transfixion
Halls of Torment Abilities
Checked 2026-10-29. Covers 1.0, The Boglands (2025-10-28) and The Lost Archives (2026-10-22).
The wiki counts 30 pickup abilities; store totals that include upgrades use a different scope. Find unlock examples and Transfixion’s source wording below. New Archives ability upgrade counts should not be inferred from older general rules.
Thirty abilities, more upgrades
The Fandom ability category on 29 October 2026 lists 30 abilities: 18 base, 6 tied to Bard, 3 from The Boglands, and 3 from The Lost Archives (Judging Light, Shields of Vengeance, Blood Rite). Steam marketing text that says “74 abilities and ability upgrades” or “80+” is counting upgrades. Both phrases can be true. A run offers at most 6 abilities, the wiki says, and the general wiki page describes two selected upgrades, with exceptions for Mark of Knowledge and Ability Signet. The 22 October official announcement separately gives each new Archives ability four upgrades; do not treat the older general rule as universal.
Transfixion
Transfixion unlocks from the quest Archery Master I. The wiki’s base-stat note says each pierce decreases damage to 66.6% of the original damage; this wording does not establish a repeated multiplicative formula. On-hit status chance starts at 15%, and on-crit status chance starts at 0%. Damage, area, attack speed, crit chance, and crit damage all affect it. That paragraph is one wiki page. I do not have a patch note that reprints the 66.6% figure.
12 rows. Select a column heading to sort.
| Transfixion | Archery Master I |
| Flame Strike and Frost Avalanche | Ember Survivor I |
| Hailstorm | Bladestorm II |
| Ring Blades | Swordplay Mastery I |
| Dragon's Breath | Inferno I |
| Radiant Aura | False Blessing I |
| Clay Golem | Demonic Commander I |
| Meteor Strike | Thunderstorm I |
| Kugelblitz | Shield Mastery I |
| Arcane Rift | Depths Dominator III |
| Morning Star | Riflewoman II |
| Spectral Fists | Ability Mastery II |
Questions and answers
How many abilities are there?
30 pickup abilities on the wiki (29 Oct 2026). Store sentences that say 74 or 80+ are including upgrades. Do not add the numbers together.
Where do abilities drop?
The wiki says tomes and scrolls of mastery, from fixed spawns and elite drops. Exact map pins are not published.
Sources · 2026-10-29
- Fandom: Transfixion — 66.6% pierce rule, single wiki (checked 2026-10-29)
- Fandom ability category — Count of 30 (checked 2026-10-29)
Wiki material is adapted from the linked Halls of Torment Wiki articles and their contributors under CC BY-SA. Changes include selected columns, formatting and annotations. Each source article’s history lists its contributors.