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[Immortal_Blood]

Most importantly it gives you haste which enables you to use your skills more frequently.

- a bonus to crit chance, which is especially good for low level rogues who cannot achieve 100%.
- a stacking bonus to damage, very useful to use with elixirs and other damage modifiers such as procs and other players pet AA's.
- a passive and an arcane ability which reduces damage dealt to you.

And last but not least... a secret boss killing passive which deals an incredible amount of damage.