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Finders Keepers


Resource rewards from Pickups is increased by +50%.

Requirement:15XP IconCost:100Influence Icon

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Wonder Reavers


When clearing an Ancient Wonder gain:

Requirement:15XP IconCost:100Influence Icon

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Turncoat Masters


Routing Units are Captured if your side is victorious in Combat.
Units recruited in this way have Low Maintenance.

Requirement:40XP IconCost:125Influence Icon

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Extracted Essence


Gain 2 mana Icon Mana per Unit Tier of the Units killed in Combat.

Requirement:40XP IconCost:125Influence Icon

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Hexes and Curses


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Research Infrastructure


Requirement:60XP IconCost:150Influence Icon

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Rite of Forbidden Knowledge


Instantly gain 400 knowledge Icon Knowledge.

Requirement:100XP IconCost:175Influence IconIncrease:50Influence IconCooldown:100Cooldown IconIncrease:50Cooldown Icon

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Seeing Stones


minorCity IconFree Cities with a whisperingStone Icon Whispering Stone assigned instantly provide you with Vision Range.
minorCity IconFree Cities or Vassals with a whisperingStone Icon Whispering Stone assigned grant you +15 knowledge Icon Knowledge.

Requirement:100XP IconCost:175Influence Icon

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Shadow Binding


Magic Origin base Unit Upkeep is reduced by -20%.

Requirement:120XP IconCost:200Influence Icon

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Interrogation Studies


knowledge Icon Knowledge City Structures grant +5 mana Icon Mana and +5 gold Icon Gold income.

Requirement:120XP IconCost:200Influence Icon

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Court of Whispers


Gain the ability to assign whisperingStone Icon Whispering Stones to other empires' Vassals to gain their tribute.
Gain +1 whisperingStone Icon Whispering Stone.

Requirement:160XP IconCost:250Influence Icon

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Rite of the Exalted


All your Heroes instantly gain +1 Rank.

Requirement:160XP IconCost:250Influence IconIncrease:50Influence IconCooldown:160Cooldown IconIncrease:50Cooldown Icon

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Dark Vigor


Your Armies regenerate +15 hp Icon Hit Points per turn Icon Turn in hostile Domain.

Requirement:200XP IconCost:300Influence Icon

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Feeding on Fear


Units heal 10 hp Icon Hit Points for every enemy unit that Routed during combat.

Requirement:200XP IconCost:300Influence Icon

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Unnatural Recovery


After winning a battle, you can spend mana Icon Mana to resurrect any of your non-hero units that died.

Requirement:300XP IconCost:350Influence Icon

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Rite of Swift Shadows


Your Units immediately regain all of their movementGeneral Icon Move Points and gain Universal Camouflage for 2 turn Icon Turns.

Requirement:300XP IconCost:350Influence IconIncrease:50Influence IconCooldown:300Cooldown IconIncrease:50Cooldown Icon

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Exalted by Shadows


Your Heroes gain +200% xp Icon Experience from combat.

Requirement:400XP IconCost:400Influence Icon

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Headhunters


Your non-Hero Units do +20% damage to Heroes.

Requirement:400XP IconCost:400Influence Icon

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Eyes Everywhere


Immediately reveal the full World Map.
Your Throne City gains infinite Sensing Range.
Armies in Sensing Range reveal their numbers and allegiance.

Requirement:500XP IconCost:500Influence Icon

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Death Casting


Gain 10 opTactical Icon Combat Casting Points whenever a Unit dies in combat.
Doesn't affect units with:
  • Combat Summon
  • Non-Vital

Requirement:500XP IconCost:500Influence Icon