Vital Cry

Barbarian skill · Survival line · tier 4

Beta 0.7.2

A shout that pulls the party back from the edge.

It is only used in combat once it is placed on the hero's active bar, and its 8 s cooldown is before cooldown reduction.

Values by rank

Vital Cry scales with Regen. Its value at each rank is 23.28 + 6.65 × rank:

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Value	29.93	36.58	43.23	49.88	56.53	63.18	69.83	76.48	83.13	89.78

The value is the game's internal number for this skill.

in combat = round(value × skill power × 1.83 (× 3.76 for a self heal) × max(0.35, hero damage ÷ 600))
hero damage = Attack + all elemental damage
skill power = 1 + 1% per point in the other Survival skills + 2% per rank of each skill that boosts it

The damage factor has a minimum of 0.35 and no maximum. A hero with 600 damage and no line mastery or synergies gets the listed value × 1.83 (× 3.76 for a self heal); how it becomes damage or healing per hit depends on the skill's type and timing.

How to unlock it

1
Rank 5 in Thick Skin or Raw Regeneration Tier 2 or tier 3 of the Survival line.
2
Hero level 22 at the earliest There is no level requirement, but a hero gets one skill point every 2 levels.
3
One skill point per rankUp to rank 10.

Rank 5 in Vital Cry opens Iron Will.

Mastery and synergies

Line mastery: every point in the other Survival skills makes Vital Cry 1% stronger, up to +40% with all of them at rank 10. Its own points do the same for the rest of the line.

Skills that boost Vital Cry

Battle Thirst

Each rank in one of these makes Vital Cry 2% stronger (+20% at rank 10).

Survival line

Skill	Tier	Type	Cooldown	Scales with
Cannibalize	1	Sustain	None	Lifesteal
Thick Skin	2	Shield	12 s	Absorption
Raw Regeneration	3	Heal over time	10 s	Regen
Vital Cry	4	Heal	8 s	Regen
Iron Will	5	Ultimate	16 s	Health