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Battlecry
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Flags	Monster, Selfench

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.

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+'''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 [[type|genus]] as the caster.
-'''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%.
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-The following monsters can cast Battlecry:
-{{monsterlink|Robin}}
-{{monsterlink|Orc knight}}
-{{monsterlink|Orc warlord}}
 ==History==
-Battlecry was added in [[0.16]].
+*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]].