Hydrosophist

Icon of Hydrosophist combat ability in Divinity: Original Sin 2

Icon of Hydrosophist combat ability in Divinity: Original Sin 2

Hydrosophist is a combat ability, that utilises magic known as hydrosophy, and is essential for learning and casting hydrosophist skills as well as crucial determining factor of the effectiveness of water based weapons and ammunition in Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Description

Characteristics

Hydrosophist combat ability focuses on dealing water damage, which is resisted by File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour and File:Water Resistance Icon.png Water Resistance. Magic Armour prevents negative status effects from affecting characters whereas Water Resistance directly lowers water damage done. The reduction is based on percentage, therefore character with + 10 % water resistance will receive 10 % less water damage.

Hydrosophist combat ability is by default used by 2 preset classes. The Cleric, which is a mage preset class, who uses Hydrosophist alongside Necromancer combat ability and the Enchanter, which is a mage preset class, who uses Hydrosophist alongside Aerotheurge combat ability.

Hydrosophist on its own offers 7 support skills, 1 utility skill and 7 offensive skills. Craftable skills that include Hydrosophist offer 10 support (2 are incarnate infusions) and 2 offensive skills. Overall Hydrosophist offers 17 support skills, 9 offensive skills and 1 utility skill.

Hydrosophist ability on its own increases water damage from all sources by 5 % per each point invested. Note that in order to learn all Hydrosophist skills, the character needs 5 points in Hydrosophist (either by investment or by bonuses from items).

Water Damage, Healing and Magic Armour Restoration Bonus per point in Hydrosophist

Level	Damage Boost (%)	Level	Damage Boost (%)
1	5	2	10
3	15	4	20
5	25	6	30
7	35	8	40
9	45	10	50

Damage of Hydrosophist Skills

Damage in Divinity: Original Sin 2 is calculated through this exact formula: Damage = (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus% + Misc Bonuses% [if attack]) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%) x ( 1 + Misc Bonus% [if spell])

Due to skills under Hydrosophist ability being spells they all use the following formula for damage: (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus %) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%) x ( 1 + Misc Bonus %). Additionaly they cannot be cast if caster is affected by File:Silenced.png Silenced and File:Enraged.png Enraged status effects.

Simply put for the water damage done by Hydrosophist skills the most crucial elements are: Level of the caster, Hydrosophist ability, Intelligence attribute, High Ground bonus and Critical Hit bonus.

Hydrosophist skills DO NOT rely on the base damage done by weapons. However weapons affect damage done if they provide boost to any of the above mentioned elements that affect water damage done.

Therefore in order to boost damage done by Hydrosophist skills it is crucial to increase: Level, Hydrosophist, Intelligence, High Ground Bonus, Critical Hit Bonus. If possible it is wise to lower the water resistance of enemies. Note that bonus to damage provided by Intelligence is smaller than bonus provided by Hydrosophist ability.

Healing the Undead

Hydrosophist skills scale on Hydrosophist due to them being based on restoring Vitality or dealing water damage, however in the case of Undead it works slightly differently. Skills that will heal the living such as Restoration, Cleanse Wounds, Healing Tears, Steam Lance and Mass Cleanse Wounds will instead of restoring Vitality deal physical damage to the Undead. This damage is affected by both Hydrosophist, as it is considered as "healing", and Warfare as it is physical damage. Note that any damage reflected this way back to the "living" caster will restore Vitality instead of causing further damage.

Surfaces and Status Effects

Hydrosophist ability is focuses on mastering water. Therefore those who use it are most commonly capable of creating water and ice surfaces, which can be further enhanced into cursed water and holy water surfaces as well as cursed ice and blessed ice surfaces. Water surface can also be easily turned into Steam cloud if it comes into contact with any form of fire. Likewise ice can be melted into water surface.

Hydrosophist skills are also capable of causing a variety of status effects. Below is a table listing all effects caused by Hydrosophist combat ability skills.

Traders

Following table shows all NPCs who are guaranteed to sell hydrosophist skillbooks, with their location and coordinates in the right column, from them. The location shown in the table (and the coordinates) are only for the initial location the NPC is in. Note that some of these may have other skillbooks and goods to sell. Almira may follow the Godwoken on Lady Vengeance if her demands are met. Also note that Lizard Dreamer requires a persuasion check to be passed in order to speak with him, otherwise he (and the whole encampment) will turn hostile.

Hydrosophist Skills

Ability Based

Following tables and sub-sections show hydrosophist skills that can be learnt by character if they have enough point in Hydrosophist ability. All of these skills can be crafted by combining corresponding scroll with blank water skillbook or high tier blank water skillbook. Note that not all skills have craftable scrolls. In base game (without cheats) skills from 9 level onward (Adept, Expert and Master tiers) can be gained only after escaping Reaper's Eye island.

