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== Minor Elemental ==
;*[[Lock Pick Enhancement (403)]]
:Training in Water Lore will remove 1 point per seed 10 [[summation]] level of potential damage to a [[lockpick]] on a failed picking attempt.  The potential damage to a lockpick can completely removed, but any previous damage will not be fixed by Water Lore.  The bonus will apply when cast on others.

;*[[Disarm Enhancement (404)]]
: Provide phantom ranks (at a seed 1 rate) when determining if you failed badly enough to set off the trap.

;*[[Unlock (407)]]
:Training in Water Lore will corrode a lock on unsuccessful casts. Each corrosion of the lock will subtract from the lock's difficulty based on a seed 1 of the Summation Chart up to a total reduction of 10% of the lock difficulty. The effect lasts 60 seconds and is refreshed on successive casts, while the corrosion is cumulative upon each cast (up to 10%).

;*[[Disarm (408)]]
:Training in Water Lore will corrode a trap on unsuccessful casts. Each corrosion of the trap will subtract from the trap's difficulty based on a seed 1 of the Summation Chart up to a total reduction of 10% of the trap difficulty. The effect lasts 60 seconds and is refreshed on successive casts, while the corrosion is cumulative upon each cast (up to 10%).

;*[[Elemental Wave (410)]]
:Training in Water Lore will cause targets to have a reduced maneuver defense determined by an unknown linear formula based on skill.

;*[[Piercing Gaze (416)]]
:Training in Water Lore will provide a chance of Skill/4 to show Unlock and Disarm success messaging (the messaging for Disarm to work will only be displayed if the caster has discovered the trap).

;*[[Mana Focus (418)]]
:Training in Water Lore will apply a +10 mana regeneration bonus to the caster only on successful attempts. The duration of the effect is a set number of pulses based on a seed 10 summation. This effect does not require the caster to remain in the noded room.

;*[[Major Elemental Wave (435)]]
:Training in Water Lore will cause targets to have a reduced maneuver defense determined by an unknown linear formula based on skill.

== Major Elemental ==
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;*[[Chromatic Circle (502)]]
:Targets have a chance to incur a DS penalty (for 15 seconds or 2 attacks) of {{mono|2 per seed 1 summation of ranks }}to successive casts of (Minor Water?), Minor Cold, Major Cold, and attacks with ice-flaring weapons.  In combination with Air Lore, Water Lore determines the DS penalty of follow-up attacks of Minor Shock, Major Shock, and lightning flaring weapons by {{mono|seed 1 summation [(Water Lore + Air Lore ranks) ÷ 2]}}. 
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;*[[Cold Snap (512)]]
:Water Lore increases the possible number of targets from a base of four by +1 per seed 5 summation of ranks.
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:Water Lore provides a chance to shatter an injured body part when an applicable bolt spell is cast at a target encased in ice of skill bonus/3. 
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:Water Lore allows subsequent casts of Minor Water to convert to [[Minor Cold (1709)]], with the number of casts based on a seed 10 summation of ranks.
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;*[[Rapid Fire (515)]]
:Training in Water Lore provides a chance to negate the cooldown when the effect ends based on a seed 1 summation of ranks.
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;*[[Mana Leech (516)]]
:Training in Water Lore provides a chance based on seed 2 ranks [[summation]] for an additional 20 mana to be added to the amount drained from the target. 
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;*[[Cone of Elements (518)]]
:20 ranks of Water Lore unlocks Cold specification, which uses [[Minor Cold (1709)]], and gains from Minor Cold's respective lore benefits.  20 ranks also unlocks Water specification, which uses [[Minor Water (903)]], and gains from Minor Water's respective lore benefits.  
:10 ranks of Water Lore is required to add to all combination elements:  
::+ 10 ranks of Fire Lore for Steam specification, which uses [[Minor Steam (1707)]], and gains from Minor Steam's respective lore benefits
::+ 10 ranks of Earth Lore for Acid specification, which uses [[Minor Acid (904)]], and gains from Minor Acid's respective lore benefits.
::+ 10 ranks of Air Lore for Lightning specification, which uses [[Major Shock (910)]], and gains from Major Shock's respective lore benefits.

;*[[Mage Armor (520)]]
:When cast in water mode, decreases dispel nullification 30-second cooldown by a number of seconds equal to seed 1 summation of ranks.
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;*[[Time Stop (550)]]
:50 ranks of Water Lore causes [[Elemental Wave (410)]] to automatically be cast for free along with Time Stop.

