Defensive Movements

increase effective ac for damage computation in defensive styles by 50ac

Improved Defensive Movements

increase effective ac for damage computation in defensive styles by 50ac

Extended Defensive Movements

increase effective ac for damage computation in defensive styles by 50ac

Enhanced Defensive Movements

increase effective ac for damage computation in defensive styles by 50ac

Advanced Defensive Movements

increase effective ac for damage computation in defensive styles by 75ac (up to 275ac if all upgrades succeed)

Unarmed Defense

3% reduction of incoming damage from unarmed attacks Each incoming attack costs 1 move for each 250 raw damage (before reductions) it would inflict.

Improved Unarmed Defense

3% reduction of incoming damage from unarmed attacks

Extended Unarmed Defense

3% reduction of incoming damage from unarmed attacks

Enhanced Unarmed Defense

3% reduction of incoming damage from unarmed attacks

Advanced Unarmed Defense

3% reduction of incoming damage from unarmed attacks

Defensive Style Recovery

chance to immediately recover style if it fails

Improved Defensive Style Recovery

15% chance to immediately recover style if it fails

Extended Defensive Style Recovery

increases base chance by +15%

Enhanced Defensive Style Recovery

increases base chance by further +30%

Advanced Defensive Style Recovery

increases base chance by additional +45% (note that this adds up to 125% but when shaolin is cursed not all upgrades necessarily succeed)

Weapon Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from armed attacks Each incoming attack costs 1 move for each 250 raw damage (before reductions) it would inflict.

Improved Weapon Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from armed attacks

Extended Weapon Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from armed attacks

Enhanced Weapon Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from armed attacks

Advanced Weapon Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from armed attacks

Sword Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from swords and machettes attacks with other types of weapons are instead increased by 20% as shaolin uses wrong technique and is more likely to jump right into the attack

Improved Sword Evasion

additional 3%

Extended Sword Evasion

additional 4%

Enhanced Sword Evasion

additional 5%

Advanced Sword Evasion

additional 10%

Flail Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from flails and whips attacks with other types of weapons are instead increased by 20% as shaolin uses wrong technique and is more likely to jump right into the attack

Improved Flail Evasion

additional 3%

Extended Flail Evasion

additional 4%

Enhanced Flail Evasion

additional 5%

Advanced Flail Evasion

additional 10%

Sting Dodging

3% reduction of incoming weaponless pierce melee damage Each incoming attack costs 1 move for each 300 raw damage (before reductions) it would inflict. If the incoming attack is with weapon or is not pierce, it is instead increased by 20% as shaolin often jumps right into the attack because she is trying to avoid different type of attacks.

Improved Sting Dodging

3% reduction of incoming weaponless pierce damage

Extended Sting Dodging

4% reduction of incoming weaponless pierce damage

Enhanced Sting Dodging

5% reduction of incoming weaponless pierce damage

Advanced Sting Dodging

10% reduction of incoming weaponless pierce damage

Polearm Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from polearms, spears, scythes, pikes, halberds and shovels

Improved Polearm Evasion

additional 3%

Extended Polearm Evasion

additional 4%

Enhanced Polearm Evasion

additional 5%

Advanced Polearm Evasion

additional 10%

Claw Dodging

3% reduction of incoming weaponless slash melee damage Each incoming attack costs 1 move for each 300 raw damage (before reductions) it would inflict. If the incoming attack is with weapon or is not slash, it is instead increased by 20% as shaolin often jumps right into the attack because she is trying to avoid different type of attacks.

