Royal Road

Retired content

The subject of this article was retired or removed from the game and is no longer available.

Royal Road

Acquired

 AST (actions)

Level

35

Type

Ability

Casting

Instant

Recast

15s

Patch

3.0

Return the currently drawn arcanum back to your deck to enhance the effect of the next card.
Bole and Balance: 150% potency
Arrow and Spear: Doubled duration
Ewer and Spire: 50% potency, extends effect to nearby targets

— In-game description

Royal Road is an action unlocked at level 35. It is available for Astrologian.

Notes

• Granted Royal Road when executed. It did not state in what matter the next card was being altered by.
• The first card drawn will automatically consume the Royal Road status effect. Astrologians could still "hold" the card drawn with Spread, or discard the card held.
• Astrologians would frequently return The Ewer or The Spire to extend the effects of The Balance to nearby party members. This combination would be astrologian's raid buff prior to Shadowbringers, as Divination did not exist in conjunction with Royal Road. The act of extending the effects of the balance was colliqually known as "Spread Balance".

Gallery

• 
  Royal Road animation.

History

• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02): Removed.
• Patch 3.4 (2016-09-27): The range of the area effect granted by Ewer and Spire has been extended from 15 to 20y.
• Patch 3.1 (2015-11-10): The effect of Royal Road is no longer lost when leaving an area.
• Patch 3.05 (2015-07-21):
  • Arrow and Spear: Now doubles the duration of the next card drawn.
  • Ewer and Spire: Now reduces the potency of the next card drawn by 50%, and extends the effect to nearby targets.
• Patch 3.0 (2015-06-23): Added.