Brigand Spells/Skills 1-80
| Level | Spell/Skill Name | Description | Replaces/Replaced By |
| 1 | Tracking | Shows nearby targets and gives a waypoint to a selected one. | N/A |
| 1 | Quick Thrust | Melee damage attack + atk speed debuff. | (none)/Thrust (8) |
| 1 | Sneak | Stealth + see stealth. | N/A |
| 2 | Back Attack | Rear melee damage attack + piercing DOT. | (none)/Backstab (10) |
| 2 | Whack | Stealth melee damage attack + str debuff. | (none)/Skew (9) |
| 3 | Double Dagger | Double melee attack. | (none)/Flurry (12) |
| 4 | Cheap Shot | 2 second stun that lasts for an additional 2 seconds on no- or down-arrow mobs. | N/A |
| 4 | Pathfinding | 16% out of combat group movement speed buff. | N/A |
| 5 | Diversion Blade | Flank/rear melee attack + interrupt. | (none)/Distracting Blade (19) |
| 5 | Lucky Break | Heroic Opportunity starter. | N/A |
| 6 | Evade | Single target threat decrease. | (none)/Divert (18) |
| 7 | Tie | Snare + cold debuff. | (none)/Tie Up (23) |
| 8 | Bruise | Single target agi + defense debuff. | (none)/Knockaround (22) |
| 8 | Thrust | Melee damage attack + atk speed debuff. | Quick Thrust (1)/Puncture (15) |
| 9 | Skew | Stealth melee damage attack + str debuff. | Whack (2)/Tangling Strike (21) |
| 10 | Backstab* | Rear melee damage attack + piercing DOT. | Back Attack (2)/Hidden Shiv (24) |
| 11 | Smuggle | Group stealth. | N/A |
| 12 | Flurry | Double melee attack. | Double Dagger (3)/Vicious Flurry (26) |
| 13 | Stance: Rash Advance | Increase slash/pierce/ranged + melee damage and interrupt proc; decrease defense. | (none)/Stance: Risky Advance (27) |
| 13 | Street Smarts | Self str + physical mit buff. | (none)/Rough Skin (27) |
| 14 | Circular Strike | 360 AE melee attack + interrupt. | (none)/Restitution (28) |
| 15 | Gouge | Front/flank melee damage attack + parry debuff. | (none)/Vicious Stab (29) |
| 15 | Puncture | Melee damage attack + atk speed debuff. | Thrust (8)/Disarming Thrust (29) |
| 16 | Strangling Throw | Double ranged damage attack + knockdown. (Requires thrown weapon.) | (none)/Maddening Throw (30) |
| 17 | Confound Adversaries | Self buff granting chance, on successful melee attack, to decrease threat priority by 1 position + threat decrease. | (none)/Baffle Adversaries (31) |
| 18 | Divert | Single target threat decrease. | Evade (6)/Slip (32) |
| 18 | Stance: Dexterity | Increase parry/defense + physical mit; decrease slash/pierce. | (none)/Stance: Knave (32) |
| 19 | Distracting Blade | Flank/rear melee attack + interrupt. | Diversion Blade (5)/Bum Rush (33) |
| 19 | Stay Low | Stealth + decrease threat priority by 1 position + threat decrease. | (none)/Lie Low (33) |
| 20 | Clobber * | Knocks an ally down if brigand is behind or flanking them. | N/A |
| 20 | Rake | Rear melee damage attack + magical damage mit debuff. | (none)/Vicious Rake (20) |
| 20 | Ruse | Decreases parry/defense of brigand, increases threat priority with target by 2 positions and stuns the brigand. Brigand will do severe piercing damage to the next target to land a successful melee attack. | (none)/Trickery (34) |
| 21 | Tangling Strike | Stealth melee damage attack + str debuff. | Skew (9)/Bushwhack (35) |
| 22 | Black Jack | Large crushing damage attack + root that keeps target facing one direction. | (none)/Sap (36) |
| 22 | Knockaround | Single target agi + defense debuff. | Bruise (8)/Mug (36) |
| 23 | Tie Up | Snare + cold debuff. | Tie (7)/Snag (37) |
| 24 | Cuss | Threat increase + interrupt + dispel beneficial divine effects. | (none)/Upbraid (38) |
