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{{Quote|Stasis is the element of will and control. It slows, detains, and shatters. It was our first step into Darkness, and taught us the universe is not as black and white as it first seemed.|Osiris}}<ref name = "Explain">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UKeMo3UerU&ab_channel=SILENTSIX| Osiris explains the elements]</ref> | {{Quote|Stasis is the element of will and control. It slows, detains, and shatters. It was our first step into Darkness, and taught us the universe is not as black and white as it first seemed.|Osiris}}<ref name = "Explain">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UKeMo3UerU&ab_channel=SILENTSIX| Osiris explains the elements]</ref> | ||
'''Stasis''' is an elemental manifestation of the [[Darkness]], in an equivalent manner as [[Arc]], [[Solar]] and [[Void]] are elemental manifestations of the [[Light]]. It is related to cold and the concept of | '''Stasis''' is an elemental manifestation of the [[Darkness]], in an equivalent manner as [[Arc]], [[Solar]] and [[Void]] are elemental manifestations of the [[Light]]. It is related to cold and the concept of the reduction of entropy, and more precisely to the ending of movement on a macroscopic and atomic level; slowing, detaining, and then shattering. In keeping with the Darkness' connection with thoughts and consciousness, it also embodies the concepts of will and control, and to wield and master it requires someone to exercise ultimate authority over both oneself and others, lest destruction run wild.<ref name = "Explain"/> It is first introduced in the expansion ''[[Beyond Light]]'' as the first of Darkness-based [[subclass]]es. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Enemies=== | ===Enemies=== | ||
Stasis damage is rare among enemies. [[Ultra|Powerful]] [[Fallen]] of the [[House of Salvation]] can use Stasis abilities in the form of Duskfield and Coldsnap Grenades, ranged '''freezing''' Stasis Blasts, or waves of '''Stasis crystals'''. The only common ranged Stasis weapon is the [[Stasis Boomer]] wielded by some [[Taken]], while the only common melee weapon is the [[Stasis Censer]] used by [[Scorn]] [[Ravager]]s. That said, these attacks always have additional effects beyond their elemental damage, being capable of '''slowing''' and '''freezing''' the player. [[Subjugator]]s are able to use Stasis | Stasis damage is rare among enemies. [[Ultra|Powerful]] [[Fallen]] of the [[House of Salvation]] can use Stasis abilities in the form of Duskfield and Coldsnap Grenades, ranged '''freezing''' Stasis Blasts, or waves of '''Stasis crystals'''. The only common ranged Stasis weapon is the [[Stasis Boomer]] wielded by some [[Taken]], while the only common melee weapon is the [[Stasis Censer]] used by [[Scorn]] [[Ravager]]s. That said, these attacks always have additional effects beyond their elemental damage, being capable of '''slowing''' and '''freezing''' the player. [[Omen (Dread)|Omen]] [[Subjugator]]s and [[Attendant]] [[Psion]]s are able to use Stasis attacks that '''slow''' and '''freeze''' targets. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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SalavationVIPs.gif|Stasis Barons using Stasis | SalavationVIPs.gif|Stasis Barons using Stasis | ||
DestinyEramis.gif|Eramis using Stasis | DestinyEramis.gif|Eramis using Stasis | ||
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'''Stasis-wielding Dread'''<br> | |||
<gallery perrow=4> | |||
File:Subjugator Stasis 2.png|The '''Omen''', a Stasis-wielding [[Subjugator]] | |||
File:Attendant 1.png|The '''Attendant''', a Stasis-wielding [[Psion]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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