Sacred 2:Glacial Thorns

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HE_07.gif The origins of this spell are unknown, yet it has existed in spell books for as long as anyone can remember. The High Elf Adept commands thorn-like splinters of ice and hurls them towards her enemy. A mere wave of her hand will either bundle the splinters into one burst or turn the burst of icicles into a nova blasting out in a circle with her at the center.

Aspect

HE_Asp_03.png - Mystic Stormite

Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) gtdmg.jpg

  • Throws 50 Thorns
  • 50% Physical and 50% Ice Damage. Percent of Ice damage increases per Combat Art level
  • Maximum Spread of Thorns 182%. Increases per Combat Art level.
  • Right clicking far from High Elf results in a concentration of Thorns

Modifications

See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications
MODicons_12.gif Bronze
  • Fusillade - Increases the number of frozen thorns. (16.2% increase in base number, 8.6% increase in bonus number gained from CA levels)
  • Frost - Increases damage inflicted by each frozen thorn. (70% increase in Ice damage)

MODicons_10.gif Silver
  • Devastation - Increases the change for critical hits. (9.8% + 0.2% per CA level increased chance)
  • Pierce - Chance that thorns will continue to spear forward after hitting a target. (33.4% + 0.2% per CA level chance)

MODicons_08.gif Gold
  • Fusillade - Increases the number of frozen thorns. (16.2% increase in base number, 8.6% increase in bonus number gained from CA levels)
  • Pierce - Chance that thorns will continue to spear forward after hitting a target. (33.4% + 0.2% per CA level chance)

Skills

The following skills will affect this combat art:

  • Mystic Stormite Lore - improves damage, critical chance and casting speed
  • Mystic Stormite Focus - improves regeneration time and maximum combat art levels
  • Concentration - directly improves regeneration time
  • Ancient Magic - directly improves combat art damage
  • Combat Discipline - directly improves combat art damage, and improves regeneration time when used in combo


Usage Strategies

  • The spread pattern of the thorns is controlled with mouse targetting.
  • Clicking close to your character will cause a wide fan of Glacial Thorns, and with higher CA levels the area of the fan can cover almost 360 degrees.
  • Clicking far from your character (i.e. in a corner of the screen) will cause the Glacial Thorns to concentrate together. This is useful when confronting a large and powerful monster, as it will be hit by most of the thorns at once. It may require some adjustment of the camera to be able to click/target a spot beyond a large monster to get this effect.

Pros and Cons

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Stats Chart

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