Difference between revisions of "Sacrifice"

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Sacrifice

Required Level: 1
Prerequisites: None
Synergies: Points in these skills increase the damage done with Sacrifice.

Redemption: +15% Damage Per Level
Fanaticism: +5% Damage Per Level

Details: Sacrifice boosts the Paladin's damage and attack rating substantially, at a cost in blood. Each hit landed with this skill inflicts 8% of its damage on the Paladin.

To offset the damage to self, life leech equipment can come in very handy.
It's possible to kill yourself with Sacrifice, leading to the amusing "Paladin was slain by Paladin." death message in game.
- The game will recognize this as PvP, which will nullify experience loss in hell and nightmare difficulties.
Damage overruns: the key difficulty in using this skill is that you only leech back life based on the monster's hit points, but you lose health based on the damage done.
- Example: if you have 10% life leech and do 500 damage to a monster with 100 hit points, you'll leech back 10 hit points, but lose 8% of 500 = 40.
- Physical resistances have the same effect: 100 damage to a monster with 50% physical resistance means you only leech life on that 50%, but lose Sacrifice on the full 100.

Damage to Self:	8%

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	AR +X%	Damage +X%	Slvl	AR +X%	Damage +X%	Slvl	AR +X%	Damage +X%	Slvl	AR +X%	Damage +X%
1	20	180%	6	55	255%	11	90	330%	16	125	405%
2	27	195%	7	62	270%	12	97	345%	17	132	420%
3	34	210%	8	69	285%	13	104	360%	18	139	435%
4	41	225%	9	76	300%	14	111	375%	19	146	450%
5	48	240%	10	83	315%	15	118	390%	20	153	465%

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 * To offset the damage to self, life leech equipment can come in very handy.
 * It's possible to kill yourself with Sacrifice, leading to the amusing "Paladin was slain by Paladin." death message in game.
-** The game will recognize this as PvP, which will nullify experience loss in hell and nightmare difficulties.
+** The game will recognize this as [[PvP]], which will nullify experience loss in [[hell]] and [[nightmare]] difficulties.
 * Damage overruns: the key difficulty in using this skill is that you only leech back life based on the monster's hit points, but you lose health based on the damage done.
 ** Example: if you have 10% life leech and do 500 damage to a monster with 100 hit points, you'll leech back 10 hit points, but lose 8% of 500 = 40.
-** [[Physical]] [[resistances]] has the same effect: 100 damage to a monster with 50% physical resistance means you only leech life on that 50%, but lose Sacrifice on the full 100.
+** [[Physical]] [[resistances]] have the same effect: 100 damage to a monster with 50% physical resistance means you only leech life on that 50%, but lose Sacrifice on the full 100.
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The Paladin - Paladin Skills [e]
Combat Skills		Defensive Auras		Offensive Auras
• Sacrifice • Smite • Holy Bolt • Zeal • Charge	• Vengeance • Blessed Hammer • Conversion • Holy Shield • Fist of the Heavens	• Prayer • Resist Fire • Resist Cold • Resist Lightning • Defiance	• Cleansing • Vigor • Meditation • Redemption • Salvation	• Might • Holy Fire • Thorns • Blessed Aim • Concentration	• Holy Freeze • Holy Shock • Sanctuary • Fanaticism • Conviction