Granted by Unbound Encore
Time Snap
Manipulate time, resetting the cooldowns of your other Skills.
- Spell
- Applies
- Level
- 1
- Cost
- 20 Mana
- Cooldown Time
- 40.00s
- Cast Time
- 0.60s
Sorceress Ascendancy
Chronomancer
Chronomancer manipulates time with cooldown resets, a return-to-previous-state skill, Time Freeze, repeat effects, and delayed incoming damage.The tapestry of time is yours to weave; an element you alone may master.
- Character class
- Sorceress
- Path type
- Regular
- Introduced
- 0.1.0
- Maximum points
- 8
Ascendancy treeOfficial export 0.5.2
Wiki reviewGame 0.5.4d
Tree identities, effects, connections, and icons come from the official 0.5.2 export. The class corpus was checked 2026-07-30 for game version 0.5.4d.
Gameplay identity
Current official treeCore mechanics
- Time Snap, Temporal Rift, Inevitable Agony, and Time Freeze are granted directly by Ascendancy passives.
- Now and Again can repeat or echo eligible skills, while Apex of the Moment slows enemies in the Chronomancer's Presence.
Important tradeoff
Phased Form reduces an enemy Hit immediately but returns the prevented portion as damage four seconds later.
How to unlock or change
Regular pathComplete an eligible Ascension Trial and use its Ascension device to choose this Ascendancy. To change to another regular Ascendancy for the same character class, complete the required trial tier and refund every allocated Ascendancy passive before using the device again.
Ascendancy passive tree
Official export 0.5.2 | Plan this Ascendancy8notables
8minor passives
0choice options
4granted skills
Notables and choices
Build-defining passives, choice parents, and their selectable options.
| Passive | Exact effect | Requires | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
 NotableApex of the Moment |
| Slow Effect | End of branch |
 NotableFootprints in the Sand |
| Buff Expiry Rate | End of branch |
 NotableInevitability |
| Area of Effect | End of branch |
 NotableNow and Again |
| Cast Speed | End of branch |
 NotablePhased Form |
| Buff Expiry Rate | Buff Expiry Rate |
 NotableQuicksand Hourglass |
| Skill Speed and Area of Effect | End of branch |
 NotableUltimate Command |
| Cooldown Recovery Rate | End of branch |
 NotableUnbound Encore |
| Cooldown Recovery Rate, Cooldown Recovery Rate | End of branch |
Minor passives
Every connecting passive in the current official tree export.
| Passive | Exact effect | Requires | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
 MinorArea of Effect |
| Ascendancy start | Inevitability |
| MinorBuff Expiry Rate |
| Ascendancy start | Phased Form |
| MinorBuff Expiry Rate |
| Phased Form | Footprints in the Sand |
| MinorCast Speed |
| Ascendancy start | Now and Again |
| MinorCooldown Recovery Rate |
| Ascendancy start | Unbound Encore |
| MinorCooldown Recovery Rate |
| Ascendancy start | Ultimate Command, Unbound Encore |
| MinorSkill Speed and Area of Effect |
| Ascendancy start | Quicksand Hourglass |
| MinorSlow Effect |
| Ascendancy start | Apex of the Moment |
Granted skills
4
Granted by Footprints in the Sand
Temporal Rift
While active, passively leaves afterimages of your recent past. Cast the Spell to return to the oldest afterimage, teleporting to that location and resetting your Life, Mana and Energy Shield to the values they had at the time. Removes any upcoming damage delayed by Phased Form on use.
- Spell, Buff, Persistent
- Applies
- Level
- 1
- Cooldown Time
- 7.00s
- Cast Time
- 0.10s
- This Spell's Cast Speed cannot be modified
- Removes damage delayed by Phased Form
- Maximum 16 afterimages
- Creates an afterimage every 0.25 seconds
Granted by Inevitability
Inevitable Agony
Debuff all targets in an area, causing a portion of Damage they take from Hits to be tracked by the Debuff. When the debuff's duration expires or can kill the target, the target loses life equal to that tracked damage all at once.
- Spell, AoE, Duration, Repeatable
- Applies
- Level
- 1
- Cost
- 41 Mana
- Cooldown Time
- 2.00s
- Cast Time
- 0.70s
- Initial cast radius is 1.5 metres
- Debuff duration is 12 seconds
- Debuffed targets lose life equal to 25% of Hit Damage dealt to them while Debuffed when Debuff expires Culls enemies if Debuff reaches Culling Strike Threshold
Granted by Ultimate Command
Time Freeze
Release a large wave that stops time for all affected enemies for a duration. Duration is lower the more times the enemy has had time stopped for them.
- Spell, AoE, Duration
- Applies
- Level
- 1
- Cost
- 20 Mana
- Cooldown Time
- 65.00s
- Cast Time
- 0.70s
- Wave radius is 10 metres
- Time Freeze duration is 3 seconds
- Affected Enemies have Time Freeze duration halved for each time they've been Time Frozen in the past 30 seconds
Other Sorceress Ascendancies
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AscendancyHow to choose a class and Ascendancy
Compare all eight classes by starting attributes, passive-tree position, associated combat style, and all 23 current Ascendancy choices.
AscendancyTrial of the Sekhemas guide
Enter with a Barya, protect Honour, choose a route through each floor, use Relics and Sacred Water, defeat the scheduled boss, and claim the eligible Ascendancy reward.
AscendancyTrial of Chaos guide
Enter with an Inscribed Ultimatum, complete rooms while accumulating trial modifiers, defeat the scheduled bosses, and claim rewards or Ascendancy points from the completed tier.
AscendancyHow to change Ascendancy
Complete a suitable Ascension Trial, refund every allocated Ascendancy point beside the Ascension device, and choose another regular Ascendancy for the same character class.
BasicsHow to Get More Support Gem Sockets
Increase a Skill Gem from two to five Support sockets, understand item-granted and passive-granted skill breakpoints, and decide whether to risk corruption for a sixth socket.