The Warmaster

Helena

Disillusioned after the Twelve Year War, Helena wandered the world fighting back evil where noble apathy or cruelty allowed it to fester. The Warmaster joins the Fellowship to face threats she could not defeat alone. Helena is a stern presence, maintaining a seasoned warrior's discipline and distance from her comrades lest she suffer the burden of loss again.

Tank IconTank Melee
Helena Image

Playstyle

Despite being weighed down by full plate armor, Helena is always ready to charge into the fray to protect her companions. Helena is a Melee Tank and excels in the front lines taking hits instead of her allies. Her Veteran of War mechanic allows Helena to reduce the cooldowns of her ability to allow for more frequent use of her powerful attacks and Toughness generators. Toughness is Helena's main resource for mitigating incoming damage and surviving dangerous encounters. Her Toughness is shown as a blue bar to the right of the character.

Spirit Ability

Increases all sources of Spirit Points you gain to charge up your Spirit Ability. Spirit provides a chance to double the effects of Helena's "Veteran of War" mechanic when using the relevant abilities.

Talents

The Best Defense Icon 2
The Best Defense
Shield Mastery Icon 2
Shield Mastery
Sword & Board Icon 2
Sword & Board
Reinforced Steel Icon 1
Reinforced Steel
Guarded Veteran Icon 1
Guarded Veteran
Punishing Strikes Icon 1
Punishing Strikes
Aftershock Icon 2
Aftershock
Sharpened Blade Icon 2
Sharpened Blade
Razor Shrapnel Icon 2
Razor Shrapnel
High Command Icon 1
High Command
Magic Ward Icon 1
Magic Ward
Skull Cracker Icon 1
Skull Cracker
Second Wind Icon 3
Second Wind
Martial Command Icon 3
Martial Command
Gleaming Shield Icon 3
Gleaming Shield
Front Line Defender Icon 1
Front Line Defender
Master of War Icon 1
Master of War
Greater Shockwave Icon 1
Greater Shockwave

Abilities

Charge Icon
Charge

Charge at target enemy, dealing physical damage and Stunning them for 2 seconds.

VETERAN OF WAR
Charge reduces the cooldown of your Shield Slam, Shield Throw, Shields Up, and Shockwave abilities by 6 seconds.

Interrupt the target's spellcasting and prevent it from casting for 4 sec.
Must interrupt a spell, or it will have no effect.

Can be used during Global Cooldown

Slam sword and shield together creating a forceful explosion, dealing physical damage to enemies in a large radius.

Enemies that take damage from Shockwave have reduced movement speed for 5 seconds, starting at 90% and dimishing by 10% every 0.5 seconds.

VETERAN OF WAR
Shockwave reduces the cooldown of your Shields Up ability by 6 seconds.

Raise your shield, increasing your Toughness by 60% and increasing your Block chance by 25% for 12 sec.

Shields Up gains Cooldown Acceleration equal to your Haste.

Each time you succesfully Block an attack, you generate 3% Toughness.

TOUGHNESS
Toughness is displayed as a bar to the right of your character. The more Toughness you have, the less damage Helena takes. Your maximum Toughness value is equal to a proportion of your strength. Every 1% of Critical Strike, Haste, Expertise, and Spirit you have further increases the final amount by 2%.

Can be used during Global Cooldown

Strike target enemy with your sword, dealing physical damage to them and nearby enemies.

VETERAN OF WAR
Meassured Strike reduces the cooldown of your Shield Slam and Shield Throw abilities by 1.5 seconds.

Perform a heavy strike, dealing physical damage to target.

VETERAN OF WAR
Power Strike reduces the cooldown of your Shield Slam and Shield Throw abilities by 1.5 seconds.

Deals physical damage to your target and to other enemies near your target.

Shield Slam gains Cooldown Acceleration equal to your Haste.

Shield Slam generates 20% Toughness.

TOUGHNESS
Toughness is displayed as a bar to the right of your character. The more Toughness you have, the less damage Helena takes. Your maximum Toughness value is equal to a proportion strength. Every 1% of Critical Strike, Haste, Expertise, and Spirit you have further increases the final amount by 2%.

VETERAN OF WAR
Shield Slam reduces the cooldown of your Shockwave ability by 3.0 seconds.

Throw your shield at target enemy dealing physical damage. The shield bounces to up to 5 additional nearby enemies.

VETERAN OF WAR
Shield Throw reduces the cooldown of your Shockwave ability by 3.0 seconds.

Taunt the target, forcing it to attack you for 6 sec.

Can be used during Global Cooldown

Your damage reduction from Toughness is shared with all allies for 12 seconds.

While Leader's Conviction is active you deal 15% increased damage.

SPIRIT ABILITY
When you activate your Spirit ability you gain Spirit of Heroism, granting +30% Haste for 20 sec.

Instantly resets the cooldown of your Shield Slam ability and causes your next Shield Slam within 12 seconds to be Empowered.

Empowered Shield Slam
Your next Shield Slam applies a barrier on you, absorbing damage taken. The barrier lasts for 8 seconds.

Can be used during Global Cooldown

Deals physical damage to your target and other nearby enemies.

Enemies hit by Sweeping Strike bleed for physical damage seconds for 12 seconds.

Your Toughness can not be reduced for 12 seconds.

Can be used during Global Cooldown

For the next 10 seconds, Incite all enemies in a large radius around you, forcing them to only use Auto Attacks and only attack you.

All allies within the radius of Grand Melee take 20% reduced magic damage while it is active.

For the next 20 seconds, the cooldown reduction granted by your Veteran of War is doubled.

While Siegebreakeris active, you take 25% reduced damage and your Shield Slam, Shield Throw and Shockwave abilities deal 25% increased damage.

SPIRIT ABILITY
When you activate your Spirit ability you gain Spirit of Heroism, granting +30% Haste for 20 sec.

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