The Shadow skill tree.

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The Shadows are able to wear a light armor only.
The Shadows are able to use fighting styles: Lunge, Bash, Slash, Whirlwind, Shadow Dance.
They have an access to five skills from the Slayer skills tree (If You have The Slayer Trainer too!). // Probably, they will have an access to five skills from the third skills tree of the Shadow & Myst school, which is not announced yet.

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Unnatural Agility

Stats: Intellect, Agility, Chi
Type: Passive
Unlocks at level 5.
Requires 5 trains in weapon skills.
Dexterity and acrobatic feats normally reserved for carnivals, your gladiator has much better chances of not dropping their weapon, getting knocked down, and being ensnared in enemy nets.

Keen Eye

Stats: Intellect, Agility, Chi
Type: Passive
Unlocks at level 5.
Requires 5 trains in weapon skills.
Most gladiators have learned to hide their serious injuries. Your gladiator has learned to spot them and will unapologetically aim for them with extreme prejudice.

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Spectral Touch

Stats: Agility, Presence, Chi
Type: Activated (Offensive)
Unlocks at level 15.
Requires Shadow specialization.
Requires 10 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
Mystical powers or carefully guarded knowledge? Either way the result is the same. A devastating strike affecting a gladiators ability to fight by draining them of the energy to do so.

Sixth Sense

Stats: Intellect, Chi, Passive
Type: Passive
Unlocks at level 15.
Requires 10 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
The soldiers in the Eastern Empire have been reported to have the inexplicable power to always second guess their opponents on the battlefield. Your gladiator also has this power reducing the enemy's ability to defend themselves.

Weapon Finesse

Stats: Intellect, Agility, Stamina
Type: Passive
Unlocks at level 15.
Requires 10 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
Countless hours of training and unyielding practice have further increased your gladiator's Attack Power and Defense beyond what their normal weapon training offers.

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Armour Movement

Stats: Strength, Agility, Size
Type: Armour
Unlocks at level 25.
Requires Shadow specialization.
Requires 30 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
Knowing how to move and fight in Light Armour reduces the penalty to your gladiator's Initiative for wearing it and also teaches them how to actively use it defensively to deflect and absorb incoming attacks.

Dual Strike

Stats: Strength, Agility, Chi
Type: Activated (Offensive)
Unlocks at level 25.
Requires Shadow specialization.
Requires 30 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
In the time span of one attack, your gladiator attacks twice in rapid succession, leaving the opposing gladiator in double the pain and misery.

Blazing Speed

Stats: Agility, Stamina, Chi
Type: Passive
Unlocks at level 25.
Requires 30 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
Lighting like speed and blur like movements keeps your gladiator one step ahead by helping them deliver more of their attacks before the enemy.

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Entangle

Stats: Intellect, Agility, Presence
Type: Activated (Offensive)
Unlocks at level 35.
Requires Shadow specialization.
Requires 55 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
Your gladiator has learned how to turn the Net and Whip into deadly instruments of frustration for their opponents. Whips will disarm and yank their victims to the ground! Nets will tangle, trap and ensnare! Watch as your entangled prey's capabilities are diminished and laugh as they waste precious energy trying to escape!

Uncanny Dodge

Stats: Agility, Stamina, Chi
Type: Activated (Defensive)
Unlocks at level 35.
Requires Shadow specialization.
Requires 55 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
The ability to not get hit is one thing, the ability to not get hit when certain destruction is on its way is another! Your gladiator will wait for their opponent to use an offensive skill and at just the right moment dodge out of the way in a blur of motion.

Riposte

Stats: Intellect, Agility, Chi
Type: Activated (Defensive)
Unlocks at level 35.
Requires Shadow specialization.
Requires 55 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
Why simply parry an incoming attack when you can instead parry and immediately counter attack!

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Shadow Form

Stats: Intellect, Chi, Passive
Type: Passive
Unlocks at level 45.
Requires Shadow specialization.
Requires 90 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
As a master of the Shadow specialty, your gladiator has learned some of its most ancient and powerful secrets. Some swear your gladiator transforms into pure darkness while skeptics explain what they see with more reasonable explanations. Your gladiator's opponent, however, will tell stories of dark shadows and pain as steel passes through their armour as if none were present...

Chilling Aura

Stats: Intellect, Presence, Chi
Type: Passive
Unlocks at level 45.
Requires Shadow specialization.
Requires 90 trains in previous Shadow tiers.
As a master of the Shadow specialty, your gladiator has learned some of its most ancient and powerful secrets. On the battlefield a mysterious chill surrounds your gladiator and radiates outward sapping the energy of their opponents...