Protection of the Forest
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Description
- Skill Type
- Area buff
- Effect
- +200 + 50 × (rank − 1) ward (+2 per mercenary WIS), 5m
Rank 1. Base values before equipment and attribute bonuses.
Lvl 1
20 mana 16 yd range
1.2s cast 30s cooldown
Envelops your nearby allies in a protective ward of nature, absorbing up to 200 damage for 5m.
Cost & Timing
- Mana Cost
- 20 × rank
- Cast Time
- 1.25s
- Cooldown
- 30s
- Range
- 16 yd
The mercenary's Spell Casting Haste shortens the cast by its percentage, so 20% Spell Casting Haste turns the 1.25s cast into 1s.
Buff/Debuff Effects
Does not stack with Aegis Aria, Bone Aegis, Elderwood Aegis or Rune Ward. The newest one replaces the others. Exception: a mercenary's area buff skips anyone who already has one of these effects. How effects stack
- Duration
- 5m
- Ward
- 200 + 50 × (rank − 1)
Rank Scaling
| Rank | Mana Cost | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | +200 |
| 2 | 40 | +250 |
| 3 | 60 | +300 |
| 4 | 80 | +350 |
| 5 | 100 | +400 |
| 6 | 120 | +450 |
| 7 | 140 | +500 |
| 8 | 160 | +550 |
| 9 | 180 | +600 |
| 10 | 200 | +650 |
| 11 | 220 | +700 |
| 12 | 240 | +750 |
| 13 | 260 | +800 |
| 14 | 280 | +850 |
| 15 | 300 | +900 |
| 16 | 320 | +950 |
| 17 | 340 | +1 000 |
| 18 | 360 | +1 050 |
| 19 | 380 | +1 100 |
| 20 | 400 | +1 150 |
| 21 | 420 | +1 200 |
| 22 | 440 | +1 250 |
| 23 | 460 | +1 300 |
| 24 | 480 | +1 350 |
| 25 | 500 | +1 400 |
| 26 | 520 | +1 450 |
| 27 | 540 | +1 500 |
| 28 | 560 | +1 550 |
| 29 | 580 | +1 600 |
| 30 | 600 | +1 650 |
Mechanics
Mercenary Skill Rank
A mercenary uses this skill at a rank set by your level and total veteran points. See Mercenary Skill Ranks.
- Level contribution
- Your level ÷ 5, rounded down
- Veteran contribution
- Total veteran points ÷ 10, rounded down
- Skill rank
- Level contribution + Veteran contribution, at most the skill's maximum rank
Total veteran points (Veteran Level) are your unspent veteran points plus your learned veteran skill ranks. The character window shows them as the VT number beside your level, as in "Level 50 (VT 20)". Use 0 if no VT number appears.
Example ,Level 50,20 total veteran points,maximum rank 30
Skill rank 12
Level contribution: 50 ÷ 5 = 10, rounded down
Veteran contribution: 20 ÷ 10 = 2, rounded down
Skill rank: 10 + 2 = 12
Buff Scaling
Druid mercenary
- Skill Ward
- 200 at rank 1, +50 per rank (1 650 at rank 30)
- Ward
- Skill Ward + Wisdom × 2
Example ,rank 12,the mercenary's 100 Wisdom
950 Ward
Skill Ward: 200 + 50 × (12 − 1) = 750
Ward: 750 + 100 × 2 = 950