Epic Ayanad Autumn Scythe, no temper:

DPS: 670
Magic Attack: 670
Healing Power: 670
Strength +53 / Intelligence +44 / Spirit +35
Gear Score: 1010

The three procs

Melee and magic procs fire when you deal that damage type. The healing proc fires when you heal an ally.

Important note: All procs are on cooldown for 8 seconds after equipping a scythe.

Lifesteal — on melee damage
Heal yourself for (50 + 180% Healing Power). Influenced by healing critical rate, critical bonus, and percentage increases.

Chance on hit: 20%
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Timewarp — on magic damage
Fully resets the cooldown of certain skills. Can proc from any magic damage, including damage-over-time. Cooldown reduction does not affect this proc's cooldown.

Chance on hit: 5%
Cooldown: 180 seconds

Here is a full list of all spells that are affected by Timewarp:

Spell
Boastful Roar
Comet’s Boon
Crushing Grasp
Abyssal Wave
Vicious Implosion
Mana Force
Hell Spears
Absorb Lifeforce
Summon Crows
Crippling Mire
Summon Wraith
Cursed Thorns
Critical Discord
Dissonance
Earthen Grip
Enervate
Focal Concussion
Fiend’s Knell
Flamebolt
Freezing Arrow
Arc Lightning
Freezing Earth
Searing Rain
Chain Lightning
Flame Barrier
Serpent Strike
Meteor Strike
Gods’ Whip

(All Ancestral and Enlightened variants of the spells listed above are also affected by Timewarp.)

Nui’s Celerity — on heal
Removes the cast time from certain skills. Can proc from heal over-time skills.

Chance on heal: 8%
Cooldown: 50 seconds
Duration: 8 seconds

Here is a full list of all spells that are affected by Nui’s Celerity:

Skill
Mend
Holy Bolt
Revive
Skewer
Renewal
Rhythmic Renewal
Antithesis
Whirlwind’s Blessing
Critical Discord
Hummingbird Ditty
Health Lift

(All Ancestral and Enlightened variants of the spells listed above are also affected by Nui’s Celerity.) |

Hybrid Gems

In addition to touching up scythe procs, we have also added brand new hybrid gems for 2H weapons.

Gale Lunagem: Harmony

Lucid (T3): Melee, Magic Critical Damage & Healing Critical Bonus +3.5%.

Vivid (T2): Melee, Magic Critical Damage & Healing Critical Bonus +2.1%.

Clear (T1): Melee, Magic Critical Damage & Healing Critical Bonus +1.4%.

Obtaining:

Added to sealed lunagems obtained from Mistsong Summit’s Mistsong Reticules, or those from crafting up lower tier sealed lunagems acquired from Mistsong Summit.
Lucid version added to the loyalty shop for 100 loyalty.

Extra Notes:

Function like normal critical damage/healing critical bonus gems.
Same socketing rates and socketing gold cost.
Not restricted to only scythes.

After launch, scythe performance will be observed and adjusted as necessary so hybrid archetypes stay viable.

New World Boss: Primal Anthalon

prim anth Primal Anthalon, Leader of the Crimson Army, arrives in Discovery as a new world-boss challenge.

As the comet passed over Sungold Fields, Anthalon watched its trail and felt the power inside it. Knowing it would descend on Exeloch, he followed, determined to claim the fragments before they fell into mortal hands. He means to harness that power and turn it on Auroria.

That is the Discovery beat. The comet is not only scenery. Anthalon is the first named power to find a use for it.

Further comet lore — including follow-up work with Iseren of the Ayanad Council — is intended to continue after launch.

Primal Kyrios set

Primal Anthalon has a chance to drop one random piece of the Primal Kyrios cloth set, which has an equivalent ilvl to Ayanad armor.

The set carries Anthalon's signature spell, Absorb Mind. Upon dealing any damage, the user has a 5% chance to trigger Absorb Mind.

Similar to Anthalon’s Necromantic Flame, Absorb Mind grants the user a new ability that allows them teleport to any target within 20 meters, after which, the user has a 5 second window to activate Mind Grasp which will pick the closest 10 enemy units in a 15 meter range and lift them up into the air.

