Revision as of 10:09, 8 September 2008

Amazon Skills
Bow & Crossbow Spear Passive and Magic

The Amazon's Javelin and Spear skills cover a variety of melee and ranged attacks, adding damage, elemental attacks, speed, and more to the character's combat repertoire.

All of the skills in this tree require a javelin or spear equipped. None of them can be used with other types of weapons, not even the melee attacks, much to the chagrin of various sword-wielding variants.

Jab

Required Level: 1
Prerequisites: None
Synergies: None
Details: Jab is a rapid triple attack to the same monster. The low mana cost and high accuracy of this make it a very useful melee skill. It works well with spears or javelins. Even with the initial damage penalty it's still quite a bit better than a plain attack for the speed bonus. Lots of points in Jab are not recommended unless it will be your main skill, since the damage increases are so low per point.

In early versions of the game, weapon speed was ignored with this skill, and it was devastating early on with any pike. Weapon speed is now factored in and a fast weapon is essential.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	2	2.2	2.5	2.7	3	3.2	3.5	3.7	4	4.2	4.5	4.7	5	5.2	5.5	5.7	6	6.2	6.5	6.7
Attack +%	10	19	28	37	46	55	64	73	82	91	100	109	118	127	136	145	154	163	172	181
Damage +%	-15	-12	-9	-6	-3	0	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36	39	42

Power Strike

Required Level: 6
Prerequisites: Jab
Requires: A spear or javelin equipped.
Synergies: Points in the following skills increase Power Strike's damage.

Lightning Bolt: +10% Lightning Damage Per Level
Charged Strike: +10% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Strike: +10% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Fury: +10% Lightning Damage Per Level

Details: Power Strike is a melee strike that deals big lightning damage to a single target. There is a considerably attack rating bonus as well.

This skill was useless before v1.10. Now in v1.11 it's got potential thanks to all of the synergies, though most Spearazons prefer Charged Strike since it can damage multiple targets as well as kill a single monster.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	2	2.2	2.5	2.7	3	3.2	3.5	3.7	4	4.2	4.5	4.7	5	5.2	5.5	5.7	6	6.2	6.5	6.7
Attack +%	20	32	44	56	68	80	92	104	116	128	140	152	164	176	188	200	212	224	236	248
Lightning Damage	1-16	1-34	1-52	1-70	1-88	1-106	1-124	1-142	1-178	1-214	1-250	1-286	1-322	1-358	1-394	1-430	1-484	1-538	1-592	1-646

Poison Javelin

Casting Delay: 0.5 Seconds
Required Level: 6
Synergies:

Plague Javelin: +12% Poison Damage Per Level

Prerequisites: None
Details: This skill turns a thrown javelin into a poison delivery system, dealing poison damage to the target and leaving a cloud of poisonous gas behind the javelin that will sicken monsters that walk through it.

The high damage numbers are deceptive, since they work over such a long time that the damage per second is not at all impressive.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	4	4.2	4.5	4.7	5	5.2	5.5	5.7	6	6.2	6.5	6.7	7	7.2	7.5	7.7	8	8.2	8.5	8.7
Poison Damage	25-37	46-62	75-93	109-131	150-175	196-225	250-281	309-343	412-459	528-589	656-732	796-890	950-1062	1115-1248	1293-1448	1484-1662	1750-1953	2034-2264	2337-2595	2659-2946
Duration (seconds)	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46

Impale

Required Level: 12
Prerequisites: Jab
Synergies: None.
Details: Impale is a single-hit melee attack with very high damage and attack rating bonuses. On the downside, it is a very slow strike, can be interrupted, and causes huge durability loss to the weapon.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost: 3
Attack Mod %	100	125	150	175	200	225	250	275	300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525	550	575
Weapon Durability %	46	42	40	37	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25
Damage +%	300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525	550	575	600	625	650	675	700	725	750	775

Lightning Bolt

Required Level: 12
Prerequisites: Poison Javelin
Synergies: Points in these skills boost the damage of Lightning Bolt:

Power Strike: +3% Lightning Damage Per Level
Charged Strike: +3% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Strike: +3% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Fury: +3% Lightning Damage Per Level

Details: This throwing skill turns a javelin into a sizzling bolt of lightning.

This skill initially added a bit of lightning damage to the usual javelin damage. It's since been modified, and now converts 100% of physical damage to lightning damage, plus the listed lightning damage. It can be useful to deal with physical immune monsters.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	6	6.2	6.5	6.7	7	7.2	7.5	7.7	8	8.2	8.5	8.7	9	9.2	9.5	9.7	10	10.2	10.5	10.7
Lightning Damage	1-40	1-52	1-64	1-76	1-88	1-100	1-112	1-124	1-142	1-160	1-178	1-196	1-214	1-232	1-250	1-268	1-296	1-324	1-352	1-380

Charged Strike

Required Level: 18
Prerequisites: Jab, Poison Javelin, Power Strike, Lightning Bolt
Synergies: Points in the following skills add substantially to Charged Strike's damage.

