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Two of Sacred 2's [[Sacred 2:Character Class|character classes]], the [[Sacred 2:Seraphim|Seraphim]] and the [[Sacred 2:Temple Guardian|Temple Guardian]], have a powerful tool defense: the Energy Shield. The Temple Guardian has the [[Sacred 2:T-Energy Shroud|T-Energy Shroud]] buff, and the Seraphim has two forms: the [[Sacred 2:Warding Energy|Warding Energy]] buff, and the [[Sacred 2:Divine Protection|Divine Protection]] short-term spell. Each entry has specific details; this article aims to cover information that is shared by all three Combat Arts. | Two of Sacred 2's [[Sacred 2:Character Class|character classes]], the [[Sacred 2:Seraphim|Seraphim]] and the [[Sacred 2:Temple Guardian|Temple Guardian]], have a powerful tool defense: the Energy Shield. The Temple Guardian has the [[Sacred 2:T-Energy Shroud|T-Energy Shroud]] buff, and the Seraphim has two forms: the [[Sacred 2:Warding Energy|Warding Energy]] buff, and the [[Sacred 2:Divine Protection|Divine Protection]] short-term spell. Each entry has specific details; this article aims to cover information that is shared by all three Combat Arts. | ||
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The Temple Guardian's T-Energy Shroud offers the silver modification "Recharge" that enables the recovery of shield points while in combat. Neither of the Seraphim's shield powers can recover shield points while in combat under any circumstances. Note though that "in combat" is loosely defined as, within a five second period: | The Temple Guardian's T-Energy Shroud offers the silver modification "Recharge" that enables the recovery of shield points while in combat. Neither of the Seraphim's shield powers can recover shield points while in combat under any circumstances. Note though that "in combat" is loosely defined as, within a five second period: | ||
| − | * The character has taken damage | + | * The character has taken [[Sacred 2:Damage|damage]] |
* The character has made an attack check | * The character has made an attack check | ||
* The character has received a defense check | * The character has received a defense check | ||
==How Energy Shields Work== | ==How Energy Shields Work== | ||
| − | + | Energy Shields have 3 statistics: shield energy, damage absorbtion ([[Sacred 2:Block Warding Energy +X|Block Warding Energy]]) & [[Sacred 2:Absorption Warding Energy|Absorption Warding Energy]]. | |
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| + | *Shield energy decreases as damage is taken and if it drops to zero, the shield stops functioning. | ||
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| + | *Shield energy regenerates outside of combat (though the Temple Guardian's T-energy Shroud has a modifier that gives in-combat regeneration), and is increased with higher Combat Art levels and the skill [[Sacred 2:Warding Energy Lore|Warding Energy Lore]] ([[Sacred 2:Tactics Lore|Tactics Lore]] for T-Energy Shroud with silver "recharge" mod while in combat). | ||
| − | ' | + | *Damage absorbtion (Block Warding Energy) reduces the damage taken (after resistances are applied, but before the damage is applied to the shield, or player health), it's static, though it can be increased by increased Combat Art levels, CA modification and the skill Warding Energy Lore ([[Sacred 2:Tactics Lore|Tactics Lore]] for T-Energy Shroud). The damage absorbtion provided by the shield is a flat value and is absolute. There is hidden modifier (1,1) for this value, this means that if the damage mitigation provided by a shield is 264, then the shield will mitigate 264*1.1 = 290 points of damage. |
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| + | *Absorption Warding Energy is fixed for the two buffs (T-energy Shroud & Warding Energy), but increases for Divine Protection. It also exists as an item modifier and this can be used to increase the total % of damage that is diverted to the shield energy, rather than player health. | ||
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| + | When damage is dealt to a character that is running a shield of some type, the damage is first reduced by armor, damage mitigation and other several damage modifiers, secondly damage is absorbed by Block Warding Energy shield modifier. Any remaining damage that penetrates is divided between character health points and shield hit points. The statistic "Absorption Warding Energy", visible in white text on the sigma bonus summary, determines the base proportion of how the damage is split. As total Absorption Warding Energy value approaches 100%, a larger proportion of incoming damage will be diverted to the shield, and less to character health points. When Absorption Warding Energy is equal to or greater than 100%, ''all'' incoming damage goes to the shield, and character health points do not go down due to incoming damage. | ||
The base statistic for a shield's Absorption Warding Energy value, given in white text on the sigma bonus summary, is determined by each type of shield: | The base statistic for a shield's Absorption Warding Energy value, given in white text on the sigma bonus summary, is determined by each type of shield: | ||
