Warband Support

Call in members of your warband to assist you. — In-game description

Warband Support

 

Profession

Common

Race

Charr (skill list)

Slot

Elite

Summons

Ash Legion Marksman, Ash Legion Soldier, Blood Legion Marksman, Blood Legion Soldier, Iron Legion Marksman, Iron Legion Soldier

Game link

API

12340

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10.5½  240  

Warband Support

Call in members of your warband to assist you.

 Duration: 30 seconds

— In-game description

Mechanics

• The charr NPCs summoned depend on the High Legion chosen in your Biography and are generically named.
• The skill summons one ranged (Marksman) and one melee (Soldier) warband member.
• The ranged warband member uses a rifle and occasionally lays land mines that deal AoE damage and knock back foes that step on them.
• The melee warband member uses a rush attack that stuns an enemy.
• The melee charr is always female, and the ranged charr is always male. Appearances differ for each Legion.

Combat abilities

The damage listed below is to level 80 exotic medium armor without any extra toughness for level 80 warband members.

<Charr Legion> Marksman

10 000 Health

• Shoot - Basic ranged attack. Deals 400-550 damage.
• Aimed Shot - Ranged attack. Deals ~750 damage. Inflicts 5 stacks of Vulnerability and cripples target for 8 seconds.
• Land Mine - Lays a Land Mine that launches nearby foes. Deals no damage. Has a very short recharge time but is only used when enemies get close.

<Charr Legion> Soldier

10 000 Health

• Slash - Basic melee attack. Deals 400-550 damage.
• Battle Roar - Grants nearby allies 3 stacks of might for 10 seconds.
• Throw Axe - Ranged attack. Cripples target foe.

Gallery

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  Ash Legion Marksman

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  Ash Legion Soldier

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  Blood Legion Marksman

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  Blood Legion Soldier

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  Iron Legion Marksman

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  Iron Legion Soldier

Notes

Anomaly:

The NPCs summoned by this skill are sometimes affected by several mesmer traits that affect illusions such as Time Catches Up, and even react to shatter skills by running to the target and performing the shatter animation without dying in the process.

• Curiously, summoned warband members wear mixed armor from different sets:
  • Ash Legion Marksman: Leather Mask, Outlaw Shoulders, Leather Coat, Leather Gloves, Leather Pants, Leather Shoes
  • Ash Legion Soldier: Barbaric Helm, Banded Pauldrons, Dreadnought Hauberk, Banded Gauntlets, Legion Tassets, Banded Greaves
  • Blood Legion Marksman: Warband Visor, Legion Spaulders, Warband Hauberk, Warband Fists, Warband Tassets, Warband Boots
  • Blood Legion Soldier: Warband Visor, Gladiator Pauldrons, Warband Hauberk, Warband Fists, Warband Tassets, Warband Boots
  • Iron Legion Marksman: Wears no player-useable armor, but looks identical to some charr NPCs, such as Brakkurn Riptrue in the Defeat the monstrous tar elemental event.
  • Iron Legion Soldier: (invisible helmet), Dreadnought Spaulders, Legion Hauberk, Legion Fists, Legion Tassets, Legion Boots

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 28, 2012	Game release: Warband Support has been added to the game.

See also

•   Thieves Guild
•   Hounds of Balthazar