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Backstab is a Deceiver primary ability in Nosgoth.

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"Manifest a blade of eldritch energy that deals increased damage when striking from behind."

―Nosgoth^[src]

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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

Innate abilities	Blood drinking Combat

Forms	Bat Form Wolf Form Disguise Form Mist Form Beguile

Spells	Sanctuary Light Energy Bolt Repel Inspire Hate Stun Incapacitate Blood Gout Control Mind Blood Shower Spirit Death Lightning Spirit Wrack

Cut abilities	Force Shield Magic Absorb

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Innate abilities	Combat Crouching Gliding Shifting Sneaking Soul devouring

Earned abilities	Phasing through gates Scaling walls Telekinetic force projectiles/Reaver bolts Swimming Constricting

Glyphs	Glyphs (The Shift Glyph The Force Glyph The Stone Glyph The Sound Glyph The Water Glyph The Fire Glyph The Sunlight Glyph)

Cut abilities	Amplified force projectiles Possess Shape-shifting Shift At Will The Spirit Glyph

Soul Reaver 2

Innate abilities	Combat Crouching Gliding Phasing through gates Scaling walls Shifting Sneaking Soul devouring Swimming Telekinetic force projectiles/Reaver bolts

Cut abilities	Constricting Glyphs (The Balance Glyph The Conflict Glyph The Death Glyph The Dimension Glyph The Energy Glyph The Mind Glyph The Nature Glyph The States Glyph The Time Glyph) Reaver augmentations (The Air Reaver augmentation The Dark Reaver augmentation The Earth Reaver augmentation The Fire Reaver augmentation The Light Reaver augmentation The Spirit Reaver augmentation The Water Reaver augmentation)

Blood Omen 2

Innate abilities	Absorbing veins Blood drinking Combat Floating

Dark gifts	Dark gifts (Mist Fury Jump Charm Berserk Telekinesis Immolate)

Cut abilities	Sneaking

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

Kain's unique abilities	Bat Form Blood drinking Charged attacks Combat Enhanced telekinesis Feeding the Reaver Floating Mist Form Reaver spells Scaling walls Superhuman Leap

Raziel's unique abilities	Charged attacks Combat Feeding the Reaver Gliding Phasing through gates Possession/Shifting Scaling walls Reaver spells Soul devouring Swimming Telekinetic force projectiles

Kain's earned abilities	Special attacks (Cadaverous Laceration Sanguine Censure Infernal Sundering Nightmare's Hammer Kinetic Shackles)

Raziel's earned abilities	Special attacks (Perforate Carcass Phantasmal Tempest Shatter Spirit Empyreal Rending Stasis Field) Telekinesis

Enemy abilities	Air Jump Amplify Damage Berserk Shield Berserker Rage Blast of Distortion Blind Charge Bone Rain Breath of the Inferno Call of Possession Call Shadows Charge and Leap Chill of the Grave Claw Swipe Crack of Lightning Cyclone Spin Demonic Benedictions Discord Bolt Draining Leash Echolocate Electrical Displacement Fiery Shield Fireball Fury of Terra Grab/Throw Grave Spit Hawk Dive Heal Homing Projectile Kinetic Shield Mental Simulacrum Nature's Grip Nether Rift Projectile Hold Quiescent Transformation Regeneration Rune Shield Shadow Charge Sky Fury Spatial Rift Spiral Dive Telekinetic Immunity Tempest's Cloak Tentacle Grab Time Distortion Time Singularity TK Acquire TK Force TK Push TK Shield Torrent of Wind Vapor Ball Zephyr's Wind

Cut abilities	Beast Mode Ground slam Hang-gliding Wolf Form

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Legacy of Kain: The Dark Prophecy

Beast Mode Beguile Mist Form Wolf Form

Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun

Innate abilities	Shifting

Upgrades	Morph Kill Basic Flame Resistance Alchemical Resistance Soul Absorb Soul Bounty Shift Bomb Advanced Wings Oilskin Morph Kill Advanced Cross-Realm Vision Cross-Realm Vision Extended Accelerated Morph Charge Health Basic Advanced Healing Damage Basic