| 24 | Hidden Shiv | Rear melee damage attack + piercing DOT. | Backstab (10)/Craven Delight (38) |
| 25 | Escape | Teleport group to safe location. | N/A |
| 26 | Beg for Mercy | Brief buff on ally that partially intercepts the next 3 attacks + decreases their threat + decreases threat priority by 1 position every time they're damaged. (Threat decrease portion can be cast on brigand.) | (none)/Plead for Mercy (40) |
| 26 | Vicious Flurry | Double melee attack. | Flurry (12)/Aggravated Assault (40) |
| 27 | Rough Skin | Self str + physical mit buff. | Street Smarts (13)/Aegis (41) |
| 27 | Stance: Risky Advance | Increase slash/pierce/ranged + melee damage and interrupt proc; decrease defense. | Stance: Rash Advance (13)/Stance: Daring Advance (41) |
| 28 | Restitution | 360 AE melee attack + interrupt. | Circular Strike (14)/Forceful Negotiation (42) |
| 28 | Snarl | Encounter AE snare + snare on termination. | (none)/Tangle (42) |
| 29 | Disarming Thrust | Melee damage attack + atk speed debuff. | Puncture (15)/Concealed Blade (43) |
| 29 | Vicious Stab | Front/flank melee damage attack + parry debuff. | Gouge (15)/Waylay (43) |
| 30 | Low Blow | Melee damage + brief stun. | (none)/Dirty Blow (44) |
| 30 | Maddening Throw | Double ranged damage attack + knockdown. (Requires thrown weapon.) | Strangling Throw (16)/Rapid Throw (44) |
| 31 | Baffle Adversaries | Self buff granting chance, on successful melee attack, to decrease threat priority by 1 position + threat decrease. | Confound Adversaries (17)/Distract Adversaries (45) |
| 32 | Shank | Flank/rear melee damage + piercing DOT. | (none)/Shiv (46) |
| 32 | Slip | Single target threat decrease. | Divert (18)/Evasion (46) |
| 32 | Stance: Knave | Increase parry/defense + physical mit; decrease slash/pierce. | Stance; Dexterity (18)/Stance: Blackguard (46) |
| 33 | Bum Rush | Flank/rear melee attack + interrupt. | Distracting Blade (19)/Gambit (47) |
| 33 | Lie Low | Stealth + decrease threat priority by 1 position + threat decrease. | Stay Low (19)/Shadow Slip (47) |
| 34 | Trickery | Decreases parry/defense of brigand, increases threat priority with target by 2 positions and stuns the brigand. Brigand will do severe piercing damage to the next target to land a successful melee attack. | Ruse (20)/Deception (48) |
| 34 | Vicious Rake | Rear melee damage attack + magical damage mit debuff. | Rake (20)/Murderous Rake (48) |
| 35 | Bushwhack | Stealth melee damage attack + str debuff. | Tangling Strike (21)/Run Through (49) |
| 35 | Ruthless Cunning | Short DPS self buff. | N/A |
| 36 | Mug | Single target agi + defense debuff. | Knockaround (22)/Wrangle (50) |
| 36 | Sap | Large crushing damage attack + root that keeps target facing one direction. | Black Jack (22)/Subdue (50) |
| 37 | Snag | Snare + cold debuff. | Tie Up (23)/Corral (51) |
| 38 | Craven Delight | Rear melee damage attack + piercing DOT. | Hidden Shiv (24)/Spine Ripper (52) |
| 38 | Upbraid | Threat increase + interrupt + dispel beneficial divine effects. | Cuss (24)/Chasten (52) |
| 39 | Deceit | Short self DPS buff granting chance for knockdown on successful melee attack. | (none)/Crafty Deceit (53) |
| 40 | Aggravated Assault | Double melee attack. | Vicious Flurry (26)/Vicious Assault (54) |
| 40 | Disguise: Wood Elf | Self Wood Elf illusion. | N/A |
| 40 | Plead for Mercy | Brief buff on ally that partially intercepts the next 3 attacks + decreases their threat + decreases threat priority by 1 position every time they're damaged. (Threat decrease portion can be cast on brigand.) | Beg for Mercy (26)/Beseech for Mercy (54) |
