Tactics

This article is about the specialization. For World versus World objective upgrades, see Objective upgrade#Tactics.

Specialization background.

Tactics is a core specialization for the warrior that favors healing allies and supporting them with shouts and the warhorn.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Marching Orders		Periodically gain Soldier's Focus. Hitting with a burst skill expends Soldier's Focus to grant might to nearby allies.
Major Adept	Leg Specialist	5	Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill. Deal more damage to foes affected with movement-impairing conditions.
Major Adept	Soldier's Comfort		Soldier's Focus heals affected allies.
Major Adept	Roaring Reveille		Warhorn skills apply additional boons. Your concentration is increased.
Minor Master	Empowered		Deal increased damage for every boon on you.
Major Master	Warrior's Cunning		Deal more damage to foes above the health threshold. Also deal more damage to foes with barrier. Damage bonuses do not stack.
Major Master	Shrug It Off		Use "Shake It Off!" automatically when you have a number of conditions on you. Removing a damaging condition from an ally heals them.
Major Master	Empower Allies		Increase power for nearby allies. Soldier's Focus gains increased radius.
Minor Grandmaster	Mending Might		Applying might to an ally heals you.
Major Grandmaster	Martial Cadence		Soldier's Focus partially recharges all of your equipped weapon skills when activated. Does not recharge burst skills.
Major Grandmaster	Vigorous Shouts		Shout skills gain reduced recharge and heal allies. Gain healing power based on your power.
Major Grandmaster	Phalanx Strength		When you grant yourself might, grant it to nearby allies as well.

See also: List of warrior traits

Version history

For a detailed specialization history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 01, 2019	Traits added: Marching Orders Mending Might Soldier's Comfort Roaring Reveille Warrior's Cunning Martial Cadence Traits moved: Empowered moved to Minor Master.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Traits added: Inspiring Presence Powerful Synergy Traits moved: Empowered moved to Adept. Quick Breathing moved to Adept. Inspiring Battle Standard moved to Discipline. Reviver's Might moved to Major. Traits merged: Fast Healer merged into Determined Revival Lung Capacity merged into Vigorous Shouts Traits removed: Desperate Power Inspiring Banners Stronger Bowstrings
April 15, 2014	Phalanx Strength added.
October 15, 2013	Empower Allies moved to Master. Lung Capacity moved to Adept.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Tactics has been added to the game.

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