Each skill belongs to a tier that is determined through characters level that determines whether it can be found and purchased and requires certain level in Hydrosophist ability in order to memorise the skill. Higher Tier skills may require more memory in order to use them in combat, this especially applies to skills that require Source in order to cast them.

Table of all base Hydrosophist Skills

Tier	Skill	Description	Cost	Hydrosophist
Starter (Level 1)	File:Armor of Frost.png Armour of Frost	Ice forms a defensive barrier around the target, giving them File:Magic Shell.png Magic Shell status effect which increases File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour. Removes: File:Burning.png Burning File:Poisoned.png Poisoned File:Stunned.png Stunned File:Frozen.png Frozen File:Suffocating.png Suffocating File:Petrified.png Petrified	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	1
	File:Hail Strike.png Hail Strike	Icicles fall from the sky, chilling characters and dealing water damage. They create Ice surfaces where they hit the ground.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Rain.png Rain	Summon rain at target area, creating water surfaces. Removes: File:Invisible.png Invisible status effect.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Restoration.png Restoration	Heal target over time. Restoration also cures File:Poisoned.png Poisoned and File:Bleeding.png Bleeding.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Novice (Level 4)	File:Ice Fan.png Ice Fan	Target 3 positions and shoot an ice shard at each one, dealing water damage and making targets File:Chilled.png Chilled.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	2
	File:Soothing Cold.png Soothing Cold	Regenerate File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour for all allies around caster.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Winter Blast.png Winter Blast	Deal water damage and set File:Chilled.png Chilled status on enemies in the area. Freeze blood and water surfaces.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Adept (Level 9)	File:Cryogenic Stasis.png Cryogenic Stasis	Target ally enters Cryogenic Stasis. Though incapacitated, they become immune to all damage, and heal over time. Removes File:Shackles of Pain.png Shackles of Pain.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	2
	File:Global Cooling.png Global Cooling	Set File:Chilled.png Chilled on enemies around you and water damage. Freeze all susceptible surfaces.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Healing Ritual.png Healing Ritual	Send a wave of healing to target another character. The wave travels to nearby allies, healing with each movement.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Arcane Stitch.png Arcane Stitch	Fully restore target character's File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour. Removes: File:Burning.png Burning File:Necrofire.png Necrofire File:Poisoned.png Poisoned File:Stunned.png Stunned File:Frozen.png Frozen File:Terrified.png Terrified File:Silenced.png Silenced File:Taunted.png Taunted File:Suffocating.png Suffocating File:Maddening Song.png Mad File:Petrified.png Petrified	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	3
Expert (Level 13)	File:Steam Lance.png Steam Lance	Releases a stream of Blessed Steam which heals characters in its path and removes File:Burning.png Burning, File:Necrofire.png Necrofire, File:Diseased.png Diseased and File:Decaying.png Decaying.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	3
Master (Level 16)	File:Deep Freeze.png Deep Freeze	Characters in the cone that are File:Frozen.png Frozen and below 10% Vitality shatter and instantly die. Otherwise they receive water damage and become File:Frozen.png Frozen.	4 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	3
	File:Ice Breaker.png Ice Breaker	Ice breaker sets off a chain reaction that causes ice areas to explode into water puddles, dealing water damage and setting File:Chilled.png Chilled.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Hail Storm.png Hail Storm	20 Ice shards rain from the sky, each dealing water damage to characters within the impact zone. Sets File:Chilled.png Chilled.	4 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 3 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	5

Craftable

Following skillbooks are classified as craftable for they can be obtained only by crafting them. They cannot be bought from any trader in the game. However it is possible to get them as quest reward or find them as random loot.

Base skillbooks are obtained whenever non-source Hydrosophist skillbook is combined with another non-source skillbook. Resulting skillbook will be a mix of both skillbooks and will require investment in both combat abilities under which the skillbooks belong. Example: In order to learn and cast Healing Tears, character needs 1 point in both Hydrosophist and Polymorph combat abilities.

Source skillbooks are obtained whenever non-source Hydrosophist skillbook is combined with source skillbook and vice versa. One way or another there has to be source skillbook involved in crafting otherwise the resulting book will be non-source skillbook. Like base craftable skillbooks these also cannot be bought from traders in game.

