How to Modify Ancient Bark?

[New-User 0]

Hi there,

 

Probably a very nooby question but I am in the process of modding the Ancient bark Buff on my character. However, on the third mod I am slightly stumped which would benefit more, as I don't understand what one of them does. The 2 selections given are a) INVIGORATE - Improved healing and b) EFFORTLESS - Ancient Bark costs less energy. Please can someone clarify what the EFFORTLESS mod does?

 

Thanks

[Ryanrocker 200]

Effortless reduces the regeneration penalty from Ancient Bark. Invigorate seems to be the more popular mod, but whatever works for you.

[New-User 0]

Excellent. Does it decrease the regen of all Combat Arts or just Nature Weaver Combat Arts?

[Ryanrocker 200]

It reduces the regen penalty from Ancient Bark, meaning the penalty it gives to ALL Combat Arts for using Ancient Bark. So picking effortless would decrease this penalty, making the regen for all your combat arts go down.

[New-User 0]

OK, thanks for the advice.

[Zonc1 0]

In most cases regen mods are worse than their counterpart. At higher levels it's easy to fall in the penalty zone even without regen mods.

[New-User 0]

In most cases regen mods are worse than their counterpart. At higher levels it's easy to fall in the penalty zone even without regen mods.

 

So you would advise picking the oppposite?

[Ryanrocker 200]

I agree with Zonc. Picking Invigorate will end up helping you more in the long run, because the small decrease to Ancient Bark's penalty will eventually be wiped out by eating 1 or 2 runes, making the mod pick less effective then picking Invigorate which will scale with your CA level.