Expert's Malevolent Locus

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Expert's Malevolent Locus

Description
Equipment Item
Tier
5
Weight
10.1 kg
Item value
2816

General Information

The Expert's Malevolent Locus is a Tier 5 Arcane Staff which may be obtained by crafting or via the Market Place.

There are three options for the Q spell slot: Energy Bolt (First), Arcane Protection (First), and Magic Shock (First)

There are four options for the W spell slot: Frazzle (Second) Energy Beam (Second), Empowering Beam (Second), Motivating Cleanse (Second), and Mimic (Second)

There is one option for the E spell slot: The Void (Third)

There are four options for the passive slot: Hush (Passive), Energetic, Aggressive Caster (Passive), and Calmness (Passive)

The Expert's Malevolent Locus may have different Item Quality ranging from Normal to Masterpiece

The Expert's Malevolent Locus Item Quality may be increased at a Repair Station for a fee


Crafting Requirements

In order to craft the Expert's Malevolent Locus, players will need the following materials:

Tier 5.0 Malevolent Locus Recipe
Item Name Quantity
  Cedar Planks 20
  Titanium Steel Bar 12
  Expert's Possessed Catalyst
or
  Expert's Crystallized Magic 		1
Produces 1 x   Expert's Malevolent Locus
Tier 5.1 Malevolent Locus Recipe
Item Name Quantity
  Uncommon Cedar Planks 20
  Uncommon Titanium Steel Bar 12
  Expert's Possessed Catalyst
or
  Expert's Crystallized Magic 		1
Produces 1 x   Expert's Malevolent Locus
Tier 5.2 Malevolent Locus Recipe
Item Name Quantity
  Rare Cedar Planks 20
  Rare Titanium Steel Bar 12
  Expert's Possessed Catalyst
or
  Expert's Crystallized Magic 		1
Produces 1 x   Expert's Malevolent Locus
Tier 5.3 Malevolent Locus Recipe
Item Name Quantity
  Exceptional Cedar Planks 20
  Exceptional Titanium Steel Bar 12
  Expert's Possessed Catalyst
or
  Expert's Crystallized Magic 		1
Produces 1 x   Expert's Malevolent Locus

Stats

Expert's Malevolent Locus
Item Quality Tier Item Power Magical damage DPS
Normal 5.0 875 50 64/s
Good 5.0 895 50 66/s
Outstanding 5.0 915 51 67/s
Excellent 5.0 935 52 68/s
Masterpiece 5.0 975 54 70/s
Normal 5.1 975 54 70/s
Good 5.1 995 55 72/s
Outstanding 5.1 1015 56 73/s
Excellent 5.1 1035 57 74/s
Masterpiece 5.1 1075 59 77/s
Normal 5.2 1075 59 77/s
Good 5.2 1095 60 78/s
Outstanding 5.2 1115 61 80/s
Excellent 5.2 1135 62 81/s
Masterpiece 5.2 1175 65 84/s
Normal 5.3 1175 65 84/s
Good 5.3 1195 66 85/s
Outstanding 5.3 1215 67 87/s
Excellent 5.3 1235 68 88/s
Masterpiece 5.3 1275 70 92/s

Additional Arcane Staff Families

Families are split at tier 4 and above.