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* Temple Guardian's [[Sacred 2:T-Energy Shroud|T-Energy Shroud]] has a base Absorption Warding Energy of 60%. It does not change with CA level. | * Temple Guardian's [[Sacred 2:T-Energy Shroud|T-Energy Shroud]] has a base Absorption Warding Energy of 60%. It does not change with CA level. | ||
*Seraphim's [[Sacred 2:Warding Energy|Warding Energy]] has a base Absorption Warding Energy of 50%. It does not change with CA level. | *Seraphim's [[Sacred 2:Warding Energy|Warding Energy]] has a base Absorption Warding Energy of 50%. It does not change with CA level. | ||
| − | * Seraphim's [[Sacred 2:Divine Protection|Divine Protection]] has a base Absorption Warding Energy of 100%, which increases with CA level. | + | * Seraphim's [[Sacred 2:Divine Protection|Divine Protection]] has a base Absorption Warding Energy of 100%, which increases with CA level. |
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| + | '''Important notes for Damage absorbtion:''' | ||
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| + | ''Build-in [[Sacred 2:Damage over Time|Damage over time]] can not be absorbed. | ||
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| + | ''[[Sacred 2:Life leeched per hit|Life leeched per hit]] & [[Sacred 2:Leech life from opponents|Leech life from opponents]] damage types can not be absorbed. Some effects that directly reduce player hit point total, e.g. the [[Sacred 2:Garganthropod|Garganthropod]]'s weaken attack, may still decrease player health points despite the presence of the shield. | ||
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| + | ''The periodic damage caused by [[Sacred 2:Secondary Damage Effects|Secondary Damage Effects]] is directly proportional to the inflicted damage that caused the effect. Absorbing part of incoming damage, Block Warding Energy also absorbs % of incoming Damage Over Time, caused by Secondary Damage Effect. | ||
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| + | ''For great [[Sacred 2:Armor|armor]] values & [[Sacred 2:Damage Mitigation|Damage mitigation]] shields can absorb all incoming damage and make your character practically invincible. | ||
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| + | ''[[Sacred 2:Chance for critical hits|Critical hits]] penetrate the shield better than normal hits (exactly like the armor), because initial damage value is multiplied by 1.2. | ||
| + | ''For example 1000 - 400 = 600, and 1000 * 1.2 - 400 = 800. Increased the base damage by 20%, and the resulting damage increased by 33%. | ||
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| + | ==[[Sacred 2:Absorption Warding Energy (opponent)|Absorption Warding Energy (opponent)]] -X%"== | ||
| + | It is worth noting that some items, particularly weapons, include the modifier "[[Sacred 2:Absorption Warding Energy (opponent)|Absorption Warding Energy (opponent)]] -X%". This will ''reduce'' the Absorption Warding Energy value of the target enemy, allowing a greater portion of incoming damage to be inflicted on health points. Since there are only a very few NPC enemies that have shields at all, notably the endgame bosses and the [[Sacred 2:Gar'Colossus Boss|Gar'Colossus]], this may not be a very valuable bonus to try to maintain. This bonus may be quite valuable for PVP purposes, when facing an opponent that uses energy shields. | ||
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| + | ==Item Bonuses that Affect Shields== | ||
| + | For items with the modifier "Modified by 'Warding Energy Lore'", the related modifiers scale up with [[Sacred 2:Warding Energy Lore|Warding Energy Lore]] skill. This means that with increasing values of Warding Energy Lore, the boni provided by that item will increase in value as well. E.g., for an item that provides the "Block Warding Energy" bonus, that bonus will grow larger with skill increase. | ||
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| + | See for further explanation: [[Sacred 2:Influence that Skill Level has on Locked Item Modifiers.|Influence that Skill Level has on Locked Item Modifiers]] | ||
| − | + | Several item boni can affect how shields work: | |
| + | * [[Sacred 2:Absorption Warding Energy|Absorption Warding Energy]] +X% | ||
| + | * [[Sacred 2:Block Warding Energy +X|Block Warding Energy +X]] | ||
| + | * [[Sacred 2:Max. Shield Energy X%|Max. Shield Energy +X%]] | ||
| + | * [[Sacred 2:Shield Regeneration|Shield Regeneration]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:48, 19 May 2015
Two of Sacred 2's character classes, the Seraphim and the Temple Guardian, have a powerful tool defense: the Energy Shield. The Temple Guardian has the T-Energy Shroud buff, and the Seraphim has two forms: the Warding Energy buff, and the Divine Protection short-term spell. Each entry has specific details; this article aims to cover information that is shared by all three Combat Arts.
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Shield Point Regeneration
Shield point regeneration time is 20 seconds at base, and can be improved with item boni, as well as the Mastery bonus for the skill Warding Energy Lore. For example, if a given shield has a total size of 1000 shield points, it will recover from empty to full at a rate of 1000/20 per second, or 50 shield points per second.