Victims of Mind Grasp are helpless but are immune to any damage for the duration of the lift. This means, although you are unable to hurt enemies lifted by Mind Grasp, you have ample time to prepare for their inevitable descent.

Absorb Mind (player set)	Value
Mind Grasp Range	15 meters
Teleport Range	20 meters
Number of Targets	10

Differences from Anthalon's original spell:

There is no way to break free from Absorb Mind.
Enemy players affected by Absorb Mind are immune to all damage while levitated.
The original mana burn is not included.
The trip on landing is not included.
The caster is immune to all CC while channeling Mind Grasp.

Pure Destruction set effects:

4 pieces: +700 Toughness. Low chance to trigger Anthalon's Necromantic Flame when receiving damage
7 pieces: −4.5% received damage. Low chance to trigger Absorb Mind when dealing damage

Primal Hallow

A Primal Hallow is a guaranteed drop from Primal Anthalon. Use it to upgrade a piece of existing Anthalon armor into the Primal equivalent. Grade is retained. Additional craft costs will be revealed when the patch is live.

New Gear: Enlightened Ayanad Accessories

aya accs Scholars of the Ayanad Library recovered research into Runestones — work Alexander pursued, then destroyed when Kyrios wanted it. A Runestone resonates with the magic already sealed in an item and draws that power to the surface.

Apply a Runestone to an Ayanad accessory and it becomes the matching Enlightened version. Grade is kept. Existing equip effects stay. The process does not replace the accessory; it awakens it.

By default, Enlightened accessories have no assigned stats until you frost them.

Three enchant types

Perfect Lunasigil — stats on an Enlightened ring, earring, or necklace (example: Perfect Stone Lunasigil, +20 Stamina / +20 Spirit). Applying another Lunasigil replaces the current one
Charm — applied to your costume. Grants the Enlightenment 2-set you unlocked
Mark — Radiant or Hollow Lunamark on an Enlightened necklace. Rewrites one skill

Rings and earrings

A matching ring + earring pair of the same Ayanad type activates that Enlightenment (Meadow, Earth, Wave, Flame, Life, Lightning, Gale, and so on). Enchant the corresponding Charm on your costume to receive the effect.

Two rings or two earrings of the same type do not activate the set.

Necklaces

Necklaces have no 2-set. They still take Perfect Lunasigils for stats, and they take one Radiant or Hollow Mark for a skill rewrite.

Applying a Mark over another Mark replaces it
Applying a Mark over a Perfect Lunasigil replaces the Lunasigil
Marks can be frosted onto Enlightened world-boss and dungeon necklaces as well

Discovery ships 10 Radiant and 10 Hollow Marks. Radiant leans support and defensive. Hollow leans offensive.

Fusion with world-boss, dungeon, and library accessories

An Enlightened Ayanad necklace or earring can be fused with existing world-boss, dungeon, and library accessories using an enchantment scroll (Dread, Salvation, Tempest, Colossus, plus Berserker, Oracle, Arcanist, and Shadow lines).

Both input accessories are consumed
The Enlightened Ayanad piece's grade is kept
Combo effects scale from Divine upward
Celestial and below keep their default effects with no improvement
Library sets need ring + earring + necklace for their 3-piece bonus

Exact scroll material costs will be published when the patch is live.

Enlightened Ayanad Armor is not in 1.3.6

After player feedback, Enlightened Ayanad Armor will not ship in Discovery. Some unique effects originally planned for Lunasigil armor were moved onto the accessory update instead.

Existing Ayanad armor is still planned to receive retroactive set-bonus adjustments in 1.3.6. Those values remain subject to feedback.

The original values can be found on Enlightened Accessories Preview.

The image below shows the changes that have been made based on recent feedback.

Enlightened Skills

skills thumbnail Enlightened Skills are the Radiant and Hollow rewrites frosted onto Enlightened necklaces — including fused boss and dungeon necks. Only one Mark can be active at a time.

Full tooltips live in the Enlightened Skills preview.

See you on September 11th.