| 41 | Aegis | Self str + physical mit buff. | Rough Skin (27)/Ruggedness (55) |
| 41 | Stance: Daring Advance | Increase slash/pierce/ranged + melee damage and interrupt proc; decrease defense. | Stance: Risky Advance (27)/Stance: Audacious Advance (55) |
| 42 | Forceful Negotiation | 360 AE melee attack + interrupt. | Restitution (28)/Thuggish Negotiation (56) |
| 42 | Tangle | Encounter AE snare + snare on termination. | Snarl (28)/Ensnarl (56) |
| 43 | Concealed Blade | Melee damage attack + atk speed debuff. | Disarming Thrust (29)/Shrouded Blade (57) |
| 43 | Waylay | Front/flank melee damage attack + parry debuff. | Vicious Stab (29)/Revoke (57) |
| 44 | Desperate Thrust | Melee damage attack + defense debuff that also decreases brigand's defense. | (none)/Despairing Thrust (58) |
| 44 | Dirty Blow | Melee damage + brief stun. | Low Blow (30)/Deceitful Blow (58) |
| 44 | Rapid Throw | Double ranged damage attack + knockdown. (Requires thrown weapon.) | Maddening Throw (30)/Flashy Throw (58) |
| 45 | Distract Adversaries | Self buff granting chance, on successful melee attack, to decrease threat priority by 1 position + threat decrease. | Baffle Adversaries (31)/Befuddle Adversaries (59) |
| 46 | Evasion | Single target threat decrease. | Slip (32)/Elude (60) |
| 46 | Shiv | Flank/rear melee damage + piercing DOT. | Shank (32)/Stab (60) |
| 46 | Stance: Blackguard | Increase parry/defense + physical mit; decrease slash/pierce. | Stance: Knave (32)/Stance: Ruffian (60) |
| 47 | Gambit | Flank/rear melee attack + interrupt. | Bum Rush (33)/Sideswipe (61) |
| 47 | Shadow Slip | Stealth + decrease threat priority by 1 position + threat decrease. | Lie Low (33)/Hideaway (61) |
| 48 | Deception | Decreases parry/defense of brigand, increases threat priority with target by 2 positions and stuns the brigand. Brigand will do severe piercing damage to the next target to land a successful melee attack. | Trickery (34)/Subterfuge (62) |
| 48 | Murderous Rake | Rear melee damage attack + magical damage mit debuff. | Vicious Rake (34)/Ruinous Rake (62) |
| 49 | Run Through | Stealth melee damage attack + str debuff. | Bushwhack (35)/Skewer (63) |
| 50 | Debilitate | Rear melee damage attack + physical mit debuff. | (none)/Devitalize (70) |
| 50 | Disguise: Ogre | Self Ogre illusion. | N/A |
| 50 | Subdue | Large crushing damage attack + root that keeps target facing one direction. | Sap (36)/Restrain (64) |
| 50 | Wrangle | Single target agi + defense debuff. | Mug (36)/Ruckus (64) |
| 51 | Corral | Snare + cold debuff. | Snag (37)/Secure (65) |
| 52 | Amazing Reflexes** | Self buff that procs a 5 second buff giving indirect AE avoidance. Avoidance cancelled if brigand receives damage. | N/A |
| 52 | Chasten | Threat increase + interrupt + dispel beneficial divine effects. | Upbraid (38)/Vaunt (66) |
| 52 | Spine Ripper | Rear melee damage attack + piercing DOT. | Craven Delight (38)/Disembowel (66) |
| 53 | Crafty Deceit | Short self DPS buff granting chance for knockdown on successful melee attack. | Deceit (39)/Deceitfulness (67) |
| 54 | Beseech for Mercy | Brief buff on ally that partially intercepts the next 3 attacks + decreases their threat + decreases threat priority by 1 position every time they're damaged. (Threat decrease portion can be cast on brigand.) | Plead for Mercy (40)/Appeal for Mercy (68) |
| 54 | Vicious Assault | Double melee attack. | Aggravated Assault (40)/Malicious Assault (68) |