The Temple Guardian's T-Energy Shroud offers the silver modification "Recharge" that enables the recovery of shield points while in combat. Neither of the Seraphim's shield powers can recover shield points while in combat under any circumstances. Note though that "in combat" is loosely defined as, within a five second period:
- The character has taken damage
- The character has made an attack check
- The character has received a defense check
How Energy Shields Work
Energy Shields have 3 statistics: shield energy, damage absorbtion (Block Warding Energy) & Absorption Warding Energy.
- Shield energy decreases as damage is taken and if it drops to zero, the shield stops functioning.
- Shield energy regenerates outside of combat (though the Temple Guardian's T-energy Shroud has a modifier that gives in-combat regeneration), and is increased with higher Combat Art levels and the skill Warding Energy Lore (Tactics Lore for T-Energy Shroud with silver "recharge" mod while in combat).
- Damage absorbtion (Block Warding Energy) reduces the damage taken (after resistances are applied, but before the damage is applied to the shield, or player health), it's static, though it can be increased by increased Combat Art levels, CA modification and the skill Warding Energy Lore (Tactics Lore for T-Energy Shroud). The damage absorbtion provided by the shield is a flat value and is absolute. There is hidden modifier (1,1) for this value, this means that if the damage mitigation provided by a shield is 264, then the shield will mitigate 264*1.1 = 290 points of damage.
- Absorption Warding Energy is fixed for the two buffs (T-energy Shroud & Warding Energy), but increases for Divine Protection. It also exists as an item modifier and this can be used to increase the total % of damage that is diverted to the shield energy, rather than player health.
When damage is dealt to a character that is running a shield of some type, the damage is first reduced by armor, damage mitigation and other several damage modifiers, secondly damage is absorbed by Block Warding Energy shield modifier. Any remaining damage that penetrates is divided between character health points and shield hit points. The statistic "Absorption Warding Energy", visible in white text on the sigma bonus summary, determines the base proportion of how the damage is split. As total Absorption Warding Energy value approaches 100%, a larger proportion of incoming damage will be diverted to the shield, and less to character health points. When Absorption Warding Energy is equal to or greater than 100%, all incoming damage goes to the shield, and character health points do not go down due to incoming damage.
The base statistic for a shield's Absorption Warding Energy value, given in white text on the sigma bonus summary, is determined by each type of shield:
- Temple Guardian's T-Energy Shroud has a base Absorption Warding Energy of 60%. It does not change with CA level.
- Seraphim's Warding Energy has a base Absorption Warding Energy of 50%. It does not change with CA level.
- Seraphim's Divine Protection has a base Absorption Warding Energy of 100%, which increases with CA level.
Important notes for Damage absorbtion:
Build-in Damage over time can not be absorbed.
Life leeched per hit & Leech life from opponents damage types can not be absorbed. Some effects that directly reduce player hit point total, e.g. the Garganthropod's weaken attack, may still decrease player health points despite the presence of the shield.
The periodic damage caused by Secondary Damage Effects is directly proportional to the inflicted damage that caused the effect. Absorbing part of incoming damage, Block Warding Energy also absorbs % of incoming Damage Over Time, caused by Secondary Damage Effect.
For great armor values & Damage mitigation shields can absorb all incoming damage and make your character practically invincible.
Critical hits penetrate the shield better than normal hits (exactly like the armor), because initial damage value is multiplied by 1.2. For example 1000 - 400 = 600, and 1000 * 1.2 - 400 = 800. Increased the base damage by 20%, and the resulting damage increased by 33%.
Absorption Warding Energy (opponent) -X%"
It is worth noting that some items, particularly weapons, include the modifier "Absorption Warding Energy (opponent) -X%". This will reduce the Absorption Warding Energy value of the target enemy, allowing a greater portion of incoming damage to be inflicted on health points. Since there are only a very few NPC enemies that have shields at all, notably the endgame bosses and the Gar'Colossus, this may not be a very valuable bonus to try to maintain. This bonus may be quite valuable for PVP purposes, when facing an opponent that uses energy shields.
Item Bonuses that Affect Shields
For items with the modifier "Modified by 'Warding Energy Lore'", the related modifiers scale up with Warding Energy Lore skill. This means that with increasing values of Warding Energy Lore, the boni provided by that item will increase in value as well. E.g., for an item that provides the "Block Warding Energy" bonus, that bonus will grow larger with skill increase.
See for further explanation: Influence that Skill Level has on Locked Item Modifiers
Several item boni can affect how shields work:
