Sacred 2:Skills

Skills improve the hero's characteristics in many different ways. Each character class has different skills. On reaching the next experience level, the player can distribute additional skill points in order to improve these existing skills. The number of skill points gained depends on the level of the hero. These abilities are very powerful and they should be chosen carefully depending on the character class and the preferred style of playing. Players can choose a maximum of ten skills.

• Players of all classes will receive a new skill choice at the levels: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 18, 25, 35, 50 and 65.
• One additional weapon slot and Combat Art slot are granted at the levels: 3, 11 and 21
• Between level 1-4 One skill point is gained per level up.
• Between level 5-11 Two skill points are gained per level up.
• Between level 12-24 Three skill points are gained per level up.
• Between level 25-49 Four skill points are gained per level up.
• Between level 50-200 Five skill points are gained per level up.

Character Level	1	2	3	5	8	11	12	18	21	25	35	50	65	150	200
New Skill choice given at level:
# of Skill points gained on level up:		1		2			3			4		5
# of Attribute points gained on level up:		1										2		3
New Weapon Slot at level:
New Combat Art Slot at level:

Combat Art Skills:

Ancient Magic - Increases damage for spells.

• Primary skill choice for: None
• Secondary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Shadow Warrior

Combat Discipline - Increases damage and improves regeneration for Combos. Also increases the number of Combat Arts you can have in a combo.

• Primary skill choice for: None
• Secondary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim, Temple Guardian

Concentration - Improves regeneration for all Combat Arts, and allows the use of up to three simultaneous buffs when mastered.

• Primary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Seraphim
• Secondary skill choice for: Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Temple Guardian

Aspect Skills:

All Primary aspect skills in the left column below may be chosen as soon as a character reaches level two.

All Secondary aspect skills in the right column below may be chosen only after a Primary skill from the left column has reached level 5.

Dryad

[u]Primary:[/u] Capricious Hunter Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect. Cabalistic Voodoo Lore Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed for this aspect. Nature Weaver Lore Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed for this aspect.

[u]Secondary:[/u] Cabalistic Voodoo Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect. Nature Weaver Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect.

High Elf

[u]Primary:[/u] Arrant Pyromancer Lore Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed for this aspect. Mystic Stormite Lore Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed for this aspect. Delphic Arcania Lore Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed for this aspect.

[u]Secondary:[/u] Arrant Pyromancer Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect. Mystic Stormite Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect. Delphic Arcania Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect.

Inquisitor

[u]Primary:[/u] Gruesome Inquisition Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect. Astute Supremacy Lore Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed for this aspect. Nefarious Netherworld Lore Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed for this aspect.

[u]Secondary:[/u] Astute Supremacy Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect. Nefarious Netherworld Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect.

Seraphim

[u]Primary:[/u] Exalted Warrior Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect. Celestial Magic Lore Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed for this aspect. Revered Technology Lore Increases damage, critical chance, and cast speed for this aspect.

[u]Secondary:[/u] Celestial Magic Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect. Revered Technology Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect.

Shadow Warrior

[u]Primary:[/u] Astral Lord Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect Death Warrior Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Malevolent Champion Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Astral Lord Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect

[u]Secondary:[/u] The Shadow Warrior does not have any Secondary Aspect skills.

Temple Guardian

[u]Primary:[/u] Devout Guardian Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Lost Fusion Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect Source Warden Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect

[u]Secondary:[/u] Lost Fusion Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Source Warden Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect

Offensive skills: Damage Lore - Provides a better chance for applying "status effects" (e.g., burning with fire damage) on monsters. Primary skill choice for: Inquisitor Secondary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim, Temple Guardian Dual Wield - Allows you to wield two single-handed (non-ranged) weapons. Primary skill choice for: Inquisitor Secondary skill choice for: Shadow Warrior, Seraphim, Dryad Hafted Weapons - Increases attack speed, chance to hit, and max item level usable without penalties when wielding a hafted weapon. Primary skill choice for: Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Temple Guardian Secondary skill choice for: None Magic Staffs - Increases attack speed, chance to hit, and max item level usable without penalties when wielding a staff. Primary skill choice for: High Elf, Inquisitor Secondary skill choice for: None Pole Arms - Increases attack speed, chance to hit, and max item level usable without penalties when wielding a pole arm. Primary skill choice for: Dryad, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim Secondary skill choice for: High Elf, Shadow Warrior Ranged Weapons - Increases attack speed, chance to hit, and max item level usable without penalties when wielding a ranged weapon. Primary skill choice for: Dryad, Seraphim Secondary skill choice for: High Elf, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Temple Guardian Speed Lore - Increases attack and defense, and run speed. Primary skill choice for: None Secondary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim, Temple Guardian Sword Weapons - Increases attack speed, chance to hit, and max item level usable without penalties when wielding a sword. Primary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim, Temple Guardian Secondary skill choice for: Inquisitor Tactics Lore - Increases damage and chance for critical hits with all weapons. Primary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim, Temple Guardian Secondary skill choice for: None

Defensive Skills: Armor Lore - Improves your resists, increases maximum item level without penalties, and decreases regeneration penalty from armors. Primary skill choice for: High Elf, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim, Temple Guardian Secondary skill choice for: Dryad Combat Reflexes - Improves player's Evasion statistic (chance to dodge attacks), and reduces the chance that the character will receive a critical hit from a monster. Primary skill choice for: Dryad, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim Secondary skill choice for: Temple Guardian Constitution - Increases health and health regeneration. Primary skill choice for: Shadow Warrior Secondary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Inquisitor, Seraphim, Temple Guardian Pacifism - Reduces damage taken in PvP (all possible ramifications still unknown). Primary skill choice for: None Secondary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim, Temple Guardian Shield Lore - Still unknown; possibly increases defense and maximum item level without penalties. Primary skill choice for: Dryad, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim Secondary skill choice for: High Elf Spell Resistance - Increases resistance to spells and protection from spell-based critical hits. Primary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Temple Guardian Secondary skill choice for: Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim Toughness - Improves resists and provides minimal % damage mitigation. Primary skill choice for: Inquisitor, Temple Guardian Secondary skill choice for: Shadow Warrior, Seraphim Warding Energy Lore - Increases shield energy and damage absorption for Combat Arts that use/create a shield (e.g., Temple Guardian's T-Energy Shroud). Primary skill choice for: Seraphim, Temple Guardian Secondary skill choice for: None

General skills:

Alchemy - Allows player to use certain consumables.

• Primary skill choice for: Dryad
• Secondary skill choice for: High Elf, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim

Bargaining - Much like Trading in original Sacred, it improves what merchants have to offer.

• Primary skill choice for: High Elf, Inquisitor
• Secondary skill choice for: Dryad, Seraphim, Temple Guardian

Blacksmith - Allows the player to socket items and exclusive enhancements without having to use a Blacksmith.

• Primary skill choice for: Shadow Warrior, Temple Guardian
• Secondary skill choice for: Inquisitor

Divine Devotion - Improves regeneration of the Divine Gift (God spell).

• Primary skill choice for: Dryad, High Elf, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim
• Secondary skill choice for: Temple Guardian

Enhanced Perception - Gives the player a better chance of "seeing" invisible monsters as well as "magical hiding places."

• Primary skill choice for: Dryad, Seraphim, Temple Guardian
• Secondary skill choice for: High Elf, Shadow Warrior

Riding - Improves a mount's Combat Arts as well as the level of mount allowed to be used by the player.

• Primary skill choice for: High Elf, Inquisitor, Shadow Warrior, Seraphim, Temple Guardian
• Secondary skill choice for: Dryad