Acolyte (Anarchist Mod)

The Acolyte is a new class added by the Anarchist Mod. The acolyte class utilizes arcturum to utilize various types of occult weapons. The acolyte class focuses less on defense from armor, and more on increasing survivability through providing many options for life steal and overall increasing the player's maximum life. There are also options to help benefit allies through the use of certain items.

The acolyte class is currently under development, as with the rest of the mod. In the current state it includes 66 weapons, 19 runes, 22 accessories, 7 new full armor sets, 2 armor helmets, 1 modified vanilla armor set, and new modifiers.

Mechanics

Occult Damage

Most projectiles from occult weapons and accessories hit with a damage class called occult damage. Weapons with occult damage contain a unique set of modifiers. Acolyte accessories and armor can be used to augment occult stats. Acolyte stats can be inherited the generic damage class.

Arcturum

Arcturum

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Arcturum is an acolyte-exclusive stat that the player gains access to while an occult weapon is in their inventory. Of the weapons that use it, they each have a specific arcturum cost that depletes the player's arcturum upon use. When a player's arcturum is depleted completely, tomes and knives cannot be used again until that weapon's arcturum cost has regenerated. While in active spectre mode, a scepter can still be used, depleting the user's arcturum below 0 to a minimum of -50 by default. Through the use of armor, accessories, and other means, this negative arcturum cap can be increased. While arcturum is negative, the player will be inflicted with the Soul Reaping debuff, which causes the afflicted player to lose health over time.

Similar to player Health and Mana, the player's current arcturum supply and capacity are represented by a meter: a bar with a white fill displayed near the top-right of the screen (by default). The bar's length does not change and a completely full bar always represents your maximum arcturum. The bar color will change to red when it is representing negative arcturum. Arcturum regenerates automatically as long as the player is not using an item. It fills more quickly if the player stands still. The arcturum bar will also turn green for 1 second immediately after taking damage and have an increased rate of regeneration during this period.

For more information on arcturum, visit arcturum's dedicated page.

Accessories

Accessory Source Tooltip Hardmode Visible on Character Pure Acolyte Restriction Acolyte Badge Dropped by Skeletron 20 increased max arcturum 5% increased occult damage ✗ ✗ ✓ Acolyte Emblem Dropped by the Wall of Flesh 15% increased occult damage ✓ ✗ ✗ Band of Arcturus Crafted at an Anvil Summoned spectres provide their positive effects to the caster 10 increased max arcturum ✗ ✓ ✗ Barrier Spell Found in Shadow Chests Spectres cannot apply Soul Reaping to their host 20% decreased scepter damage ✗ ✗ ✗ Bleeding Sacrifice Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Striking an enemy with an occult blade's lunge will provide a buff This buff will make non-lunge occult blade strikes ignore 25% more immunity frames ✗ ✗ ✗ Conjuring Spell Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring 15% increased spectre radius Having an occult spectre active increases damage by 10% Allies in your radius gain 5% increased damage Increases the delay of the arcturum cost of scepters Increases the number of enemies an occult spectre can damage Enemies with resistance to occult spectres take extra damage ✗ ✗ ✓ Emblem of the Accursed Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring You can survive a lethal hit and revive to 120 life This ability has a cooldown of 1 minute While on cooldown your occult critical strike chance is boosted ✗ ✗ ✓ Dark Spell Book Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring 20% increased spectre radius 'Filled with occult incantations' ✗ ✗ ✗ Evil Charms Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Having an occult spectre active increases damage by 10% Allies in your radius gain 5% increased damage Increases the delay of the arcturum cost of scepters ✗ ✓ ✗ Mortem Glypth Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Having an occult spectre active increases damage by 10% Allies in your radius gain 5% increased damage Increases the delay of the arcturum cost of scepters Increases the number of enemies an occult spectre can damage Enemies with resistance to occult spectres take extra damage Increases the negative arcturum cap by 10 ✗ ✗ ✓ Flesh Talisman Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Press Q to allow occult tomes to lifesteal, but their arcturum cost increases 8% increased occult tome damage Your first occult rune will double its effects ✗ ✗ ✗ Leeching Dagger Dropped by Herplings Critical hits with occult blades will drop hearts This effect can only activate once every 3 seconds ✓ ✗ ✗ Magna Dagger Found in Lost Chests Occult blades striking an enemy above 90% life will always critically strike Increases the size of occult blades ✗ ✗ ✗ Necro Blade Dropped by Angry Bones Occult blade lunges will inflict organic enemies with a powerful debuff This debuff drains life and lowers enemy protection All other enemy types will take 25% more damage ✗ ✗ ✗ Needlepoint Blade Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Striking an enemy with an occult blade will steal their life and boost your max life This boost caps at X bonus and will slowly fade away ✗ ✗ ✗ Occult Cuffs Transformation Enchantment 10 increased max arcturum Restores arcturum when healing through occult methods ✗ ✓ ✗ Canister of Runic Energy Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Increases maximum rune slots by 1 Runic occult attacks deal 15% less damage ✗ ✗ ✓ Runic Talisman Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring 10% increased occult tome damage Your first occult rune will double its effects ✗ ✗ ✗ Sacrificial Dagger Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Occult blades will summon a blade beam when lunging ✗ ✗ ✗ Shadow Tablet Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Increases maximum rune slots by 1 Runic occult attacks will steal an enemy's life Decreases healing potion cooldown by 10 seconds Your first occult rune will double its effects ✗ ✗ ✓ Spectre Glyph Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Increases the number of enemies an occult spectre can damage Enemies with resistance to occult spectres take extra damage Increases the negative arcturum cap by 10 ✗ ✗ ✗ Worm Tooth Necklace Crafted at an Altar of Occult Conjuring Having an occult spectre active increases damage by 10% Allies in your radius gain 5% increased damage ✗ ✗ ✗

