Sacred 2:Holy Fire

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This Combat Art is a (Buff) With a hint of brimstone in the air, the noble Paladin strides into battle encased in this holy aura. All those within its range are burnt with the fires of divine virtue. Holy Fire cannot be used in conjunction with Holy Freeze. This is a Spell Damage Based Combat Art. Aspect - Devout Offense Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) Damage: 22-22 Fire Pulses damage once every 2 seconds (will slowly increase to once every 1.5 seconds by max level) Boost to all Fire Damage: 50% + 2% per level Chance for Burning: 30% + 0.1% per level Range: 2.2 meters (will slowly increase, doubling the range by max level) Allies Benefit: 50% Regeneration Time of all Combat Arts: +40.0% Modifications See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications Bronze Resist Fire - Adds fire damage mitigation for the Paladin (20% + 0.2% per level). Red Hot - Further increases the chance to burn opponents by 15% + 0.1% per level. Silver Explosive - Increases the range of Holy Fire by 50%. Combustion - Increases the base fire damage of Holy Fire by 50%. Gold Insulate - Decreases the regeneration penalty of Holy Fire by 50%. Flames - Further increases all inflicted fire damage by 50% + 2% per level.

Holy Fire

Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

• Devout Offense Lore - improves combat art damage, critical chance, and casting speed, allows for modification points.

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

• Concentration - directly improves regeneration time penalty.

• Ancient Magic - directly improves combat art damage and lowers opponents' resistance to its damage.

• Combat Discipline - will increase the damage of this combat art.

• Damage Lore - will improve the chance, duration, and strength of the secondary damage effects triggered by Holy Fire: Burn.

The following attributes will affect this combat art:

• Intelligence will increase its damage and spell intensity.

• Stamina will lower regeneration time penalty.

Usage Strategies

• Hits enemies in damage pulses and can be developed as damage-dealer in its own right using Conviction, Damage Lore, Ancient Magic, and Devout Offense Lore.

• Boosts any fire damage (weapon or spell) that the Paladin or party members may be inflicting. Will provide an advantage to a weapon socketed with a jewel of flame, as well as Blessed Hammer or Holy Bolt modded for fire damage.

• Fire damage mitigation from Resist Fire stacks with other sources of damage mitigation and can eventually reach 100% (fire immunity).

• Explosive mod and Combat Art Range +X% can be combined to expand the radius to hit as many enemies as possible.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Boosts all inflicted fire damage
• Causes spell damage in its own right
• Useful for fire-wielding party members

Cons

• Can't be used with Holy Freeze
• Small range at low levels with modifications.

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