Petrify

Petrify is a Druid skill from the Ultimate skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Physical Dmg	Critical Strike Chance
Critical Strike Damage
Stuns (CC)
Nature Magic
Earth Skills
Spirit

Petrify Details and Upgrades

Petrify Cooldown: 50 seconds Encase all Nearby enemies in stone, Stunning (CC) them for 3 seconds. You deal 30%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage to enemies affected by Petrify. Against Bosses, the Critical Strike Damage bonus is increased to 50%[x] and its duration is increased to 6 seconds. Damage: N/A Tags: Ultimate, Nature Magic, Earth Natural Disaster Your Earth Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Your Storm Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to enemies that are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC) or Knocked Back (CC). Tags: Earth, Storm, Nature Magic Prerequisite: Can also reach Natural Disaster via Petrify. Resonance Nature Magic Skills deal 2%[x] increased damage. Triple this bonus if an Earth Skill is the next Skill cast after a Storm Skill, or a Storm Skill is the next Skill cast after an Earth Skill. Tags: Nature Magic, Earth, Storm Prerequisite: Can also reach Resonance via Petrify. Circle of Life Nature Magic Skills that consume Spirit, Heal you for 1% of your Maximum Life. Tags: Nature Magic Prerequisite: Can also reach Circle of Life via Petrify and Cataclysm.

Upgrades

Prime Petrify Petrify grants 50 Spirit when cast and its effect durations are increased by 1 second.

Supreme Petrify Killing an enemy affected by Petrify reduces its Cooldown by 1 second. Hitting a Boss with Petrify reduces its Cooldown by 10 seconds.

Other Skills that work with Petrify

The following skills either:

• Create a condition Petrify can exploit
• Exploit a condition Petrify creates

Basic Tree
Wild Earth Spike Summon a second Earth Spike when hitting an Immobilized or Stunned enemy. Skill
Fierce Earth Spike Fortify for 12% of your Maximum Life whenever Earth Spike damages enemies who are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back. Skill
Core Tree
Primal Landslide When you Immobilize or Stun an enemy, you gain a Terramote. Each enemy hit by Landslide consumes a Terramote causing a guaranteed Critical Strike with x40% Critical Strike Damage. Bosses always have up to a 10% chance to grant a Terramote when hit. Skill
Raging Landslide When you strike an Immobilized (CC) or Stunned (CC) enemy with Landslide , an additional pillar of earth is formed. Skill
Predatory Instinct Critical Strike Chance against Close enemies is increased by 2%[+]. Passive
Companion Tree
Brutal Poison Creeper Your Critical Strike Chance is increased by 20%[+] against enemies strangled by Poison Creeper . Skill
Enhanced Wolf Pack Wolves deal 25%[x] increased damage to Immobilized (CC), Stunned (CC), Slowed (CC), or Poisoned enemies. Skill
Enhanced Ravens You have 8%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance against enemies for 6 seconds after they are hit by Ravens . Skill
Nature's Reach Deal 5%[x] increased damage to Distant enemies. Double this bonus if they are also Slowed (CC), Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Knocked Back. Damage: Physical Damage Passive
Wrath Tree
Natural Boulder While you have any Fortify, Boulder has +20% increased Critical Strike Chance. Skill
Savage Boulder Boulder now deals Poison damage and applies an additional 56% Poison damage over 4 seconds. Skill
Crushing Earth Earth Skills deal 5%[x] increased damage to Slowed (CC), Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC) or Knocked Back (CC) enemies. Tags: Earth, Nature Magic Passive
Safeguard Critical Strikes with Earth Skills Fortify you for 3% of your Maximum Life (1). Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Earth, Nature Magic Prerequisite: Can also reach Safeguard via Boulder. Passive
Stone Guard While you have Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life, your Earth Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Earth, Nature Magic Prerequisite: Can also reach Stone Guard via Boulder. Passive
Bad Omen Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance when dealing damage to a Vulnerable, Immobilized (CC) or Stunned (CC) enemy that a Lightning Bolt also hits dealing 55% damage. Damage: Lightning Damage Tags: Nature Magic, Storm Passive
Ultimate Tree
Defiance Nature Magic Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to Elites. Tags: Nature Magic Passive
Natural Disaster Your Earth Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Your Storm Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to enemies that are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC) or Knocked Back (CC). Tags: Earth, Storm, Nature Magic Prerequisite: Can also reach Natural Disaster via Petrify. Passive
Resonance Nature Magic Skills deal 2%[x] increased damage. Triple this bonus if an Earth Skill is the next Skill cast after a Storm Skill, or a Storm Skill is the next Skill cast after an Earth Skill. Tags: Nature Magic, Earth, Storm Prerequisite: Can also reach Resonance via Petrify. Passive
Key Passives Tree
Earthen Might Lucky Hit: Damaging enemies with Earth Skills has up to a 15% chance to: • Restore all of your Spirit • Cause your attacks to be guaranteed Critical Strikes and deal 70%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage for 5 seconds This chance is increased by: • 15% for Critical Strikes • 15% if the target is Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Knocked Back (CC) Tags: Earth, Nature Magic Passive
Nature's Fury Casting or Channeling an Earth Skill has a 40% chance to trigger a free Storm Skill of the same category, and vice versa. In addition. You deal 40%[x] more Earth and Storm damage and these free Skills count as both. Skills on your Action Bar are far more likely to trigger. Tags: Earth, Storm, Nature Magic Passive

