War Cry

Type

Ashes of War

Default affinity

Heavy

FP cost

16 FP

Skill

War Cry

About this Ash of War

This Ash of War grants an armament the Heavy affinity and the following skill:

"War Cry: Give a war cry to rally the spirit and increase attack power. While active, strong attacks change to charging attacks."

Usable on melee armaments (daggers, thrusting swords, and whips excepted).

Bernahl's shop at Warmaster's Shack

Stormhill

Starting Site of Grace: Warmaster's Shack

Before you go

• Have 800 runes.
• Visit during the day.

1. From Gatefront, follow the road uphill through Stormgate to Stormhill Shack. Turn east along the road through the woods to Warmaster's Shack.
2. Speak to Knight Bernahl inside during the day, open his skill shop and buy War Cry for 800 runes. His shop has one copy.
3. If Bernahl has moved to Volcano Manor, use his drawing-room shop. Once he leaves the manor, examine the sword at his chair for the established shop.
4. If you already have Bernahl's Bell Bearing, give it to the Twin Maiden Husks to buy his remaining stock. Killing him is unnecessary and cuts off his later quest rewards.

Notes

• Costs 16 FP and gives a 40-second weapon buff. Physical attack power increases by 7.5%, with an additional improvement to Strength scaling.
• The roar changes strong and charged attacks into a different moveset. The exact attacks depend on the weapon class; charging them can add a running approach.
• The buff does not make every damage type 7.5% stronger. Its direct attack-power increase applies to the physical portion, and the extra scaling benefits Strength.
• It is a weapon buff, so putting the weapon away or replacing its enchantment ends it. It is not a separate permanent increase to your character's Strength attribute.
• Roar Medallion and a Highland Axe held in an active hand slot strengthen the changed heavy attacks and can work together. An axe sitting in an inactive equipment slot does not provide that bonus.
• Axe Talisman helps when you fully charge the altered attack. Shard of Alexander does not boost those heavy attacks, because they are weapon attacks enabled by a buff rather than direct skill hits.
• Two-Handed Sword Talisman can improve the altered attacks when actually two-handing an eligible weapon. The roar itself is not a damaging projectile.
• Can use this Ash of War on compatible equipment in these classes: Straight Sword, Greatsword, Colossal Sword, Curved Sword, Curved Greatsword, Katana, Twinblade, Axe, Greataxe, Hammer, Great Hammer, Flail, Spear, Great Spear, Halberd, Reaper, Fist, Claw, Colossal Weapon, Hand-to-Hand, Light Greatsword, Great Katana, Beast Claw. Fixed-skill equipment is excluded.
• The default affinity is Heavy. Additional affinities depend on the weapon and your whetblades; a class appearing in the compatibility list does not mean every weapon in that class supports every affinity.