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Skills: Passive and Magic
The Passive and Magic skills are an essential part of the development of you Amazon, even if you don't put too many points into this page. The Passive skills are especially useful, since they don't have to be invoked in the heat of battle -- they just work naturally.
Avoid -- This skill allows you to dodge a ranged attack. Added to the other passive defensive skills, Avoid will help your Amazon to survive in tough fighting areas. Since Avoid is passive, there is no mana cost.
Critical Strike -- This skill is a must. With only 3 levels of this skill, over 30% of your hits will do double damage. Keep adding to it, and over half of your attacks will do double damage. You should get two levels of this skill pretty quickly. It is passive, so there is no mana cost.
Decoy -- This skill allows you to create a duplicate of yourself to draw fire from the enemies. Every blow or shot at the decoy is one that won't be hurting you.
Dodge -- This skill will save you if you are standing your ground and fighting. If you put in a few levels of skill, many enemy blows will just fail to hit you at all. This gives you the time you need to pump them full of arrows. Dodge is passive, so there is no mana cost.
Evade -- This skill lets you do the equivalent of both Dodge and Avoid while you are moving. It is a high level skill, but it is worth having. Evade is passive, so there is no mana cost.
Inner Sight -- This skill lowers the armor rating of your enemies, making them a lot easier to hit. It also adds a light to them, so you can see them in the dark even if they are at the limits of the screen.
Penetrate -- This skill adds an amazing amount to your attack rating. You will watch your chance to hit go up a very noticeable amount, even on the first skill level. Because it is a percentage increase, it helps you all through the game, even in the tougher modes. Penetrate is passive, so there is no mana cost.
Pierce -- This skill will give you a chance to allow your arrow to go through a victim and continue to hit others. This is most effective when used with some other special attack, so it can work multiple times. Pierce is passive, so there is no mana cost.
Slow Missiles -- This skill allows you to put a spell on all missiles sent to you, giving you more time to get out of the way.
Valkyrie -- This skill allows you to summon a magical warrior to fight hand-to-hand combat for you. This really can help you, as the enemies will be held back, allowing you to pump those arrows into their ranks. This is a very handy spell to use on Diablo himself.