Table of all craftable Hydrosophist Skills

Type	Skill	Description	Cost	Secondary Ability
Base (Hydrosophist 1)	File:Cleanse Wounds.png Cleanse Wounds	Heal target and create a water puddle beneath them. Remove File:Burning.png Burning File:Diseased.png Diseased File:Decaying.png Decaying File:Poisoned.png Poisoned File:Bleeding.png Bleeding	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Warfare 1
	File:Cryotherapy.png Cryotherapy	Consume frozen surfaces around you and convert them to Magic Armour. Removes Burning and Necrofire.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Huntsman 1
	File:Healing Tears.png Healing Tears	The earth itself laments your plight, crying curative tears which heal your allies that move close to you for aid up to three times.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Polymorph 1
	File:Blood Rain.png Raining Blood	Conjure a rain of blood in target area which makes enemies File:Bleeding.png bleed and creating large blood surface.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Necromancer 1
	File:Vampiric Hunger.png Vampiric Hunger	Allows caster to recover 50 % Vitality from damage dealt to enemies.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Scoundrel 1
	File:Water Infusion.png Water Infusion	Changes Incarnate's element to water, unlocking File:Restoration.png Restoration.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Summoning 1
Source (Hydrosophist 2)	File:Blood Storm.png Blood Storm	Bolts of coagulated blood fall on enemy characters in the area dealing physical damage and setting File:Diseased.png disease and File:Decaying.png decaying. Turns water in the area into blood.	4 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 3 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Necromancer 3
	File:Ice Infusion.png Ice Infusion	Infuse your Incarnate with blessed ice element.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Summoning 2
	File:Icy Skin.png Icy Skin	Infuse your skin with Water. Gaining Resistance towards water element but weakness to fire element.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Polymorph 2
	File:Mass Cleanse Wounds.png Mass Cleanse Wounds	Heal yourself and allies around you. Create a water puddle beneath every target. Remove: File:Burning.png Burning File:Diseased.png Diseased File:Decaying.png Decaying File:Poisoned.png Poisoned File:Bleeding.png Bleeding	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Warfare 2
	File:Mass Cryotherapy.png Mass Cryotherapy	Each ally consumes frozen surfaces around them, converting the frozen surfaces to File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour. Removes File:Burning.png Burning and File:Necrofire.png Necrofire.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Huntsman 2
	File:Vampiric Hunger Aura.png Vampiric Hunger Aura	Set Vampiric Hunger on every ally around you, adding 50% Life Steal. Life Steal heals you in proportion to the damage you deal to Vitality.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Scoundrel 2

Other Skills

Outside of player accesible and craftable skills, there are skills exclusive to NPCs that are also clasiffied as Hydrosophist. Some of these are also accessible in Game Master Mode. Following table also includes skills exclusive to Gift Bag features such as Pet Power which allows player character to cast Infusions unto any summoned creature. These infusions sometimes grant unique skills unseen in the base game.

• Note: While Ice Rush skill is classified as Warfare skill, it deals water damage and as such scales with Hydrosophist.

Table of all Hydrosophist Skills

Type	Skill	Description	Cost
Game Master Mode	File:DOS Skill Freezing Touch.png Freezing Touch	Touch your target, dealing water damage and set File:Frozen.png Frozen for 2 turns.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Game Master Mode	File:DOS Skill Ice Shard.png Ice Shard	Shoot a chilling shard of ice that deals water damage.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Gift Bag: Pet Power	File:Blinding Squall.png Ice Rush	Rush forwards in a straight line to a point far away, hitting all enemies in your path with water damage. Creates Frozen surfaces.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png

Items

Outside of skills, the Hydrosophist combat ability affects also all manner of items which can deal water damage. Likewise the Hydrosophist ability can be boosted through items that provide bonus to it. Most notably this includes all arrows, grenades, traps, equipment and lastly runes.

Ammunition

Following arrows and grenades are magical items that can be used both in and outside of combat to cause water damage and potentially create water or ice surfaces. All of the following arrows and grenades are empowered by Hydrosophist combat ability. Note that in order to use arrows, character must have bow or crossbow equipped.

Table of all Munition affected by Hydrosophist

Item	Effect	Item	Effect
File:Water Arrow.png Water Arrow	Special arrow which deals water damage and inflicts File:Wet.png Wet Status for 2 turns.	File:Freezing Arrow.png Freezing Arrow	Special arrow which deals water damage and inflicts File:Chilled.png Chilled Status for 2 turns.
File:Blessed Water Arrow.png Blessed Water Arrow	Special arrow which deals no damage and instead restores Vitality of all characters in an area of impact for 2 turns.	File:Blessed Ice Grenade.png Blessed Ice Grenade	Throwable grenade throwable grenade that deals no damage and creates a Blessed Ice Surface in 2 meter radius.
File:Blessed Water Balloon.png Blessed Water Balloon	Throwable grenade that deals no damage on its own and creates a Blessed Water Surface in 2 meter radius.	File:Frost Grenade.png Frost Grenade	Throwable grenade that deals water damage and inflicts File:Chilled.png Chilled Status for 2 turns.
File:Water Balloon.png Water Balloon	Throwable grenade that deals no damage on its own and creates a Water Surface in 3 meter radius as well as inflicts Wet Status for 2 turns.	File:Holy Hand Grenade.png Holy Hand Grenade	Throwable grenade that deals no damage and instead restores Vitality of all characters in an area of impact.

