Combat Skills

Sacrifice: Level 1
Requirements= None
"Increased accuracy and damage at the cost of one's own wellness". A melee skill, looks just like a normal attack, but uses some health points to increase damage and accuracy. A Paladin with a basic weapon, 4-16 Attack Damage and an Attack Rating of 156 {average chance to hit a monster, 65%} uses a level 1 Sacrifice, increases Attack Damage to 9-36 and Attack Rating to 187 {average chance to hit a monster, 69%}. If he were to bind this to his left mouse button he could have an aura activated at the same time, such as Blessed Aim to further increase his chances of hitting, or Might to boost yet again more damage inflicted.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Attack Rate Mod% 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115
Damage +% 180 192 204 216 228 240 252 264 276 288 300 312 324 336 348 360 372 384 396 408
Damage to self remains at 8%

Smite: Level 1
Requirements= None
"Bash your enemies with your shield and stun them temporarily". Using Smite will eject your enemy backwards causing damage and momentarily stunning them. Paladin's benefit from an extra attribute that comes with all shields 'Smite Damage' to further increase the amount of damage dealt when bashing with the shield. Better bound to the right mouse button Smite, can be hot-keyed to split up an overpowering pack. Below a skill level of 8 the stun factor doesn't offer that much help, rather the damage and knock-back are more welcome. The distance a target is knocked back doesn't seem to increase but it varies between monster types, small monsters going further.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Damage Mod+% 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180 195 210 225 240 255 270 285 300
Stun(sec.) 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4
Mana Cost Remains at 2

Holy Bolt: Level 6
Requirements= None
"A bolt of heavenly energy that damages undead enemies or heals allies". Pretty fast firing rate and pretty effective. Works much the same way as its namesake in Diablo, shooting a magic bolt at undead monsters. In play testing it would take about 3 well-aimed skill level 1 bolts to kill a skeleton and about 2 at slvl two. In a surprising twist to Holy Bolt, the Paladin is able to aim at a friendly player {or their minions} and offload a Bolt to heal them. When fighting packs of Mage skeletons this skill can be tied to the left attack key, with a resist aura activated at the same time. This way the Paladin can fight from the back with bolt, heal his friendly players melee attacking and protect against whichever element the Mage skeletons are using with his aura.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Magic Damage 8-16 14-22 20-28 26-34 32-40 38-46 44-52 50-58 56-64 62-70 68-76 74-82 80-88 86-94 92-100 98-106 104-112 110-118 116-124 122-130
Heal 1-6 3-8 5-10 7-12 9-14 11-16 13-18 15-20 17-22 19-24 21-26 23-28 25-30 27-32 29-34 31-36 33-38 35-40 37-42 39-44
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

Zeal: Level 12
Requirements= Sacrifice {1}
"Allows multiple adjacent monsters to be hit in a single attack". This can be used effectively when surrounded by a group or going one on one with a tougher monster. Surrounded, it will rapidly strike [per click] multiple monsters, each one once, the total number being determined by the skill level. With Zeal at level one the Paladin will strike twice, at level two 3 times. If you have a monster in front of you as well as to the rear, the Paladin will strike the first and quickly turn 180 to strike the other. If fighting a single monster it will rapidly strike it, again dependent on the skill level. Mana consumption remains constant at 2 mana per click. Whilst this appears negligible, the Paladin can find himself out of mana at an alarming rate using Zeal, especially when dealing with a large pack. Couple this skill with Charge {below}, on the right mouse button, and the Paladin can turn into a bit of a beast.
Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Attack damage Mod+% 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105
Number Of Hits 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Mana Cost Remains at 2

Charge: Level 20
Requirements= Smite {1}
"Charge and bash target". As the name suggests, a dashed attack to smack the opponent with a weapon or bare fist, sending them flying backwards and stunning them. The animation produces a short trail of ghost Paladin's as he moves to his destination. Charge has a relatively high mana cost, 9pts per charge, even if you miss but the Paladin will cover ground at around twice the speed of a normal character run. The Screenshot contains two snapshots, one of Charge in mid flight and the other showing the graphic as the additional damage is inflicted. There are three instances when a Charge will not be executed. If the Paladin has zero mana reserves he will just hear "I can't do that now". If executing a Charge within striking distance {melee} of a foe the Paladin will perform a normal attack with no bonus stun and no cost to mana. If a valid target is not selected the Paladin will merely walk or run {if the skill is mapped to the left mouse button}. However, holding the shift key down and executing Charge will allow the Paladin to charge without selecting a valid target. Having Vigor {Defensive Auras} active at the same time as Charging will not further increase the speed of the Charge.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Attack damage Mod+% 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 500 525 550 575
Mana Cost Remains at 9

Vengeance: Level 18
Requirements= Sacrifice {1} Zeal {12}
"Attacks add elemental damage". Adds fire, lightning and cold damage to attacks. Imbuing a weapon with Vengeance will probably work in much the same way as a weapon enhanced with gems of the three elements in that it inflicts all three types of damage but alternates the animation. So when striking a foe you may get a fire animation, then a cold animation on the second strike, then lightning on the third strike and so on.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Elemental Dam+% 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
Cold Length 1.2 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.6 4.2 4.8 5.4 6.0 6.6 7.2 7.8 8.4 9.0 9.6 10.2 10.8 11.4 12.0 12.6
Mana Cost 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5

