Defiance.

Spiritmaster active mastery skill, unlocked at level 16.

Global · 19 Sept 2026

What it does

Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost, and Fear from the caster and grants Tenacity for 5s. Tenacity: Increases Status Effect Resist by 100%

Text from the KR/TW client; Global numbers may differ.

Specialisations

3 slots

From level	Effect
8	Adds [Curse of Despair] Chain Skill
8	Restores 1000 Stamina on using [Defiance]
8	Restores 20% HP on using [Defiance]
12	+2s Tenacity duration
16	+50% PvE Damage Tolerance and +25% PvP Damage Tolerance for Tenacity duration

Point cost

21 points in total

Skill level	Points	Character level
1	0	16
2	1	16
3	1	19
4	1	22
5	2	25
6	2	28
7	2	31
8	4	34
9	4	37
10	4	40

More Spiritmaster skills

All

Cold Shock Active · level 1 Combustion Active · level 1 Summon: Fire Spirit Active · level 1 Spirit Strike Passive · level 1 Dodge Active · level 1 Summon: Water Spirit Active · level 3 Jointstrike: Curse Active · level 4 Rapid Scattershot Active · level 5 Spirit Protection Passive · level 6 Summon: Earth Spirit Active · level 7 Dimensional Control Active · level 8 Spirit's Descent Passive · level 9

Data from the Global client build of 19 Sept 2026 ; skill descriptions come from the KR/TW client, so a number inside one can differ on the Global servers — the tables above are Global values . Snapshot taken 30 Sept 2026. AtreiaLegend is an unofficial fan site, not affiliated with or endorsed by NCSOFT. AION and all related content are trademarks of NCSOFT Corporation.