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* Destruction-based actives and skills will have a damage multiplier of "x1.5", meaning they will do 50% more damage, and destruction-based combos will have a damage multiplier of "x2". (This stacks with any other damage modifiers) | * Destruction-based actives and skills will have a damage multiplier of "x1.5", meaning they will do 50% more damage, and destruction-based combos will have a damage multiplier of "x2". (This stacks with any other damage modifiers) | ||
* When attacked, | * When attacked, Elsword will howl - and enemies within his immediate surrounding are damaged and knocked away. Elsword will also become stoic for a short period of time. This ability will not activate again until the stoic runs out. Does not activate in mid-air. | ||
**This wears off roughly 1/5 of the gauge whenever activated from hits, and decreases slowly from combos that use destruction or (similar to being hit in this state) decreases rapidly from special actives. | **This wears off roughly 1/5 of the gauge whenever activated from hits, and decreases slowly from combos that use destruction or (similar to being hit in this state) decreases rapidly from special actives. | ||
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Revision as of 23:24, 22 December 2012
Basic Information
When playing Elsword, there will be an additional gauge below the skill hotkeys. This Way of the Sword gauge will enable you to activate "Aura of Vitality" or "Spirit of Destruction" for a period of time.
Depending on the type of combo attack (e.g. Z and X key moves) or skill you use, the gauge will lean towards vitality or destruction. While in either "Aura of Vitality" or "Spirit of Destruction", you will receive special benefits.
Note that the system they use is not what what it may appear to be at first; vitality-based attacks take away vitality from the gauge, leaning the gauge towards destruction; destruction-based attacks take away destruction from the gauge, leaning the gauge towards vitality; this is why only attacks that use the gauge area affected in the respective aura.
Aura Chart
Legend:
파괴 (Orange Text) = Destruction-based
활력 (Blue Text) = Vitality-based
Skill Aura
Aura of Vitality
When the gauge is completely blue (by using destruction-type moves), the "Aura of Vitality" will be unleashed in the form of an azure aura.
While in this form you will receive the following benefits:
- Increased action, movement, and jump speed.
- Vitality-based skills cost 30% less mana for both mana usage and usage requirements.
- Hits from vitality-based attacks and skills will have massive increase in mana regeneration per hit.
Spirit of Destruction
When the gauge is completely red (by using vitality-type moves), the "Spirit of Destruction" will be unleashed in the form of a crimson aura.
While in this form you will receive the following benefits:
- Destruction-based actives and skills will have a damage multiplier of "x1.5", meaning they will do 50% more damage, and destruction-based combos will have a damage multiplier of "x2". (This stacks with any other damage modifiers)
- When attacked, Elsword will howl - and enemies within his immediate surrounding are damaged and knocked away. Elsword will also become stoic for a short period of time. This ability will not activate again until the stoic runs out. Does not activate in mid-air.
- This wears off roughly 1/5 of the gauge whenever activated from hits, and decreases slowly from combos that use destruction or (similar to being hit in this state) decreases rapidly from special actives.
Trivia
- While in the "Aura of Vitality" mode, Lord Knight can easily use several 200mp and 300mp skills in a single combo due them having the passive "Vitality".
- In the same fashion, the "Concentrated Mana" passive guild skill and the Magic Necklace cash shop item make it even easier for all Elswords to use skills more often during that state.
- The sword icons that appear on the right side of the gauge are Lord Knight's and Rune Slayer's swords for "Spirit of Destruction" and "Aura of Vitality", respectively.
- In Elsword NA, "Spirit of Destruction" is renamed as "Aura of Destruction".