Arcane Staff Weapon Families

Additional Tiers of Malevolent Locus

Tiers of Malevolent Locus

Gallery

  • T5MalevolentLocus.png

Related Patch Notes

Patch LinkDatePatch NamePatch Notes
Version 19.060.12 March 2022Lands Awakened Patch 6To make Mimic more flexible and less punishing, stealing an ability no longer triggers the cooldown if the ability is not used.
  • Mimic (all Arcane Staffs):
    • Timeout Cooldown 20s → 0s
Version 18.110.113 October 2021Call to Arms Patch 11The Locus is a very strong support weapon in ZvZs. Previously it served a dual role when the frontline engaged or was engaged by removing the enemy’s buffs and cleansing all allies, thereby acting as both offensive and defensive support. To encourage more considered decisions in these situations, the Purge effect of the Void has been removed. This opens up the ZvZ meta to other support weapons, with less focus on this single item. Additionally, the max target count for Motivating Cleanse was increased to make it more useful in large-scale fights.
  • Motivating Cleanse (all Arcane Staffs):
    • Max affected targets: 5 → 10
  • Void (Malevolent Locus):
    • No longer purges enemies
Version 18.090.128 July 2021Call to Arms Patch 9Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities:
  • Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot)
  • Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot)
  • Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot)
  • Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 18.040.16 May 2021Call to Arms Patch 4 (Balance Patch)Arcane Staffs

While Black Hole finds its uses in PvE, its cast range has been increased to make it more attractive in PvP. The adjustment to Dark Sphere is primarily for server performance, as reducing it from 5 to 3 auras ensures better performance in large fights.