Armor

Vanilla

The Anarchist Mod modifies one vanilla armor set to benefit the acolyte class.

Set Head Chest Legs Total Bonuses/Effects/Notes Palladium armor 3 / 5 / 7 9 7 19 / 21 / 23 Headgear: Rune imbuement damage increases by 3. 20 (80) increased max life. Helmet: 15% increased spectre radius. 20 (80) increased max life. Mask: Occult blade lunges deal bonus damage. 20 (100) increased max life. 15% increased occult damage 50 increased max arcturum 24% increased movement speed 9% increased occult critical strike chance 60 (240) increased max life. Set Bonus: Greatly increases life regeneration after striking an enemy. Every attack with occult weapons will heal 1 life.

Anarchist

Pre-Hardmode Set Head Chest Legs Total Bonuses/Effects/Notes Bronze armor 2 3 3 8 10 increased max arcturum 5% reduced arcturum cost 7% increased occult damage 10% increased movement speed Set Bonus: Increases the negative arcturum cap by 15. (30 increased max life). Steel armor 3 3 3 9 5 increased max arcturum 15% increased occult knockback 5% increased occult damage 10% increased movement speed Set Bonus: Increases the negative arcturum cap by 15. (35 increased max life). Runic armor 2 4 2 8 9% increased occult damage 5% increased occult critical strike chance 5% increased movement speed 15 increased max arcturum 60 increased max life Set Bonus: Runic spells travel 50% faster. Reduced arcturum cost by 10%. Tidal armor (Visage) 3 6 5 14 8% increased occult damage 8% increased occult critical strike chance 50 increased max life Set Bonus: Occult blades will provide a longer immunity period. Allows swimming, water walking, and you move freely in liquids. 15% increased occult damage while submerged in liquids. Astriam Arcturus armor 2 7 3 12 12% increased occult critical strike chance 12% increased movement speed 20 increased max arcturum 15% increased spectre radius 50 increased max life Set Bonus: Press F to rapidly drain the life of enemies in your occult spectre's radius. While active, your occult spectres will heal you. Frozen armor (Hood) 0 5 4 9 12% increased occult damage 4% increased occult critical strike chance 10% increased movement speed 15 increased max arcturum Provides extra mobility on ice 60 increased max life Set Bonus: While in the radius of a spectre, you and your allies will inflict Frostbite. Occult blades will send out a flying icicle when lunging. Nightmare armor Hood: 3 Horned Hood: 5 Visage: 7 5 4 Hood: 12 Horned Hood: 14 Visage: 16 10% increased occult weapon damage (weapon type varies depending on helmet type) 9% increased occult critical strike chance 10% increased movement speed 20 increased max arcturum 70 (100 with Visage) increased max life Set Bonus (Hood): Rune imbuement damage increased by 1. Press F to summon an aura of shadows. The shadows will weaken nearby foes but rapidly sap your life. Set Bonus (Horned Hood): 25% increased spectre radius. Press F to summon an aura of shadows. The shadows will weaken nearby foes but rapidly sap your life. Set Bonus (Visage): Occult blade lunges will summon seeking shadow blades. Press F to summon an aura of shadows. The shadows will weaken nearby foes but rapidly sap your life. Flesh Reaver armor 4 6 5 15 12% increased occult damage 4% increased occult critical strike chance 15% increased movement speed 20 increased max arcturum 120 increased max life Set Bonus: Any life regenerated through occult methods will boost damage temporarily Skeletal armor 5 6 5 16 8% increased occult damage 10% increased occult critical strike chance 30 increased max arcturum 120 increased max life Set Bonus: Occult damage increases per nearby undead enemy. Press F to summon a friendly undead creature. This ability has a cooldown of 10 seconds.

