The West Wind
- 30m Range
- Fast
- Tactical Skill
- Skill Type: Buff, Shanty
- Sing to the West Wind, on which flows the call To Arms, strengthening your allies.
- This effect does not stack with a Captain's To Arms Damage buff.
- Effects applied to the Raid within 10 metres:
+10% Damage - Duration: 10s
- Cost: [404 at Level 150] Power
- Attunes: 2
- Cooldown: 1m 30s
General Information
Class: Mariner
Trait Tree: The Shanty-caller
Rank Needed: 15 (set bonus 
The West Wind)
Effects
This skill applies 
The West Wind: To Arms to the Raid.
Upon expiration, this effect applies 
Exhaustion to affected fellows, which prevents subsequent uses of To Arms.
Similar effects are applied by 
To Arms (Blade-brother) (Captain) and 
Major Pet Command (Lore-master).
Skill Interactions
The active cooldown of this skill is reduced by 3 seconds when 
Lunge is used.
Trait Interactions
- The set bonus
Buoying Winds in the Shanty-caller trait tree increases the potency of The West Wind: To Arms by 5%. - The set bonus
Resonant Song in the Shanty-caller trait tree increases the duration of The West Wind: To Arms by 5 seconds. - The trait
Steady Winds in the Shanty-caller trait tree increases the duration of The West Wind: To Arms by up to 5 seconds. - The trait
Known by Heart in the Shanty-caller trait tree reduces the cooldown of this skill by up to 5 seconds. - The trait
Enheartening Songs in the Shanty-caller trait tree makes this skill restore the Morale of the fellowship, and applies Fighting Melody to the fellowship. Further ranks increase the healing of this skill by up to 30%. - The trait
Relaxing Wind in the Shanty-caller trait tree makes this skill heal the Mariner by up to 2.5% of their maximum Morale. - The trait
Many Hands in the Rover trait tree makes this skill have up to a 100% chance to restore Power to the fellowship.
Tracery Interactions
- Wind Skill Cooldowns reduces the cooldown of this skill by up to 11 seconds.
- Shanty Skills Healing increases the healing (and power restoration) of this skill by up to 22%.
Armour Set Interactions
Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Shagâni Navigator acquired from the Legacy of Morgoth Instance Cluster increases the healing (and power restoration) of this skill by 10%, and makes it apply Shielding Shanties to the Mariner.
Tactical Information
The West Wind is the Mariner's To Arms damage bonus increase. Make sure to use this skill alongside other skills like The Breaking of Thangorodrim to maximize group damage.