  • Black Hole (Witchwork Staff):
    • Cast Range: 11m → 14m
  • Dark Sphere (Evensong):
    • Max Enemy targets to get an Aura: 5 → 3
    • Healing Received Reduction: 20% → 25%
    • Damage Reduction vs players: 20% → 25%
    • Damage Reduction vs mobs: 8% → 12%
Version 18.000.117 March 2021Call to Arms Update
  • Magic Shock (all Arcane Staffs):
    • Cooldown: 4s → 5s
    • Version 1.17.406.1804882 December 2020Rise of Avalon Patch 10 and Hotfix 10.1Arcane Staffs
    • Magic Shock (all Arcane Staffs):
      • Damage: 125→ 150
    • Mimic (all Arcane Staffs):
      • Energy cost to mimic abilities: 3→ 0
      • Time window to cast mimicked ability: 8s→ 20s
      • Casting on self (or Arcane Staff) now mimics the ability Magic Shock on the W-slot, allowing Magic Shock on Q and W slots with separate cooldowns
    Version 1.17.406.17709621 October 2020Rise of Avalon Patch 7 / Brimstone & Mist Midseason Update and Hotfix 7.1Arcane Staffs
    • Magic Shock (all Arcane Staffs):
      • Range: 12m → 13m
      • Cooldown: 5s → 4s
      • Damage: 150 → 125
      • Silence Duration: 1s → 0.85s
    • Empowering Beam (all Arcane Staffs):
      • Damage Increase per stack: 10% → 8%
    • Dark Sphere (Evensong):
      • Healing Reduction: 15% - 20%
      • Damage Reduction vs Players: 15% → 20%
    Version 1.17.403.17236912 August 2020Rise of Avalon Update and Hotfix 1, 2Avalonian Weapons are an entirely new line of Artifact Weapons and offhands, each with unique new abilities. They can be crafted with new Avalonian Artifacts, which can be obtained directly or forged from Avalonian Shards, which are dropped in Elite Dungeons and along the Roads of Avalon.
    Version 1.17.403.17236912 August 2020Rise of Avalon Update and Hotfix 1, 2
  • Removed the Arcane Purge ability
  • Added new W-slot ability: Mimic (all Arcane Staffs):
    • Temporarily get access to a W-Slot ability of another player. The ability you can mimic depends on the target's equipped weapon.
    • List of available abilities:
      • Arcane Staffs: Mimic (i.e. you keep the ability and nothing happens)
      • Axes: Raging Blades
      • Bows: Ray of Light
      • Crossbows: Noise Eraser
      • Cursed Staffs: Armor Piercer
      • Daggers: Chain Slash
      • Fire Staffs: Wall of Flames
      • Frost Staffs: Frost Nova
      • Hammers: Inertia Ring
      • Holy Staffs: Holy Orb
      • Maces: Snare Charge
      • Nature Staffs: Protection of Nature
      • Quarterstaffs: Forceful Swing
      • Spears: Deflecting Spin
      • Swords: Splitting Slash
  • Void (Malevolent Locus):
    • Channel Duration: 6s → 5s
    • Area Starting Radius: 3m → 2m
    • Area End Radius: 10m → 8m
    • Version 1.16.396.16656719 May 2020Queen Patch 12 (Season 9 Balance Patch) and Hotfix 12.1Arcane Staffs
    • Added New Q-Ability: Magic Shock (all Arcane Staffs):
      • 3m radius ground target area. Enemies hit receive 150 Magic Damage and are silenced for 0.85s.
      • Cooldown: 5s
      • Cast Time: 0.5s
    • Motivating Cleanse (all Arcane Staffs):
      • Can now be cast on the ground
      • Move Speed increase is now applied to up to 5 allies in range
      • Can be cast when stunned
      • Range: 9m → 11m
      • Energy Cost: 10 Energy → 10% of Max Energy
      • Move Speed Increase: 20% → 40%
      • Move Speed Increase Duration: 5s → 3s
    Version 1.16.396.1655505 May 2020Queen Patch 11 (Season 9 Patch) and Hotfixes 11.1, 11.2, 11.3Arcane Staffs
    • Void (Malevolent Locus):
      • Reduced Cooldowns based on Item Power as follows:
        • 900 IP = 48.6 → 46
        • 1200 IP = 45 → 40
        • 1700 IP = 39 → 30
    Version 1.16.393.16287725 March 2020Queen Patch 8Arcane Staffs
    • Void (Malevolent Locus):
      • Energy cost: 21 base energy → 20% of Max Energy (independent of Item Power)
      • Cooldown now scales with Item Power:
        • 1200 Item Power: 48s → 45s
        • 1700 Item Power: 42s → 39s
    Version 1.15.389.15534929 November 2019Percival Patch 11Arcane Staffs
    • Arcane Protection (all Arcane Staffs):
      • Duration: 4s → 2s
      • Shield Strength: 169.59 → 300.00
    Version 1.15.387.15021218 September 2019Percival Patch 5 (Midseason Patch)Arcane Staffs
    • Arcane Protection (all Arcane Staffs):
      • Range: 9m → 11m
    • Arcane Purge (all Arcane Staffs):
      • Range: 9m → 11m
      • Cast Time: 0.7s → 0.5s
      • Hit Delay: 0.4s → 0.2s
    • Time Freeze (Great Arcane Staff):
      • Hit Delay: 0.8s → 1.1s
    • Void (Malevolent Locus):
      • Resistance Increase: +0.78 → +0.30
