Earth Attunement
Template:Infobox Skill Attunement is not a skill in of itself; it is a calculated value. A higher earth attunement increases the power of Earth skills and increases earth magic resistance.
Base Earth Attunement
Base earth attunement is the average of the ten highest glyph/skill levels within the Earth Magic school (including both Active and Innate skills). Unlearned skills count as level 0. Base earth attunement can be increased by training Earth skills.
Overall Earth Attunement
The overall earth attunement is the base earth attunement plus (or minus) any earth attunement buffs (or debuffs) from equipping certain items, from consuming certain foods/potions, and from acquiring certain buffs/blessings (see below for a the list of things that affect earth attunement). The overall earth attunement is displayed in the skills window when earth magic is selected (the overall attunement is shown at the top of the window and under the File:Attunement.png icon).
How Earth Attunement Affects Earth Magic Resistance
Base Earth Resistance is half of the Avatar's overall Earth Attunement. Various modifiers may be added to (or subtracted from) the base earth resistance to obtain an Avatar's overall earth resistance. So, a higher earth attunement results in a higher resistance to earth magic.
How Earth Attunement Affects Earth Magic Skills
Comparison of How Earth Attunement & Earth Specialization Affect Earth Skills
| Type of Skill |
Skill Name | Effect of Earth Attunement on the Skill |
Effect of Earth Magic Specialization on the Skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Skills |
File:Stone Fist icon.png Stone Fist | Increases damage | Increases stun duration, decreases the cooldown time, decreases the lock time |
| File:Root icon.png Root | Increases chance to immobilize & duration of root | Increases the duration of the root | |
| File:Stone Arrow icon.png Stone Arrow | Increases damage | Reduces cool down and cast time | |
| File:Strength of Earth icon.png Strength of Earth | Increases strength buff & duration | Increases Encumbrance Capacity (i.e. carry capacity). | |
| File:Shield of Crystal icon.png Shield of Crystal | Increases duration | Adds damage avoidance | |
| File:Earthquake icon.png Earthquake | Increases damage | Increases the knockdown duration, decreases the cast time | |
| File:Earth's Embrace icon.png Earth's Embrace | Increases resistance and duration | Increases the duration | |
| File:Torpor icon.png Torpor | Increases amount of healing | Longer health recovery, longer strength buff, shorter knockback duration, greater reduction in aggro | |
| File:Summon Earth Elemental icon.png Summon Earth Elemental | No effect | Increases health, health regeneration, strength, damage, and resistance of the elemental | |
| Innate Skills |
File:Sympathy of Stone icon.png Sympathy of Stone | No effect | No effect |
| File:Bulwark of Earth icon.png Bulwark of Earth | No effect | No effect | |
| File:Earth Magic Specialization icon.png Earth Magic Specialization | No effect | (Affects Itself) | |
| File:Air Warding icon.png Air Warding | No effect | No effect | |
| Combination Skills |
File:Splintering Strike icon.png Splintering Strike | No effect | Earth & Bludgeon specialization increases the damage resistance debuff & number of possible stacks. Earth specialization increases the Earth Attunement bonus. |
| File:Shield Smash icon.png Shield Smash | No effect | Increases how many times the buff can stack on the avatar (the number of stacks depends on the sum of Earth Magic Specialization and Shield Specialization) | |
| File:Enfeeblement icon.png Enfeeblement | No effect | ? | |
| File:Summon Air Elemental icon.png Summon Air Elemental | No effect | ? |
Items That Affect Earth Attunement
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