Sacred 2:Concentrate

From SacredWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search

icon13.gif NOTE: The contents of this page are exclusive content found only by installing the player-made mega-mod Diablo 2 Fallen.

Concentrate.png Sometimes a series of blows is not nearly as effective as a single, concentrated strike. A Barbarian trained in this skill learns how to focus his strength into a single blow that cuts through the guard of an enemy and slices through their armor.

This is a Hybrid Damage Based Combat Art.

Aspect

Tactical_warfare.png - Tactical Warfare

Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) mcdmg.jpg

Modifications

See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications
MODicons_12.gif Bronze

MODicons_10.gif Silver
  • Sap - Inflicts addtional life leech damage that heals the Barbarian (5 + 5 per level).
  • Steal Mana - Leeches energy from opponents, regenerating the Barbarian's combat arts (0.95s + 0.05s per level).

MODicons_08.gif Gold
Concentrate


Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

  • Tactics Lore - indirectly, it increases weapon damage (including the life leech effect of the Sap modification) and critical chance, thus making Concentrate hit harder, and allows modification points.
  • Any weapon lore - will indirectly increase this chance to hit by increasing the attack rating. Will not boost the execution speed (Concentrate uses Casting Speed instead).
  • Combat Discipline will reduce its regeneration time if this Combat Art is placed within a combo. No damage boost.
  • Speed Lore - will increase its chance to hit indirectly by increasing a player's attack rating.

The following attributes will affect this combat art:

  • Strength will increase damage for melee weapons, and chance to hit
  • Dexterity will increase damage for ranged weapons (and some melee weapons), and chance to hit
  • Stamina will lower regeneration time

Usage Strategies

  • Concentrate has its own built-in attack rating boost based on CA level and uses casting speed instead of attack speed (like the High Elf's Magic Coup), which frees the Barbarian from needing a weapon lore skill to make good use of this combat art.
  • The attack rating debuff from Cripple lasts a long time (10s default, 20s at max level), and stacks with each hit delivered, although with diminishing returns so it will never reduce the opponent's attack rating to "0".

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • High damage and attack rating.
  • Chance to bypass armor allows to cut through even heavily resistant opponents

Cons

  • Strictly single target

Gallery