Nosgoth

Special abilities

Reaver	Pounce Savage Pounce Sweeping Kick Leap Attack

Tyrant	Charge Marathon Jump Attack

Sentinel	Kidnap Abduct Sonic Boom

Deceiver	Disguise Dominate Mind

Summoner	Abyssal Bolt Hell Strike

Primary abilities

Hunter	Bola Poison Bola Whip

Alchemist	Sunlight Vial Light Bomb Immolation

Scout	Throw Knives Camouflage Mark Target

Prophet	Hex Shot Disabling Curse Draining Curse

Vanguard	Shield Bash Shield Charge Judgement

Beastmaster	Powershot Leyline

Reaver	Shadow Bomb Choking Haze

Tyrant	Ground Slam Shockwave Throw

Sentinel	Wing Flap Puncture

Deceiver	Backstab Infect

Summoner	Summon Stalkers Summon Slayer

Secondary abilities

Hunter	Explosive Shot Blinding Shot Grenade Sticky Grenade

Alchemist	Fire Wall Poison Cloud Flamethrower Healing Mist

Scout	Volley Turret Grappling Hook Trap

Prophet	Life Leech Sacrifice Eldritch Guard

Vanguard	Rousing Cry Bulwark

Beastmaster	Chain Lightning Nature's Fury

Reaver	Evasion Shadow Step Haste

Tyrant	Ignore Pain Enrage

Sentinel	Dive Bomb Takeoff Air Strike Sonic Shriek

Deceiver	Illusions Shroud

Summoner	Abyssal Barrier Deathly Shield

Raptor abilities

Human	List of Nosgoth human talents List of Nosgoth Hunter talents List of Nosgoth Alchemist talents List of Nosgoth Scout talents List of Nosgoth Prophet talents List of Nosgoth Vanguard talents List of Nosgoth Beastmaster talents

Vampire	List of Nosgoth vampire talents List of Nosgoth Reaver talents List of Nosgoth Tyrant talents List of Nosgoth Sentinel talents List of Nosgoth Deceiver talents List of Nosgoth Summoner talents

List of Nosgoth executions

List of Nosgoth boasts

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Nosgoth

Series

Cancelled games	Nosgoth

Prototypes	The Nosgoth closed alpha The Nosgoth closed beta The Nosgoth open beta

History

Eras	The events of Soul Reaver

Events	The vampire civil war The war for Nosgoth

Timelines	Timelines (The second timeline The third timeline The fourth timeline)

Human	Hunters Alchemists Scouts Prophets Vanguards Beastmasters

Vampire	Reavers Tyrants Sentinels Deceivers Summoners Rahabim

Other characters

List of Nosgoth other characters

Locations

Maps	Freeport Valeholm Provance Sommerdamm The Fane The Crucible The Silenced Cathedral

Minor locations	The Great Southern Sea Meridian The Smokestack Turel's Clan Territory

Other locations	Avernus Dark Eden

Animals
Ghouls
Mutants
Sluagh

The human rebellion	The Ironguard The red sisters of Anarcrothe The watchers The lost seers of Avernus The drowning men The scourge of the wild

Kain's empire	The Dumahim The Turelim The Razelim The Zephonim The Melchahim The Rahabim

Game modes	Team Deathmatch New Recruit Flashpoint Capture the Body

Achievements The Armory The Forge Health stations

Hunter	Hunter's Armor Armor of the Exile Guardian's Brigandine Mercenary's Harness Veteran's Armor Dead Man's Mail Exalted Iron Guard Bloody Survivor Bloody Victor Auric Iron Guard Elite Iron Guard "SunCult"

Alchemist	Alchemist's Leathers Elustra's Mask Robes of the Desert Brimstone Vest Chemical Harness Nomad's Guise Exalted Red Sister Bloody Victor Auric Red Sister Bloody Survivor Elite Red Sister

Scout	Scout's Armor Armor of the Watch Marksman's Regalia Blight Stalker's Garb Assassin's Shroud Shroud of Lost Souls Exalted Watcher Auric Watcher Elite Watcher

Prophet	Prophet's Vestments Bloody Raiment Face of Malus Cenobite's Hood Woods Witch Witch of the North Woods Relic Hunter Auric Lost Seer Exalted Lost Seer Elite Lost Seer

Vanguard	Vanguard's Leathers Outlaw's Hood Ravager's Helm Corsair's Jack Mark of the Survivor War Cultist Auric Drowning Man Exalted Drowning Man Elite Drowning Man

Beastmaster	Furs of the Scourge Hunter's Furs Raptor's Mail Elementalist's Coat Druid's Hood

Reaver	Reaver's Armor Raider's Hauberk Nightstalker's Mail Dumahim Platemail Imperial Guard Regalia Founder's Reaver Armor Marked Dumahim Evolved Dumahim Marked Evolved Dumahim

