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                                 Billy Lee
                                 Version 1
                                  11/29/3

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IMPORTANT  NOTICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Synergies are a feature of Diablo 2 from patch v1.10 on.
They do not apply to earlier versions of the game.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                               Disclaimer
This document (c)2001-2003 Billy Lee.  This FAQ may not be used or
distributed for commercial use.  Diablo II is (c)2000 Blizzard Entertainment,
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is (c)2001 Blizzard Entertainment.  This guide
must be displayed in its entirety.  No pieces of it may be removed and/or
copied to another location for public display.
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UPDATES:
Version 1: Initial Release.

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Table of Contents
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1. Q&A
2. Synergies
2-A. Amazon
2-B. Assassin
2-C. Barbarian
2-D. Druid
2-E. Necromancer
2-F. Paladin
2-G. Sorceress
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3. Acknowledgements
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1. Q&A

Q What is a synergy?
A According to dictionary.com, a synergy is the interaction of two or more
 agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of
 their individual effects.

Q Great.  So what does that have to do with Diablo 2?
A Starting in version 1.10, many skills will interact with each other in a
 way they had not in previous versions.  These interactions are called
 synergies.  Basically what it means is that by putting points into a skill,
 you're no longer just improving that skill alone, you're improving other
 skills that will benefit from it.

Q So, what does that mean for all of my current builds where I have "x" maxed
 but ignored all the other skills that now help it?
A It means that the skill you now have will continue to work similarly to the
 way they have in previous versions and will not have as much additional
 power as a skill that has been enhanced by the synergy effects of other
 skills.

Q Ok, so do all of my skills effect every other one?
A No.  Each skill is affected usually by up to three other skills.  Some only
 by one or two other skills.  Some by other skills.

Q How come when I look in game at skills like Summon Dire Wolf and such, they
 have synergies listed, but you didn't list them in here?
A That's simple.  It's because those bonuses already existed in the game
 before patch 1.10.  Granted they are still more or less synergies, but not
 the ones that came with v1.10 which is what this guide is for.

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2. Synergies

To make referencing easier, I'm gonna do 3 simple things.
1 - All skills will be listed alphabetically under their appropriate skill
    tree.
2 - If a skill does not have synergy skills (meaning nothing gives it
    bonuses) it will not be listed.
3 - All skill listings will follow the same basic pattern of:
    [Skill]
      [Synergy Bonus 1]
      [Synergy Bonus 2]
      etc..

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2-A. Amazon

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Bow and Crossbow Skills

Cold Arrow
 Ice Arrow: +12% Cold Damage per level

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Exploding Arrow
 Fire Arrow: +12% Fire Damage per level

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Fire Arrow
 Exploding Arrow: +12% Fire Damage per level

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Freezing Arrow
 Cold Arrow: +12% Cold Damage per level
 Ice Arrow: +5% freeze time per level

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Ice Arrow
 Cold Arrow: +8% Cold Damage per level
 Freezing Arrow: +5% freeze time per level

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Immolation Arrow
 Fire Arrow: +5% Average Fire Damage per second per level
 Exploding Arrow: +10% Fire Damage per level

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Javelin and Spear Skills

Charged Strike
 Power Strike: +10% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Bolt: +10% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Strike: +10% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Fury: +10% Lightning Damage per level

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Lightning Bolt
 Power Strike: +3% Lightning Damage per level
 Charged Strike: +3% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Strike: +3% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Fury: +3% Lightning Damage per level

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Lightning Fury
 Power Strike: +1% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Bolt: +1% Lightning Damage per level
 Charged Strike: +1% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Strike: +1% Lightning Damage per level

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Lightning Strike
 Power Strike: +8% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Bolt: +8% Lightning Damage per level
 Charged Strike: +8% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Fury: +8% Lightning Damage per level

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Plague Javelin
 Poison Javelin: +10% Poison Damage per level

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Poison Javelin
 Plague Javelin: +12% Poison Damage per level

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Power Strike
 Lightning Bolt: +10% Lightning Damage per level
 Charged Strike: +10% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Strike: +10% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Fury: +10% Lightning Damage per level

