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'''Casting Delay:''' | '''Casting Delay:''' | ||
* | * Passive skill | ||
'''Synergy Bonuses:''' | '''Synergy Bonuses:''' | ||
* | * Dodge | ||
* Avoid | |||
'''Description:''' | '''Description:''' | ||
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Decoys don't move or attack, but they can share in auras and Warcries, and do damage if they have the Thorns aura (but not if you have any thorns equipment on, they don't share that), or if monsters have Iron Maiden on them when they hit the Decoy. Decoys will occasionally appear to walk if they are knocked back repeatedly, such as by Urdurs in Act Four. | Decoys don't move or attack, but they can share in auras and Warcries, and do damage if they have the Thorns aura (but not if you have any thorns equipment on, they don't share that), or if monsters have Iron Maiden on them when they hit the Decoy. Decoys will occasionally appear to walk if they are knocked back repeatedly, such as by Urdurs in Act Four. | ||
One helpful change in D2X is that Decoys and all other minions can be walked through. It was possible to become trapped behind a Decoy in earlier versions of D2C, and they were even used by sneaky PKs to trap party members next to dangerous monsters, or block doorways. | |||
Decoys are excellent scouting tools, and should be used frequently when you are advancing in dangerous areas, especially when there are ranged attackers, such as Oblivion Knights. You can also use them to keep yourself from being cursed by Succubi or Oblivion Knights, preserving your Shrine bonus, and they are great to attract charging explosive minions, which will blow up on a Decoy while dealing her no damage at all. | Decoys are excellent scouting tools, and should be used frequently when you are advancing in dangerous areas, especially when there are ranged attackers, such as Oblivion Knights and Black Souls. You can also use them to keep yourself from being cursed by Succubi or Oblivion Knights, preserving your Shrine bonus, and they are great to attract charging explosive minions, which will blow up on a Decoy while dealing her no damage at all. | ||
Decoys have the same hit points as the Amazon who casts then, and if you have a lot of hit points they can be more durable than a low level Amazon, in small Normal diff games. They last as long as the skill level duration allows, but will vanish sooner if they take | Decoys have the same hit points as the Amazon who casts then, and if you have a lot of hit points they can be more durable than a low level Amazon, in small Normal diff games. They last as long as the skill level duration allows, but will vanish sooner if they take enough damage to drop them. It can be scary to cast a Decoy into a mob and see it vanish in an instant, and think how long you'd last. Your Decoy can potentially be more durable than you are, as it gains the ability to Dodge and Avoid as though it had as many points invested as you do, as well as gaining 4% resist all per level (maxing out at 85), and at higher levels can have significantly more life than you do, as it gains 10% additional life per level. If you have a high level decoy and it dies in an instant after being cast, be very careful, as your Amazon wouldn't last much longer. | ||
Decoy is also a useful back up; if your Valk is fighting a very nasty monster (like a Might boss, or Duriel) you should cast a Decoy between you and the boss, ideally off to the side somewhat. As long as the Decoy is closer to the boss than you are, the monster will go for the Decoy rather than you, which should give you time to cast another Valkyrie. | Decoy is also a useful back up; if your Valk is fighting a very nasty monster (like a Might boss, or Duriel) you should cast a Decoy between you and the boss, ideally off to the side somewhat. As long as the Decoy is closer to the boss than you are, the monster will go for the Decoy rather than you, which should give you time to cast another Valkyrie. | ||
Most players just do place point in Decoy. It's nice to have the longer duration, but this isn't a benefit many players want badly enough to add more skill points, if they can't wear +skills gear to get it. | |||
Most players just do | |||
==Evade== | ==Evade== | ||