This Combat Art is a (Buff)
An energy field which partly absorbs incoming damage for as long as energy is available to maintain the field.
This Combat Art is an Energy Shield .
Modifications
See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications
Bronze
Field Force - Strengthens the energy field and absorbs more damage until it is exhausted. (50% increase from base value)
Projectile Reflection - Chance to reflect projectile damage . (15% + 0.8% per CA level chance).
Silver
Field Force - Improves the energy field and absorbs more damage until it is exhausted. (50% increase from base value)
Magic Mirror - Chance to reflect spell damage . (15% + 0.8% per CA level chance)
Gold
Block - Blocks a fixed amount of damage from every successful hit. (4.5 + 0.5 per CA level increase of Block Warding Energy )
Resource - Reduces the cost to maintain the shield. (50% + 0.5% per CA level decrease in regeneration penalty)
Warding Energy without Modifications
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Skills and Attributes
The following skills will affect this combat art:
Warding Energy Lore - will increase total shield energy points and improve the Block Warding Energy value (amount of damage that the shield will absorb). Increases shield regeneration rate when mastered (applies out-of-combat only, the shield will never regenerate in-combat).
Revered Technology Lore - increases the Damage Mitigation (Block Warding Energy value) of Warding Energy if the Block mod is chosen, improves casting speed , allows for modification points.
The following attributes will affect this combat art:
Stamina reduces regeneration penalty.
Usage Strategies
Much general information for energy shield usage is given in the article Energy Shields .
The Block mod increases the Damage Mitigation mod by an absolute amount, not a %, it is different from and does not give % damage mitigation .
Pros and Cons
Pros
As a buff, a player doesn't have to worry about if their shield is up and running. (Unless its energy is all gone).
Will stack with Divine Protection to make a super-powered energy shield.
Cons
Does not regenerate energy points while in-combat.
If using with Divine Protection, it will deactivate Warding Energy when the duration expires, meaning this buff will have to be recast often.
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