Battle Howl

General Information

• An active ability found on third slot of Heavy Mace.
• It is unlocked at mastery level 1.

Battle Howl	Energy Cost	37	Summon a magic circle with a 5m radius, silencing all enemies hit for 3.55s and Purging all buffs from them. Increases your threat towards all mobs hit by 156.
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	5m
	Cooldown	20s

Note: numerical values are based on gear with 1060 item power. Affected values are in italic.

Melee Weapon Tier Adept's Heavy Mace 4 Expert's Heavy Mace 5 Master's Heavy Mace 6 Grandmaster's Heavy Mace 7 Elder's Heavy Mace 8

==Related Patch Notes==

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 19.080.1	25 April 2022	Lands Awakened Patch 8	Heavy Maces had been underrepresented, even though their silence and purge should have made them a good counter to Nature Staff sustain builds like the 5v5 Crystal League meta. To make them more attractive the radius of Battle Howl has been increased, so that Heavy Maces are more effective in fulfilling their role. Battle Howl (Heavy Mace): Radius: 5m -> 6m
Version 18.110.1	13 October 2021	Call to Arms Patch 11	Maces have been out of the Crystal League 5v5 meta for a while. To give them a potential unique tank role, Guard Rune has been overhauled to make allies immune to knockbacks and stuns. This could be used to support a caster backline like Holy, Frost or Fire, protecting them from displacement and stun-heavy enemy frontlines (which currently keep Casters out of the meta). To further increase the appeal of Mace tanks, Sacred Ground has been boosted with an additional Slow effect, to offer some value in reducing enemy movement too. Furthermore, Battle Howl's cooldown has been reduced to better fit the faster meta that has developed over the years. The ability to remove HoTs is now on a lower cooldown than Nature Cleanse, which could generate increased value against Nature Healer comps. Sacred Ground (all Maces): Cast Time: 0.8s → 0.6s Enemies inside the area are now slowed by 20% Guard Rune (all Maces): Allies inside the area are now immune to forced movement and stun Resistance Increase: 0.20 → 0.25 Removed the Healing Increased bonus Battle Howl (Heavy Mace): Cooldown: 20s → 15s
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities: Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot) Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot) Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot) Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 1.17.406.177096	21 October 2020	Rise of Avalon Patch 7 / Brimstone & Mist Midseason Update and Hotfix 7.1	Maces Defensive Slam (all Maces): Buff Radius: 5m → 8m Battle Howl (Heavy Mace): Radius: 4.5m → 5m Hit delay: 0.4s → 0.25s Standtime: 0.6s → 0.35s