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Passive and Magic Skills

Valkyrie
 Decoy: +20% Life bonus per level
 Penetrate: +40 to Attack Rating per level
 Critical Strike: Gains listed skill bonus
 Dodge: Gains listed skill bonus
 Evade: Gains listed skill bonus
 Avoid: Gains listed skill bonus

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2-B. Assassin

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Martial Arts Skills

Blades of Ice
 Phoenix Strike: +8% Cold Damage per level

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Claws of Thunder
 Phoenix Strike: +8% Lightning Damage per level

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Fists of Fire
 Phoenix Strike: +12% Fire Damage per level

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Phoenix Strike
 Fists of Fire: +10% Fire Damage per level
 Fists of Fire: +6% Fire Damage per second per level
 Claws of Thunder: +13% Lightning Damage per level
 Blades of Ice: +10% Cold Damage per level

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Trap Skills

Charged Bolt Sentry
 Fire Blast: +1 Bolt per 3 levels
 Lightning Sentry: +1 Shot per 4 levels
 Shock Web: +6% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning Sentry: +6% Lightning Damage per level
 Death Sentry: +6% Lightning Damage per level

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Death Sentry
 Fire Blast: +1 Shot per 3 levels
 Lightning Sentry: +12% Lightning Damage per level

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Fire Blast
 Shock Web: +9% Fire Damage per level
 Charged Bolt Sentry: +9% Fire Damage per level
 Wake of Fire: +9% Fire Damage per level
 Lightning Sentry: +9% Fire Damage per level
 Wake of Inferno: +9% Fire Damage per level
 Death Sentry: +9% Fire Damage per level

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Lightning Sentry
 Shock Web: +12% Lightning Damage per level
 Charged Bolt Sentry: +12% Lightning Damage per level
 Death Sentry: +12% Lightning Damage per level

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Shock Web
 Fire Blast: +1 Missile per 3 levels
 Charged Bolt: +11% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning: +11% Lightning Damage per level
 Death: +11% Lightning Damage per level

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Wake of Fire
 Fire Blast: +8% Fire Damage per level
 Wake of Inferno: +8% Fire Damage per level

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Wake of Inferno
 Wake of Fire: +.5 Yards per level
 Fire Blast: +10% Fire Damage per level
 Wake of Fire: +7% Fire Damage per level
 Death Sentry: +10% Fire Damage per level

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2-C. Barbarian

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Combat Skills

Bash
 Stun: +5% Damage per level
 Concentrate: +5% Attack Rating per level

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Berserk
 Howl: +10% Damage per level
 Shout: +10% Damage per level

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Concentrate
 Bash: +5% Damage per level
 Battle Orders: +10% Damage per level
 Berserk: +1% Magic Damage per level

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Double Swing
 Bash: +10% Damage per level

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Double Throw
 Double Swing: +8% Damage per level

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Frenzy
 Double Swing: +8% Damage per level
 Taunt: +8% Damage per level
 Berserk: +1% Magic Damage per level

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Leap Attack
 Leap: +10% Damage per level

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Stun
 Bash: +8% Damage per level
 Concentrate: +5% Attack Rating per level
 War Cry: +5% Duration per level

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War Cries

Battle Command
 Shout: +5 Seconds per level
 Battle Orders: +5 Seconds per level

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Battle Orders
 Shout: +5 Seconds per level
 Battle Command: +5 Seconds per level

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Shout
 Battle Orders: +5 Seconds per level
 Battle Command: +5 Seconds per level

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War Cry
 Howl: +6% Damage per level
 Taunt: +6% Damage per level
 Battle Cry: +6% Damage per level

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2-D. Druid

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Elemental Skills

Arctic Blast
 Hurricane: +15% Cold Damage per level
 Cyclone Armor: +15% Cold Damage per level

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Armageddon
 Fissure: +2 Second Duration per level
 Firestorm: +14% Fire Damage per level
 Molten Boulder: +14% Fire Damage per level
 Volcano: +14% Fire Damage per level

