Sirin



Overview
Sirin is the Pact of the Fey assassin,
Sirin, and offers a playstyle centered around stealth and subterfuge.
It is one of the three starter Pacts, alongside
and
.
Acquisition and Crafting
A free Sirin Pact may be selected at the beginning of the game during Rise, Envoy. If Sirin was not chosen, see alternate methods of acquisition below.
Drop Sources
Sirin may be acquired from the following Drop Sources:
| Source | Price | Quantity | Rank Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alca's Children | 12,500 |
1 |
Rank 3: Honorary Sproutfolk |
| Kith of Kings | 12,500 |
1 |
Rank 3: Knight of Clan Jotar |
| Wares of Zenith | 150 |
1 | - |
Abilities
This Pact's ability data is a work in progress as the community works together to understand its intricacies amidst sweeping Updates and rapid Hotfixes. Feel free to contribute by hitting the Edit button, or to discuss data via the Wiki Discord!
Ability Information
Ability Details
"Cast a cloud of magick dust leaving enemies blinded."
- AoE radius does not scale.
- Effect duration is [5.4 + 0.1 x Courage] seconds.
- Bosses are stunned for half the duration.
- Enemies under Picktrix Powder's effect are typically immune to Finishers, though some exceptions exist.
- Affected enemies lose aggro.
- As of Preludes 14.5, arrow impact appears to deal 1 damage and not scale. Since the AoE deals more damage, this may be a bug.
- Charging the shot does not increase the damage.
- Arrow can trigger Smite.
- The Circade can be backstabbed whilst affected by Picktrix Powder.
Ability Information
Ability Details
"Set free your trickster shadow. A decoy draws enemy fire and explodes when foes get too close."
- Decoy explodes 4 seconds after being approached by an Enemy.
- Decoy will despawn without an explosion if left alone for [0.2 x Spirit + 4] seconds.
- Explosion deals [2 x Spirit + 200] Damage.
- Explosion radius seems to scale slightly with Spirit.
- Enemies undergoing a Finisher animation will not receive damage from the explosion.
- Enemies targeting the decoy are vulnerable to Lethality Multiplier.
- The backstab prompt briefly persists after the explosion.
- The same enemy can be backstabbed consecutively.
- Decoy can activate pressure plates.
- As of Preludes 13, direct arrow impact appears to only deal between 1-10 damage regardless of Virtues. This may be a bug, so more testing is needed.
- Charging the shot does not increase the damage.
- Shooting the arrow skyward, or while in a loading room, will bug the cooldown.
Ability Information
Ability Details
"Cast a veil of magicks to hide you from your foes. Float like a nightmoth and sting to kill."
- Effect duration is approx. 7 seconds at base, and scales moderately with Grace, reaching ~13 seconds at 43 Grace.
- Actions that end the effect:
- Actions that do not end the effect:
- Dodging & Rolling (including smashing Containers)
- Performing a Pull Smite
- Interacting & Looting
- Using Consumables
- Charging an attack or ability
Ability Information
Ability Details
"Child of the shadow. Threats glow clearly in the dark."
- Detection range scales with points into Shrouded, but not with any virtue.
- Also detects fauna & teammates.
Ability Information
Ability Details
"Use your Glamour to sneak up on enemies and steal loot from their pockets."
- Despite the description, Pickpocket does not require the Envoy to be in Glamour.
- Once pickpocketed, an Enemy will no longer carry any loot to drop after its death.
- Additional points increase pickpocketing speed.
- Does not affect Baliqs, as they instead drop their loot from their lantern.
- Will affect Will-o-wings, as they are enemies.
- Does not affect
Will-o-bulbs, however, as they are harvested rather than being dropped upon death.
- Does not affect
- Will affect wandering Mockery Spirits, but not active Mockeries, as they are always in an alert state.
- For a short duration during Preludes 11, one could pickpocket wandering Mockery spirits for a chance of
Stultin,
Tessard, or
Nurash. - As of Preludes 13 Hotfix 4, using Pickpocket on Mockery Spirits now only drops Knotwood, Whisprig, Dracs, and Life Elixirs; after extensive testing, no weapon fragments have been observed dropping from Mockery Spirits. It does not prevent awakened Mockeries from dropping their loot, however.
- For a short duration during Preludes 11, one could pickpocket wandering Mockery spirits for a chance of
Trivia
- Pickpocketed enemies used to still perform an additional loot roll upon death. This was fixed some time in Preludes 11.
