Dragon Talon

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necro Paladin Sorceress Assassin Skills Traps Shadow Disciplines Martial Arts 1 2 Tiger Strike Dragon Talon 3 4 Fists of Fire Dragon Claw 5 6 Cobra Strike Claws of Thunder 7 8 Dragon Tail Blades of Ice 9 10 Dragon Flight Phoenix Strike Type Melee single target multi-kick attack Tier 1 Required level 1 Required skills None Requirements None Left button Yes In town No Mana cost 6 Attack no mana Yes Weapon damage No (100% boot and non-physical) Synergy skills None Level01 6 12 18 24 30 An Assassin is taught to utilize her entire body as a weapon-using this skill, she lets loose a powerful kick to send her opponents flying. Detail Stat Value Kicks 1 + [slvl/6] +% Attack Rating (35*slvl) - 15 +% Damage (7*slvl) - 2 Applies weapon + Attack Rating of any kind, but this is not displayed by character screen. [1] Applies boot rather than weapon physical attack damage, but weapon range adder determines melee range and weapon speed determines attack rate. When equipping two claws, primary weapon is used. Assassin's Kick Damage Calculator calculates damage as outlined below: Total minimum damage = minimum base damage + minimum boot damage Total maximum damage = maximum base damage + maximum boot damage Base damage is always applied, even when Assassin is barefoot: Minimum base damage = [ [ (Strength + Dexterity - 20) / 4] * (100 + Skill Bonus) / 100] Maximum base damage = [ [ (Strength + Dexterity - 20) / 3] * (100 + Skill Bonus) / 100] Skill Bonus is +% Damage from Dragon Talon and Tiger Strike. When Assassin wears boots, boot damage added to base damage is calculated as follows: Minimum boot damage * (100 + [Strength * Strength Bonus / 100] + Damage) / 100 Maximum boot damage * (100 + [Strength * Strength Bonus / 100] + Damage) / 100 Strength Bonus is 120 for all boots, so +% Damage = [Strength * 1.2] (120/100) Damage is sum of +% Damage from the following sources: Skill Bonus (as above) Items other than weapons Auras (Might, Concentration, Fanaticism and Heart of Wolverine) [2] Does not apply the following: Weapon's Enhanced Damage + Minimum Damage + Maximum Damage Damage + +% Damage to Demons +% Damage to Undead Claw Mastery Critical Strike Deadly Strike Applies non-physical attack damage of weapon, items and skills, but this is not displayed by character screen. Dragon Talon poisons a Ghoul Lord, despite the character screen's failure to display poison damage. Only knocks back eligible target if last kick attack in sequence is successful. Can be used to release charges from the following skills, although they will only be released by the first successful kick: Tiger Strike Fists of Fire Cobra Strike Claws of Thunder Blades of Ice Phoenix Strike Source Shadow Warrior and Shadow Master can also use Dragon Talon. Skill bonus +(1-3) Dragon Talon (Assassin Only) can spawn on ilvl <25 Exceptional and Elite claws (Hand Scythe and higher). Levels 1-60 Stat Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Kicks 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 +% Attack Rating 20 55 90 125 160 195 230 265 300 335 +% Damage 5 12 19 26 33 40 47 54 61 68 Stat Level 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Kicks 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 +% Attack Rating 370 405 440 475 510 545 580 615 650 685 +% Damage 75 82 89 96 103 110 117 124 131 138 Stat Level 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Kicks 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 +% Attack Rating 720 755 790 825 860 895 930 965 1,000 1,035 +% Damage 145 152 159 166 173 180 187 194 201 208 Stat Level 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Kicks 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 +% Attack Rating 1,070 1,105 1,140 1,175 1,210 1,245 1,280 1,315 1,350 1,385 +% Damage 215 222 229 236 243 250 257 264 271 278 Stat Level 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Kicks 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 +% Attack Rating 1,420 1,455 1,490 1,525 1,560 1,595 1,630 1,665 1,700 1,735 +% Damage 285 292 299 306 313 320 327 334 341 348 Stat Level 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Kicks 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 +% Attack Rating 1,770 1,805 1,840 1,875 1,910 1,945 1,980 2,015 2,050 2,085 +% Damage 355 362 369 376 383 390 397 404 411 418 Reference Martial Arts (Arreat Summit) The Assassin Class (D2 Assassin) Ilkori, Guide to Kickers and Dancers (D2 Assassin) JRichard, Kicking Basics (Internet Archive)