Online:Crux

Crux is a resource unique to the Arcanist class. Various skills generate or consume Crux, and some have different effects based on how much Crux you currently have. Some skills may either generate or consume based on your choice of morph. Unlike most resources, Crux is visible to all players, appearing as glowing green triangles that circle around your body. Crux may only be generated while in combat. Casting skills which generate Crux outside of combat has no effect, and any Crux you have active will expire after 20 seconds when no longer in combat.

Skills Which Generate Crux

These skills will usually generate one Crux per cast. You can have up to 3 Crux at a time. Any skill that generates more Crux at that point will have no effect. However, passives which trigger when you generate Crux may still work.^{[verification needed — see talk page]}

• Abyssal Impact (Cephaliarch's Flail morph)
• Apocryphal Gate - generates Crux each time you teleport, which can be done more than once per casting.
• Chakram Shields (Chakram of Destiny morph)
• Fatewoven Armor (Cruxweaver Armor morph)
• Runeblades - also increases damage based on number of Crux.
• Runemend - also reduces cost based on number of Crux.
• Runic Jolt - also reduces damage taken based on number of Crux, just by being slotted.
• Tome-Bearer's Inspiration - only generates Crux if you currently have none.^{[verification needed — see talk page]}
• Scribed skills using the Class Mastery Signature Script.

Skills Which Consume Crux

Skills which consume Crux will always consume all Crux you have, with increasing effects based on how many are consumed. Note that these skills can still be cast without any Crux, but they will be less effective.

• Abyssal Impact (Tentacular Dread morph) - Increases damage.
• Chakram Shields (Tidal Chakram morph) - Heals targets based on the strength of the Damage Shield.
• Fatecarver - Reduces the Magicka cost, also increases the duration with the Exhausting Fatecarver morph.
• Fatewoven Armor (Unbreakable Fate morph) - Gains additional Block damage mitigation.
• Remedy Cascade - Restore Magicka and Stamina to your allies.
• Runespite Ward - Increases the Healing. Also refunds Magicka cost with the Spiteward of the Lucid Mind morph.

Skills Which Trigger on Crux

• Fated Fortune - Increases Critical Damage and Critical Healing for 7 seconds when you generate or consume Crux.
• Healing Tides - Increases Healing done for each active Crux.
• Hideous Clarity - Restores Magicka or Stamina when you generate Crux.
• Implacable Outcome - Grants Ultimate when you consume Crux.

Other

• The Reawakened Hierophant set from Infinite Archive has a variety of effects which trigger when casting Curative Runeforms skills based on how much Crux you have.