Greater Anthem I - Compassion
- Fast
- Skill Type: Buff
- Anthem: Reduces Incoming Damage and increases Frost and Lightning Resistance of all nearby fellowship or raid members.
- Requires 2 ballad buffs present on the Minstrel.
- Effects applied to the Fellowship within 30m metres:
- -1% Incoming Damage
+3% Lightning and Frost Mitigation - Duration: 45s
- Cost: [135 at Level 150] Power
- Cooldown: 25s
General Information
Class: Minstrel
Trait Tree: The Watcher of Resolve
Rank Needed: 20 (trait 
Anthem of Compassion)
Effects
Compassion is a type 1 Anthem. It applies 
Anthem I - Compassion to the fellowship. If 
Anthem I - Resonance is already active on the fellowship, the new effect 
Anthem I - Resonance and Compassion is applied, and the duration of this combined effect is refreshed by either this skill or Lesser Anthem I - Resonance.
See Anthems for a conceptual overview of Anthems.
Skill Interactions
The duration of this Anthem is increased by 15 seconds when used while in 
Melody - Stance.
Trait Interactions
- The trait Anthem of Compassion in the Watcher of Resolve trait tree improves the incoming damage potency from the Anthem by up to 3%.
- The trait
Extended Anthems in the Protector of Song trait tree increases the duration of this Anthem by up to 25s. - The trait
Invigourating Anthems in the Protector of Song trait tree makes this skill apply Compassionate Chord to the Minstrel, and it reduces the cooldown of this skill by up to 5s. - The trait
Tale of Tales in the Protector of Song trait tree makes this skill refresh and tier up (if not already at tier 5) the Tale of Tales effect on nearby fellows.
Tracery Interactions
- Anthem Duration increases the duration of the Anthem by up to 33s.
Tactical Information
Compassion is one of Blue Minstrel's strongest Anthems, as it reduces the incoming damage of the fellowship. This should be one of the first anthems the healing Minstrel puts up in situations where players take a lot of damage. This skill is not commonly used to refresh Anthem I - Resonance and Compassion unless Compassion is not applied on some fellowship members.