Shock Escalation

Malkarion is the Escalation Boss for Shock Escalation.

"Slayers who prove their worth in Shock Escalation will earn the right to take on a Malkarion —a quick-striking, aerial menace with the power of lightning at its call. With the ability to hover just out of range, this sky serpent will have you reaching deep to overcome its shock assaults."

The Malkarion weapons use a Bond instead of a Unique Effect and have a Legendary ability.

Legendary Ability: Teleport to a Behemoth, dealing Shock damage. Usable once, but resets on Behemoth kill.

Rewards

Progressing through a talent tree will unlock permanent rewards that can be claimed when the required level is reached.

Shock Escalation Rewards
Icon	Level	Title	Description
	5	Power Boost 1	Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces damage received by 5% for each Amp active on you.
	8	Exploration Merit Bonus	Earn 100 Exploration Merits
	10	Power Boost 2	Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces damage received by 10% for each Amp active on you.
	15	Extra Amp Option	Grants access to a 4th Amp option during Shock Escalations.
	20	Power Boost 3	Increases damage dealt by 15% and reduces damage received by 15% for each Amp active on you.
	25	Shock Escalation Cosmetics	Malevolent Vision, Malevolent Heart, Malevolent Reach, Malevolent Wings, Malkarion's Glare, and Malevolent Flagstaff

Passives

Passives are unlocked in the Talent Tree and add permanent bonuses on every Shock escalation hunt.

Icon	Name	Description
	Zai's Maneuvers	Admiral Zai's training grants 5% / 10% / 15% passive Movement Speed
	Lucky Strikes	Lady Luck's shared mysterious knowledge of Behemoths grants 3% / 6% / 9% passive Critical Strike chance.
	Strega's Tonic	Granny Strega's tonic grants 1% / 3% / 5% passive Life Steal, but she can no longer refill your flasks during Escalation.
	Moyra's Reinforcement	Moyra has reinforced the joints of your armor, granting 5% / 10% / 15% passive Damage Reduction.
	Kat's Claws	Kat has honed your skills, granting 5% / 7.5% / 10% passive Attack Damage.

Amps

This is a full list of the Amps that are available for this Escalation. You can use talent points to unlock/upgrade many of these Amps in the talent tree. Each Escalation has its own talent tree to develop.

Shock Escalation Amps
Icon	Name	Rarity	Spawn Requirements	Description
	Strega's Bulwark	Common	Less than 5 flask charges	Refills your flask to 5 charges. Your flask also grants you the effects of Bulwark Tonic.
	Strega's Frenzy	Common	Less than 5 flask charges	Refills your flask to 5 charges. Your flask also grants you the effects of Frenzy Tonic.
	Bonds of Conflict	Epic		For each enraged Behemoth, gain +20% critical strike chance. For each aethercharged Behemoth, gain +50% bonus lantern charge from attacks.
	Breath of Life	Common		After taking damage, gain +4% / +6% / +8% lifesteal for 8 seconds.
	Cautious Eidolon	Uncommon	Have Violent Eidolon	Gain an Eidolon that periodically deals 350 damage to a nearby enemy. Dodging through an attack doubles all Eidolon attack speed for 15 seconds.
	Critical Dominion	Rare		Crits against a Behemoth build an aura that slowly decays. When fully built, Slayers within it gain +25% damage.
	Duelist's Precision	Rare		Gain 1% / 2% / 3% stacking critical chance every half second that resets when you critically strike.
	Executioner	Common		Deal +10% / +15% / +20% / +25% damage for each Behemoth below 50% health.
	Full Throttle	Uncommon		Until the next Behemoth is defeated, gain +20% / +30% critical strike chance.
	Hero's Call	Rare		After any Slayer is downed, grant all living Slayers a 200 health shield and +15% movespeed for 12 seconds.
	Locus of Power	Rare		After using your Lantern Hold, create a power circle that grants +30% damage to a slayer within it. Prefers the Amp owner.
	Mender's Gift	Common		Any time the Aether Vent is used, heal 1 / 3 additional Slayers for 200.
	Pack Tactics	Rare		After a Behemoth is interrupted, grant +25% attack speed to all Slayers for 15 seconds. Does not stack.
	Pact of Might	Uncommon	Not the last round	For the next encounter, take 20% more damage. Afterwards, deal +20% damage.
	Pact of Vitality	Uncommon	Not the last round	For the next encounter, heal 50% less from all sources. Afterwards, gain +250 max health and heal 35% more from all sources.
	Paragon's Blessing	Common		Dodging through an attack grants +10% / +13% / +17% / +20% damage to all Slayers for 20 seconds or until you take damage.
	Ravenous Eidolon	Common	Have Violent Eidolon	Gain an Eidolon that periodically deals 350 damage to a nearby enemy. Consumable use doubles all Eidolon attack speed for 15 seconds.
	Spiteful Evasion	Uncommon		After dodging through an attack, gain Malkarion's Spite (+15% crit chance, +15% movespeed) for 10 / 15 / 20 seconds
	Spiteful Onslaught	Uncommon		After using your lantern tap, gain Malkarion's Spite (+15% crit chance, +15% movespeed) for 10 / 15 / 20 seconds
	Squad Goals	Common	Be in a group	Deal +5% damage. For each other player with Squad Goals, deal +2.5% / +5% additional damage.
	Thrill of the Hunt	Uncommon	Not the last round	Each time a Behemoth is defeated, deal +2.5% / +5% / +7.5% / +10% damage.
	Thunderous Mantle	Epic		Sprinting costs no stamina and builds static charge. At max stacks, your next attack within 3 seconds deals 1000 bonus damage.
	Torrent Shield	Uncommon		Using your Lantern Hold ability grants +150 / +200 / +300 health shield to all Slayers for 15 seconds.
	Transcendant Spite	Uncommon	Have the Amps Spiteful Evasion or Spiteful Onslaught	While Malkarion's Spite is active, gain +125% critical strike damage.
	Violent Eidolon	Common		Gain an Eidolon that periodically deals 350 damage to a nearby enemy. Lantern Hold uses doubles all Eidolon attack speed for 15 seconds.
	Virulent Impact	Rare		After you critically strike, deal 75% of the crit's damage to all Behemoths.
	Zealus Eidolon	Common	Have Violent Eidolon	Gain an Eidolon that periodically deals 350 damage to a nearby enemy. Lantern Tap use doubles all Eidolon attack speed for 15 seconds.

