Survival Willpower Templar passive skill · unlocks at level 23 · max level 40
Survival Willpower is a Templar passive skill in AION 2 that unlocks at level 23 and can be raised to skill level 40.
Increases the caster's Status Effect Resist by 17%. Increases PvE Damage Tolerance by 12% and PvP Damage Tolerance by 6% for 5s when afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear. Increases Status Effect Resist by 10% for 5s when hit while afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear (up to 10 stacks). Damage Tolerance Increase Cooldown: 60s Status Effect Resist Increase Cooldown: 1s
- Class
- Templar
- Type
- Passive skill
- Learned at
- Lv. 23
- Max level
- 40
- Cooldown
- None
What Survival Willpower does
The game's own tooltip at max level; drag the slider to see any level.
Increases the caster's Status Effect Resist by 95%. Increases PvE Damage Tolerance by 90% and PvP Damage Tolerance by 45% for 5s when afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear. Increases Status Effect Resist by 10% for 5s when hit while afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear (up to 10 stacks). Damage Tolerance Increase Cooldown: 60s Status Effect Resist Increase Cooldown: 1s
"+X% Attack" is the share of your Attack added to the base damage, so real damage depends on your gear.
- Damage type
- Magic
- Effect type
- Buff
Survival Willpower by level
Character level needed, cooldown, MP cost and points for each of the 40 levels.
| Level | Required Level | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lv. 23 | — |
| 2 | Lv. 23 | 1 |
| 3 | Lv. 23 | 1 |
| 4 | Lv. 23 | 1 |
| 5 | Lv. 23 | 2 |
| 6 | Lv. 23 | 2 |
| 7 | Lv. 23 | 2 |
| 8 | Lv. 23 | 4 |
| 9 | Lv. 23 | 4 |
| 10 | Lv. 23 | 4 |
| 11 | — | — |
| 12 | — | — |
| 13 | — | — |
| 14 | — | — |
| 15 | — | — |
| 16 | — | — |
| 17 | — | — |
| 18 | — | — |
| 19 | — | — |
| 20 | — | — |
| 21 | — | — |
| 22 | — | — |
| 23 | — | — |
| 24 | — | — |
| 25 | — | — |
| 26 | — | — |
| 27 | — | — |
| 28 | — | — |
| 29 | — | — |
| 30 | — | — |
| 31 | — | — |
| 32 | — | — |
| 33 | — | — |
| 34 | — | — |
| 35 | — | — |
| 36 | — | — |
| 37 | — | — |
| 38 | — | — |
| 39 | — | — |
| 40 | — | — |
★ = stigma points; other levels cost skill points.
Plan your Templar Daevanion boards node by node
The Daevanion Planner adds up every stat and skill level as you pick nodes, saves your builds and shares them as a MetaBot.GG link.
- All 5 boards per class with live stat and skill totals
- Shift-click finds the cheapest route to any node
- Save builds and copy a link that opens on MetaBot.GG
Gear that can roll Survival Willpower
920 gear pieces and Arcana in 11 categories can roll Survival Willpower as a random skill option for the Templar when soul-bound, up to Lv. 4.
| Category | Items | Chance | Max level | Highest item level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalice | 8 | 4.55% | Lv. 4 |  Chalice of Vigor |
| Mirror | 8 | 20% | Lv. 4 |  Mirror of Vigor |
| Shoes | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Boots |
| Cloak | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Cloak |
| Gloves | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Gloves |
| Helm | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Helm |
| Legs | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Greaves |
| Pauldrons | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Pauldrons |
| Top | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Breastplate |
| Earrings | 50 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Earrings |
| Necklace | 49 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Necklace |
Chance is the share of the class's skill option pool on one piece. Each category's highest item level piece is linked as an example.
Survival Willpower: used by top players
Share of tracked top players of each class (level 45, highest combat power) who use Survival Willpower.
Templar Passive skill3,952 of 3,952avg. Lv. 11.5100%
Pick rates, not a strength rating. Recomputed every 6 hours from the characters MetaBot tracks.
Other Templar skills of this type
| Skill | Unlocks |
|---|---|
 Enhance Health | Lv. 1 |
 Warding Shield | Lv. 6 |
 Punishing Benediction | Lv. 9 |
 Ironclad Defense | Lv. 11 |
 Guarding Seal | Lv. 13 |
 Impact Hit | Lv. 15 |
 Insulting Roar | Lv. 17 |
 Fury | Lv. 21 |
 Block Pain | Lv. 25 |
Data read from the AION 2 global client (build 0.0.4387.0). Updated for the Nov 4, 2026 patch. How we read the game files
Survival Willpower is a passive skill for the Templar, learned at level 23 and raised to level 40. Its cooldown is —s at level 1 and —s at max level. It has 0 specializations and 4 Daevanion nodes that add extra levels.
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Survival Willpower FAQ
What does Survival Willpower do in AION 2?
At level 1: Increases the caster's Status Effect Resist by 17%. Increases PvE Damage Tolerance by 12% and PvP Damage Tolerance by 6% for 5s when afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear. Increases Status Effect Resist by 10% for 5s when hit while afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear (up to 10 stacks). Damage Tolerance Increase Cooldown: 60s Status Effect Resist Increase Cooldown: 1s
When does the Templar learn Survival Willpower?
At character level 23. It can then be raised to level 40.
How do I raise Survival Willpower above its max level?
Take its skill-level nodes on the Daevanion boards (Zikel, Vaizel, and Triniel). There are 4 such nodes for Survival Willpower.
Which gear can roll Survival Willpower?
920 gear pieces and Arcana can roll Survival Willpower as a random skill option, up to Lv. 4, mainly Chalice, Mirror, Shoes, and Cloak.