| 55 | Dispatch** | Rear high melee damage attack + brief severe mitigation debuff vs. all damage types. | (none)/Dispatched (74) |
| 55 | Ruggedness | Self str + physical mit buff. | Aegis (41)/Hardened (69) |
| 55 | Stance: Audacious Advance | Increase slash/pierce/ranged + melee damage and interrupt proc; decrease defense. | Stance: Daring Advance (41)/Stance: Dauntless Advance (69) |
| 56 | Ensnarl | Encounter AE snare + snare on termination. | Tangle (42)/Entangle (70) |
| 56 | Thuggish Negotiation | 360 AE melee attack + interrupt. | Forceful Negotiation (42)/Underground Negotiation (70) |
| 57 | Revoke | Front/flank melee damage attack + parry debuff. | Waylay (43)/Remiss (71) |
| 57 | Shrouded Blade | Melee damage attack + atk speed debuff. | Concealed Blade (43)/Jagged Blade (71) |
| 58 | Deceitful Blow | Melee damage + brief stun. | Dirty Blow (44)/Stunning Blow (72) |
| 58 | Despairing Thrust | Melee damage attack + defense debuff that also decreases brigand's defense. | Desparate Thrust (44)/Compromising Thrust (72) |
| 58 | Double Up** | Attack repeating nearly any of the brigand's combat arts performed in the 2 seconds prior to casting Double Up. | N/A |
| 58 | Flashy Throw | Double ranged damage attack + knockdown. (Requires thrown weapon.) | Rapid Throw (44)/Double Throw (71) |
| 59 | Befuddle Adversaries | Self buff granting chance, on successful melee attack, to decrease threat priority by 1 position + threat decrease. | Distract Adversaries (45)/Befuddle (72) |
| 60 | Elude | Single target threat decrease. | Evasion (46)/Baffle (73) |
| 60 | Stab | Flank/rear melee damage + piercing DOT. | Shiv (46)/Spew (73) |
| 60 | Stance: Ruffian | Increase parry/defense + physical mit + aggression; decrease slash/pierce. | Stance: Blackguard (46)/Stance: Mercenary (73) |
| 61 | Hideaway | Stealth + decrease threat priority by 1 position + threat decrease. | Shadow Slip (47)/ |
| 61 | Sideswipe | Flank/rear melee attack + interrupt. | Gambit (47)/Sidestab (74) |
| 62 | Ruinous Rake | Rear melee damage attack + magical damage mit debuff. | Murderous Rake (48)/Blood Rake (74) |
| 62 | Subterfuge | Decreases parry/defense of brigand, increases threat priority with target by 2 positions and stuns the brigand. Brigand will do severe piercing damage to the next target to land a successful melee attack. | Deception (48)/Shenanigans (74) |
| 63 | Skewer | Stealth melee damage attack + str debuff. | Run Through (49)/Rob (75) |
| 64 | Restrain | Large crushing damage attack + root that keeps target facing one direction. | Subdue (50)/Clock (75) |
| 64 | Ruckus | Single target agi + defense debuff. | Wrangle (50)/Roughen (75) |
| 65 | Band of Thugs** | Summons 3 temporary pets that do piercing damage to an encounter. | (none)/Hood of Thugs (78) |
| 65 | Secure | Snare + cold debuff. | Corral (51)/Holdup (76) |
| 66 | Disembowel | Rear melee damage attack + piercing DOT. | Spine Ripper (52)/Entrail (77) |
| 66 | Vaunt | Threat increase + interrupt + dispel beneficial divine effects. | Chasten (52)/Snicker (77) |
| 67 | Deceitfulness | Short self DPS buff granting chance for knockdown on successful melee attack. | Crafty Deceit (53)/ |
| 68 | Appeal for Mercy | Brief buff on ally that partially intercepts the next 3 attacks + decreases their threat + decreases threat priority by 1 position every time they're damaged. (Threat decrease portion can be cast on brigand.) | Beseech for Mercy (54)/ |
| 68 | Malicious Assault | Double melee attack. | Vicious Assault (54)/Battery and Assault (78) |