Crossover Amps

Crossover Amps are customized amps from other Escalations. These Amps do not appear unless the associated Talent has been unlocked in the Talent Tree.

Multi-Amp Unlocks
Icon	Name	Rarity	Talent Required	Description
	Exposed Weakness	Common	Wounded Corruption	Add 200 wound damage to each attack.
	Elemental Summoner	Common		Dealing 2,000 wound damage summons a random stationary elemental to assist you for 30 seconds. Attacks deal additional wound damage per hit.
	Surgical Destruction	Common		Grants a 6% buff for the remained of the run when a wounded part is broken.
	Shield Sphere	Common	Enduring Barriers	When a short distance from a Behemoth, occasionally spawn a ball of energy that grants all nearby players 250 shields when destroyed.
	Shrapnel	Common		When any shield expires or is refreshed, it explodes, dealing damage in an AoE equal to 3 times the remaining shield value.
	Pact of Hunger	Uncommon		For the next encounter, consumables are disabled. Afterwards, gain +8% Lifesteal.
	Lady Luck's Barrage	Common	Lady Luck's Flames	Dealing stagger damage builds up a reserve of cannon balls, which are fired from above every minute.
	Togadoro's Strength	Common		Breaking a Behemoth part activates all currently-held Torgadoro's amps, granting you 16 seconds of +250 stagger damage.
	Torgadoro's Fury	Common		Dodging through an attack activates all currently held Torgadoro's amps, granting you 16 seconds of +20% damage.

Modifiers

Shock Escalation Mods
Icon	Name	Description
	Bombers	Bombers spawn periodically. Killing them grants a bonus the next time you deal damage to a behemoth. Stacks multiple times.
	Danger Zones	Danger Zones periodically appear on the island. Avoid them before they explode!
	Lightning Stars	Crystals periodically spawn near Slayers and then detonate. If destroyed by Slayers, they spawn a buff
	Shock Smollusks	Shock Smollusks inhabit the area and will lay trails of dangerous shock slime wherever they traverse.
	Spitters	Spitters spawn periodically. Killing them grants a bonus the next time you deal damage to a behemoth. Stacks multiple times.
	Static Shock	Spires periodically spawn and target Slayers with Shock projectiles.
	Styxian Sacrifice	Styxian predator fauna will hunt lone and injured Slayers, but will keep their distance from Behemoths.
	Tracking Lightning	Slayers will periodically be targeted by a lightning curse that predicts ther movements.
	Umbral Instability	Behemoths have been touched by unstable umbral energy and will periodicaly create black holes that must be destroyed.
	Weak Spot	Behemoths are more durable, but have a conductive weak point.