Sacred 2:Avoid

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Once an Amazon has sharpened her defensive focus to this level, she will eventually be able to dodge blows and other attacks at blinding speed. This ability can help keep the Amazon from harm as she moves out of the way of an exploding siege engine or avoids the wrath of an enraged Sorceress! Aspect - Huntress Talents Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) Chance to root nearby opponents: 30.7% + 0.8% per level Root duration: 5.0 seconds Cooldown + Regeneration Time: 5.0s + 4.1s = 9.1 seconds Modifications See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications Bronze Recovery - Restores the Amazon's hitpoints when she uses Avoid (14.9% + 0.1% per level). Roots - Increases the chance to immobilize nearby enemies (22.5% + 0.3% per level). Silver Expert - Reduces the cooldown of Avoid by 10% + 1% per level. Roots - Increases the chance to immobilize nearby enemies (22.5% + 0.3% per level). Gold Recovery - Restores the Amazon's hitpoints when she uses Avoid (14.9% + 0.1% per level). Escape - The Amazon breaks hostile rooting effects when she used Avoid.

Avoid

Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

• Tactics Lore - allows for modification points. Affects no visible numbers. May improve hitpoints restored from Recovery modifications.

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

• The appropriate Weapon lore (such as Ranged Weapons) - will increase the execution speed.

• Concentration - directly improves regeneration time.

• Combat Discipline - will lower its regeneration time if it is placed in a combo.

The following attributes will affect this combat art:

• Stamina will lower regeneration time.

Usage Strategies

• By taking the two Roots modifications the Amazon can reliably root any enemies around her. This can be useful for not just for escapes but also for keeping enemies in place before launching an area of effect attack.
• The Escape will make Avoid break any existing root effects on the Amazon, which can be a lifesaver in the Swamp or Dyr-Lain.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Useful for crossing rivers or other impassable obstacles
• Roots immobilize enemies

Cons

• Causes no damage
• Requires the Expert modification to get the cooldown low enough to use constantly

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