Dodging

The Dodge skill is the primary skill of the Evade portion of the Evade/Block/Parry system which helps determine a character's overall Defensive Strength against melee, ranged and bolt AS attacks. Because of the training point costs and skill ranks available per level, dodge is often a staple of the more physical professions while magic users will often forego it entirely. The decision for how much dodge training a character will have is usually a function of a character's particular training path.

Note: The DS formula that uses dodge as a primary skill can be found on the Evade page along with other information regarding dodging (evading) attacks.

Ranks and Training Costs

Type	Square			Semi			Pure
Profession	Rogue	Warrior	Monk	Bard	Paladin	Ranger	Cleric	Empath	Savant	Sorcerer	Wizard
Max Ranks Per Level	3	3	-	2	2	2	1	1	-	1	1
Training Point Cost	2/2	4/2	-	6/6	5/3	7/5	20/20	20/20	-	20/20	20/20

See Also

Evade

References

• http://www.play.net/gs4/info/combatguide.asp#factors
• http://www.play.net/gs4/info/skills.asp#dodging