Blessed Hammer: Level 18
Requirements= Holy Bolt {6}
"Spiralling magic hammer missile". At present this skill works best at close range where it will launch a spinning orange hammer. From a distance though it circles your prey and seems to disappear when reaching a surrounding wall.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Damage Mod+% 12-16 20-24 28-32 36-40 44-48 52-56 60-64 68-72 76-80 84-88 92-96 100-104 108-112 116-120 124-128 132-136 140-144 148-152 156-160 164-168
Mana Cost 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 9 9.2 9.5 9.7

Conversion: Level 24
Requirements= Sacrifice {1} Zeal {12} Vengeance {18}
"Converts monsters to fight evil". This allows the Paladin to control his own minion although it's not clear if there are any restrictions on the monster types he can convert. He does not raise a deceased foe as with the Necromancer's revive skill but rather converts a living one, so there will be no conflict over which character gets to utilise a corpse. If the Paladin's converted minion dies the corpse can then be used by the Necromancer or Barbarian {Grim Ward}.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chance to convert% 11 20 27 33 37 41 44 46 49 51 53 54 56 57 58 60 60 61 62 63
Duration(sec.) 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210

Holy Shield: Level 24
Requirements= Smite {1} Holy Bolt {6} Charge {12} Blessed Hammer {18}
"Enhances your shield". Magically enhances the Paladin's shield to absorb damage. Higher skill levels will improve his proficiency in successfully blocking an attack with the shield and the damage absorbed also increases.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Duration(sec.) 30 40 50 60 70 80 80 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220
Defense Mod+% 25 40 55 70 85 100 115 130 145 160 175 190 205 220 235 250 265 280 295 310
Chance to Block+% 8 10 12 13 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21
Mana Cost
Fist Of Heavens: Level 30
Requirements= Sacrifice {1} Holy Bolt {6} Zeal {12} Vengeance {18} Blessed Hammer {18} Conversion {24}
"Target is banished." Previously called Hand of God. A single bolt of light torpedoes from above striking the foe square on the head. Four Holy Bolts form in an X shape. Fist of Heavens inflicts both lighting and Holy Bolt damage.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Holy Bolt Dmg	1-16	1-22	1-28	1-34	1-40	1-46	1-52	1-58	1-64	1-70	1-76	1-82	1-88	1-94	1-100	1-106	1-112	1-118	1-124	1-130
Lightning Dmg	1-40	9-48	17-56	25-64	33-72	41-80	49-88	57-96	65-104	73-112	81-120	89-128	97-136	105-144	113-152	121-160	129-168	137-176	145-184	153-192

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Attack Rate Mod%	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95	100	105	110	115
Damage +%	180	192	204	216	228	240	252	264	276	288	300	312	324	336	348	360	372	384	396	408
Damage to self remains at 8%

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage Mod+%	15	30	45	60	75	90	105	120	135	150	165	180	195	210	225	240	255	270	285	300
Stun(sec.)	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.2	2.4	2.6	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.4	3.6	3.8	4.0	4.2	4.4
Mana Cost Remains at 2

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Magic Damage	8-16	14-22	20-28	26-34	32-40	38-46	44-52	50-58	56-64	62-70	68-76	74-82	80-88	86-94	92-100	98-106	104-112	110-118	116-124	122-130
Heal	1-6	3-8	5-10	7-12	9-14	11-16	13-18	15-20	17-22	19-24	21-26	23-28	25-30	27-32	29-34	31-36	33-38	35-40	37-42	39-44
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

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Attack damage Mod+%	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95	100	105
Number Of Hits	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Mana Cost Remains at 2

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Attack damage Mod+%	100	125	150	175	200	225	250	275	300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525	550	575
Mana Cost Remains at 9

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Elemental Dam+%	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95	100	105	110	115	120	125	130
Cold Length	1.2	1.8	2.4	3.0	3.6	4.2	4.8	5.4	6.0	6.6	7.2	7.8	8.4	9.0	9.6	10.2	10.8	11.4	12.0	12.6
Mana Cost	4	4.5	5	5.5	6	6.5	7	7.5	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10.5	11	11.5	12	12.5	13	13.5

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage Mod+%	12-16	20-24	28-32	36-40	44-48	52-56	60-64	68-72	76-80	84-88	92-96	100-104	108-112	116-120	124-128	132-136	140-144	148-152	156-160	164-168
Mana Cost	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	9	9.2	9.5	9.7

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Chance to convert%	11	20	27	33	37	41	44	46	49	51	53	54	56	57	58	60	60	61	62	63
Duration(sec.)	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Duration(sec.)	30	40	50	60	70	80	80	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220
Defense Mod+%	25	40	55	70	85	100	115	130	145	160	175	190	205	220	235	250	265	280	295	310
Chance to Block+%	8	10	12	13	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21
Mana Cost

Combat Skills

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