Warmaster

Warmasters are the frontline Archetype of the Wayfinders, sustaining themselves and pulling the attention of the enemy away from their allies.

Wayfinders

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  Grendel
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  Senja
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  Wingrave

Passive Perks

Art of War

Passive

Mechanic

Weapon abilities charge 15% faster. When using a Weapon Ability, inspires the Warmaster and nearby allies for a short time, increasing Weapon Power by 10% per ability level. Stacks up to 30%.

Dodge Roll

Passive

Dodge

Warmasters have an additional 20 stamina and restore some Resilience with each roll.

Talents and Mastery

The Warmaster Talent Tree has three main branches: Vengeance, Heroism, and Resolve.

Type	Name	Description
Vengeance
Prime	Grim Devotion	Gain bonus Weapon Power equal to 20% of your Max Health.
Major	Unstoppable	Using a Weapon Ability increases your maximum Heat of Battle multiplier by 10% per ability level. Stacks up to a maximum of 10. Stacks are removed when your combo resets.
Major	Ways of War	Weapon Abilities charge an additional 15% faster.
Heroism
Prime	Rallying Cry	Each time you use a Wayfinder Ability, you Heal all allies around you for a small amount. Consecutive heals will have an increased effect.
Major	Presence of Mind	Every time you hit an enemy with a weapon attack, gain a stack of Mindful, stacking up to 10 times. Using a Wayfinder ability causes all stacks to be consumed, granting you +3% Ability Power per stack.
Major	Fortifying Aura	After using your Ultimate Ability, you and all nearby allies gain a temporary bonus to all stats equal to 5% of your Ability Power.
Resolve
Prime	Give No Ground	You lose 20% less Stamina when blocking attacks. Parry attacks now deal twice as much damage.
Major	Hard Target	You now cause small amounts of damage to any enemy that hits you with a melee attack. Damage scales with your Physical Defense.
Major	Immovable	You can no longer be interrupted by enemy attacks in combat.

At certain Mastery Accolade Ranks (10, 20 and 30), the Warmaster will be granted higher tiers of a passive Weapon Mastery.

Weapon Type	Name	Description
Guardian	Press the Advantage	When gaining a pip, gain (3/4/5)% Weapon Power for 12 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.
Executioner	Relentless Blows	Using a 2H Weapon Ability increases your Weapon Power by (9/12/15)% for 8 seconds. This effect does not stack.
Twin Striker	Whirling Blades	Using Flourishes gives (3/4/5)% Weapon Power per Flourish Point used, for 6 seconds.
Marksman	Marksman Brawler	Improves Damage and Break Damage of all Rifle Attacks by (5/7.5/10)% to enemies within close range.

Additionally, at certain other Mastery Accolade Ranks (9, 18 and 27), the Warmaster will be granted higher tiers of a passive Defense Power. The Warmaster Defense Power converts (5/10/15)% of Physical Defense as additional Weapon Power.

Weapon Mastery (Deprecated)

Grounded Counter

Passive

Mastery 1
Countering after a block restores 10% of resilience.

Mastery 2
Countering after a block restores 15% of resilience to you and all nearby allies.

Mastery 3
Countering after a block restores 20% of resilience to you and all nearby allies.

Press the Advantage

Passive

Mastery 1
Gain 50% of your Latent Power meter when guard breaking an enemy. This effect has a 6 second cooldown.

Mastery 2
Gain 75% of your Latent Power meter when guard breaking an enemy. This effect has a 6 second cooldown.

Mastery 3
Gain 1 Latent Power Pip when guard breaking an enemy. This effect has a 6 second cooldown.

Bulwark

Passive

Mastery 1
Blocking attacks with a Shield takes 20% less stamina.

Mastery 2
Blocking attacks with a Shield takes 30% less stamina.

Mastery 3
Blocking attacks with a Shield takes 40% less stamina.

Stalwart Momentum

Passive

Mastery 1
Momentum reduces incoming damage by up to 10% based on how full it is.

Mastery 2
Momentum reduces incoming damage by up to 15% based on how full it is.

Mastery 3
Momentum reduces incoming damage by up to 15% based on how full it is. Upon reaching full momentum, apply a damage shield equal to 10% of your Maximum Health to yourself and nearby allies. This shield can only be applied once every 15s.

Heavy Hitter

Passive

Mastery 1
Heavy Attacks deal 20% more Break Damage.

Mastery 2
Heavy Attacks deal 30% more Break Damage.

Mastery 3
Heavy Attacks deal 40% more Break Damage.

Inertia

Passive

Mastery 1
Momentum decreases 50% slower while moving.

Mastery 2
Momentum decreases 75% slower while moving.

Mastery 3
Momentum no longer decays while moving.

Relentless

Passive

Mastery 1
Critical hits with dual blades restore 5% of Resilience.

Mastery 2
Critical hits with dual blades restore 7.5% of Resilience.

Mastery 3
Critical hits with dual blades restore 10% of Resilience.

Exposing Parry

Passive

Mastery 1
Successful Parry attacks deal an additional 100% of your Break Power as Break Damage to enemies hit.

Mastery 2
Successful Parry attacks deal an additional 150% of your Break Power as Break Damage to enemies hit.

Mastery 3
Successful Parry attacks deal an additional 200% of your Break Power as Break Damage to enemies hit.

Iron Step

Passive

Mastery 1
Reduces incoming damage while in Blade Dance by 20%.

Mastery 2
Reduces incoming damage while in Blade Dance by 30%.

Mastery 3
Reduces incoming damage while in Blade Dance by 40%.

Guardian Reload

Passive

Mastery 1
Hotspot reload grants a damage shield to you for up to 10% of your Max Health at a full clip reload.

Mastery 2
Hotspot reload grants a damage shield to you and nearby allies for up to 10% of your Max Health at a full clip reload.

Mastery 3
Hotspot reload grants a damage shield to you and nearby allies for up to 15% of your Max Health at a full clip reload.

Iron Eagle

Passive

Mastery 1
Break damage dealt by Eagle Eye is increased by an additional 60% of your Break Power.

Mastery 2
Break damage dealt by Eagle Eye is increased by an additional 90% of your Break Power.

Mastery 3
Break damage dealt by Eagle Eye is increased by an additional 120% of your Break Power.

Marksman Brawler

Passive

Mastery 1
Improves Damage and Break Damage of all Rifle Attacks by 5% to enemies within close range.

Mastery 2
Improves Damage and Break Damage of all Rifle Attacks by 7.5% to enemies within close range.

Mastery 3
Improves Damage and Break Damage of all Rifle Attacks by 10% to enemies within close range.