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Upkeep cost is a sustained resource cost of certain skills without a specified duration. Each upkeep requires 1 pip of energy regeneration to keep it up. Upkeep skills can be removed by the caster by double-clicking on the associated icon in the Upkeep Monitor.

Game mechanics

Once an Upkeep skill is active, it can be sustained indefinitely as long as these conditions are met:

1. The number does not exceed -10 pips of energy regeneration, or otherwise cause the caster's energy to fall below zero.
2. The target(s) are separated with a distance no-greater than compass range.

If the user's energy reaches zero while under the effects of energy degeneration, the user will lose as many maintained enchantments until the caster's energy regeneration is zero or higher. Additionally, if maintaining an enchantment would raise the caster's pre-cap energy degeneration beyond 10, the caster will lose maintained enchantments until pre-cap energy degeneration is brought down to 10 or lower.

Limitations

• If you cannot afford the upkeep cost (and your energy reaches zero), the most recent maintained enchantments are cancelled until you aren't losing energy anymore (your energy will stabilize at zero) due to energy degeneration. The corresponding message will be shown in the chat window:
  Your spell <spell name> on <ally name> was lost because you were not able to pay the upkeep cost.

• You cannot maintain enchantments on distant allies (outside the compass range). There is a brief grace period after an ally leaves compass range (i.e. when their name is greyed-out in the party window) during which upkeep will not be dropped. This prevents losing upkeep due to minor lag or mechanics such as teleports which can separate the party temporarily (e.g. at the beginning of Nahpui Quarter).

• The total number of maintained enchantments is limited to current energy regeneration + 10. Skills like Ether Prodigy and Blood is Power can increase a character's energy regeneration above the usual limit, allowing for additional upkeep to be maintained. If the total energy degeneration exceeds 10, maintained enchantments will be cancelled until your energy degeneration is 10. There is no grace period for this.

Skills with an upkeep cost

Player skills

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Aura of Displacement	Elite Enchantment Spell. Shadow Step to target foe. End effect: return to your original location.	-1	1010	00.250.25¼	02020		assassina	Z	Factions
	Balthazar's Spirit	Enchantment Spell. Target ally gains adrenaline and 1 Energy when taking damage.	-1	1010	02.002	0		monka	Smiting PrayersZ	Prophecies
	Blessed Aura	Enchantment Spell. Monk enchantments you cast last 10...30...35% longer.	-1	1010	02.002	0022		monka	Divine FavorZ	Prophecies
	Divine Boon	Enchantment Spell. Whenever you cast a Protection Prayer [sic] or Divine Favor spell on an ally, that ally is healed for 15...51...60. Heal cost: you lose 1 Energy.	-1	055	00.250.25¼	01010		monka	Divine FavorZ	Core
	Essence Bond	Enchantment Spell. You gain 1 Energy whenever target ally takes physical or elemental damage.	-1	1010	02.002	0		monka	Z	Prophecies
	Healer's Covenant	Elite Enchantment Spell. Your Healing Prayers spells cost 1...3...3 less Energy. These spells heal for 25% less.	-1	055	00.250.25¼	0055		monka	Healing PrayersZ	Nightfall
	Holy Veil	Enchantment Spell. Doubles casting time of hexes cast on target ally. End effect: removes a hex.	-1	055	01.001	01212		monka	Z	Core
	Life Attunement	Enchantment Spell. Target ally gains 14...43...50% more Health when healed. This ally deals 30% less damage with attacks.	-1	1010	02.002	0		monka	Protection PrayersZ	Prophecies
	Life Barrier	Elite Enchantment Spell. Reduces damage by 20...44...50%. Cannot self-target. If your Health is below 50% when target takes damage, Life Barrier ends.	-1	1515	02.002	0055		monka	Protection PrayersZ	Prophecies
	Life Bond	Enchantment Spell. Half of the damage target ally takes from attacks is redirected to you. Redirected damage is reduced by 3...25...30. Cannot self-target.	-1	1010	02.002	0		monka	Protection PrayersZ	Core
	Live Vicariously	Enchantment Spell. You gain 2...14...17 Health whenever target ally hits a foe.	-1	055	02.002	0		monka	Healing PrayersZ	Prophecies
	Mending	Enchantment Spell. +1...3...4 Health regeneration.	-1	1010	02.002	0		monka	Healing PrayersZ	Core
	Over the Limit	Elite Enchantment Spell. Spells cast 15...19...20% faster and recharge 15...43...50% faster. Continuously gain Overcast while active. PvE Skill	-1	055	01.001	02020		elementalista	Energy StorageZ	Core
	Protective Bond	Enchantment Spell. Target ally cannot lose more than 5% max Health from a single attack or spell. Each time damage is reduced you lose 6...4...3 Energy or this spell ends.	-1	1010	02.002	0		monka	Protection PrayersZ	Prophecies
	Purifying Veil	Enchantment Spell. Conditions expire 5...41...50% faster on target ally. End effect: removes a condition.	-1	055	01.001	0066		monka	Protection PrayersZ	Eye of the North
	Recall	Enchantment Spell. End effect: Shadow Step to target ally. Cannot self-target and disables all of your skills for 10 seconds when it ends.	-1	1515	01.001	01010		assassina	Z	Factions
	Retribution	Enchantment Spell. Deals 33% of each attack's damage (maximum 5...17...20) back to the source.	-1	1010	02.002	0		monka	Smiting PrayersZ	Core
	Shadow Meld	Elite Enchantment Spell. Shadow Step to target ally. End effect: return to your original location. Cannot self-target.	-1	1010	00.250.25¼	02020		assassina	Z	Nightfall
	Strength of Honor	Enchantment Spell. Target ally deals 5...21...25 more damage in melee.	-1	1010	02.002	01515		monka	Smiting PrayersZ	Core
	Strength of Honor (PvP)	Enchantment Spell. Target ally deals 1...4...5 more damage in melee.	-1	1010	02.002	01515		monka	Smiting PrayersZ	Core
	Succor	Enchantment Spell. +1 Health regeneration and +1 Energy regeneration. Cannot self-target. You lose 1 Energy each time target ally casts a spell.	-1	055	01.001	01010		monka	Z	Prophecies
	Unyielding Aura	Elite Enchantment Spell. Your Monk spells heal for +15...51...60%. End effect: a random other party member is resurrected with full Health and Energy and teleported to your location.	-1	055	00.250.25¼	01010		monka	Divine FavorZ	Prophecies
	Unyielding Aura (PvP)	Elite Enchantment Spell. Resurrects target party member (full Health, full Energy). End effect: this ally dies and leaves an exploited corpse. Does not incur a death penalty. 50% failure chance unless Divine Favor 5 or more.	-1	055	03.003	01515		monka	Divine FavorZ	Prophecies
	Vital Blessing	Enchantment Spell. +40...168...200 maximum Health.	-1	1010	00.750.75¾	0022		monka	Protection PrayersZ	Prophecies
	Watchful Spirit	Enchantment Spell. +2 Health regeneration. End effect: heals for 30...150...180.	-1	1515	01.001	0055		monka	Divine FavorZ	Prophecies

