Dark Ascension

Dark Ascension is a new talent we're trying for Shadow. The version currently on beta is an unfinished, in-progress version. The implemented version we have internally is currently:

Dark Ascension - 1 min cooldown, Generates 50 Insanity, 40 yd range
Immediately activates Voidform, then releases an explosive blast of pure void energy, causing Void Eruption damage to all enemies within 10 yds of your target. Cannot be used while in Voidform.

Tuning is pending playtesting/feedback, but the goal is to give Shadow a more controlled way of entering Voidform.

Update on Dark Ascension:

The next build's version will no longer have the requirement that you be out of Voidform to cast it. The goal with that requirement in the original design was to prevent players from wasting/incorrectly using it during Voidform to extend Voidform a bit via the Insanity it generates.

Instead, with the next iteration, you can cast Dark Ascension at any time, and it activates a new Voidform, resetting your Insanity drain and Voidform stacks.

You'll also keep any Insanity you currently had, and Generate 50 more (pending tuning) to add to that. We considered it resetting your Insanity to 0, then generating 50 afterwards, but that meant you'd probably want to wait until Voidform is completely over before using Dark Ascension, which is counter to the design of the talent being both a flexible on-demand burst AOE and a way to enter/start a new Voidform whenever you choose.