Both morphs of the Arcanist ability Runeblades—Writhing Runeblades and Escalating Runeblades—appear to be using the damage over time (DoT) status effect proc rate instead of the direct damage proc rate.

Details / Testing:
I conducted extensive testing on a target dummy using a large sample size to evaluate the frequency of status effect procs. Based on the ability’s behavior and classification, the observed proc rate is significantly lower than expected for a direct damage ability.

Expected Behavior:
Runeblades should use the direct damage status effect proc rate, which is substantially higher than DoT proc rates.

Observed Behavior:
The ability appears to be applying status effects at a rate consistent with damage over time abilities, resulting in noticeably fewer procs than expected.

Additional Notes:

- When using a Lightning Staff, the ability gains additional direct damage scaling.
- This further reinforces that Runeblades is intended to function as a direct damage ability, not a DoT.
- Despite this, the proc behavior does not align with direct damage mechanics.

Summary:
Runeblades (both morphs) likely have an incorrect status effect proc classification, causing them to use DoT proc rates instead of direct damage rates.

Request:
Please investigate whether the ability is incorrectly flagged for status effect calculations and adjust it to match direct damage proc behavior if this is unintended.