- At the beginning of Preludes 10, any enemy that was aggroed to something different than the Envoy could be pickpocketed, despite being in an alert state.
Trivia
- The Fey Pact and its Arcanics were removed and split into
Oscelda,
Sirin, and
Tethren during Preludes 9.
- Changes to
Glamour prior to Preludes 9 are relevant to the Arcanic as it belonged on the Fey Pact, but remain noted in the Update History here as a record of the ability transformation
- Changes to
Media
Update History
- The Healer Pact Art is now Physic
- The Voided Pact Art is now Forestall
- The Sympathy Pact Art is now Stalwart
- Fixed being unable to use Arcanics or Pull Smite against Lady Deora in The Torment Stag
- Fixed being able to cast an Arcanic before the animation for a Perfect Charm is played
- Fixed
Pickpocket not functioning properly
- Fixed a performance issue related to
Trick of the Light's decoy being used in dungeons - Added damage immunity during Arcanic casting animations to prevent players from being killed while casting
- Removed the incorrect mention of sneak attack vulnerability in
Picktrix's description
- Fixed enemy fear reactions from casting Arcanics preventing Stability interactions from occuring (e.g., stuns, knockdowns)
- Fixed The Torment Stag charge able to track Envoys using
Glamour - Fixed
Trick of the Light not entering cooldown recovery if aimed at the air - Fixed bows turning invisible with increased fire rate if
Picktrix Powder is cast immediately after
Glamour - Arcanic Cooldowns are now influenced by Spirit
- Arcanics now benefit from their respective Virtue (e.g., Courage will empower your Courage Arcanic
- Akin has been replaced with Healer
- Everbound has been removed. Life scaling is now provided through Virtues
- Virtue nodes in Pact Skill Trees can now be upgraded independently instead of in sequence
- Fixed unalerted enemies being feared by Arcanics
- Fixed a crash when using
Trick of the Light - All Pacts now gain Life at Ranks 5, 15, and 30
- Pacts now receive 2 Combat Arts at Ranks 4 and 19 (as the Life gains replace the Combat Arts received at Rank 5 and 15)
- Added minor camera movement improvements when casting Pact Arcanics
- Fixed missing Pact Arcanics rank 3 upgrades
- Re-tuned the duration and range of all Arcanics to better improve the viability and intended effectiveness of all Pacts
- Re-tuned the effectiveness of Virtues on Sirin
- Increased the effectiveness of enemies receiving fear when casting an Arcanic
- Added immunity to Stagger and stumbles while casting Arcanics
- Pacts are now equipped on selection
- Fixed script error caused by Pact Arcanics
- Fixed
Trick of the Light's decoy not inheriting the player's Bestitched appearance
- Fixed Arcanics not entering cooldown after using one
- Fixed weapons being unequipped after sequentially casting
Glamour and another Arcanic - Added new colours to the Sirin Pact icons
- Fixed Arcanics having infinite cooldown when staggered mid-cast
- Fixed clients sometimes becoming stuck in Soul Mode when casting Arcanics with their weapon holstered
- Fixed a crash caused by Pacts
- Fixed enemies dropping loot on death even after it was already stolen by
Pickpocket - Fixed
Pickpocket sometimes allowing loot to be stolen from already alerted enemies - Fixed a crash caused by
Trick of the Light
- Fixed
Trick of the Light explosion not being visible to clients - Fixed
Picktrix Powder and
Trick of the Light being canceled by dodging but still triggering cooldowns - Fixed crashes caused by Pacts
- Sirin is now available for purchase at Rank 2 from The Silent Rose
- Refined visual effects for Sirin
- Balance changes to
Trick of the Light, including increased radius and stagger damage to decoy explosion - Increased duration of
Pickpocket - Fixed Sirin clipping during the Envoy wake-up cinematic
- Fixed
Pickpocket allowing Envoys to steal loot from Dendrit farmers and wild animals - Fixed a crash caused by
Trick of the Light
- Fixed
Picktrix Powder sometimes permanently stunning basic Sinecure enemies when cast on them while unaware
- Fixed the Arcanic ready sound
- Changed
Picktrix Powder to increase Stability damage instead of opening a finisher attack
- Introduced
- Fixed a crash caused by
Glamour
Glamour visual effects tweaks
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