Posted on: Wed, 04/10/2019 - 17:53 By: Khyro

Pet Magical Ability: Bushido

 

Bushido provides a mix of offensive damage spells, decent AoE damage, and some defensive utilities.

Magical Ability Name:  Bushido
Training Restrictions:  The Pet must be a Tokuno Native
Training Cost:  501 Points (500 for Bushido, 1 to Activate)
Cost to Scroll to 120 Skill: 100 Points
Additional Specials Added:  Whirlwind Attack (Special Move)
Additional Skills Added:  None
Passives:  Increased Chance to Parry
Utilized Abilities:  Honorable Execution
Confidence
Evasion
Counter Attack
Lightning Strike
Momentum Strike
"Prep" Graphic

 

Bushido Prep Graphic

 

Most Bushido spells have a Prep/Charge graphic on the EC. This makes it easy to see when your pet has cast a spell. However, you won't know what spell the pet actually cast until it triggers.

The "Prep" graphic looks like a light red circle that swirls around the base of your pet.
Honorable Execution

Honorable Execution
Cost: 0 Mana
Description: Attempts to deliver a killing attack to your opponent, gaining a swing speed boost afterwards. Failing to slay your enemy results in massive resistance penalties for a short duration.
Notes:

The Bushido AI only attempts to trigger Honorable Execution when its target is at 10% health or below. This usually means your pet will use the ability effectively and not hinder it's resistances.

However, you can run into issues on enemies with large hit point totals, as a Bushido pet is not going to kill it with a single Honorable Execution at 10% health, so it will incur a resistance penalty.

Appearance: Honorable Execution will appear as a smaller red circle with a sideways sword above the targets head.
Confidence

Confidence
Cost: 10 Mana
Description: Places you in a defensive stance of confidence, allowing you to gain stamina and health each time you parry. 
Notes:

Confidence is a multi-part ability.

Each successfully parry while under the effects of Confidence will heal 1 to 10 Hit Points, and 1 to 24 Stamina at 120 Bushido. 

Additionally, Confidence will also greatly increase your health regeneration rate for 4 seconds after activation (or until you are damaged). Your pet will regen an additional 40 hits points over 4 seconds at 120 Bushido.

Appearance: Confidence appears as a glowing orb over your pet, which will start as blue and slowly shift to purple as its gets brighter.
Evasion

Evasion
Cost: 10 Mana
Description: Puts you in an evasive stance for a short duration, allowing you to parry magical attacks like dragon breath and energy bolt.
Notes:

Evasion significantly increases your pet's chance to Parry attacks and also allows your pet to parry magical abilities for the duration. 

Appearance: Evasion appears as a spiraling blue light that raises from your pet. When your pet evades an attack, they will emote "*evades*".
Counter Attack
Counter Attack
Cost: 5 Mana
Description: Places you in a defensive stance that allows you to automatically counter attack the next time you successfully parry.
Notes:

Counter Attack will cause your pet to automatically respond to the next parried attack with an attack of their own. This attack bypasses the 1.25s swing timer when triggered.

Appearance: Once Counter Attack triggers, you will see a glowing orb over your pet, which starts as blue and slowly shifts to purple as it gets brighter. It looks identical to the Confidence graphic.
Lightning Strike
Lightning Strike
Cost: 10 Mana
Description: An attack with a large bonus to your chance to hit.
Notes:

Lightning Strike gives your pet a 50% Hit Chance Increase and also gives a 20% chance (at 120 Bushido) for the attack to cause a "Critical Strike", which does 200% damage (the bonus damage is applied as Direct Damage.)

Appearance: Lightning Strike appears as a lens flare type effect, following by a small lightning burst graphic.
Momentum Strike
Momentum Strike
Cost: 10 Mana
Description: If you strike an opponent with this ability, you will automatically strike another nearby opponent. You receive a damage bonus if you kill the first opponent.
Notes:

Momentum Strike will allow your pet to strike two enemies that are in close proximity to each other.

Appearance: Momentum Strike will appear as a bright lens flare type effect, similar to Lightning Strike, but without the lightning burst.
Whirlwind Attack
Whirlwind Attack
Cost: 15 Mana
Description: Attacks all valid targets within a one tile radius of the attacker.
Notes:

Whirlwind Attack is an AoE move that will attack all enemies around your pet. Your pet does need a valid target in range for Whirlwind Attack to trigger.

Your Bushido skill will increase the damage of Whirlwind Attack based on its skill level and the number of opponents you hit. This bonus caps out at 100 bonus damage (at 120 Bushido and 5 enemies).