Cry of the Valar

Cry of the Valar

40m Range
Fast
Tactical Skill
Max Targets: 5
Radius: 5m
Resistance: Cry
Skill Type: Cry
Call upon a song to blast your enemies with an area-of-effect of light. This attack will also remove a Corruption buff from the enemies you hit.
... Light Damage
Removes up to 1 Corruption effect from the target.
Cost: [336 at Level 150] Power
• Cooldown: 30s

General Information

Class: Minstrel

Trait Tree: The Warrior-Skald

Rank Needed: 30 (set bonus  Cry of the Valar)

Effects

Using this skill removes 1 Corruption effect from each targeted enemy. See Corruption Removal Skills for a list of all skills that remove Corruptions.

Trait Interactions

• Specializing in the Warrior-Skald trait tree increases the range of this skill by 5m.
  
• The trait  Discordant Cries in the Warrior-Skald trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 25%.
  
• The trait  Fierce Cries in the Warrior-Skald trait tree increases the critical multiplier of this skill by 20%.
  
• The trait  Improved Coda of Fury in the Warrior-Skald trait tree makes  Coda of Fury have up to a 50% chance to reset the cooldown of this skill. This effect can not occur more than once every 25s.
  
• The trait  Echoes in the Warrior-Skald trait tree makes this skill have a 33% chance to apply Harsh Echoes to the target. This effect can stack up to 3 times.
• The trait  Cacophonous Echoes in the Warrior-Skald trait tree increases the damage of Harsh Echoes by up to 60%.
  
• The set bonus  Piercing Calls in the Warrior-Skald trait tree reduces the resist chance of this skill by 10%.
  
• The set bonus  Haste in the Warrior-Skald trait tree makes Ballads reduce the active cooldown of this skill by 1s.
  
• The set bonus  Freedom in the Warrior-Skald trait tree makes this skill have a 10% chance to apply Melodic Interlude to the Minstrel.
  
• The trait  Change of Pace! in the Protector of Song trait tree makes this skill have a chance to apply Change of Pace - Attack! to the Minstrel. Further ranks increase the proc chance up to 25%.
  

Tracery Interactions

• Target Resist Chance: Cries and Calls reduces the resist chance of this skill by up to 5.5%.
  

Tactical Information

Cry of the Valar has multiple uses for a Red Minstrel. Red Minstrel's common damage rotation is [Powerful Skill] - Piercing Cry - Minor/Perfect Ballad. This skill can be used as the "Powerful Skill" when all other skills are on cooldown, or in an AoE situation, after Call of Oromë and Cry of the Wizards have been used. Using Lesser Anthem II - Dissonance will reset the cooldown of this skill, making it be used more frequently in AoE situations.

Cry of the Valar has the added benefit from removing corruptions on all targets damaged. Minstrels should pay attention to enemy abilities that apply corruptions en-masse, and should save this skill for use in those situations.