== Wizard Base ==
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;*[[Minor Shock (901)]]
:Training in Water Lore increases the [[damage factor]] by .001 per two ranks up to rank 100 and .001 per 4 ranks for ranks 101 to 200. Total cumulative bonus of .075 at 200 ranks (300 skill) of water lore.  
:Water Lore also increases the duration of Stun Shock, which is 8 sec + seed 10 rank summation.
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;*[[Minor Water (903)]]
:Water Lore increases the [[damage factor]] by .001 per rank up to 50 ranks, .001 per two ranks for ranks 51 to 100 and .001 per four ranks for ranks above 100.
:20 ranks of Water Lore is a prerequisite for use with [[Cone of Elements (518)]]. 
:Water Lore further increases the chance to "soak" a target from a base 20% with no ranks up to 100% with 60 ranks.  Soaking adds greatly to the chance to activate Stun Shock, which is a persistent electrical jolt causing either stun or light damage, caused by Minor and Major Shock.
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:In addition to the direct benefits, a minimum of 10 ranks of Water Lore allows Minor Water to be cast at targets already [[rooted]] by Cold Snap, and each cast will be converted to [[Minor Cold (1709)]].  The number of casts this is applicable is equivalent to the bonus level of a seed 10 [[summation]] of ranks.
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;*[[Minor Acid (904)]]
:30 ranks of Water Lore unlocks [[Major Acid (1710)]], used with [[EVOKE]].
:10 ranks of Water Lore (along with 10 ranks of Earth Lore) unlocks the ability to use this spell with [[Cone of Elements (518)]].
:Combined Water and Earth Lore ranks increase the damage factor of .001 per 2 ranks for ranks 1-100, and .001 per 4 ranks for ranks 101-200 (.075 max).

;*[[Major Cold (907)]]
:Training in Water Lore increases the [[damage factor]] by .001 per rank up to 50 ranks, .001 per two ranks for ranks 51 to 100 and .001 per four ranks for ranks above 100. 
:In addition, Water Lore determines the potential maximum number of opponents hit by the splash (''See [[ball spell]]s'').
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;*[[Major Shock (910)]]
:Training in Water Lore increases the [[damage factor]] by .001 every two ranks up to rank 100 and .001 per four ranks for ranks 101 to 200. Total cumulative bonus of .075 at 200 ranks (300 skill) of water lore.
:Water Lore also increases the duration of Stun Shock, which is 8 sec + seed 10 rank summation.
:10 ranks of Water Lore (along with 10 ranks of Air Lore) unlocks lightning element specification, which multi-casts this spell with [[Cone of Elements (518)]]. 
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;*[[Earthen Fury (917)]]
:Training in Water Lore gives each successful critical cycle a (Lore Ranks/5)% chance to do an immediate extra, more powerful, critical against the target in the Cold version of the spell, not subject to rounding.
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;*[[Call Familiar (920)]]
:50 ranks of Water Lore will unlock the ability to set an anchor to the naturally occurring earthnode of a caster's choice.
:75 ranks of Water Lore will unlock the ability to allow your familiar to travel to another town within the same [[Realm#Teleportation_Zones|zone]].

;*[[Core Tap (950)]]
:Training in Water Lore allows for more free mana to fuel spells based on a 6 multiplier of a seed 10 summation.
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== Sorcerer Base ==
;*[[Energy Maelstrom (710)]]
:Training in Water Lore will increase the damage of water cycles.  Any combination of Elemental Lore ranks will speed up the formation of the storm at 5, 15, 30, 50, and 75 total ranks, with the storm forming in a less than 10 seconds at 75 ranks.

;*[[Dark Catalyst (719)]]
:At 12 ranks of a given lore, the critical rank of the relevant damage cycle is increased by one level; at 50 ranks, it is increased by 2 levels; and at 100 lore ranks, it is increased by 3 levels. This flat modifier is unaffected by the warding margin.

;*[[Animate Dead (730)]]
:Training in Water Lore will increase the damage of an animate corpse explosion for water-attuned sorcerers.

== Arcane ==
;*[[Minor Steam (1707)]]
:Water Lore also increases this spell's [[damage factor]] by .001 per two ranks for ranks 1 to 100 and .001 per four ranks for ranks 101 to 200. Total DF bonus with 200 lore ranks is .075. Damage factor bonus is also similarly affected by ranks in [[Elemental Lore, Fire]] with the DF bonus capped at 200 combined lore ranks.
:10 ranks of Water Lore (along with 10 ranks of Fire Lore) is a prerequisite for use with [[Cone of Elements (518)]]. 

;*[[Minor Cold (1709)]]
:Training in Water Lore increases the [[damage factor]] by .001 per rank up to 50 ranks, .001 per two ranks for ranks 51 to 100 and .001 per four ranks for ranks 101 to 200. Total cumulative bonus is .100 at 200 ranks (300 skill) of water lore.
:20 ranks of Water Lore unlocks cold element specification ability to multi-cast this spell in [[Cone of Elements (518)]].

;*[[Major Acid (1710)]]
:Combined Water and Earth Lore ranks increase the damage factor of .001 per 2 ranks for ranks 1-100, and .001 per 4 ranks for ranks 101-200 (.075 max).

== Related Links ==
*[[Elemental Lore]]
*[[Elemental Lore, Air]]
*[[Elemental Lore, Earth]]
*[[Elemental Lore, Fire]]
*[[Elemental lore review (saved posts)]]
*[[Lore chart]]

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