Improved Claw Dodging

3% reduction of incoming weaponless slash damage

Extended Claw Dodging

4% reduction of incoming weaponless slash damage

Enhanced Claw Dodging

5% reduction of incoming weaponless slash damage

Advanced Claw Dodging

10% reduction of incoming weaponless slash damage

Dagger Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from daggers, hanbos and talons attacks with other types of weapons are instead increased by 20% as shaolin uses wrong technique and is more likely to jump right into the attack

Improved Dagger Evasion

additional 3%

Extended Dagger Evasion

additional 4%

Enhanced Dagger Evasion

additional 5%

Advanced Dagger Evasion

additional 10%

Staff Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from staffs and bos attacks with other types of weapons are instead increased by 20% as shaolin uses wrong technique and is more likely to jump right into the attack

Improved Staff Evasion

additional 3%

Extended Staff Evasion

additional 4%

Enhanced Staff Evasion

additional 5%

Advanced Staff Evasion

additional 10%

Axe Evasion

3% reduction of incoming damage from axes, maces, hammers, pickaxes and scepters attacks with other types of weapons are instead increased by 20% as shaolin uses wrong technique and is more likely to jump right into the attack

Improved Axe Evasion

additional 3%

Extended Axe Evasion

additional 4%

Enhanced Axe Evasion

additional 5%

Advanced Axe Evasion

additional 10%

Tail Dodging

3% reduction of incoming weaponless crush melee damage Each incoming attack costs 1 move for each 300 raw damage (before reductions) it would inflict. If the incoming attack is with weapon or is not crush, it is instead increased by 20% as shaolin often jumps right into the attack because she is trying to avoid different type of attacks.

Improved Tail Dodging

3% reduction of incoming weaponless crush damage

Extended Tail Dodging

4% reduction of incoming weaponless crush damage

Enhanced Tail Dodging

5% reduction of incoming weaponless crush damage

Advanced Tail Dodging

10% reduction of incoming weaponless crush damage

Aether Vortex

Aether vortex style makes the shaolin seem like a vortex of insubstantial aether, with attacks passing through her as if she wasn't there. The attacks that connect still hurt but nowhere near as bad as it would for a warrior in heavy armor. Additionally, upgrades of this skill further reduce the received damage if the opponent attacks with natural weapons (claws, teeth, punches, etc).

Improved Aether Vortex

3% damage reduction of incoming unarmed physical damage when in aether vortex

Extended Aether Vortex

3% damage reduction of incoming unarmed physical damage when in aether vortex

Enhanced Aether Vortex

4% damage reduction of incoming unarmed physical damage when in aether vortex

Advanced Aether Vortex

5% damage reduction of incoming unarmed physical damage when in aether vortex

Ethereal Dance

Ethereal dance is an ultimate defensive style against opponents using long weapons (like halberds, staffs, spears, as opposed to axes, swords or daggers). The basic form of the style doesn't provide any extra protection compared to other legendary defensive styles but once shaolin learns the upgraded versions, the style really shines.

Improved Ethereal Dance

3% damage reduction of incoming damage that can be reduced by flail evasion, staff evasion or polearm evasion, only when in ethereal dance

Extended Ethereal Dance

3% damage reduction of incoming damage that can be reduced by flail evasion, staff evasion or polearm evasion, only when in ethereal dance

Enhanced Ethereal Dance

4% damage reduction of incoming damage that can be reduced by flail evasion, staff evasion or polearm evasion, only when in ethereal dance

Advanced Ethereal Dance

5% damage reduction of incoming damage that can be reduced by flail evasion, staff evasion or polearm evasion, only when in ethereal dance

Misty Dance

Misty dance is an ultimate defensive style against opponents using short weapons (swords, axes, daggers, as opposed to halberds or spears). The basic form of the style doesn't provide any extra protection compared to other legendary defensive styles but once shaolin learns the upgraded versions, the style really shines.

Improved Misty Dance

3% damage reduction of incoming damage that can be reduced by axe evasion, sword evasion or dagger evasion, only when in misty dance

Extended Misty Dance

3% damage reduction of incoming damage that can be reduced by axe evasion, sword evasion or dagger evasion, only when in misty dance

Enhanced Misty Dance

4% damage reduction of incoming damage that can be reduced by axe evasion, sword evasion or dagger evasion, only when in misty dance

Advanced Misty Dance

5% damage reduction of incoming damage that can be reduced by axe evasion, sword evasion or dagger evasion, only when in misty dance