Sacred 2:Whirlwind

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Of the Barbarian people, the Tribe of Thunder was the first to draw upon the primal forces of the weather. Observing the strength of the whirlwind, these Barbarians learned to emulate the swirling melange of the cyclone in their attacks. This is a Weapon Damage Based Combat Art. Aspect - Berserk Combat Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) Hits all opponents in a 360 degree radius simultaneously Total Damage (wielding starting weapon): 29-35 Physical Multiplies all damage types of the equipped weapon. Has an innate bonus to attack rating. Regeneration Time: 3.4 seconds Modifications See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications Bronze Bleeding - Increases the chance for open wounds (20% + 0.2% per level). Force - Whirlwind is executed with more power and inflicts more damage (20% boost). Silver Knockback - Increases the chance to knock opponents back (30% + 0.3% per level). Bleeding - Increases the chance for open wounds (24.7% + 0.3% per level). Gold Windmill - Chance to land critical hits (15.8% + 0.2% per level). Accuracy - Improves the base attack rating of Whirlwind by 20 + 25 per level.

Whirlwind

Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

• Tactics Lore - indirectly, it increases weapon damage and critical chance, thus making Whirlwind hit harder, and allows modification points.

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

• Any weapon lore (such as Hafted Weapons when the Barbarian is wielding an axe) - will indirectly increase this combat art's attack speed, damage and chance to hit, and will allow the equipping of higher level weapons used to execute this combat art.

• Concentration - will lower this combat art's regeneration time.

• 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 CA adds to base damage.

• Speed Lore - will increase its chance to hit indirectly by increasing a player's attack rating.

• Damage Lore - will improve the chance, duration, and strength of any secondary damage effects triggered by Whirlwind, based on the damage types on the equipped weapon.

The following attributes will affect this combat art:

• Strength will increase damage for melee weapons, and chance to hit

• Dexterity will increase damage for ranged weapons (and some melee weapons), and chance to hit

• Intelligence will increase damage for for magic staves

• Stamina will lower regeneration time

• Willpower will increase damage for Lightsabers

Usage Strategies

• Ranged weapons will fire multiple projectiles in a 360 degree radius out from the Barbarian
• If the Barbarian learns the Magic Staves skill, Whirlwind will cause the staff projectiles to hit everything on screen.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Hits all enemies around the Barbarian.

Cons

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