Sacred 2:Battle Stance

This Combat Art is a (Buff) Increases attack and defense values as well as weapon damage. Aspect - Exalted Warrior Modifications See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications Bronze Premonition - Further increase attack value. (12.5% + 2.5% per CA level increase) Aggression - Further increases weapon damage output. (5% + 1% per CA level increase) Silver Drill - Reduces the energy cost of Battle Stance. (1-1/(1+(50+1*calvl)/1000) percent reduced; ~5% at CA-Lvl 1, ~6% at CA-Lvl 10, ~9% at CA-Lvl 50) Flexibility - Chance to evade weapon attacks. (20% + 0.2% per CA level chance) Gold Idol - Extends a portion of the effects to party members. (50% effectiveness to party members, ~8.5m area (guess)) Retaliation - Small chance to reflect close combat damage. (~20% chance, increases slightly with each CA level) Skills The following skills will affect this combat art: Exalted Warrior Focus reduces regeneration time for this combat art and allows for higher levels without penalties. Both Exalted Warrior Focus and Tactics Lore allow for modifications to this combat art. ... ... ... Usage Strategies Being one of the buffs the usage is turn it on and keep it on. The must have buff for melee fighters. Suggested Modification: Bronze: Permonition, the extra damage of Aggression is all fine and well but if you can't hit them you don't get the chance to damage. With the extra attack value you should hit more often. Silver: Drill, without this your other CA can be seriously crippled for regen time if you raise this CA up to respectable levels. Gold: Idol if you're playing with others, Retaliation if you're not. The low chance of the retalaition limits it's usefulness, but if you're not playing with others Idol is just a waste. Note: In the console version, this Buff will create issues with scrolling in the Bonus Overview. The issues disappear when the Buff is deactivated. Pros and Cons Pros Increased combat skill all round Being a buff, not having to wonder if you use it now or wait to see what comes after this latest group. Cons Without Drill can seriously lengthen the time for other CA's to regenerate. Stats Chart Attack value is increased by 25 + 5*CA-Lvl percent and 37.5 + 7.5*CA-Lvl percent with Premonition. Defense value is increased by 25 + 5*CA-Lvl percent. Weapon damage modifier is increased by 10 + 2*CA-Lvl percentage points.

Retaliation stats:

CA level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14		30	50
Reflect, +%:	20.1	21.2	22.6	23.7	24.8	26	27.1	28.1	29.1	30.1	31.1	32	32.9	33.7		45	55