The Protector of Song

Description

The Protector of Song (Yellow line) is a Minstrel Trait Tree. The other two trait trees of this class are The Watcher of Resolve and the Warrior-Skald.

The Protector of Song Spins tales to motivate allies to great feats. Though the Minstrel can not specialize in The Protector of Song, it supports allies with powerful buffs, using Anthem skills with great effectiveness

Skills

These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Protector of Song (yellow) trait tree. Minstrels cannot specialize in the yellow trait tree.

Stance	Active Skills	Category	CD	Source
	Lesser Anthem III - Composure	Anthem	25s	Trait:	Anthem of Composure
	Greater Anthem III - Prowess	Anthem	25s	Trait:	Anthem of Prowess
	Song of Aid	AoE Heal + Buff	3m 30s	Trait:	Song of Aid
	Anthem of the Free Peoples	Anthem	25s	Trait:	Anthem of the Free Peoples
	Call to Greatness	Unique	7m	Set:	Call to Greatness

Traits

Note: Some traits in this tree have an increased cost in Trait Points in order to acquire and/or rank up, regardless of specialization.

Trait	Description	Source		Cost per Rank
Improved Strikes	Improves skills: Dissonant Strike, Hero's Strike, Healer's Strike	Trait:	0+ ranks	1 Point
Memories of Battle	Improves skills: Timeless Echoes of Battle, Echoes of Battle, The Melody of Battle	Trait:	0+ ranks	1 Point
Improved Inspire Fellows	Improves skill Inspire Fellows	Trait:	0+ ranks	1 Point
Anthem of Composure	Gain skill Lesser Anthem III - Composure	Trait:	0+ ranks	2 Points
Change of Pace!	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks, Of All Trades (1)	1 Point
Of All Trades	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks	1 Point
Gripped by Fear	Improves skill Invocation of Elbereth	Trait:	5+ ranks	1 Point
Thunderous Codas	Improves skills: Coda of Fury, Coda of Melody, Coda of Resonance	Trait:	5+ ranks	2 Points (1) 1 Point (2-5)
Tactical Mastery	Buff	Trait:	10+ ranks	1 Point
Anthem of Prowess	Gain skill Greater Anthem III - Prowess	Trait:	10+ ranks	2 Points
Song of Restoration	Improves skill Story of Courage	Trait:	10+ ranks	2 Points
Word Spreads	Improves skills: Song of the Hammerhand, Gift of the Hammerhand, Legend of Helm Hammerhand	Trait:	10+ ranks	1 Point
Invigourating Anthems	Buff; Improves skill Cry of the Chorus	Trait:	15+ ranks, Extended Anthems (3)	2 Points (1) 1 Point (2-5)
Extended Anthems	Buff	Trait:	15+ ranks	1 Point
Songs of Woe	Buff	Trait:	15+ ranks	1 Point
Perfect Performance	Buff	Trait:	15+ ranks	2 Points (1) 1 Point (2-3)
Song of Aid	Gain skill Song of Aid.	Trait:	20+ ranks	2 Points
Anthem of the Free Peoples	Gain skill Anthem of the Free Peoples.	Trait:	20+ ranks, Extended Anthems (1)	2 Points (1) 1 Point (2-3)
Sharing a Story	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks, Songs of Woe (3)	2 Points
Strike a Chord	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks, Perfect Performance (1)	2 Points
Tale of Tales	Buff	Trait:	25+ ranks, Anthem of the Free Peoples (3)	3 Points
Call to Greatness	Gain skill Call to Greatness.	Trait:	30+ ranks	3 Points