Sacred 2:Warding Energy

This Combat Art is a (Buff) An energy field which partly absorbs incoming damage for as long as energy is available to maintain the field. This Combat Art is an Energy Shield. Aspect - Revered Technology Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) Ward Efficiency: 29 (Shield has 29 energy points) Damage Mitigation: 2 (This is actually the Block Warding Energy value shown in the bonus overview). Shield Regeneration: 1.4 energy points per second Regeneration Time of all Combat Arts: +50% From Bonus Overview: Block Warding Energy: +2 Max. Shield Energy +20.2% Absorption Warding Energy +50.0% Modifications See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications Bronze Field Force - Strengthens the energy field and absorbs more damage until it is exhausted. (50% increase from base value) Projectile Reflection - Chance to reflect projectile damage. (15% + 0.8% per CA level chance). Silver Field Force - Improves the energy field and absorbs more damage until it is exhausted. (50% increase from base value) Magic Mirror - Chance to reflect spell damage. (15% + 0.8% per CA level chance) Gold Block - Blocks a fixed amount of damage from every successful hit. (4.5 + 0.5 per CA level increase of Block Warding Energy) Resource - Reduces the cost to maintain the shield. (50% + 0.5% per CA level decrease in regeneration penalty)

Warding Energy without Modifications

Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

• Warding Energy Lore - will increase total shield energy points and improve the Block Warding Energy value (amount of damage that the shield will absorb). Increases shield regeneration rate when mastered (applies out-of-combat only, the shield will never regenerate in-combat).

• Revered Technology Focus - reduces regeneration time penalty and allows for higher level combat art without penalty, allows for modification points.

• Revered Technology Lore - increases the Damage Mitigation (Block Warding Energy value) of Warding Energy if the Block mod is chosen, improves casting speed, allows for modification points.

The following attributes will affect this combat art:

• Willpower increases shield energy points.

• Stamina reduces regeneration penalty.

Usage Strategies

• Much general information for energy shield usage is given in the article Energy Shields.

• The Block mod increases the Damage Mitigation mod by an absolute amount, not a %, it is different from and does not give % damage mitigation.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• As a buff, a player doesn't have to worry about if their shield is up and running. (Unless its energy is all gone).
• Will stack with Divine Protection to make a super-powered energy shield.

Cons

• Does not regenerate energy points while in-combat.
• If using with Divine Protection, it will deactivate Warding Energy when the duration expires, meaning this buff will have to be recast often.

See Also

• Seraphim
• Seraphim Guides
• Combat Arts
• Skills

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