Sacred 2:Dust Devil

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The Dryad whirls around creating a cloud of dust that will allow her to evade attacks more easily. It will also affect allies.

Aspect

Please add in game tooltip info for this Combat Art from a Level 1 character with no equipment on and no Survival Bonus. See Blazing Tempest for an example. Basic starter tips are welcome here.

See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications

Bronze

Concealment - Increases evade chance inside the cloud. (10% + 0.2% per Combat Art level / +40% from base value)
Recondition - Significantly reduces recharge time. (50% + 1% per Combat Art level decrease)

Silver

Elongate - Dust Devil lasts considerably longer. (53.3% increase)
Spell Shield - Light protection from hostile spells. (20% + 1% per Combat Art level chance to block spells)

Gold

Sanding - Slightly damages opponents inside the Dust Devil. (21 + 10.5 per Combat Art level physical damage(+damage modifiers))
Spread - Increases circumference of Dust Devil significantly. (42.9% increase)

The following skills will affect this combat art:

Intelligence will raise the damage from the gold Sanding mod
Stamina will decrease its regeneration
Capricious Hunter Focus will decrease its regeneration
Tactics Lore will raise the damage from the gold Sanding mod
Concentration will decrease its regeneration
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 Combat Art adds to base damage.

Very effective defensive combat art right from the start that adds an evade chance to the dryad's stats while she remains in the cloud
Taking the bronze mod Recondition and the silver mod Elongate seem to be overkill on the regen reduction, as with just one of the two the cloud can be kept up almost all the time
The Silver mod Spell Shield is very good at blocking incoming spells and enemy combat arts, making it useful against caster bosses
Also affects allies, so it can be used as a utility Combat Art to help boost the entire party's evade chance

Pros

Eventually can be kept up at all times
Adds a very nice chance to evade chance for the dryad or any friendly character within range of the cloud
Can be used to boost Spell Resistance and Willpower through the silver Spell Shield option
Can be turned into an offensive attack with the Sanding gold modification

Cons

Must stay within the range of the cloud for the effects to work on the character
After casting, the cloud does not move with the character so if the player needs to move somewhere else, another cloud must be cast

Dust Devil without Modifications