Champion Skills

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Classes	Bu	Ca	Ch	Gu	Hu	Lm	Mi	Rk	Wd
Skills	Bu	Ca	Ch	Gu	Hu	Lm	Mi	Rk	Wd
Traits	Bu	Ca	Ch	Gu	Hu	Lm	Mi	Rk	Wd

Contents 1 Active Skills 1.1 Building the Fervour 1.2 Champion's Artistry 1.3 Common Skills 1.4 Engage the Tide 1.5 Never Falter 1.6 Thrill of Victory 1.7 Toe to Toe 1.8 Legendary Skills 2 Passive Skills 2.1 Armour Proficiencies 2.2 Base Passive Skills 2.3 Combat Characteristics 2.4 Instrument Proficiencies 2.5 Misc. Passive Skills 2.6 Weapon Proficiencies

Active Skills

Building the Fervour

	Ability	Category	Level	Recovery Time	Range	Description
	Swift Strike	Melee	1	3s	3	Swift melee attack, +1 Fervour.
	Wild Attack	Melee	1	1s	3	Powerful melee attack and quick off-hand swipe, +1 Fervour.
	Fervour	Buff	4	4s		Increased Damage and Power regeneration, no avoidance.
	Ardour	Buff	10	4s		Increased Power regeneration, Parry and Evade reduced by 50-75%, depending on level.
	Battle-frenzy	Buff	12	1m		Instant +3 Fervour points.
	Merciful Strike	Melee	24	30s	3	Powerful attack on opponents with 20% or less Morale, +2 Fervour.
	Glory	Buff	30	4s		Increased Threat generation and Power regeneration, reduced damage output.

Champion's Artistry

	Ability	Category	Level	Recovery Time	Range	Description
	Boast	Misc.	40	30s	10	Players within 10 meters perform the cheering animation. RP skill.
	Champion's Challenge	Debuff	22	30s	30	Forces target to attack the Champion for the duration.
	Ebbing Ire	Threat	44	2m	15	Transfers 25% Threat from the Champion to a fellowship member.
	Exchange of Blows	Buff	8			50% chance-on-hit to deal minor damage to attackers for 30 seconds.
	Flurry	Buff	4			+15% attack speed for 20 seconds.
	Rising Ire	Threat	42	20s	15	Transfers 15% Threat from a fellowship member to the Champion.

Common Skills

	Ability	Category	Level	Recovery Time	Range	Description
	Let Fly	Ranged	20	9s	30	Ranged attack with induction time.

Engage the Tide

	Ability	Category	Level	Recovery Time	Range	Description
	Blade-storm	AoE	10	10s	5	High damage full AoE.
	Blade-wall	AoE	1	4s	5	Moderate damage frontal AoE.
	Cleave	AoE+DoT	16	4s	5	Moderate damage full AoE, chance-on-hit for light damage-over-time.
	Fighting Dirty	Melee	26	4s	3	Attack on targets below 25% Morale, increases damage of next AoE.
	Sound the Attack	AoE+Debuff	34	20s	5	Moderate damage full AoE with stun effect.
	Rend	AoE+DoT	54	4s	5	Moderate damage full AoE which causes medium damage-over-time. Replaces Cleave.

Never Falter

	Ability	Category	Level	Recovery Time	Range	Description
	Bracing Attack	Melee	14	30s	3	Restores some Morale on successful hit.
	Dire Need	Heal	30	30m		Transfers 50% Power into twice as much Morale.
	Hedge	Melee	38	3m	3	Removes the Disarmed effect. Increases Wound Resistance by +5% and prevents Disarm.
	Sprint	Buff	28	5m		Increased run speed. Ignores slowing effects.
	Sudden Defence	Buff	18	5m		Removes all Fervour. Increases Parry & Evade for 30 seconds.

