Having Bastian as an active companion grants you Bastian’s Insight: “Potions looted from chests and monsters have a 30% chance to be improved by Bastian’s Insight.”
Bastian’s starting quest is found at the Southern edge of the Blackwood zone at Deepscorn Hollow.
Bastian’s Companion Skills
Bastian starts out with basic skills very similar to that of the Dragonknight Class in ESO. Bastian comes equipped with an inferno staff and has a deep love of magic. I suspect he is a “vegan” as he dislikes foods with cheese and does not approve of killing animals.
| ARDENT WARRIOR (DPS) | ||
 Crag Smash | Bastian hurls a chunk of rock at an enemy, dealing 8580 Physical Damage. | Cast Time: 0.4 Sec |
 Fiery Flail | Bastian lashes an enemy with flame, dealing 8580 Flame Damage and setting them Off Balance for 7 seconds. | Cast Time: 0.5 Sec |
 Scorching Strike | Bastian slashes an enemy with flame, dealing 8580 Flame Damage and an additional 12872 Flame Damage over 8 seconds. | Cast Time: 0.2 Sec |
Ultimate Unleashed Rage | Bastian builds up rage, then unleashes it in a devastating explosion around them. The Explosion deals 12870 Flame Damage to enemies and stuns them for 4 seconds, while also releasing four lines of fire in a cross formation that deal an additional 3218 Flame Damage to any enemy hit. | Cast Time: 2 Sec |
| DRACONIC ARMOR (TANK) | ||
 Drake’s Blood | Bastian draws on their draconic blood, healing for 25% of their Max Health and reducing their damage taken by 20% for 8 seconds. Used when Bastian is below 75% Health. | Cast Time: 0.4 Sec |
 Crushing Claws | Bastian calls forth talons from the ground, dealing 4017 Flame Damage to enemies nearby and immobilizng them for 4 seconds. | Cast Time: 0.6 Sec |
 Blazing Grasp | Bastian launches a fiery chain to grasp an pull an enemy to them. Used when the enemy can be moved and is further than 10 meters away. | Cast Time: 0.2 Sec |
| RADIATING HEART (HEAL) | ||
 Kindle | Bastian launches a searing fireball at themselves or an ally to cauterize their wounds, healing for 7800 Health. Used when Bastian Hallix or an ally is below 75% Health | Cast Time: 0.3 Sec |
 Basalt Barrier | Bastian calls the earth to their defense, granting a damage shield for them and their nearby allies that absorbs 3900 damage for 6 seconds. While the damage shield holds, healing received is increased by 15%. | Cast Time: 0.6 Sec |
 Searing Weapons | Bastian charges their weapons and their allies’ weapons with volcanic power, increasing their damage done with Light and Heavy Attacks by 15% for 8 seconds. | Cast Time: 0.2 Sec |
| PASSIVE SKILLS | |
 Tough | Increases Max Health by 3% and Damage Done by 3%. |
COMPANION RAPPORT
Gaining & Managing Rapport
Rapport with Companions begins at cordial, starting with the introductory quest, and may go up and down over time, depending on your actions with the active Companion. All Companions have strong personal preferences which you can learn about through dialogue and experimentation in the world.
As rapport increases or falls, various thresholds will be met, with corresponding changes in the Companion’s dialogue with you. At higher tiers of rapport, the Companion will be inclined to share personal information with you and ask for assistance with associated quests. At lower tiers of rapport, the Companion may choose to part ways with you for a time.
Rapport adjustments are displayed in real time in the loot stream and have limitations on how often they can be triggered for both positive and negative rapport events. You can always see the current rapport status on the overview window of the Companion UI.
| APPROVAL | DISAPPROVAL |
| Completing personal quest: +500 (once) | Any thievery and killing friendly NPCs: -25 |
| Completing Mages Guild daily: +125 | Using Blade of Woe on friendly NPCs: -25 |
| Visiting a Mages Guild hall that could hold a portal to Eyevea: +10 (20 hours) | Pickpocketing: -25 |
| Visiting Eyevea or Artaeum: +10 (20 hours, shared cooldown) | Stealing: -5 |
| Helping a random encounter: +10 | Looting Thieves Troves: -5 |
| Gathering Psijic Portals: +5 | Fleeing from guards: -1 |
| Scrying: +5 (5 minutes) | Crafting Provisions with Cheese: -1 |
| Visiting Crafting Stations: +1 | Killing animals: -1 |
| Reading a random book: +1 (15 minutes) | |
| Killing (Worm) Cultists: +1 (5-10 minutes) | |
| Killing Bandits: +1 | |
| Killing Night Runners in Summerset: +1 |
BASTIAN’S KEEPSAKE
When you complete the “Brother-in-Arms” achievement you receive the following:
Bastian’s Insight: Potions looted from chests and monsters have a 30% chance to be improved by Bastian’s Insight.
MC GIJOE GAMING 