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Damage of Radiant Pillar is affected by Intelligence, so you need to invest in it to make RP effective.
 
Damage of Radiant Pillar is affected by Intelligence, so you need to invest in it to make RP effective.
  
Unless you have some special plans for croud control, take Delude instead of Hypnosis in Bronze category.
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Bronze choices. Hypnosis may be considered usefull if followed by Flaring Nova, Archangel's Wrath (explosion mod), BFG (pierce mod). Otherwise Delude is a better option.
 
 
In silver category duration will come naturally with leveling. It will eventually be longer than you ever need. Taking Brightness seems like a better choice.
 
 
 
In gold category Ordeal effect can be easily obtained with items. Straight damage from Magnify is a very good choice.
 
  
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Silver choices. Duration will come naturally with leveling. It will eventually be longer than you ever need. Taking Brightness seems like a better choice.
  
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Gold choices. Ordeal effect can be easily obtained with items. Straight damage from Magnify is a very good choice.
  
 
== Pros and Cons ==
 
== Pros and Cons ==

Revision as of 04:19, 9 May 2009

Sera_7.gif A pillar of intense, bright light will appear from the heavens and strike down onto the target area. Adaptations include one short burst against a single strong enemy or a devastating area attack against groups of enemies.


Aspect

Sera_AspS_02.png - Celestial Magic

Modifications

MODicons_12.gif Bronze
  • Hypnosis - Attracts opponents to the center of the pillar. (~6.75m area (guess))
  • Delude - Reduces opponents' attack values within the area of effect. (65 + 1 per CA level decrease (guess))

MODicons_10.gif Silver
  • Brightness - Increases the area of effect. (33.3% increase)
  • Conserve - Increases duration of Radiant Pillar. (50% increase)

MODicons_08.gif Gold
  • Magnify - Increase damage of Radiant Pillar. (35.7% increase (guess))
  • Ordeal - Inflicts twice as much damage when the opponent's health has fallen below a threshold value. (threshold is 25% + 0.5% per CA level of max health)

Skills

The following skills will affect this combat art:

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Usage Strategies

Damage of Radiant Pillar is affected by Intelligence, so you need to invest in it to make RP effective.

Bronze choices. Hypnosis may be considered usefull if followed by Flaring Nova, Archangel's Wrath (explosion mod), BFG (pierce mod). Otherwise Delude is a better option.

Silver choices. Duration will come naturally with leveling. It will eventually be longer than you ever need. Taking Brightness seems like a better choice.

Gold choices. Ordeal effect can be easily obtained with items. Straight damage from Magnify is a very good choice.

Pros and Cons

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Cons

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Stats Chart

  • Duration is 10 + 0.1*CA-Lvl seconds and 15 + 0.15*CA-Lvl seconds with Conserve.
  • It inflicts damage 0.5 + 0.003*CA-Lvl times per second.


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