Battlecry

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Inspires nearby allies of the caster to fight more aggressively, increasing the strength of their blows.

Battlecry is a monster-only spell which briefly gives all nearby allies of the caster the might status effect, increasing the damage of their blows by 50%. This only affects monsters of the same genus as the caster.

The following enemies cast Battlecry:

• A Cherub
• N Naga warrior
• o Orc knight
• o Orc warlord
• 9 Peacekeeper
• g Robin
• o Saint Roka
• c Satyr

History

• Prior to 0.19, a caster could only affect allies that had lower HD. E.g., an orc knight couldn't buff an orc warlord.
• Battlecry was added in 0.16.