
Borrowed Time
Passive ability
Physical damagePassive. Blows against you land 1.5 s later and 10% weaker. Every weapon blow you deal echoes 3 s later for 10% of its damage, without crit.
And he borrowed time from his own death, and paid it to his enemies with interest. — Book of Seals 12:10
Damagenone
Cooldownstat_cooldown_borrowed_time
| By level | I | II | III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blow lands after | 1.5 s | 2.2 s | 3 s |
| Blow weaker by | 10% | 15% | 20% |
| Echo after | 3 s | 2 s | 1 s |
| Echo strength | 10% | 30% | 50% |
Shaman — 70 souls, once the card is bought
- To level II110 souls
- To level III180 souls
A demon pays 60% of this price and 3% of their blood forever, a saint — 150% of the price in souls.
Skill branches at the shaman
The first node bought picks the branch — the others close until the run ends. Nodes go top to bottom. A heresy is the third branch: it doesn't strengthen the skill, it changes how the skill works.
Reprieve

Slow Sand25 souls
Borrowed blows land 0.25 s later.

Thin Debt40 souls
Borrowed blows another 3% weaker.

Sand Through Fingers70 souls
An enemy's death writes off part of your debt.
On a killForgives 15% of all the debt

Long Sand60 souls
Borrowed blows land another 0.25 s later.

Written-Off Debt75 souls
Borrowed blows another 3% weaker.
Echo

Ringing25 souls
Echo 5% stronger.

Quick Echo40 souls
Echo comes 0.25 s sooner.

Twin Echo75 souls
A blow echoes twice.
After the echoAfter the same delay — one more echo at half strength

Loud Echo60 souls
Echo another 5% stronger.

Near Echo80 souls
Echo comes another 0.25 s sooner.
Heresy · Usury

Usury40 souls
Blows on you no longer go into debt: a share of them pools as interest, and your next weapon strike repays it to the enemy at once.
Blow on you40/60/80% of each blow that lands goes into interest, up to 60. Your next weapon strike deals it to the target without crit. No debt, no echo

Deep Purse45 souls
Interest pools 30 higher.

Compound Interest60 souls
Interest hits not one target — every enemy within 2.5 m of it too.
InterestEvery enemy within 2.5 m of the target takes the same interest

High Rate70 souls
Another 15% of what you take goes into interest.

Fat Purse85 souls
Interest pools another 30 higher.