Thrill of Victory

	Ability	Category	Level	Recovery Time	Range	Description
	Blocking Blades	Buff	48	5s		+2% Parry on defeat response.
	Heroics	Buff	40	10m	15	Reduces Champion's Power and increases fellowship members' Power on defeat response.
	Red Haze	Buff	50	5s		Instant +1 Fervour and +1 more every 15 seconds. Requires defeat response.
	Second Wind	Buff	14	15s		Increases Power on defeat response.

Toe to Toe

	Ability	Category	Level	Recovery Time	Range	Description
	Brutal Strikes	Melee	6	4s	3	Powerful triple-strike attack.
	Clobber	Melee	32	3s	3	Swift moderate damage attack. Interrupts the target.
	Hamstring	Melee+Debuff	36	4s	3	Moderate damage with slowing effect on target.
	Relentless Strike	Melee	20	1s	3	Powerful, high-damage strike that cannot be Parried or Blocked.
	Savage Strikes	Melee	2	4s	3	Powerful double-strike attack. Followed by off-hand swipe while dual-wielding.

Legendary Skills

	Ability	Category	Level	Recovery Time	Range	Description
	Controlled Burn	Buff	45	10m		Same effects as Fervour, but with full avoidance.
	Fight On	Buff+Debuff	41	10m	5	Drains Power from all targets and gives it to the Champion. Temporary melee damage increase, reduced Power regeneration in combat on expiration.
	Raging Blade	AoE	41	10s	8	High damage, high threat full AoE on 8 targets.
	Ferocious Strikes	Melee	41	30s	3	Powerful high-threat triple-strike attack that cannot be Parried or Blocked.

Passive Skills

Armour Proficiencies

	Weapon	Category	Level	Description
	Light Armour		1
	Medium Armour		1
	Shields	Off-hand	15	Increases Armour and Chance to Block
	Heavy Armour		20

Base Passive Skills

For details see Dwarf, Elf, or Man

Combat Characteristics

	Name	Level	Cost	Description
	Parry Rank 1	5	2  50	Adds 2.0% to Parry Chance
	Evade Rank 1	7	4  90	Adds 2.0% to Evade Chance
	Critical Rank 1	11	12  10	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
	Accuracy Rank 1	13	16  90	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
	Evade Rank 2	15	22  50	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
	Parry Rank 2	19	36  10	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
	Block Rank 1	21	44  10	Adds 2.0% to Block Chance
	Critical Rank 2	23	52  90	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
	Block Rank 2	25	62  50	Adds 1.0% to Block Chance
	Accuracy Rank 2	27	72  90	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
	Parry Rank 3	29	84  10	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
	Evade Rank 3	31	96  10	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
	Block Rank 3	33	108  90	Adds 1.0% to Block Chance
	Block Rank 4	37	136  90	Adds 1.0% to Block Chance
	Accuracy Rank 3	39	152  10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
	Parry Rank 4	41	168  10	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
	Evade Rank 4	43	184  90	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
	Accuracy Rank 4	45	202  50	Reduces Miss by a small amount.

Instrument Proficiencies

	Name	Level	Cost
	Specialized Equipment	1	starting proficiency
	Horn Use	5	2  50
	Lute Use	5	2  50

Misc. Passive Skills

	Name	Level	Cost	Desciption
	Horns of Valour	20	40	Allows the use of champion horns
	Runic Use	20	40	Allows the use of Runes.

Weapon Proficiencies

	Weapon	Category	Level	Description
	Daggers	1H	1	Chance to land critical hit
	Dual Wielding		1
	One-Handed Axes	1H	1	Reduces Enemy's Armour but with increased chance to miss
	One-Handed Clubs	1H	1	Chance to Stun
	One-Handed Hammers	1H	1	Chance to Stun
	One-Handed Maces	1H	1	Chance to Stun
	One-Handed Swords	1H	1	Increases to-hit chance
	Spear	MHO	10	Chance to Wound causing damage over time
	Two-Handed Axes	2H	10	Reduces Enemy's Armour but with increased chance to miss
	Two-Handed Hammers	2H	10	Chance to Stun
	Two-Handed Swords	2H	10	Increases to-hit chance
	Bows		20