Power Strike: +10% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Bolt: +10% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Strike: +10% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Fury: +10% Lightning Damage Per Level

Details: A melee attack that sends out Charged Bolts. This skill is deceptively powerful, just like the Sorceress' Charged Bolt skill, since while the damage of each bolt isn't much, the skill sends out a tremendous number of them at higher levels. (Many more than the description would lead you to believe.)

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	4	4.2	4.5	4.7	5	5.2	5.5	5.7	6	6.2	6.5	6.7	7	7.2	7.5	7.7	8	8.2	8.5	8.7
Damage	1-30	1-42	1-54	1-66	1-78	1-90	1-102	1-114	1-130	1-146	1-162	1-178	1-194	1-210	1-226	1-242	1-262	1-282	1-302	1-322
# of Bolts Released	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7

Plague Javelin

Casting Delay: 4 Seconds
Required Level: 18
Prerequisites: Poison Javelin, Lightning Bolt
Synergies:

Poison Javelin: +10% Poison Damage Per Level

Details: Plague Javelin adds poison damage to thrown javelins. The projectile leaves a trail of poison gas behind it, and successful hits create a huge exploding cloud of smoke that will poison every monster that moves through it.

An awesomely fun skill to use when playing solo, especially on crowds; the poison damage isn't sufficient to kill quickly in larger games.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	7	7.5	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10.5	11	11.5	12	13	13	13	14	14.5	15	15.5	16	16.5
Damage	23-37	42-58	65-83	91-111	122-143	156-179	194-219	235-262	310-339	391-422	481-514	578-612	682-718	794-833	913-953	1040-1082	1233-1277	1439-1485	1657-1705	1888-1937
Duration: X sec.	3	3.4	3.8	4.2	4.6	5	5.4	5.8	6.2	6.6	7	7.4	7.8	8.2	8.6	9	9.4	9.8	10.2	10.6
Attack +X%	30	39	48	57	66	75	84	93	102	111	120	129	138	147	156	165	174	183	192	201

Fend

Required Level: 24
Prerequisites: Jab, Impale
Synergies: None.

Details: Rapidly strikes several close targets.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost: 5
Attack +%	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220	230
Damage +%	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220	230	240	250	260

Lightning Strike

Required Level: 30
Prerequisites: Jab, Poison Javelin, Power Strike, Lightning Bolt, Charged Strike
Synergies: Points in the following skills will boost the lightning damage of this skill.

Power Strike: +8% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Bolt: +8% Lightning Damage Per Level
Charged Strike: +8% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Fury: +8% Lightning Damage Per Level

Details: A melee attack that sends out a shot of Chain Lightning that can bounce back and forth between multiple targets.

This skill is extremely powerful against mid-sized groups of monsters, but less useful against huge mobs. It's almost useless against single targets.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost: 9
Lightning Damage	1-25	1-35	1-45	1-55	1-65	1-75	1-85	1-95	1-110	1-125	1-140	1-155	1-170	1-185	1-200	1-215	1-235	1-255	1-275	1-295
Hits	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21

Lightning Fury

Required Level: 30
Prerequisites: Poison Javelin, Lightning Bolt, Plague Javelin
Synergies: Points in the following skills will boost the lightning damage of this skill:

Power Strike: +1% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Bolt: +1% Lightning Damage Per Level
Charged Strike: +1% Lightning Damage Per Level
Lightning Strike: +1% Lightning Damage Per Level

Details: Lightning Fury enchants a thrown javelin to release multiple bolts of lightning, one at each monster in range, when the javelin strikes a monster. This is the most powerful skill in the entire game, when used against a large mob of monsters. The more targets in range, the stronger Lightning Fury is.

Pierce works wonderfully with LF, since the spell will trigger each time it hits a target, or hits a solid object (such as a wall) after passing through a target. A very high level of Pierce is highly recommended for Javazons using this skill.
A detailed description of how LF works, including screenshots, can be seen in this strategy guide.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	10	10.5	11	11.5	12	12.5	13	13.5	14	14.5	15	15.5	16	16.5	17	17.5	18	18.5	19	19.5
Lightning Damage	1-40	1-60	1-80	1-100	1-120	1-140	1-160	1-180	1-210	1-240	1-270	1-300	1-330	1-360	1-390	1-420	1-460	1-500	1-540	1-580
Number of Bolts	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21

Level	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
Mana Cost	20	20.5	21	21.5	22	22.5	23	23.5	24	24.5	25	25.5	26	26.5	27	27.5	28	28.5	29	29.5
Lightning Damage*	1-620	1-650	1-680	1-710	1-740	1-780	1-800	1-840	1-880	1-920	1-960	1-1000	1-1040	1-1080	1-1120	1-1160	1-1200	1-1240	1-1280	1-1320
Number of Bolts	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41

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