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Skill

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Ancestral Cry

Overview

Performs a warcry, taunting all nearby enemies to attack the user and exerting subsequent strike attacks. The user and nearby allies gain a buff that grants elemental resistances.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
16
Cast time
0.8 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Intruders in BlackMarauder11
Intruders in BlackDuelist11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Exerts the next 8 Melee Strike Attacks you perform
  • Buff grants +5% to all Elemental Resistances per 5 power, counting a maximum of 30 Power
  • Buff grants +1% to all Maximum Elemental
    Resistances per 10 Power, counting a maximum of 30 Power
  • Exerted Strikes target 2 additional Enemies
  • Counts total Power of Enemies in Range
  • Base duration is 2.5 seconds
At 20% quality

40% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Acquisition

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Buff, Area, Duration, Warcry, Cooldown
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 14

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
11614 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.5 seconds49,7250
22014 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.5 seconds 2% increased Warcry Speed95,71449,725
32415 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.6 seconds 4% increased Warcry Speed169,595145,439
42815 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.6 seconds 6% increased Warcry Speed199,345315,034
53115 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.7 seconds 8% increased Warcry Speed285,815514,379
63415 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.7 seconds 10% increased Warcry Speed401,344800,194
73716 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.8 seconds 12% increased Warcry Speed554,3791,201,538
84016 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.8 seconds 14% increased Warcry Speed755,0491,755,917
94316 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.9 seconds 16% increased Warcry Speed1,016,5332,510,966
104616 Mana8 secBase duration is 2.9 seconds 18% increased Warcry Speed1,898,6023,527,499
114917 Mana8 secBase duration is 3 seconds 20% increased Warcry Speed1,964,0195,426,101
125217 Mana8 secBase duration is 3 seconds 22% increased Warcry Speed2,573,7317,390,120
135517 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.1 seconds 24% increased Warcry Speed4,676,4399,963,851
145818 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.1 seconds 26% increased Warcry Speed3,017,32714,640,290
156018 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.2 seconds 28% increased Warcry Speed7,823,00117,657,617
166218 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.2 seconds 30% increased Warcry Speed15,264,20825,480,618
176419 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.3 seconds 32% increased Warcry Speed26,272,84540,744,826
186619 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.3 seconds 34% increased Warcry Speed62,872,27467,017,671
196819 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.4 seconds 36% increased Warcry Speed212,023,122129,889,945
207019 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.4 seconds 38% increased Warcry Speed—341,913,067
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217220 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.5 seconds 40% increased Warcry Speed——
227420 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.5 seconds 41% increased Warcry Speed——
237620 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.6 seconds 42% increased Warcry Speed——
247820 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.6 seconds 43% increased Warcry Speed——
258021 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.7 seconds 44% increased Warcry Speed——
268221 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.7 seconds 45% increased Warcry Speed——
278421 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.8 seconds 46% increased Warcry Speed——
288621 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.8 seconds 47% increased Warcry Speed——
298822 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.9 seconds 48% increased Warcry Speed——
309022 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.9 seconds 49% increased Warcry Speed——
319122 Mana8 secBase duration is 3.9 seconds 49% increased Warcry Speed——
329222 Mana8 secBase duration is 4 seconds 50% increased Warcry Speed——
339322 Mana8 secBase duration is 4 seconds 50% increased Warcry Speed——
349422 Mana8 secBase duration is 4 seconds 51% increased Warcry Speed——
359523 Mana8 secBase duration is 4 seconds 51% increased Warcry Speed——
369623 Mana8 secBase duration is 4.1 seconds 52% increased Warcry Speed——
379723 Mana8 secBase duration is 4.1 seconds 52% increased Warcry Speed——
389823 Mana8 secBase duration is 4.1 seconds 53% increased Warcry Speed——
399923 Mana8 secBase duration is 4.1 seconds 53% increased Warcry Speed——
4010023 Mana8 secBase duration is 4.2 seconds 54% increased Warcry Speed——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
10%20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
15%30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
20%40% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
23%46% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
30%60% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Alternate effects 2

Wolf Howl Warcry Effect

Your Warcry becomes a Wolf Howl Effect.

Celestial Warcry Effect

Your Warcry becomes a Celestial Effect.

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