Sacred 2:Zeal

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A noble Paladin, fervent in her dedication to righteousness, can draw upon the spirit of that dedication to perform seemingly impossible tasks. When surrounded by her enemies, a Paladin versed in this skill sets upon her adversaries with the zealous fervor of many times her number. This is a Weapon Damage Based Combat Art. Aspect - Sublime Combat Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) Multi Hit Combat Art that attacks a single foe several times, and auto-targets additional foes if the first dies. Total Damage (wielding starting weapon): 37-44 Physical Multiplies all damage types of the equipped weapon: 32% + 8% per level. Has an innate bonus to attack rating: 20 + 25 per level. Regeneration Time: 7.5 seconds Modifications See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications Bronze Succession - Adds a chance for double hits (20%). Thrust - Increases the damage inflicted with each hit by 15% + 0.1% per level. Silver Focus - Increases the base attack rating of Zeal by 10 + 12.5 per level. Enfeeble - Decreases the opponent's defense rating briefly by 10% + 1% per level. Gold Fervor - Increases the chance for critical hits by 12.9% + 0.1% per level. Indent - Decreases the opponent's physical armor briefly by 50% + 1% per level.

Zeal

Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

• Tactics Lore - indirectly, it increases weapon damage and critical chance, thus making Zeal hit harder, and allows modification points.

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

• Any weapon lore (such as Sword Weapons when the Paladin is wielding a sword) - will indirectly increase this combat art's attack speed, damage and chance to hit, and will allow the equipping of higher level weapons used to execute this combat art.

• Concentration - will lower this combat art's regeneration time.

• Combat Discipline - will increase its damage and reduce its regeneration time if this Combat Art is placed within a combo. This increase in damage is direct; it increases the +xx% that the CA adds to base damage.

• Speed Lore - will increase its chance to hit indirectly by increasing a player's attack rating.

• Damage Lore - will improve the chance, duration, and strength of any secondary damage effects triggered by Zeal, based on the damage types on the equipped weapon.

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

• Intelligence will increase damage for for magic staves

• Stamina will lower regeneration time

• Willpower will increase damage for Lightsabers

Usage Strategies

• This can be used by all different forms of weapons.
• One-handed weapons will allow more hits made, where as two-handed weapons hit 2 or 3 times. Dual Wielding is most effective, landing many more hits.
• Works well against groups and single targets (bosses).
• Zeal can be used in a combo for great success with Vengeance and/or Smite.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Very effective in any encounter
• Combined with a high regen per hit, it is possible for a single usage to recharge all of the users Combat Arts

Cons

• As a weapon-based combat art, it can miss, especially at early levels

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