High Elf, Shadow Warrior

When Malekith rose up in treacherous revolt against the Phoenix King and his servants, the majority of his followers came from area of Ulthuan known as Nagarythe. Before the civil war that irrevocably divided the Elven people, Nagarythe is said to have been the greatest of all the kingdoms of Ulthuan. It was from Nagarythe that the first Phoenix King, Aenarion the Defender, held court. There were some Elves of Nagarythe that believed Malekith unfit to rule, and chose instead to support Bel-Shanaar as Aenarion's successor.

Though he was eventually defeated and forced to flee the lands of his birth, Malekith was not without resources. At the end of the civil war, the Sorceresses in the Witch King's service cast a spell that tore fragments of Ulthuan free, thereby forming the Black Arks. The resulting damage to the Island continent resulted in most of Nagarythe being swallowed by the sea, and the Elves that lived there became disinherited nomads.

Tome Unlocks

Destruction Only

Task	Rewards	Destruction Text
Encounter a Shadow Warrior	XP: 84	N/A
Kill 25 Shadow Warriors	XP: 204	N/A
Victim	Title: The Heedless, XP: 336	Be Defeated by a Shadow Warrior
Kill 100 Shadow Warriors	XP: 500	N/A
Spoils of War	Pocket: Simpleton's Guide to Silence, XP: 806	Collect a Specific Item from a Vanquished Shadow Warrior
Kill 1,000 Shadow Warriors	Title: The Infiltrator, XP: 1050	N/A
What do We Have Here?	Pocket: Broken Bowstring, XP: 1476	Learn about the Shadow Warrior by completing a specific task
Kill 10,000 Shadow Warriors	Title: Favored of Malekith, XP: 1800	N/A
Drop the Top	Trophy: Golden High Elf Eliminator, One Pip, XP: 1800	Defeat the Current Highest Ranking Shadow Warrior Player
Kill 100,000 Shadow Warriors	Trophy: Golden High Elf Eliminator, Two Pips, XP: 1974	N/A

Order Only

Task	Rewards	Order Text
What do We Have Here?	Pocket: Broken Bowstring, XP: 1476	Learn about the Shadow Warrior by completing a specific task

Class Changes

• Leading Shots tactic critical hit rate reduced from 15% to 8%
• In Assault stance, Dodge Strikethrough increases from gear will now convert to Parry Strikethrough (link)
• +10% Parry when in Assault Stance, but reduces Dodge by 10% (link) (dodge penalty removed link)
• Melee attacks have a 25% chance to increase Autoattack speed by 25% 33% for 5s (link speed increased)
• Morale 2 ability Unshakeable Focus removed (link)
• Disabled Ranged Autoattack while in Assault Stance (link)
• Increased melee autoattack damage by 65% while in Assault stance (link)
• Swift Strikes will now grant a movement speed bonus while being channeled (link)
• Merciless Soldier has had the AP reduction benefit removed and now grants a 50% critical damage increase to these abilities: Opportunistic Strike, Grim Slash, Exploit Weakness, Counterstrike, Brutal Assault, and Sweeping Slash; it will also grant a 25% critical chance increase to these abilities: Draw Blood and Swift Strikes. (link)
• Flanking Shot from the Skirmish tree is now a core ability (link)
• Barrage is now the 5pt ability in the Skirmish tree (link)
• Shadow Sting is now the 9pt ability in the Skirmish tree (link)
• Eye Shot is now the 13pt ability in the Skirmish tree (link)
• Fell the Weak now gains its increased damage modifier at 30% target hp, up from 20% (link)
• Reduced the AP cost of the No Quarter tactic to 13, down from 20 (link)