Center of Being Center of Being is a great special ability for melee characters and using it successfully will have a huge impact on winning melee combat. How to get it All Brawlers can earn the Center of Being ability. It is earned at Unarmed I, One Handed II, Two Handed III and Polearm I. It is offered in each of the Brawler skill trees so all melee players use the skill without having to pursue additional non-related skill trees . At the Elite Profession level, practitioners of Teras Kasi can earn Improved Center of Being at Balance I. How it works To effectively use the Center of Being ability, activate the ability as combat begins and at least once every 30 seconds to keep it active. You will be able to tell when the ability is about to fade because the buff icon will blink. When this happens, you can choose to reactivate the ability for a longer more defensive attack or switch to a more offensive role and press your attack without Center of Being on your side. Using the Center of Being ability this way will give a melee character much better defenses in combat. Not only will it reduce the number of hits, but also the amount of damage for each hit during the attack. Kurt "Thunderheart" Stangl Community Relations Manager