Instigation
Instigation is a rune effect in Bash, a Fury-generating Barbarian skill.
This rune effect causes each Bash to generate 4 additional Fury, for a total of 12 Fury per hit.
Post-Release Changes
The v1.0.4 patch[1] buffed Bash with increased fury generation and damage. As compensation, the Instigation rune effect was nerfed, with the Fury gain changed from 6 to 4.
- Fury generated increased from 6 to 8
- Weapon damage increased from 150% to 165%
- Skill Rune – [[Onslaught]]
- Weapon damage increased from 22% to 25% per reverberation
- v.1.0.3 Bash + Instigation = 6 + 6 = 12 Fury.
- v.1.0.4 Bash + Instigation = 8 + 4 = 12 Fury.
Thus Instigation remains identical in total Fury generation, but the Fury boost from using this rune dropped from 100% to 50%, making an already unpopular rune virtually irrelevant.
Skill Rune Effects
See the Bash rune effects article for thorough description of all the rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, and strategy tips.
| Name | Level | Description |
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<skill class="Barbarian">Bash</skill> <skill class="Barbarian" rune="Instigation">Bash</skill>
Media
Screenshots and Videos will be added post-release.
Development
Prior to the February 2012 skill and rune system revision, this effect was enabled by the Golden Rune which created the following effect.
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Instigation |
[e] Generate 6 additional Fury per attack. |
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