====== Way of the Dragon ======

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**Way of the Dragon** is a [[weapon]] [[skills|skill tree]] associated with unarmed combat and [[knuckles]]. Uniquely, this tree's skills can also be used while equipped with a [[spell gauntlet]].

===== List of skills =====

^ __Skill__ ^ __Prerequisites__ ^ __SP Cost__ ^ __Levels__ ^ __Description__ ^
| **Follower of the Dragon** | None | 10 SP | 1 | Grants access to the rest of the Way of the Dragon skill tree and also grants a 25% damage bonus to all Way of the Dragon skills when not equipped with any weapon. |
| <sub>(Upper Branch)</sub> |
| **[[Swift Step]]** | Way of the Dragon<sup>[1]</sup> | 4 SP | 1 | A priority bonus action which allows the user to dash up to 3 tiles in a cardinal direction. |
| **[[Blazing Barrage]]** | Swift Step | 2 SP | 3 | A multi-hit melee attack that isn't very good. |
| **Dizzying Speed** | Blazing Barrage | 5 SP | 1 | Adds an extra hit to Blazing Barrage. |
| <sub>(Central Branch)</sub> |
| **[[Rising Claw]]** | Way of the Dragon<sup>[1]</sup> | 4 SP | 3 | A highly damaging melee attack which knocks the enemy back 1 tile. |
| **Immovable Object** | Rising Claw | 5 SP | 1 | Landing a hit with a Way of the Dragon skill frees you from any root effects currently in effect. |
| **[[Searing Fist]]** | Immovable Object | 2 SP | 1 | Leap towards a targeted tile and damage any enemy standing there, passing through enemies in the way. |
| **Explosive Fist** | Searing Fist | 8 SP | 1 | Upgrades Searing Fist to Explosive Fist, causing an AoE blast around the targeted tile. |
| <sub>(Lower Branch)</sub> |
| **[[Whirlwind Kick]]** | Way of the Dragon<sup>[1]</sup> | 4 SP | 1 | Attack all tiles in melee range, dealing damage to anyone in range and knocking them back 1 tile, stunning them if they collide with a dense blocker. |
| **Crushing Momentum** | Whirlwind Kick | 5 SP | 3 | Grants a 10% chance per level that hitting an enemy with Whirlwind Kick will reset the cooldown of Swift Step. |
| **Unstoppable Force** | Crushing Momentum | 8 SP | 1 | Increases the knockback of Rising Claw and Whirlwind Kick by 1 tile. |
| **Inner Flame** | Unstoppable Force | 5 SP | 1 | Your Way of the Dragon attack have a 20% chance to inflict a damage-over-time burn effect on enemies for 2 turns equal to 10% of the attack which inflicted it. |
| <sub>(Capstone Skill)</sub> |
| **[[Dragon Mode]]** | Inner Flame, Dizzying Speed, Explosive Fist | 10 SP | 4 | A bonus action which puts the user into a state which increases their damage and agility by 10% per level and their movement range by 1 per level as well as granting immunity to stuns, roots, and dazes, but in turn causes them to suffer punishing self-damage every turn. |
<sup>Where possible, skill lists will try to emulate the shape and flow of the in-game skill tree to ensure optimal readability, however this will not always be possible due to the shapes or interconnectivity possessed by some trees.</sup>

<sup>[1] Skills which list "Way of the Dragon" as a prerequisite actually require "Follower of the Dragon".</sup>

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