Monster skills

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Bit Golem Rectifier	Enchantment Spell. Heals N.O.X. for 10 every second.	-1	0	03.003	03030		monstera	Z	Core

Related skills

Skills which interact with upkeep

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Blessed Signet	Signet. You gain 3 Energy for each enchantment you are maintaining. You cannot gain more than 3...20...24 Energy in this way.	0	0	02.002	01010		monka	Divine FavorZ	Core
	Nature's Renewal	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). For creatures in range, enchantments and Hexes [sic] take twice as long to cast and it costs twice as much Energy to maintain enchantments. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		rangera	Wilderness SurvivalZ	Core

Skills that last indefinitely without an upkeep

Player skills

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Boon Signet	Elite Signet. Heals for 20...68...80. Your next Healing or Protection Prayer [sic] spell that targets an ally heals for +20...68...80 Health.	0	0	01.001	0088		monka	Divine FavorZ	Factions
	Eternal Aura	Enchantment Spell. You have +100 max Health. End effect: all party members in the area are resurrected with 40...50% Health and 20...30% Energy.	0	1515	044	03030		dervisha	Sunspear rankZ	Nightfall
	Faithful Intervention	Enchantment Spell. You gain 30...126...150 Health the next time damage drops your Health below 50%.	0	055	02.002	02020		dervisha	MysticismZ	Nightfall
	Glyph of Energy	Elite Glyph. Your next 1...3...3 spell[s] do[es] not cause Overcast and cost[s] 10...22...25 less Energy. Gain 1...2...2 to all elemental attributes.	0	055	01.001	02525		elementalista	Energy StorageZ	Prophecies
	Hidden Rock	Glyph. Your next snowball causes knock-down and inflicts Dazed (10 seconds.)	0	0	02.002	01010		a	Z	Core
	Illusion of Weakness	Enchantment Spell. Lose 50...202...240 Health. End effect: you gain 50...202...240 Health. Ends if damage drops your Health below 25% of your maximum.	0	1010	02.002	03030		mesmera	Illusion MagicZ	Prophecies
	Signet of Illusions	Elite Signet. Your next 1...3...3 spell[s] use your Illusion attribute instead of its normal attribute.	0	0	02.002	0055		mesmera	Illusion MagicZ	Nightfall
	Signet of Stamina	Signet. You have +50...250...300 maximum Health. Ends if you hit with an attack.	0	0	00.250.25¼	02020		warriora	StrengthZ	Nightfall
	Signet of Strength	Signet. Your attacks deal +5 damage. Ends after 1...13...16 attack[s].	0	0	01.001	04545		warriora	StrengthZ	Factions
	Signet of Suffering	Elite Signet. You Bleed for 6 seconds. Applies Bleeding (2...13...16 seconds) to the target of your next Necromancer skill.	0	0	0	0044		necromancera	Blood MagicZ	Nightfall
	Yellow Snow	Preparation. Lose one condition. Your next snowball causes Disease ( 10 seconds.) [sic]	0	0	00.750.75¾	01212		a	Z	Core

• "I Am the Strongest!" has a duration of 7 hours and 30 minutes, making it an honorary member of this list.

Monster skills

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Enraged	Skill. This creature's attacks and skills do +50% damage if its Health is below 70%, and an additional +50% damage if its Health is below 30%.	0	0	0	01010		monstera	Z	Nightfall

Notes

• There are other mechanics that can cause energy degeneration, including energy denial tactics and various Weapon modifications.
• Only Monks and Assassins have unrestricted access to enchantment spells with upkeep cost.
  • The 15th Anniversary update introduced a skill with an upkeep cost to the Elementalist profession.

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