Overview
Battle Shout is the first shout a warrior recieves. Battle shout raises Attack Power for two minutes (can be boosted with Talents). This skill is probably most useful in dual wield builds where damage per second is emphasized over max damage.
Functionality
Battle shout costs 10 Rage. It is a shout buff, which affects all party members that are near you, increasing their Attack Power.
Use
- Cast Cost: 10 Rage
- Cast Time: Instant
- Duration: 2 minutes
- School and Damage Type: Physical
- Targets/Positioning: Self, party members/any direction
- Range: 20 yards
- Cooldown: Global
- Stances: All
Talents
Booming Voice (Increase Range and Duration)
Improved Battle Shout (Increase Power Bonus)
Notes
none
Rank Table
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Tips and Tactics
Keep this active all the time. More damage is very rarely a bad thing.
Battle Shout is largely a party-only skill, and then only in a party with at least one other melee character. In this case Battle Shout should be constantly refreshed, as it's the only buff warriors have for their party and its effect is multiplied for the number of people.
The 2 min timer is short relative to the Paladin's Blessing of Might and usually doesn't last long enough for more than 2 or 3 mobs, particularly if you have to heal in between fights. However it does make a good 'rage dump' skill. If at the end of a battle you have extra rage that will otherwise go to waste, getting off a battle shout is a good place to use it.
When you are placed in a group of rogues, BS is a must to keep spamming. The 193 base attack power boost is another 14 dps added to each of the weapons a rogue wields. So for losing 10 rage on yourself you have granted yourself and any other melee dps in your group with 14 attack power. 14x5 = 70 additional damage per second over a period of 2 mins.
You can also use Battle Shout in situations where you are required to tank a big number of enemies at the same time, as it generates quite a lot of threat if your team-mates are inside the radius.
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