Potions

Potion Ingredients Effects Duration Icon Channeling Potion + + ( @  /  ) 6% increased spectre radius and occult scepter damage 5 minutes Connoisseur Potion + + ( @  /  ) Reduces tome arcturum cost by 20% 5 minutes Safeguard Potion + + ( @  /  ) 25 increased max arcturum 6 minutes

Weapons

For a sortable list, see Occult weapons.

Scepters

Scepters are one of the three primary weapon types for the acolyte to utilize. Scepters have two main functions, they can fire bolts of various types and behaviors. Using ⚷ Open / Activate while holding a scepter will switch it between Standard and Spectre firing modes. In standard firing mode, scepters will not consume arcturum. In spectre firing mode, the scepter will conjure an occult spectre. Occult spectres are usually malicious spirits that you force into submission using the magic of the scepter. As such, spectres are usually not your friend. Each spectre has an attitude that effects how it behaves. These can give positive, negative or neutral effects to the caster, but most attitudes are negative.

While a spectre is being conjured, the scepter will drain your arcturum. Scepters interact with arcturum in a unique way, being that they can reduce your arcturum below 0. Arcturum serves as a magical barrier that prevents the spectre from directly harming you. While your arcturum is negative, you will gain the Soul Reaping debuff and begin losing life. With a few rare exceptions, having a spectre active will double the damage that the bolts of the scepter deal as well as creating an aura of damaging energy. Any enemies in this radius will periodically take damage. Most scepters will have a positive effect that can be given to allies that are also inside this radius.

The spectre will free itself from you if your arcturum goes below -50 and all the above effects of having a spectre active will be cancelled.

Amethyst Scepter Bone Scepter Crimera's Clasp Cthulhu's Gaze Diamond Scepter Emerald Scepter Granite Storm Scepter Hellborn Lightning Rod Moonshaft Necroscepter of Thanatos Prism Scepter Ruby Scepter Sapphire Scepter Scepter of Frost Shadowcaster Stinger Scepter Topaz Scepter

Ritual Blades

Ritual Blades are one of the three primary weapon types for the acolyte to utilize. The blades category of weapons is split into two subcategories. Ritual Blades and Scythes. Ritual blades summon a physical blade when holding down the ⚒ Use / Attack button which can be moved through use of the mouse. Ritual blades can only deal damage while they are moving. A still ritual blade does not have the ability to damage enemies.

All occult blades have a lunge and some regenerative factor. When striking enemies, a ritual blade will restore life to the wielder. Additionally, by pressing the ⚷ Open / Activate button you can activate a short dash in the direction of the mouse. During this dash, you gain a brief period of immunity to damage, increased damage, increased life heal, and the blade will ignore some enemy immunity frames. Each dash has a short cooldown before it can be used again.

