Class:Minstrel

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Class: Minstrel
  • Skill Level: Beginner
  • Minstrels are skilled at maintaining their companions' morale and stirring their hearts to perform greater feats of prowess. They ward against the forces of darkness and inspire their allies using their knowledge of ancient songs and lore.
  • Role: Healer
  • The Minstrel is the master of maintaining the survivability of the heroes of Middle-earth. Minstrels also are able to deal damage to their foes by using their damaging light-based attacks in the forms of songs of power.
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1 11 8 10 14 14 105 152
2 12 9 11 16 15 130 177
3 14 10 12 18 17 155 202
4 15 11 13 20 18 180 227
5 17 12 14 22 20 205 252
6 18 13 15 24 21 230 277
7 19 14 16 26 22 255 302
8 21 15 17 28 24 280 327
9 22 16 18 30 25 305 352
10 24 17 19 32 27 330 377

*Racial modifiers not included
 Raise the Spirit 1 1
 Ballad of Vigour 1 1
 Herald's Strike 1 1
 Piercing Cry 2 20
 Ballad of Swiftness 4 32

 Lute Use 1 0
 Flute Use 5 2 50
 Harp Use 5 2 50
 Clarinet Use 5 2 50
 Basic Cowbell Use 5 2 50

Anthem of the Wizards This skill calls upon song to blast your enemies with an area-of-effect of light that will slow the creatures who are hit by it, you have a short window after playing a tier 3 song to play one of these, and it will reset your ballad counter back to start.
Battle-hymn Increased In-Combat Regen Effect when casting Anthem of Valar
Focused Performance Your inductions are harder to interrupt.
Graceful Demeanour This adds an increased morale and power resurrection to the skills that bring you back from defeat.
Harmonious Melody Increases the duration you have to play the next tier of your ballads.

1 Harmonious Melody The magic of the voice is a delicate thing, easily disturbed by failures of harmony or rhythm.
1 Herald's Hammer In this time of strife, even a minstrel cannot travel the roads unarmed.
1 Powerful Voice Minstrels often find it difficult to make themselves heard over the din of battle.
1 Smooth Voice The Piercing Cry is rough on the throat, making it difficult to utter too often without losing one's voice.
10 Focused Performance You find it considerably more difficult to maintain proper pitch when some goblin is attempting to tickle your ribs with a...