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Cyclone Armor
 Twister: +7% Damage per level
 Tornado: +7% Damage per level
 Hurricane: +7% Damage per level

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Firestorm
 Molten Boulder: +23% Fire Damage per level
 Fissure: +23% Fire Damage per level

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Fissure
 Firestorm: +12% Fire Damage per level
 Volcano: +12% Fire Damage per level

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Hurricane
 Cyclone Armor: +1 Second Duration per level
 Twister: +7% Damage per level
 Tornado: +7% Damage per level

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Molten Boulder
 Volcano: +10% Damage per level
 Firestorm: +8% Fire Damage per level

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Tornado
 Twister: +9% Damage per level
 Hurricane: +9% Damage per level

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Twister
 Hurricane: +10% Damage per level
 Tornado: +10% Damage per level

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Volcano
 Molten Boulder: +12% Damage per level
 Fissure: +12% Fire Damage per level
 Armageddon: +12% Fire Damage per level

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Shape-Shifting Skills

Fire Claws
 Firestorm: +22% Fire Damage per level
 Moulten Boulder: +22% Fire Damage per level
 Fissure: +22% Fire Damage per level
 Volcano: +22% Fire Damage per level

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Rabies
 Poison Creeper: +18% Poison Damage per level

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2-E. Necromancer

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Poison and Bone Spells

Bone Armor
 Bone Wall: +15% Damage Absorbed per level
 Bone Prison: +15% Damage Absorbed per level

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Bone Prison
 Bone Armor: +8% Life per level
 Bone Wall: +8% Life per level

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Bone Spear
 Teeth: +7% Magic Damage per level
 Bone Wall: +7% Magic Damage per level
 Bone Prison: +7% Magic Damage per level
 Bone Spirit: +7% Magic Damage per level

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Bone Spirit
 Teeth: +6% Magic Damage per level
 Bone Wall: +6% Magic Damage per level
 Bone Spear: +6% Magic Damage per level
 Bone Prison: +6% Magic Damage per level

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Bone Wall
 Bone Armor: +10% Life per level
 Bone Prison: +10% Life per level

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Poison Dagger
 Poison Explosion: +20% Poison Damage per level
 Poison Nova: +20% Poison Damage per level

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Poison Explosion
 Poison Dagger: +15% Poison Damage per level
 Poison Nova: +15% Poison Damage per level

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Poison Nova
 Poison Dagger: +10% Poison Damage per level
 Poison Explosion: +10% Poison Damage per level

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Teeth
 Bone Wall: +15% Magic Damage per level
 Bone Spear: +15% Magic Damage per level
 Bone Prison: +15% Magic Damage per level
 Bone Spirit: +15% Magic Damage per level

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Summoning Spells

Blood Golem
 Clay Golem: +20 Attack Rating per level
 Iron Golem: +35% Defense per level
 Fire Golem: +6% Damage per level

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Clay Golem
 Blood Golem: +5% Life per level
 Iron Golem: +35% Defense per level
 Fire Golem: +6% Damage per level

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Fire Golem
 Clay Golem: +20 Attack Rating per level
 Blood Golem: +5% Life per level
 Iron Golem: +35% Defense per level

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Iron Golem
 Clay Golem: +20 Attack Rating per level
 Blood Golem: +5% Life per level
 Fire Golem: +6% Damage per level

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2-F. Paladin

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Combat Skills

Blessed Hammer
 Blessed Aim: +14% Magic Damage per level
 Vigor: +14% Magic Damage per level

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Charge
 Vigor: +20% Damage per level
 Might: +20% Damage per level

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Fist of the Heavens
 Holy Bolt: +15% Holy Bolt Damage per level
 Holy Shock: +7% Lightning Damage per level

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Holy Bolt
 Blessed Hammer: +50% Magic Damage per level
 Fist of the Heavens: +50% Magic Damage per level
 Prayer: +15% Life Healed per level

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Holy Shield
 Defiance: +15% Defense per level

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Sacrifice
 Redemption: +15% Damage per level
 Fanaticism: +5% Damage per level

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Vengeance
 Resist Fire: +10% Elemental Damages per level
 Resist Cold: +10% Elemental Damages per level
 Resist Lightning: +10% Elemental Damages per level
 Salvation: +2% Elemental Damages per level

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Zeal
 Sacrifice: +12% Damage per level

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Defensive Auras

Cleansing
 Prayer: +X* Life Healed every 2 seconds

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Meditation
 Prayer: +X* Life Healed every 2 seconds

* X is the amount of life Prayer heals.  Basically these auras will now give
 you a bonus Prayer aura.

