The Hound Master covers a vulnerable party member and he likely won't get hit in the mean time thanks to the hefty dodge boost in addition to his already solid dodge rating.Īnother skill that's passive and weirdly situational, Lick Wounds is a perfectly good healing skill, but one that only the Hound Master himself gets the benefit of. That being said Guard Dog is one of the better defensive skills because it protects two characters instead of one.

Tanking moves are not particularly useful in and of themselves, especially since the Hound Master has no way to take advantage of them, since he doesn't have a riposte effect like the Man-at-Arms. He protects a party member, but does so by avoiding attacks, rather than simply soaking up the damage. Guard Dog essentially turns the Hound Master into a “dodge tank”.

The success of Cry Havoc is random, so, a given number of times, it'll do nothing. That said, anything this good comes with a catch, and, in this case, it's a big one. An all-party stress healing move is just so incredibly valuable. Bounty Hunters, Arbalests and Highwayman all get better with this kind of skill.Ĭry Havoc is an interesting ability simply because it's so rare. Instead this is the kind of skill you want when you can take advantage of the aforementioned marker synergies. This shouldn't be equipped just to boost Hound's Rush, since, two rounds of that skill are stronger and more reliable than marking and then attacking the target. A drop in any protection translates to more damage which is just the thing you want. This is definitely one of the better marking skills in the game thanks to that particular debuff. A support skill that does no damage but marks the target and inflicts a -20% protect debuff.

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