Sacred 2:Shout

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Barbarian warriors are born to command in battle. When a warrior learns this skill he can raise his voice above the din of combat to shout warnings of impending blows to his comrades in arms. This will alert them in time to allow them to guard against the incoming attack. Aspect - War Cries Innate Abilities (Lvl 1) Defense Boost: 22.5% + 10% per level Duration: 80.0s Range: 8.6m Allies Benefit: 75% Cooldown + Regeneration Time: 120.0s + 2.4s = 122.4s Modifications See also: Sacred 2:Combat Art Modifications Bronze Readiness - Further increases the defense rating by 12.5% + 7.5% per level. Persistence - Increases the duration of Shout by 10 seconds. Silver Bellow - Increases attack rating by 12.5% + 5% per level. Surge - Decreases the regeneration time of all combat arts when Shout is active by 5.0% + 0.5% per level. Gold Endurance - Decreases all incoming damage over time by 5% + 0.5% per level. Persevere - Reduces the cooldown of Shout by 24s.

Shout

Skills and Attributes

The following skills will affect this combat art:

• War Cries Lore - increases casting speed and allows for modification points.

• War Cries Focus - reduces regeneration time and allows for higher level combat art without penalty, allows for modification points.

• Concentration - will lower this combat art's regeneration time.

• Combat Discipline - will reduce its regeneration time if this Combat Art is placed within a combo.

The following attributes will affect this combat art:

• Stamina will lower regeneration time

Usage Strategies

• The duration of Shout is fixed at 80s unless Persistence is taken (increase to 90s). Persevere reduces the cooldown to 96s. If both mods are taken, there will only be a 6 second period between casts if regen times are kept low.
• Endurance grants a rare combat art ability that negates incoming damage over time. This scales well and can stack with item modifiers, potentially giving 100% DOT immunity at high levels.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Useful buff that can also apply to party members and allies

Cons

• Causes no damage

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