    Version 1.15.382.14585510 July 2019Percival UpdateArcane Staffs
    • Arcane Purge (all Arcane Staffs):
      • Cast Time: 1s → 0.7s
    • Void (Malevolent Locus):
      • Cast Time: 0s → 0.5s
    Version 1.14.381.1419879 May 2019Oberon Patch 5 (Midseason Patch)Arcane Staffs
    • Time Freeze (Great Arcane Staff):
      • Freeze Duration: 3s → 4s
      • Cooldown 1200 IP: 34s → 30s
      • Cooldown 1700 IP: 30s → 26s
    Version 1.14.381.14125825 April 2019Oberon Patch #4
  • Polished sounds for all Nature, Arcane, and Holy Staff Spells according to their intensity, and fixed missing sounds
    • Version 1.13.369.13651320 February 2019Nimue Balance Patch (Patch #7)Arcane Staffs
    • Frazzle (all Arcane Staffs)
      • Damage Taken Increased: 40% → 30%
    • Time Freeze (Great Arcane Staff)
      • The freeze can't be cleansed anymore
      • Duration: 3.5s → 3s
    Version 1.13.369.13068421 November 2018Nimue UpdateArcane Staffs
    • Removed the spell Magic Sphere (Great Arcane Staff)
    • Added the new spell Time Freeze (Great Arcane Staff):
      • Freezes time for all enemies in a 5m radius for 3.5s. (ignoring crowd control resistance) Frozen enemies can't move or cast and are immune to all types of spells. Enemy players are also immune to damage.
    • Arcane Orb (Arcane Staff)
      • Now purges only buffs, but no Heal Effects anymore.
    • Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff)
      • Shield Area: 4m → 5m
      • Cast Range: 9m → 12m
    Version 1.12.365.12659026 September 2018Merlyn Preseason Balance PatchArcane Staffs:
    • Energy Bolt (all Arcane Staffs)
      • Standtime: 0.4s → 0s
    • Frazzle (all Arcane Staffs)
      • Standtime: 0.4s → 0s
      • Cast Range: 9m → 11m
    • Arcane Orb (normal Arcane Staff)
      • Projectile Speed: 5.75 m/s → 14.3 m/s
    Version 1.12.365.12310131 July 2018Merlyn UpdateArcane Staffs:
    • Added the Passive Ability "Aggressive Caster"
    • Removed the Passive Ability "Magic Force"
    Version 1.11.362.11997120 June 2018Lancelot Patch #9Arcane Staffs
    • Time Corridor (Occult Staff)
      • Now also boosts attack speed of allies inside the area
      • Removed the Damage Over Time effect
    Version 1.11.362.1168762 May 2018Lancelot Midseason PatchArcane Staffs
    • Arcane Orb:
      • Removed the knockback
      • Silence Duration: 1.08 -> 1.68
      • Damage: 37.93 -> 73.01
    • Time Corridor:
      • Slow Strength: 25% -> 30%
      • Damage per Tick: 16.05 -> 18.35
    • Void:
      • Cooldown: 30s -> 40s
    Version 1.11.358.11563511 April 2018Lancelot Patch #4
  • Arcane Staffs:
    • Energy Bolt:
      • Cast Range: 9m -> 11m
      • Now deals a separate damage value against mobs, independent of the mob’s energy.
    • Energy Beam:
      • Cast Range: 9m -> 11m
      • Cooldown: 15s -> 10s
      • Energy cost: 13 -> 0
    • Version 1.11.357.11340312 March 2018Lancelot UpdateArcane Staffs:
    • Energy Bolt
      • Min Damage: 86.58 -> 97.40
    • Arcane Protection:
      • Standtime: 0.2s -> 0s
    • Arcane Orb:
      • Now Purges enemies on hit
      • Cooldown: 15s -> 20s
      • Radius: 7m -> 6m
      • Silence Duration: 2.13 -> 1.08
      • Silence Duration is doubled when used against mobs
    Version 1.10.351.1095461 February 2018Kay Patch #3
  • Arcane Protection:
    • If the target wears any plate armor, the target's threat generation is doubled. If the target wears any other armor, the target's threat generation is halved.
  • Energy Bolt:
    • The ability is now an active spell that damages enemies. Damage dealt is based on the target's remaining energy.
  • Frazzle:
    • Cast Time: 1.2s -> 1.5s
    • Cooldown: 0s -> 10s
    • Damage: 91.99 -> 103.11
    • No longer reduces resistances; instead increases the target's damage taken by 40%.
    • Debuff Duration: 7s -> 5s
    • Energy Cost: 4 -> 9
  • Empowering Beam:
    • Tick Interval: 0.3s -> 0.25s (this means the beam stacks up faster)
    • Max Channel Duration: 7.5s -> 5s
  • Energy Beam:
    • Can now also be cast on allies. When cast on allies it restores their energy.
    • Enemy energy loss: 6.30 -> 5.20
    • Version 1.10.351.1095461 February 2018Kay Patch #3Additionally, Arcane Staff spell unlocking order has been changed:
    • Base Spells:
      • Frazzle, Energy Bolt, Energy Beam
    • Other spells unlock in this order:
      • Arcane Protection
      • Empowering Beam
      • Motivating Cleanse
      • Arcane Purge
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