Active Ability · Active Ability
Soul Stigma
Higher Critical Chance and Critical Damage on target. See each level’s cost and requirements, then plan it in your build.
- Ability type
- Active Ability
- Category
- Magic
- Working phase
- Day
- Max level
- Lv.4

What Does Soul Stigma Do?
Higher Critical Chance and Critical Damage on target.
Soul Stigma Levels
| Level | Skill Points |
|---|---|
| Lv.1+35% Critical Hit chance. +10% Critical Damage. Duration 20s. | 1 |
| Lv.2+40% Critical Hit chance. +20% Critical Damage. Duration 25s. | 1 |
| Lv.3+45% Critical Hit chance. +30% Critical Damage. On Death, effect transfers to different enemy. Duration 30s. | 2 |
| Lv.4+50% Critical Hit chance. +40% Critical Damage. On Death, effect transfers to different enemy and Stuns him. Duration 35s. | 3 |
Costs are the per-level learning costs. Active Abilities are a separate system from the three main perk trees, so they are not part of the Skill Tree Planner.
How to Unlock Soul Stigma
SKILL MANUAL
Soul Stigma Manual covers Lv.1–Lv.4. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still pay the Skill Points for each one.
Soul Stigma Manual

Soul Stigma Manual
Covers Soul Stigma Lv.1–Lv.4. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still need the Skill Points, Player Level and tree investment listed above.
8 known sources: 5 merchants and 3 other acquisition sources.
Where to get it →Is Soul Stigma Worth Taking?
- Manual-gated
- Skill Points alone are not enough: levels above the free ones also need Soul Stigma Manual.
These are the gates and follow-ups the game data confirms, not a ranking. Which skill is worth it depends on the build you are already running.
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Ordered by the real skill graph: prerequisites first, then what this skill unlocks, then the rest of the tree.
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- Charge4 ranks · Melee Damage

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Other Entities Affecting This Stat
These entries share Weapon Crit Damage. This is a deterministic relation, not a tested synergy recommendation.