Items that work with Petrify

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Petrify
• Create a condition Petrify can exploit
• Exploit a condition Petrify creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Mending Stone	Defensive	The duration of Earthen Bulwark is increased by 6 seconds. In addition, killing an enemy replenishes 35 - 264 of your active Earthen Bulwark's Barrier. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Sealed Archives (Map)	Dry Steppes	Druid
Aspect of Natural Balance	Offensive	Casting a Storm Skill grants your Earth Skills 30 - 50% [x] Critical Strike Damage for 4 seconds. Casting an Earth Skill increases the Critical Strike Chance of Storm Skills by 8 - 13.3% [+] for 4 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Aspect of Quicksand	Utility	Damage from Earth Skills Slow (CC) enemies hit by 20 - 60% for 5 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Ferals' Den (Map)	Scosglen	Druid
Ballistic Aspect	Utility	When you have Fortify your Earth Skills gain +2 Ranks. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Whispering Pines (Map)	Scosglen	Druid
Crashstone Aspect	Offensive	Earth Skills deal 35 - 75% [x] more Critical Strike Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Stockades (Map)	Scosglen	Druid
Earthguard Aspect	Defensive	Gain 10 - 30% bonus amount to your next Earthen Bulwark for each enemy you Crowd Control up to a maximum of 100%. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Nighthowler's Aspect	Offensive	Blood Howl increases Critical Strike Chance by 10 - 18% [+]. In addition, Blood Howl also affects Nearby Players for 3 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Forbidden City (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Druid
Subterranean Aspect	Offensive	Poison Creeper's active also casts Landslide in a circle around you. Earth Skills deal 15 - 35% increased damage to Poisoned enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

Vasily's Prayer "Roots from the Great Oak growing at the seaward statue of Vasily will, on rare occasions, be found twisted back upon themselves, suffused with ferocious magic." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Unique Helm Class: Druid Description: Your Earth Skills are now also Werebear Skills and Fortify you for [2.0 - 5.0]% of your Maximum Health.

Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[638 - 873] Maximum Life +[3.1 - 7.3]% Willpower +[3 - 4] to Defensive Posture +[1,500 - 1,750] Armor

Changes to Petrify

Patch 2.0, October 8, 2024

• Can now add up to 5 skill points to Ultimate skills.

Patch 1.4.0, May 14, 2024

• Prime Petrify
  • Previous – Petrify’s effect durations are increased by 1 second.
  • Now – Petrify grants 50 Spirit when cast and its effect durations are increased by 1 second.
• Supreme Petrify
  • Previous – Killing an enemy affected by Petrify grants 25 Spirit.
  • Now – Killing an enemy affected by Petrify reduces its Cooldown by 1 second. Hitting a Boss with Petrify reduces its Cooldown by 10 seconds.

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

• Critical Strike Damage Bonus increased from 25% to 30%.