Blade of Wrath Boreal Dagger Bronze Gladius Cactus Blade Crimson Collider Ebonwood Dagger Forbidden Blade Green-Flame Blade Molten Edge Palladium Zweihander Palm Dagger Poison Edge Rich Mahogany Dagger Riptide Sandstorm Blade Shadewood Dagger Stabby Knife Steel Blade Training Dagger Warlock Blade Winter Blade of Hiems

Scythes

Scythes are one of the three primary weapon types for the acolyte to utilize. The blades category of weapons is split into two subcategories. Ritual Blades and Scythes. Scythes summon a physical scythe blade when pressing the ⚒ Use / Attack button. After a short delay, the blade will arc downward by ninety degrees, damaging enemies it comes in contact with. Scythes can only deal damage while they are arcing downward. While in the delay, a scythe does not have the ability to damage enemies.

All occult blades have a lunge and some regenerative factor. When striking enemies, a scythe will restore arcturum to the wielder. Additionally, by pressing the ⚷ Open / Activate button you can activate a short dash in the direction of the mouse. During this dash, you gain a brief period of immunity to damage, increased damage, increased arcturum heal, and the scythe will ignore some enemy immunity frames. Each dash has a short cooldown before it can be used again.

Aero Slicer Astral Arcturum Crescent Reaper Darkwood Reaper Flesh Wrencher Graverender Hell Reaper Malum Mandible Scythe Nice Ice Scythe Obsidian Warmonger Tail Slasher Tangle Vine Terrus Slasher Unholy Purgatory

Tomes and Runes

Tomes and Runes are one of the three primary weapon types for the acolyte to utilize. On a basic level, tomes behave similar to most ranged weapons, in that that they require runes before they can be used. Each player has rune slots tied to their character. These will be displayed above your head when you are holding a tome or a rune. By default, each player has one rune slot, but this can be increased through the use of armor and accessories. While holding a rune, pressing ⚒ Use / Attack will charge the rune to one of your rune slots. If you have at least one charged rune, you can use tomes. For each cast of a tome, it will consume the arcturum tied to the tome. Tomes cannot be used when you do not have the arcturum cost.

Runes will augment the spell that the tomes conjure. Some runes will change the behavior of the spell, while others can inflict debuffs. There is a large variety of runes to choose from. If you have more than one rune slot, runes can be stacked and switched out with each other to create a large number of combinations. Different runes will interact with each other in unique ways, sometimes just doing both of the runes effects, other times creating entirely new effects. Runes also have an imbuement damage tied to them. When charging a rune, the imbuement damage will be added to the base damage of the tome. You also gain a slight amount of bonus damage for not using runes of the same type. However, if one does use runes of the same type, usually their effect will compound and become stronger.

Some tomes will come with a rune built into them. This rune will only display when holding that tome and will be instead displayed below the player. Built in runes do not allow you to use the tome by itself. All tomes will require one manually charged rune in order for use.

Ancient Text Celestial Spark Demonic Spell Book Necronomicon Occult Tome Singed Tome

Attractor Bright Light Call of the Undead Elemental Gradient Flare Light Fleshrent Rune Gilded Hemorrhage Glacial Storm Healing Focus Hidden Darkness Honey Drop Infernal Blast Rune of Earth Rune of Fire Rune of Water Rune of Wind Star Storm Vampiric Rune Water Sphere

Knives

Knives are not a primary weapon type. They serve more as tools to use occasionally. Using ⚷ Open / Activate charges another knife to the weapon use. Each knife has a maximum number of knives it can charge. Charging knives consumes arcturum and cannot be done if you do not meet the arcturum requirements of the weapon. The number of knives currently charged will be displayed in front of your player and show their spread.

Using ⚒ Use / Attack will throw the knives in the spread displayed. This action will consume arcturum as well and cannot be done if you do not meet the arcturum cost. Each usage of the knives has a cooldown of several seconds. If all of the knives thrown do not hit an enemy, this cooldown will be cancelled but the arcturum will still be consumed. When a knife strikes an enemy, it will stick to them, dealing damage over time and charging itself full of life energy from the enemy. After reaching a maximum, the knives will fly off and return to the player that threw them. Upon reaching them, the player will be healed the total health that the knives stole. Switching to another item at any time while the knives are stuck into an enemy, will automatically recall them to the user. This makes knives a tool you only want to use when you can focus on dodging in exchange for a large amount of health to be restored.

Aqua Dagger Crystal Blade Red Dagger