Lead the Charge

Description

Lead the Charge (Red line) is a Captain Trait Tree. The other two trait trees of this class are Hands of Healing and Leader of Men.

Lead the Charge Uses Tactical and Melee attacks to deal damage. Lead the Charge Captains inflict heavy damage to their foes while enhancing their allies' prowess. Skills Earned:  Shadow's Lament Sure Strike has a chance to bestow Relentless Attack to the Fellowship when used while Battle-readied. Relentless Attack: Critical Rating Physical Mastery Tactical Mastery +5% Outgoing Healing Duration: 30s Scoring a Critical Hit causes your target to take 2% more damage for 10s. This effect stacks with Telling Mark and Oathbreaker's Shame.

Skills

These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Lead the Charge (red) trait tree. You can only obtain the Set skills if you specialize in this tree.

Active Skills	Category	Cooldown	Range	Source
Shadow's Lament	Melee	20s	3.5m	Set:	Initial Skill
Telling Mark	Debuff	Toggle	40m	Trait:	Telling Mark
Time of Need	Buff	2m	Self	Trait:	Time of Need
Standard of War	Standard	1m	40m	Trait:	Standard of War
Blade-brother's Call	Buff	2m	Self	Set:	Blade-brother's Call
Oathbreaker's Shame	Debuff	3m	40m	Trait:	Oathbreaker's Shame

Set Bonuses

Set Traits	Description	Source
Readied Blade	Improves skill Shadow's Lament	Set:	5+ total ranks
Cutting Edge	Improves skill Cutting Attack	Set:	10+ total ranks
Elendil's Fortune	Improves skill Blade of Elendil	Set:	15+ total ranks
Lacerate	Improves skill Grave Wound	Set:	20+ total ranks
Blade-brother's Call	Gain skill Blade-brother's Call	Set:	25+ total ranks
Blessing of the Blade	Improves skill Blade-brother	Set:	30+ total ranks
Master of War	Improves skills Inspire (Blade-brother) and Shadow's Lament	Set:	35+ total ranks

Traits

Tree Traits	Description	Source
React To Battle	Improves skills Devastating Blow, Light of Elendil, Pressing Attack and Routing Cry	Trait:	0+ ranks
Deafening Shouts	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Martial Prowess	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Make Them Bleed	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks
Hardened Heart	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks
Telling Mark	Gain skill Telling Mark	Trait:	5+ ranks
Penetrating Cry	Improves skill Routing Cry	Trait:	10+ ranks
Arterial Strikes	Buff	Trait:	10+ ranks
Time of Need	Gain skill Time of Need	Trait:	10+ ranks
Advantageous Attack	Improves skills Shadow's Lament and Telling Mark	Trait:	10+ ranks, Telling Mark (1)
Grievous Wounds	Improves skill Grave Wound	Trait:	15+ ranks
Restraint	Buff	Trait:	15+ ranks
Heightened Allies	Improve all Call to Arms (Captain) skills	Trait:	15+ ranks
Impactful Blows	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks
Standard of War	Gain and improve skill Standard of War	Trait:	20+ ranks
Fellowship of the Blade	Improve skill Blade-brother	Trait:	25+ ranks
Vital Stroke	Improve skill Grave Wound	Trait:	25+ ranks
Oathbreaker's Shame	Gain skill Oathbreaker's Shame	Trait:	30+ ranks
Elite Companions	Improve all Call to Arms (Captain) skills	Trait:	30+ ranks