Gift Bag Exclusive

Following items are exclusive to Gift Bag features, most notably Crafter's Kit, and as such cannot be obtained, made or otherwise seen in the base game unless the feature has been manually activated.

Table of all Munition affected by Hydrosophist

Item	Effect	Item	Effect
File:Ice Dazzler Grenade.png Ice Dazzler Grenade	Throwable grenade that deals no damage on its own but inflicts File:Blinded.png Blinded Status (2 turns) in 4 meter radius. Creates Ice surface.	File:Soggy Nailbomb.png Soggy Nailbomb	Throwable grenade that deals physical damage and inflicts File:Bleeding.png Bleeding Status (3 turns) in 4 meter radius. Creates water surface.
File:Stunning Water Grenade.png Stunning Water Grenade	Throwable grenade that deals air damage and inflicts File:Shocked.png Shocked Status (for 2 turns) in 4 meter radius.	File:Stunning Ice Grenade.png Stunning Ice Grenade	Throwable grenade that deals air damage and inflicts File:Shocked.png Shocked Status (for 2 turns) in 4 meter radius.
File:Water Dazzler Grenade.png Water Dazzler Grenade	Throwable grenade that deals no damage on its own but inflicts File:Blinded.png Blinded Status (2 turns) in 4 meter radius. Creates Water surface.	Template:Empty	Template:Empty

Equipment

Hydrosophist combat ability is best paired with weapons that cause water damage (most commonly staves and wands) and equipment that increases Hydrosophist and Intelligence.

List of Weapons

Table of all Weapons associated with Hydrosophist

Item	Description	Item	Description
File:The Viper's Tongue.png Fang of the Winter Dragon	One-Handed Sword 20-21 Physical damage 2-4 Water damage + 25 % Cleave damage Set File:Chilled.png Chilled (5 % chance) + 1 Strength + 1 Intelligence + 1 Hydrosophist + 1 Warfare	File:Shattergrasp.png Shattergrasp	Wand 82-95 Water damage Creates a 4 m ice surface when targeting terrain File:Ice Breaker.png Ice Breaker + 3 Intelligence + 2 Memory + 2 Hydrosophist 1 empty rune slot
File:Lucian's Divine Staff.png Lucian's Divine Staff	Staff 137-167 Water damage File:Healing Ritual.png Healing Ritual + 3 Intelligence + 2 Constitution + 2 Wits + 2 Hydrosophist + 6 Initiative 1 empty rune slot	File:Radeka's Thorn.png Radeka's Thorn	Wand 10-12 Water damage + 1 Hydrosophist + 1 Intelligence 1 empty rune slot
File:Commander of the Tides.png Commander of the Tides	Staff 15-18 Water damage File:Arcane Stitch.png Arcane Stitch + 1 Intelligence	File:Vord Emwer.png Vord Emwer	Crossbow 132-140 Physical damage 80-84 Water damage Set File:Frozen.png Frozen for 2 turns (20 % chance) File:Cryotherapy.png Cryotherapy + 3 Finesse + 2 Huntsman + 1 Ranged + 5 % Accurancy + 20% Life Steal

Table of all Armour and Jewellery associated with Hydrosophist

Item	Description	Item	Description
File:Breeches of the Faithful.png Breeches of the Faithful	Leggings 48 Physical armour 340 Magic armour Set File:Slowed.png Slowed (if worn alone) + 3 Intelligence + 2 Constitution + 1 Hydrosophist + 0.2 Movement	File:Rainwater Amulet.png Rainwater Amulet	Necklace 79 Magic armour File:Rain.png Rain + 1 Hydrosophist + 20 % Water Resistance 1 empty rune slot
File:Unique Golden Red Ring.png Dritta Evyet	Ring 140 Magic armour File:Healing Ritual.png Healing Ritual + 3 Constitution + 1 Hydrosophist + 234 Health + 20 % Water Resistance	Template:Empty	Template:Empty

Runes

All equipment that has rune slots can be inserted with runes that will grant them additional properties. Most important rune for all who rely on Hydrosophist ability is the Frost Rune, which increases not only water damage when inserted into weapon but also Movement when inserted into necklace and ring. Lastly the Frost Rune grants File:Water Resistance Icon.png Water Resistance when inserted into armour. If the base Frost Rune of any size is put into rune frame it will gain additional effects.

Mystical Frost Rune of any size provides 1 point bonus to either Leadership (if inserted into armour), Single-Handed (if inserted into weapon) and Hydrosophist (if inserted into any necklace or ring) alongside its base effect.

Frost Rune of Power of any size will always provide bonus to Intelligence (depending on its size) whenever inserted into any equipment.