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Offensive Auras

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Holy Fire
 Might: +18% Fire Damage per level
 Salvation: +6% Fire Damage per level

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Holy Freeze
 Resist Cold: +15% Cold Damage per level
 Salvation: +7% Cold Damage per level

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Holy Shock
 Resist Fire: +12% Lightning Damage per level
 Salvation: +4% Lightning Damage per level

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Sanctuary
 Cleansing: +7% Magic Damage per level

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2-G. Sorceress

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Cold Spells

Blizzard
 Ice Bolt: +5% Cold Damage per level
 Ice Blast: +5% Cold Damage per level
 Glacial Spike: +5% Cold Damage per level

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Chilling Armor
 Shiver Armor: +10 Seconds per level
 Shiver Armor: +7% Cold Damage per level
 Frozen Armor: +10 Seconds per level
 Frozen Armor: +7% Cold Damage per level

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Frost Nova
 Blizzard: +10% Cold Damage per level
 Frozen Orb: +10% Cold Damage per level

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Frozen Armor
 Shiver Armor: +10 Seconds per level
 Shiver Armor: +5% Freeze Length per level
 Chilling Armor: +10 Seconds per level
 Chilling Armor: +5% Freeze Length per level

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Frozen Orb
 Ice Bolt: +2% Cold Damage per level

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Glacial Spike
 Ice Bolt: +5% Cold Damage per level
 Ice Blast: +5% Cold Damage per level
 Blizzard: +3% Freeze Length per level
 Frozen Orb: +5% Cold Damage per level

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Ice Blast
 Ice Bolt: +8% Cold Damage per level
 Glacial Spike: +10% Freeze Length per level
 Blizzard: +8% Cold Damage per level
 Frozen Orb: +8% Cold Damage per level

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Ice Bolt
 Frost Nova: +15% Cold Damage per level
 Ice Blast: +15% Cold Damage per level
 Glacial Spike: +15% Cold Damage per level
 Blizzard: +15% Cold Damage per level
 Frozen Orb: +15% Cold Damage per level

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Shiver Armor
 Frozen Armor: +10 Seconds per level
 Frozen Armor: +9% Cold Damage per level
 Chilling Armor: +10 Seconds per level
 Chilling Armor: +9% Cold Damage per level

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Fire Spells

Enchant
 Warmth: +9% Fire Damage per level

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Fire Bolt
 Fire Ball: +16% Fire Damage per level
 Meteor: +16% Fire Damage per level

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Fireball
 Fire Bolt: +14% Fire Damage per level
 Meteor: +14% Fire Damage per level

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Hydra
 Fire Bolt: +3% Fire Damage per level
 Fire Ball: +3% Fire Damage per level

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Inferno
 Warmth: +13% Fire Damage per level

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Meteor
 Fire Bolt: +5% Fire Damage per level
 Fire Ball: +5% Fire Damage per level
 Inferno: +3% Average Fire Damage per second per level

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Lightning Spells

Chain Lightning
 Charged Bolt: +4% Lightning Damage per level
 Nova: +4% Lightning Damage per level
 Lightning: +4% Lightning Damage per level

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Charged Bolt
 Lightning: +6% Lightning Damage per level

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Lightning
 Charged Bolt: +8% Lightning Damage per level
 Nova: +8% Lightning Damage per level
 Chain Lightning: +8% Lightning Damage per level

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3. Acknowledgements

Most recent version of this guide is always available at www.gamefaqs.com

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is [email protected].  Be forwarned though, I have a very bad habit of
checking my email once every few weeks and not responding.  Sorry.  Chances
are, I will read it though.  Eventually.

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