Southern Technique
Controls
Press [L2]+[R2] to perform a Weapon Technique that deals Soulshatter DamageThe game's own definition (keyword glossary) Dataminedlocalization → Keyword.Southern.Technique.InputsTraits
Grouped the way the game's Armory groups them in its trait filtersitemFilters. Numbers are for an item at level 50 of the highest rarity the trait rolls on; each item page shows every level.
Traits tagged with this keyword (10)
| Trait (level 50, highest rarity it rolls on) | Found on |
|---|---|
+23–29% Southern Technique damageTrigger.NoModularTrigger.Payoff.ForbiddenTechDamage.Rank.4 | Argent, Sword of Dominance, Blade of Conquest |
Apply the Mark of Fragility whenever you hit an enemy with your Southern TechniqueTrigger.ForbiddenTechniqueHit.Payoff.ApplyMarkofFragilityOnTarget.Rank.5 | Ancestor, Sword of Dominance, Blade of Conquest |
Gain 15–18% Northern Technique charge whenever you hit an enemy with your Southern TechniqueTrigger.ForbiddenTechniqueHit.Payoff.GainNorthernTechniqueCharge.Rank.5 | Rosary, Sword of Dominance, Blade of Conquest |
Gain 14–18% Polarity Attack charge whenever you Soulshatter an enemy with your Southern TechniqueTrigger.ForbiddenTechniqueSoulshatter.Payoff.PolarityAttackCharge.Rank.5 | Caliburn, Sword of Dominance, Blade of Conquest |
Your Southern Technique deals +37–45% damage to full-Health enemiesTrigger.NoModularTrigger.Payoff.ForbiddenTechDamageToFullHealth.Rank.5 | Ka'al, the Emerald Brand, Sword of Dominance, Blade of Conquest |
Whenever you defeat an enemy with your Southern Technique, the enemy explodes and deals 2906–3885 Fire damage to nearby enemiesTrigger.ForbiddenTechniqueKill.Payoff.LargeFireExplosionAtTarget.Rank.6 | Eclipse, Sword of Dominance, Gilden Eclipse, Blade of Conquest |
Gain the Blessing of Luck whenever you hit an enemy with your Northern Technique. Gain the Blessing of Infusion whenever you hit an enemy with your Southern Technique.Trigger.NoModularTrigger.Payoff.NorthernHitBlessingAcuitySouthernHitBlessingInfusion.Rank.6 | Drazkul's Legacy, Sword of Dominance, Blade of Conquest |
Whenever you perform your Southern Technique, summon a Lightning Spirit that shoots electric bolts at nearby enemies. Electric bolts deal 908–1214 Air damage. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)Trigger.NoModularTrigger.Payoff.PolearmThrowLightningSpirit.Rank.6 | Sormac's Fang, Sunflare Destiny, Spear of Fate |
Apply Stasis whenever you hit an enemy with your Southern TechniqueTrigger.ForbiddenTechniqueHit.Payoff.ApplyStasisToTarget.Rank.6 | Zwei's Razor, Eye of the Unknown, Dread Wraithblade |
Whenever you Soulshatter an enemy with your Southern Technique, shoot up to 3 projectiles that each deal 3146–4205 Void damage to an enemyTrigger.ForbiddenTechniqueSoulshatter.Payoff.Emit3VoidProjectilesFromPlayer.Rank.6 | Voidstrike, Maul of the Obsidian Pack, Silvermane's Greathammer |
Items
19 items with a trait tagged with this keyword.
Maul of the Obsidian PackVoidstrikeSilvermane's GreathammerSpear of FateSunflare DestinySormac's FangAncestorArgentBlade of ConquestRosaryEclipseGilden EclipseDrazkul's LegacySword of DominanceCaliburnKa'al, the Emerald BrandZwei's RazorEye of the UnknownDread Wraithblade
Related
Named in its definition: Soulshatter, Soulshatter Damage, Weapon Technique.
Keywords whose definitions use it: Blade Throw, Blade Throw, Javelin Throw, Javelin Throw, Mortal Coil, Mortal Coil, Spiral Technique, Spiral Technique, Unstoppable Force, Unstoppable Force.
Codex entries that mention it: Soulshatter, Weapon Techniques, Dual Blades, Greatswords, Longswords, Polearms, Warhammers.
For the curious: how this page was put together
- Keyword
Keyword.Southern.Technique.Inputs:Aperion/Content/Aperion/Data/Gameplay/SourceData/source_data.json → localization → Keyword.Southern.Technique.Inputs - codex: a Codex entry is about a keyword when its title has the same word stems (first 6 letters of each word) or its id ends with the keyword's name
- forms: a keyword's forms are its name plus the Detailed Stats participle that starts with it ("Damage to Breached" → Breached)
- filters: an Armory trait filter belongs to a keyword when its name contains one of the keyword's forms
- traits_text: traits whose localized text contains one of the forms, but whose keyword list in the files doesn't include the keyword
- numbers: curve-table rows and globalParameters whose names contain the keyword's name without spaces (ailments: Ailment + the files' element word)
- Record:
data/records/mechanics/mechanics.json, built bytools/build_mechanics.py
History
No official patch notes have been added yet. When they are, each entry will quote the notes word for word, with the date and a link, marked Documented. Patch notes record changes over time; the values on this page come from the game version this wiki is built from.
Sources
- Definition:
Aperion/Content/Aperion/Data/Gameplay/SourceData/source_data.json → localization → Keyword.Southern.Technique.InputsDatamined - Detailed Stats labels and Armory filters:
localization → statScreen, itemFilters;itemFiltersin Aperion/Content/Aperion/Data/Gameplay/SourceData/source_data.json