The Ancient Master (Skill)

The Ancient Master

Fast
Resistance: Tactical
Drawing upon your deep well of knowledge and lore, you are able to focus your abilities, improving many skills.
Each time you use an improved skill, you will expend one Mastery.
Fire and Frost Lore: Becomes AoE
SoP:Righteousness: +20s Duration
SoP:See All Ends: Doubled Effectiveness
SoP: Vigilance: Increases allies' Critical Defence
Air Lore: Applies a Bubble
Water Lore: Becomes AoE
Beacon of Hope: Increased Potency
Wind Lore: Increased Potency
Burning Embers: Becomes AoE
Gust of Wind: Increased Damage and applies Brittle Frost
Wizard's Frost: Becomes AoE and Increases Enemy Inductions
Wizard's Fire: Devastating Burn
Wizard's Spark: Stuns Target
Cost: [538 at Level 150] Power
• Cooldown: 3m

General Information

Class: Lore-master

Trait Tree: The Ancient Master

Rank Needed: 30 (trait  The Ancient Master)

Effects

Using this skill grants the Lore-master 5 stacks of the  Ancient Master effect.

The following skills consume 1 stack to become empowered:

•  Fire and Frost Lore -- affects up to 10 targets, becoming AoE, and removes the power cost
•  Wind Lore -- target count increased by 5 and potency of  Wind-lore increased by 2.5%
•  Air Lore -- applies the  Wind Screen bubble to the friendly target
•  Water Lore -- affects members of the fellowship within 6m of the original target but costs double power
•  Beacon of Hope -- increased healing potency and costs Power instead of Morale
•  Burning Embers -- affects up to 10 targets, becoming AoE
•  Gust of Wind -- increased damage and applies  Brittle Frost to all targeted enemies
•  Wizard's Frost -- affects up to 10 targets, becoming AoE, and applies  Deep Freeze to all targeted enemies
•  Wizard's Fire -- applies  Ancient Wizard's Fire Burn to the enemy target instead of  Wizard's Fire Burn
•  Wizard's Spark -- applies  Stunned to the enemy target for 5 seconds
•  Sign of Power: Righteousness -- duration of  Temporary State Immunity increased by 20 seconds
•  Sign of Power: See All Ends -- applies a more potent version of  Sign of Power: See All Ends
•  Sign of Power: Vigilance --  Sign of Power: Vigilance increases Critical defence instead of stealth detection

Skill Interactions

The Minstrel skill  Call to Greatness resets the active cooldown of this skill.

Tactical Information

The Ancient Master, when used properly, can be immensely powerful, as it empowers most of the Lore-master's basic rotational skills. Before using this skill, make sure you have a plan for which exact skills you want to empower. This skill can be used at the beginning of the fight, at important moments throughout, and in moments of emergency.

The important utility uses of this skill are with Wind Lore, Water Lore, Gust of Wind, and Sign of Power: Righteousness. Effects from Burning Embers and especially Wizard's Fire are good for dealing damage, and Air Lore can be a good tank defensive cooldown. The other uses for this skill are not commonly used, as their effects are either inconsequential or have better alternatives.