Sacred 2:Cyclone Armor

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This Combat Art is a (Buff) Allows the Druid to sheath himself in a swirling mass of charged particles that improves his defense, provides a chance to block spells, and absorbs damage from fire, cold, and wind (physical) based attacks. Aspect - Elemental Magic Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) Total Armor Resistance bonus: 145 (60 + 30 per CA level Fire, 60 + 30 per CA level Cold, 25 + 15 per CA level Physical) Defense Rating:: 15% + 3% per level Chance to Block Spells: 45.7% Regeneration Time of all Combat Arts: +34.6% Modifications See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications Bronze Quench - Adds 20% + 0.1% fire damage mitigation per level. Fend - Further increases defense rating by 7.5% + 1.5% per level. Silver Melt - Adds 20% + 0.1% ice damage mitigation per level. Ward - Increases the chance to block spells by 15%. Gold Expert - Decreases the regeneration penalty of Cyclone Armor by 25%. Vim - Decreases the impact and duration of detrimental magic effects by 30% + 0.3% per level.

Cyclone Armor

Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

• Elemental Magic Lore - improves the armor resistances, improves casting speed, allows for modification points.

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

• Concentration - directly improves the regeneration time penalty

• Armor Lore - will indirectly increase the armor resistance bonuses by a percentage (after they are added to the player's other sources of armor).

The following attributes will affect this combat art:

• Stamina will lower the regeneration time penalty

Usage Strategies

• This buff gives good protection against fire and ice damage, but will gain outstanding protection against these damage types with Quench and Melt mods.

• The chance to block spells is subject to diminishing returns but can still reach upwards of 80% if the Ward mod is taken.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Good resistance against three damage types.
• High chance to block spells and detrimental magic effects (improved even more with Ward and Vim mods).
• Regen penalty can be reduced with Expert mod.

Cons

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