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Titan Quest 2

Preparation Skill Info

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Preparation is an Active Skill from the Rogue Mastery in Titan Quest 2. See its effects and available modifiers here!

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Preparation Skill Info

Preparation Overview

Preparation Preparation Mastery
RogueRogue
(Tier 2)
Details
Type:Active
Category: Sustained
Cost: 40 Energy (Reserved)
Cooldown: None
Cast Time:Instant
Description
・Emit an Aura with a 18m radius.
・Aura grants you and alies 20% increased Poison Damage.
・Aura grants you and allies 20% increased Physical Damage.

Available Modifiers for Preparation

Modifier Details
Envenom Envenom
Max Rank: 2 (2 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
Aura grants you and allies +4 Weapon Poison Damage.
Grants you 100% Weapon Damage converted to Poison Damage.
+30 Energy reserved.
Multipliers:
・+4 Weapon Poison Damage.
・+30 Energy reserved.
Incompatible with:
・Blade Honing
Blade Honing Blade Honing
Max Rank: 2 (2 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
Aura grants you and allies +4 Weapon Pierce Damage.
Grants you 100% Weapon Damage converted to Pierce Damage.
+30 Energy reserved.
Multipliers:
・+4 Weapon Pierce Damage.
・+30 Energy reserved.
Incompatible with:
・Envenom
Enhanced Critical Hits Enhanced Critical Hits
Max Rank: 5 (1 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
Aura grants you and allies 10% increased Critical Hit Chance.
Aura grants you and allies 4% increased Critical Damage Multiplier.
+10 Energy reserved.
Multipliers:
・+10% increased Critical Hit Chance.
・+4% increased Critical Damage Multiplier.
・+10 Energy reserved
Ability Enhancement Ability Enhancement
Max Rank: 5 (1 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
Grants additional 8% increased Poison and Physical Damage.
+10 Energy reserved.
Multipliers:
・+8% increased Poison and Physical Damage.
・+10 Energy reserved.
Shadow Dagger Shadow Dagger
Max Rank: 5 (1 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
Whenever you crit with an active ability, there is a 30% chance a Shadow Dagger backstabs the enemy dealing 16 Poison Damage.
+15 Energy reserved.
Multipliers:
・+10% chance of Shadow Dagger backstabs
・+2 Poison Damage.
・+15 Energy reserved.
Weapon Coating Weapon Coating
Max Rank: 5 (1 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
Grants you +2 Poison Weapon Damage.
Whenever you hit an enemy with Weapon Attacks you have a secondary 10% chance to apply Plagued.
+15 Energy reserved.
Multipliers:
・+2 Poison Weapon Damage.
・+10% Plagued Chance.
・+15 Energy reserved
Enhanced Ailment Enhanced Ailment
Max Rank: 5 (1 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
Aura grants you and allies 10% increased Ailment Chance.
Aura grants you and allies 5% increased Ailment Power.
+10 Energy reserved.
Multipliers:
・+10% increased Ailment Chance.
・+5% increased Ailment Power.
・+10 Energy reserved.
Trail Blazer Trail Blazer
Max Rank: 5 (1 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
Aura grants you and allies 3% increased Movement Speed, +10% Impairment Resistance and +1% Maximum Impairment Resistance.
+10 Energy reserved.
Multipliers:
・+3 increased Movement Speed
・+10% Impairment Resistance
・+1% Maximum Impairment Resistance
・+10 Energy reserved.
Conservation Conservation
Max Rank: 5 (1 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
-20 Energy Reserved
Multipliers:
・-20 Energy Reserved
Poison Resistance Poison Resistance
Max Rank: 5 (1 Capacity per Rank)
Base Effect:
Aura grants you and allies +15% Poison Resistance and +1% Maximum Poison Resistance.
+10 Energy reserved.
Multipliers:
・+15% Poison Resistance
・+1% Maximum Poison Resistance
・+10 Energy reserved.

Capacity - Capacity; Use to improve the ranks of Modifiers.

You can equip Modifiers to further modify your Active Skills. Each Skill will have a unique set of Modifiers. Modifiers can be ranked up by consuming their capacity in your Masteries menu.

How to Get Preparation

Invest Points in Rogue Mastery

Rogue Mastery Skill Tree

Preparation is a Tier II skill unlocked by choosing the Rogue Mastery during the Prologue. You would need to invest 6 Divinity Points to unlock the second tier of skills in the Rogue Mastery skill tree.

Rogue Mastery Guide and Skill List

Titan Quest 2 Related Guides

Masteries Partial

List of Masteries

Base Masteries

EarthEarth Mastery Guide RogueRogue Mastery Guide
StormStorm Mastery Guide WarfareWarfare Mastery Guide

Mastery Combinations

StormbladeStormblade Mastery Guide AshstalkerAshstalker Mastery Guide
ElementalistElementalist Mastery Guide BattlemageBattlemage Mastery Guide
TempestTempest Mastery Guide ReaverReaver Mastery Guide

All Rogue Mastery Skills

Active Skills

FlickerFlicker GrenadeGrenade Lethal StrikeLethal Strike
Mark for DeathMark for Death PreparationPreparation Trick ShotTrick Shot
VanishVanish

Passive Skills

AccuracyAccuracy AnatomyAnatomy Deadly AfflictionDeadly Affliction
Deft HandsDeft Hands Dismantling TacticsDismantling Tactics Nimble DefenseNimble Defense
Shadow ArtsShadow Arts Sleight of HandSleight of Hand Taste for BloodTaste for Blood
Toxin DistillationToxin Distillation Volatile ConcoctionVolatile Concoction

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