Vengeance (Diablo II)

Vengeance Adds Elemental (Fire, Lightning and Cold) damage to all melee attacks.

Class: Paladin Skill Tree: Combat Skills Required Level: 18 Damage Type: Physical, Fire, Cold, Lightning Cast Delay: - Active Prerequisites: Sacrifice (1), Zeal (12)

Skill progression Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mana Cost 4 4.2 4.5 4.7 5 5.2 5.5 5.7 6 6.2 Damage {{{Damage1}}} {{{Damage2}}} {{{Damage3}}} {{{Damage4}}} {{{Damage5}}} {{{Damage6}}} {{{Damage7}}} {{{Damage8}}} {{{Damage9}}} {{{Damage10}}} Elemental Damage +% 70 76 82 88 94 100 106 112 118 124 Attack Rating +% 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 Cold Length 1.2 1.8 2.4 3 3.6 4.2 4.8 5.4 6 6.6 {{{Variable D}}} {{{D1}}} {{{D2}}} {{{D3}}} {{{D4}}} {{{D5}}} {{{D6}}} {{{D7}}} {{{D8}}} {{{D9}}} {{{D10}}} {{{Variable E}}} {{{E1}}} {{{E2}}} {{{E3}}} {{{E4}}} {{{E5}}} {{{E6}}} {{{E7}}} {{{E8}}} {{{E9}}} {{{E10}}}   Level 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mana Cost 6.5 6.7 7 7.2 7.5 7.7 8 8.2 8.5 8.7 Damage {{{Damage11}}} {{{Damage12}}} {{{Damage13}}} {{{Damage14}}} {{{Damage15}}} {{{Damage16}}} {{{Damage17}}} {{{Damage18}}} {{{Damage19}}} {{{Damage20}}} Elemental Damage +% 130 136 142 148 154 160 166 172 178 184 Attack Rating +% 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 Cold Length 7.2 7.8 8.4 9 9.6 10.2 10.8 11.4 12 12.6 {{{Variable D}}} {{{D11}}} {{{D12}}} {{{D13}}} {{{D14}}} {{{D15}}} {{{D16}}} {{{D17}}} {{{D18}}} {{{D19}}} {{{D20}}} {{{Variable E}}} {{{E11}}} {{{E12}}} {{{E13}}} {{{E14}}} {{{E15}}} {{{E16}}} {{{E17}}} {{{E18}}} {{{E19}}} {{{E20}}}

Synergies Resist Fire +10% Fire Damage Per Level Resist Cold +10% Cold Damage Per Level Resist Lightning +10% Lightning Damage Per Level Salvation +2% Elemental Damage Per Level {{{Synergy5}}} {{{Synergy Effect5}}} {{{Synergy6}}} {{{Synergy Effect6}}}

Description

Vengeance at first look seems quite impressive, adding lots of damage. It suffers from a major drawback however, and that is its mana cost. 4 mane per strike is too much for a lvl 18 character to handle without using lots of potions, and 8 per strike at lvl 20 drains even high-level character unless equipped with sufficient amounts of mana steal.

It can be quite a powerful skill however, especially when coupled with Conviction. Paladins using this skill are called Vindicators. The ability to inflict four types of damage with only one attack makes this skill perfect in Hell where every monster has at least one immunity, and makes a Paladin using this skill capable of killing every monster in the game short of the special Pit Lords in Chaos Tristram.

Lore

When a Paladin undertakes a crusade to banish evil, he is permitted to call upon the just souls of past crusades. Thus summoned, the spirits of the honorably vanquished manifest themselves and lend their energies to the weapons of the Paladin.