Tyrant	Tyrant's Armor Gilded Colossus Turelim Platemail Gladiator's Aegis Armor of the Imperial Guard Forgemaster's Mail Marked Turelim Conqueror Warlord Executioner Evolved Turelim Marked Evolved Turelim

Sentinel	Sentinel's Armor Iridescent Chitin Marauder's Carapace Hammerhead Husk Dark Angel's Carapace Eternal Scale Marked Razielim Evolved Razielim Marked Evolved Razielim

Deceiver	Deceiver's Armor Robes of the Manipulator Infiltrator's Mantle Flayer's Harness Imperial Guard Vestments Marked Zephonim Ashen Torturer Evolved Zephonim Marked Evolved Zephonim

Summoner	Ghoul-caller's Mantle Summoner Armor Gilded Corpse Melchahim Platemail Robes of the Imperial Guard Marked Melchahim Cager of Souls Evolved Melchahim Marked Evolved Melchahim

Rahabim	"RahabVampire" "RahabVampire2" "RahabVampire3" "RahabVampire4" "RahabVampire5"

Hunter	Repeater Multibow Siege Bow Bolt-thrower

Alchemist	Hand Cannon Fullbore Cannon Multi Cannon Viscous Cannon

Scout	Compound Bow War Bow Swiftbow Stormbow Splinter Bow

Prophet	Dual Pistols Heavy Pistols Piercing Pistols Quick Pistols

Vanguard	Kama Waraxe Splitter Hatchet Impaler Axe

Beastmaster	Shotgun Repeating Shotgun Heavy Shotgun Hunter's Shotgun

Treshawks

Boosters

List of Nosgoth boosters

List of Nosgoth banners

Minor items

Red blood

Special abilities

Reaver	Pounce Savage Pounce Sweeping Kick Leap Attack

Tyrant	Charge Marathon Jump Attack

Sentinel	Kidnap Abduct Sonic Boom

Deceiver	Disguise Dominate Mind

Summoner	Abyssal Bolt Hell Strike

Primary abilities

Hunter	Bola Poison Bola Whip

Alchemist	Sunlight Vial Light Bomb Immolation

Scout	Throw Knives Camouflage Mark Target

Prophet	Hex Shot Disabling Curse Draining Curse

Vanguard	Shield Bash Shield Charge Judgement

Beastmaster	Powershot Leyline

Reaver	Shadow Bomb Choking Haze

Tyrant	Ground Slam Shockwave Throw

Sentinel	Wing Flap Puncture

Deceiver	Backstab Infect

Summoner	Summon Stalkers Summon Slayer

Secondary abilities

Hunter	Explosive Shot Blinding Shot Grenade Sticky Grenade

Alchemist	Fire Wall Poison Cloud Flamethrower Healing Mist

Scout	Volley Turret Grappling Hook Trap

Prophet	Life Leech Sacrifice Eldritch Guard

Vanguard	Rousing Cry Bulwark

Beastmaster	Chain Lightning Nature's Fury

Reaver	Evasion Shadow Step Haste

Tyrant	Ignore Pain Enrage

Sentinel	Dive Bomb Takeoff Air Strike Sonic Shriek

Deceiver	Illusions Shroud

Summoner	Abyssal Barrier Deathly Shield

Raptor abilities

Human	List of Nosgoth human talents List of Nosgoth Hunter talents List of Nosgoth Alchemist talents List of Nosgoth Scout talents List of Nosgoth Prophet talents List of Nosgoth Vanguard talents List of Nosgoth Beastmaster talents

Vampire	List of Nosgoth vampire talents List of Nosgoth Reaver talents List of Nosgoth Tyrant talents List of Nosgoth Sentinel talents List of Nosgoth Deceiver talents List of Nosgoth Summoner talents

List of Nosgoth executions

List of Nosgoth boasts

Enemies

Lesser ghouls ( Stalkers Rawhead stalkers Sluagh stalkers Vault stalkers) Greater ghouls ( Slayers Brute slayers)

Production

Team	Square Enix Psyonix

Gallery

Audio	Voiceover

Images	Screenshots Cinematic stills Texture maps Square Enix images Isaac Choi images Nick Choles images Todd Harris images Eric Majka images Bobby McCoin images Jason Newhouse images Riot Pixels images Tales of Nosgoth images The Lost Worlds images Jay Zhang images

Videos	YouTube videos

Archive

Transcripts	Nosgoth transcript

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