The Fulcrum

Description

The Fulcrum (Blue line) is a Brawler Trait Tree. The other two trait trees of this class are The Maelstrom and The Fundament.

The Fulcrum Focuses on steadfast defence. Powerful strikes and brash challenges will ensnare the attention of your foes. Skills Earned:  Come At Me  The Best Defence +5% Physical Mitigation +10% Base Maximum Morale -7 Ignore Pain Cooldown You may block incoming attacks without a shield.

Skills

These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Fulcrum (blue) trait tree. You can only obtain the Set skills if you specialize in this tree.

Skills	Category	Mettle	CD	Source
Come At Me	Force Attack		1m	Specialization Skill
The Best Defence	Buff		2m	Specialization Skill
Brash Invitation	Force Attack		15s	Trait:	Brash Invitation
Joy of Battle - Heal	Buff + Heal	-3	3m	Trait:	Joy of Battle - Heal
Bracing Guard	Buff + Heal	-3	1m 30s	Trait:	Bracing Guard
Defensive Posture	Toggle Buff		2s	Trait:	Defensive Posture
Plant Feet	Buff		5m	Trait:	Plant Feet
Gut Punch	Melee + Debuff	-3	15s	Trait:	Gut Punch
Mettle Shield	Toggle Buff		2s	Trait:	Mettle Shield

Set Bonuses

Set Traits	Description	Source
Innate Strength: Inner Resilience	Buff	5+ total ranks
Bellicose	Improves skills Brash Invitation, Come At Me	10+ total ranks
Innate Strength: Deflecting Technique	Buff	15+ total ranks
Eager Challenger	Improves skill Come At Me	20+ total ranks
Innate Strength: Intimidating Presence	Buff	25+ total ranks
Strong Jaw and Nimble Feet	Improves skill Slip Free	30+ total ranks
Tactical Mitigation	Buff	35+ total ranks

Traits

Tree Traits	Description	Source
Vitality Increase	Buff	Row 1 (0+ ranks)
Brash Invitation	Gain skill Brash Invitation	Row 1 (0+ ranks)
Brash Invitation - Attack Speed Debuff	Improves skill Brash Invitation	Row 1 (0+ ranks), Brash Invitation (1)
Parry Chance	Buff	Row 2 (5+ ranks)
Brash Invitation Cooldown	Improves skill Brash Invitation	Row 2 (5+ ranks), Brash Invitation (1)
Joy of Battle - Heal	Gain skill Joy of Battle - Heal	Row 2 (5+ ranks)
Clever Feint	Improves skill Quick Feint	Row 3 (10+ ranks)
Retaliatory Intensity	Buff	Row 3 (10+ ranks)
Bracing Guard	Gain Skill Bracing Guard	Row 3 (10+ ranks)
Retaliatory Precision	Buff	Row 4 (15+ ranks)
Bracing Guard Healing	Improves skill Bracing Guard	Row 4 (15+ ranks), Bracing Guard (1)
Defensive Posture	Gain skill Defensive Posture	Row 4 (15+ ranks)
Healing Increase	Buff	Row 5 (20+ ranks)
Plant Feet	Gain skill Plant Feet	Row 5 (20+ ranks)
Invite Mayhem	Improves skills Brash Invitation and Come At Me	Row 6 (25+ ranks)
Enhanced Guard	Improves skill Weather Blows	Row 6 (25+ ranks)
Gut Punch	Gain skill Gut Punch	Capstone (30+ ranks)
Mettle Shield	Gain skill Mettle Shield	Capstone (30+ ranks)