| 69 | Stance: Dauntless Advance | Increase slash/pierce/ranged + melee damage and interrupt proc; decrease defense. | Stance: Audacious Advance (55)/Stance: Adventurous Advance (79) |
| 69 | Hardened | Self str + physical mit buff. | Ruggedness (55)/Savy (79) |
| 70 | Devitalize | Rear melee damage attack + physical mit debuff. | Debilitate (50)/Enfeeblement (80) |
| 70 | Entangle | Encounter AE snare + snare on termination. | Ensnarl (56)/ |
| 70 | Underground Negotiation | 360 AE melee attack + interrupt. | Thuggish Negotiation (56)/Barroom Negotiation (80) |
| 71 | Double Throw | Double ranged damage attack + knockdown. (Requires thrown weapon.) | Flashy Throw (58)/ |
| 71 | Jagged Blade | Melee damage attack + atk speed debuff. | Shrouded Blade (57)/ |
| 71 | Remiss | Front/flank melee damage attack + parry debuff. | Revoke (57)/ |
| 72 | Befuddle | Self buff granting chance, on successful melee attack, to decrease threat priority by 1 position + threat decrease. | Befuddle Adversaries (59)/ |
| 72 | Compromising Thrust | Melee damage attack + defense debuff that also decreases brigand's defense. | Despairing Thrust (58)/ |
| 72 | Stunning Blow | Melee damage + brief stun. | Deceitful Blow (58)/ |
| 73 | Baffle | Single target threat decrease. | Elude (60)/ |
| 73 | Spew | Flank/rear melee damage + piercing DOT. | Stab (60)/ |
| 73 | Stance: Mercenary | Increase parry/defense + physical mit + aggression; decrease slash/pierce. | Stance: Ruffian (60)/ |
| 74 | Blood Rake | Rear melee damage attack + magical damage mit debuff. | Ruinous Rake (62)/ |
| 74 | Dispatched** | Rear high melee damage attack + brief severe mitigation debuff vs. all damage types. | Dispatch (55)/ |
| 74 | Shenanigans | Decreases parry/defense of brigand, increases threat priority with target by 2 positions and stuns the brigand. Brigand will do severe piercing damage to the next target to land a successful melee attack. | Subterfuge (62)/ |
| 74 | Sidestab | Flank/rear melee attack + interrupt. | Sideswipe (61)/ |
| 75 | Clock | Large crushing damage attack + root that keeps target facing one direction. | Restrain (64)/ |
| 75 | Rob | Stealth melee damage attack + str debuff. | Skewer (63)/ |
| 75 | Roughen | Single target agi + defense debuff. | Ruckus (64)/ |
| 76 | Holdup | Snare + cold debuff. | Secure (65)/ |
| 77 | Entrail | Rear melee damage attack + piercing DOT. | Disembowel (66)/ |
| 77 | Snicker | Threat increase + interrupt + dispel beneficial divine effects. | Vaunt (66)/ |
| 78 | Battery and Assault | Double melee attack. | Malicious Assault (68)/ |
| 78 | Hood of Thugs** | Summons 3 temporary pets that do piercing damage to an encounter. | Band of Thugs (65)/ |
| 79 | Savy | Self str + physical mit buff. | Hardened (69)/ |
| 79 | Stance: Adventurous Advance | Increase slash/pierce/ranged + melee damage and interrupt proc; decrease defense. | Stance: Dauntless Advance (69)/ |
| 80 | Barroom Negotiation | 360 AE melee attack + interrupt. | Underground Negotiation (70)/ |
| 80 | Enfeeblement | Rear melee damage attack + physical mit debuff. | Devitalize (70)/ |
| 80 | Thieves Guild | Buff on a non-rogue/predator group member that increases their resistance debuffs by a significant percent. | N/A |
*Bold denotes a Master II spell/skill choice. These are offered at levels 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64 and 75.
*Italics denotes a fun spell. These must be bought from the appropriate class trainer.
**Ancient Teachings spell/skill. Only exists as Adept I, Adept III (player made) or Master I.