Wind-lore

General Information

Rank Needed: 15 (trait Wind Lore)

Effects

Using this skill applies Wind-lore to all targeted enemies.

Skill Interactions

When traited, this skill refreshes the duration of Fire and Frost Lore on all targeted enemies (if already applied), and applies the effect to enemies within 5 metres that do not already have the effect.

This skill consumes 1 stack of Ancient Master to become empowered. When empowered, the potency of Wind-lore is increased by 2.5%, and the target count is increased by 5.

Wind Lore

40m Range

Fast

Tactical Skill

Max Targets: 10

Radius: 8m

Resistance: Tactical

Increases enemies' incoming damage.

+7.5% Incoming Damage

Duration: 30s

Cost: [269 at Level 150] Power

Cooldown: 5s

Trait Interactions

The trait The Ancient Master in the Ancient Master trait tree makes this skill consume 1 stack of Ancient Master to become empowered.
The trait Immemorial Wind in the Ancient Master trait tree makes this skill refresh and spread Fire and Frost Lore.
The trait Force of Will in the Ancient Master trait tree increases the duration of Wind-lore by up to 15 seconds.
The trait Shield of Knowledge in the Ancient Master trait tree makes this skill apply Shield of Knowledge to the Lore-master. Further ranks increase the potency of the effect by up to 4%.

Tracery Interactions

Target Resistance: Debuffing Skills reduces the chance for this skill to be resisted by up to 11%.

Tactical Information

In group content, this skill should be up on permanent uptime to increase the increase the damage of your allies. Apart from the offensive debuff, the main use of this skill is to spread Fire and Frost Lore to nearby enemies, when the relevant trait is taken.

It is worth noting that Wind-lore is an AoE skill. While it does not deal damage and thus will not break crowd-control, it might pull additional enemies if not handled carefully.

Also note that the range of the skill and the range of the Lore spread are not the same. It is thus possible to apply Wind Lore to nearby enemies, but not spread Fire and Frost Lore.

When empowered by the Ancient Master, this skill has an increased potency. This one of the most important Ancient Master effects, and should be the go-to option when you need to use a stack. Because regular Wind Lore doesn't overwrite the empowered one, you should keep track of the effect on your enemy target.