Sacred 2:Mind Strike

A mental blow that deals more damage to armored targets and slows the regeneration for their combat arts. This is a Spell Damage Based Combat Art Aspect - Mentalism Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) Damage: 36-36 + 14 per CA level Physical Regeneration of target decreased: 33.4% + 0.08% per CA level Duration: 10.0s + 0.05s per CA level Has a property called "invert_armor_phy" in spells.txt. Likely reverses opponent's physical armor value, meaing the higher their physical armor, the more damage they take from Mind Strike. Regeneration Time: 2.9s Modifications See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications Bronze Sustainability - Disrupting the enemy's regeneration last longer (increased duration). (4.0s + 0.02s per CA level) Weakness - Increases the regeneration malus. (16.7% + 0.04% per CA level) Silver Impact - Increased damage from mind strike. (30 + 15 per CA level physical) Expansion - Also hits enemies next to the target. (adds a 3.5 meter radius area of effect) Gold Drill - Chance to cause a deep wound. (25% chance) Slow Down - Target's movement speed reduced for the duration of the spell. (20.0% + 0.05% per CA level)

Mind Strike without Modifications

Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

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

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

• Concentration - directly improves regeneration time.

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

• Combat Discipline - will increase the damage of this combat art and lower its regeneration time if it is placed in a combo.

• Damage Lore - will improve the chance, duration, and strength of open wounds (secondary damage effect) triggered by Mind Strike's physical damage.

The following attributes will affect this combat art:

• Intelligence will increase its damage and spell intensity.

• Stamina will lower regeneration time.

Usage Strategies

• With Concentration and Combat Trance it is possible to get the regeneration of Mind Strike extremely low, so that it can be cast in rapid succession.

• By modifying it with Expansion and Drill, the Dragon Mage can lay waste to mobs.

Combo Recommendations

• Mind Strike is an excellent follow-up to Maelstrom, Energy Blaze, or Eternal Fire, or it can be placed in a combo by itself for even lower regen times if Combat Discipline is taken.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Excellent way to prevent enemies from using their combat arts against the Dragon Mage.
• Can spam with low regen time.
• Can mod for area of effect.
• Pierces opponents' physical resistances.

Cons

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See Also

• Dragon Mage
• Dragon Mage Guides
• Combat Arts
• Skills

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