Light of the Rising Dawn

Values

Level

Morale cost

Power cost

18	52	34
19	55	36
20	58	36
21	59	38
22	62	40
23	65	41
24	67	43
25	69	44
26	71	46
27	74	48
28	77	49
29	78	50
30	81	52
31	84	53
32	86	55
33	88	57
34	91	58
35	93	60
36	95	61
37	98	63
38	100	64
39	103	65
40	105	67
41	-	69
42	-	70
43	-	72
44	-	73
45	-	75
46	119	77
47	122	78
48	-	79
49	-	81
50	129	82
51	-	84
52	-	86
53	-	87
54	-	89
55	140	90
56	-	92
57	-	93
58	-	94
59	-	96
60	152	98
61	-	99
62	-	101
63	-	103
64	-	104
65	165	106
66	167	109
67	-	112
68	172	117
69	174	120
70	176	124
71	179	129
72	-	132
73	184	137
74	186 or 187	142
75	188	144
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101	250	152
102	252	153
103	255	155
104	257	156
105	260	158

General Information

Class: Lore-master

Level: 18

Traits

The trait Awareness of Body reduces the morale cost of this skill by 40%.
The trait Harmony with Nature reduces the power cost of this skill by 15% and shortens the induction by 25%.
The trait Knowledge of the Past reduces the power cost of this skill by 3% and gives it a 20% chance to restore 50-55 power.
The trait set bonus for Master of Nature's Fury (3) increases the damage of this skill by 5%.
The trait set bonus for Master of Nature's Fury (4) increases the damage of this skill by another 10% and reduces the cooldown by 15s.

Effects

Using this skill causes Stunned to occur on an enemy target.

Interactions

The Lore-master's Staff Legacy Light of the Rising Dawn Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 15%.
The Lore-master's Staff Legacy Light of the Rising Dawn Base Critical Damage increases the critical magnitude of this skill by up to 15%.
The Lore-master's Staff Legacy Tactical Skills Direct Damage increases the damage caused by this skill by up to 10%.
The Lore-master's Book Legacy Target Resistance (Damaging Skills) decreases the resistance to this skill by up to 1580.

Tactical Information

Light of the Rising Dawn is a good damaging skill, especially when not traited for DPS. The setback as DPS skill is the relatively long cooldown. When soloing it is worth using when it's off cooldown for the nice burst damage, though. When traited down the Master of Nature's Fury line, the skill loses some of its attractiveness because other skills with shorter cooldowns get buffed more. For example: with all traits and legacies that work in favor of Light of the Rising Dawn slotted, the skill deals 40% more damage, with an increased critical magnitude of 15%. Burning Embers with the same treatment deals 85% more damage, with an increased critical magnitude of 25%. On top of that, Burning Embers deals (an increased) damage over time and is resisted less. Now calculate that you can cast six Burning Embers during the cooldown of one Light of the Rising Dawn and the message is clear.

There is another reason though to use Light of the Rising Dawn and that's the stun. The skill is great for interrupting inductions because of its short induction. Note that this only works if the creature is not immune to stuns. It is also nice to use in general while fighting, since every second the enemy is stunned, they cannot attack you. You can alternate between Light of the Rising Dawn and Test of Will on creatures, applying a new stun skill after the 10 second Temporary State Immunity has worn off. In a fellowship, it is almost always better to save these skills for this purpose, as opposed to dealing damage.

Lore

Light of the Rising Dawn is probably based on the arrival of Gandalf during the battle of Helm's Deep.

"Look to my coming on the first light of the fifth day, at dawn look to the east." he had told them earlier. And indeed there was a bright light at the dawn of the fifth day in the east, that blinded all in the valley. Gandalf arrived with reinforcements and the battle was turned in the favor of the people of Rohan.

- "Helm's Deep." In: "The Lord of the Rings. The Two Towers", by J.R.R. Tolkien