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Critical Strike

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Critical Strike is a level 1 skill from the Amazon's Passive and Magic Skill Tree.

Critical Strike

Required Level: 1
Prerequisites: None
Synergies: None.
Details: This extremely powerful skill gives a chance to deal a critical strike, doubling the physical damage of an attack with any sort of weapon. Loading up the points in this skill is almost mandatory for every Amazon build.

  • Critical Strike does not boost elemental damage, such as from the various lightning spear skills, but it boosts the physical damage components of those skills, and the fire/cold bow skills as well.
Skill Level Progression [e]
Slvl Chance

Slvl Chance

Slvl Chance

Slvl Chance

1 16% 6 46% 11 58% 16 65%
2 25% 7 49% 12 59% 17 65%
3 32% 8 51% 13 61% 18 66%
4 38% 9 54% 14 62% 19 67%
5 42% 10 56% 15 63% 20 68%

Lore:
Among the arsenal of techniques employed by the Amazon warrior is her ability to study opponents carefully and detect any weaknesses. She can then use these deficiencies in her adversary to strike at precisely those areas that will cause the greatest injuries.