Ancestral Cry

Ancestral CryWarcry, AoE, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (14-19) Mana
Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Use Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 16Performs a warcry, taunting all nearby enemies to attack the user and exerting subsequent strike attacks. Grants a buff which gives you bonus armour and melee range.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate2% increased Warcry SpeedBuff grants 1% increased ArmourBase duration is (4-4.9) seconds
Exerts the next 8 Melee Strike Attacks you perform
Buff grants +2 Melee Strike Range per 5 Power, up to a maximum of +6
Exerted Strikes target 2 additional Enemies
Buff grants +(28-257) to Armour per 5 Power, up to a maximum of +(170-1540)
Counts total Power of Enemies in Range
(0-38)% increased Warcry SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 16Vendor Prices

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1x Orb of Alteration

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1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemAncestralCry

Ancestral Cry is a warcry skill that taunts nearby enemies and grants a buff that grants additional armour and melee strike range based on the power of nearby enemies. It also causes your next strike attacks to exert, targeting two additional enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

Multistrike and Exerted attacks: Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
Icon: 3
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 160%Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, or triggered skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical DamageSupported Skills have 1% reduced Attack Speed
Supported Skills have 1% increased Area of Effect per RepeatSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
Supported Skills deal (20-10)% less Attack DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. supported skills cannot be exerted, although skills that inherently hit multiple times, like Double StrikeDouble StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (91-112)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (91-112)%Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed2% increased Elemental Damage1% chance to Maim on HitDeals (91.3-112)% of Base Attack Damage
Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies
25% chance to cause Bleeding
+(0-2) to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., consume one exerted attack per use of the skill.

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	Warcry Speed	Armour per 5 Power	maximum Armor	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	0	41	0	0%	0%	14	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.00 sec	0%	N/A	28	170	0	0
2	20	0	50	0	0%	0%	14	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.00 sec	0%	2%	38	230	49725	49725
3	24	0	58	0	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.10 sec	0%	4%	53	320	95714	145439
4	28	0	67	0	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.10 sec	0%	6%	70	420	169595	315034
5	31	0	73	0	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.20 sec	0%	8%	82	490	199345	514379
6	34	0	79	0	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.20 sec	0%	10%	93	560	285815	800194
7	37	0	85	0	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.30 sec	0%	12%	107	640	401344	1201538
8	40	0	92	0	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.30 sec	0%	14%	120	720	554379	1755917
9	43	0	98	0	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.40 sec	0%	16%	133	800	755049	2510966
10	46	0	104	0	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.40 sec	0%	18%	148	890	1016533	3527499
11	49	0	111	0	0%	0%	17	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.50 sec	0%	20%	160	960	1898602	5426101
12	52	0	117	0	0%	0%	17	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.50 sec	0%	22%	173	1040	1964019	7390120
13	55	0	123	0	0%	0%	17	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.60 sec	0%	24%	188	1130	2573731	9963851
14	58	0	130	0	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.60 sec	0%	26%	207	1240	4676439	14640290
15	60	0	134	0	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.70 sec	0%	28%	218	1310	3017327	17657617
16	62	0	138	0	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.70 sec	0%	30%	232	1390	7823001	25480618
17	64	0	142	0	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.80 sec	0%	32%	238	1430	15264208	40744826
18	66	0	146	0	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.80 sec	0%	34%	245	1470	26272845	67017671
19	68	0	151	0	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.90 sec	0%	36%	250	1500	62872274	129889945
20	70	0	155	0	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	4.90 sec	0%	38%	257	1540	212023122	341913067
21	72	0	159	0	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.00 sec	0%	40%	262	1570	-341913067	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.00 sec	0%	41%	277	1660	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.10 sec	0%	42%	292	1750	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.10 sec	0%	43%	307	1840	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.20 sec	0%	44%	322	1930	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.20 sec	0%	45%	338	2030	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.30 sec	0%	46%	355	2130	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.30 sec	0%	47%	372	2230	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.40 sec	0%	48%	388	2330	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.40 sec	0%	49%	407	2440	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.40 sec	0%	49%	415	2490	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.40 sec	0%	50%	423	2540	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.50 sec	0%	50%	433	2600	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.50 sec	0%	51%	443	2660	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.50 sec	0%	51%	452	2710	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.50 sec	0%	52%	462	2770	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.60 sec	0%	52%	470	2820	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.60 sec	0%	53%	482	2890	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.60 sec	0%	53%	490	2940	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	5.60 sec	0%	54%	500	3000	0	0

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Ancestral Cry:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Ancestral Cry. No results found

Alternate skill effects

Ancestral Cry has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Celestial Warcry EffectCelestial Warcry EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Warcry becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Warcry becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.12.2	Fixed a bug where repeatedly using Ancestral Cry could give your character ever-increasing Armour.
3.11.0	Ancestral Cry has been added to the game.