Minstrel Traits

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Minstrel Specialization Sets and Traits

The Watcher of Resolve

The Watcher of Resolve
Shields and heals your allies with Song.

Powerful healers, offering buffs to healing potency and frequency. These Minstrels heal the Morale of the Fellowship and themselves.

Skills Earned:

Lesser Anthem I - Resonance

Soliloquy of Spirit

Watcher of Resolve:

Scoring a Critical Hit increases Outgoing Healing by 10% for 10s. You cannot gain this effect more than once every 25s.

+10% Outgoing Healing Modifier

Duration: 10s

Specializing in this trait tree provides the following inherent buff: Scoring a critical hit applies the Watcher of Resolve effect to the Minstrel. This effect can not be applied again until after 25s.

Trait	Description	Source
Resonant Ballads	Buff	Set:	5+ total ranks
Snowball	Gain skill Perfect Ending	Set:	10+ total ranks
Bolster Our Courage	Improves skill Bolster Courage	Set:	15+ total ranks
Triumphant Spirit	Gain skill Triumphant Spirit	Set:	20+ total ranks
Call to Ioreth	Gain skill Call to Ioreth	Set:	25+ total ranks
Rally!	Improves skill Rally!	Set:	30+ total ranks
Chord of Legend	Improves skill Chord of Salvation	Set:	35+ total ranks

Trait	Description	Source
Poignant Phrases	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Soothing Voice	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Strong Appeal	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks, Poignant Phrases (3)
Raise Our Spirits	Improves skill Raise the Spirit	Trait:	5+ ranks
Pause for Breath	Improves skill Major Ballad (Resonance)	Trait:	5+ ranks
Improved Bolster Courage	Improves skill Bolster Courage	Trait:	10+ ranks
Resonant Piercing Cry	Improves skill Resonant Piercing Cry	Trait:	15+ ranks
Improved Chord of Salvation	Improves skill Chord of Salvation	Trait:	15+ ranks
Improved Song of the Hammerhand	Improves skill Song of the Hammerhand	Trait:	15+ ranks
Follow Up	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks, Strong Appeal (3)
Quick Melody	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks
Anthem of Compassion	Gain skill Greater Anthem I - Compassion	Trait:	20+ ranks
Improved Coda of Resonance	Improves skill Coda of Resonance	Trait:	25+ ranks
Inspiring Finish	Buff	Trait:	25+ ranks
Inner Strength	Buff	Trait:	30+ ranks
Legend of Helm Hammerhand	Gain skill Legend of Helm Hammerhand	Trait:	30+ ranks

The Warrior-Skald

The Warrior-Skald
Uses harsh words to damage foes.

The damage line for Minstrels, inflicting heavy damage and moving quickly through battles.

Skills Earned:

Lesser Anthem II - Dissonance

Call to Fate

+20% Light-type Damage

+5m Range to Ballads and Cries

Trait	Description	Source
Discordant Ballads	Buff	Set:	5+ total ranks
Piercing Calls	Buff	Set:	10+ total ranks
Concentration	Buff	Set:	15+ total ranks
Haste	Buff	Set:	20+ total ranks
Freedom	Buff	Set:	25+ total ranks
Cry of the Valar	Gain skill Cry of the Valar.	Set:	30+ total ranks
Encore	Improves skills: Coda of Fury, Coda of Melody, Coda of Resonance	Set:	35+ total ranks

Trait	Description	Source
The Fundamentals	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Concussive Shout	Improves skills: Dissonant Piercing Cry, Piercing Cry, Resonant Piercing Cry	Trait:	0+ ranks
Critical Strikes	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Piercing Ballads	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks, The Fundamentals (3)
Discordant Cries	Buff	Trait:	5+ ranks
Call of Oromë	Gains skills: Call of Oromë, Call of Oromë - Melody, Call of Eärendil	Trait:	5+ ranks
Emboldening Finish	Buff	Trait:	10+ ranks
Improved Call of Oromë	Improves skills: Call of Oromë, Call of Oromë - Melody, Call of Eärendil	Trait:	10+ ranks, Call of Oromë (1)
Enduring Morale	Buff; Improves skill Call of the Second Age	Trait:	10+ ranks
Anthem of War	Gain skill Greater Anthem II - War.	Trait:	15+ ranks
Song of Arda	Buff	Trait:	15+ ranks
Cacophonous Echoes	Buff	Trait:	20+ ranks
Herald's Strength	Improves skill Dissonant Strike	Trait:	20+ ranks
Fierce Cries	Buff	Trait:	25+ ranks
Improved Coda of Fury	Improves skill Coda of Fury	Trait:	25+ ranks
Echoes	Buff	Trait:	30+ ranks
Cry of the Wizards	Gain skill Cry of the Wizards.	Trait:	30+ ranks

The Protector of Song

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

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