Call of the Ancients

Call of the Ancients is a Tier 7 skill unlocked for the Barbarian at character level 26. The Barbarian summons three ancient protectors to fight for him.

Contents

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Call of the Ancients Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
Summon three ancients.
Skill Details:
Type:	Summon
Quantity:	Cast
Effect:	Self
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	Unknown
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Barbarian's ancestors aid him by rejoining the battlefield.

Skill Design

This skill summons the three ancestors that the player was charged with fighting in act five of Lord of Destruction: Talic, Korlic and Madawc. They deal a percentage of the weapon damage that the Barbarian is capable of inflicting, presumably increasing with level. Bashiok had made a quick comment on the skill:

Well, he does have very few spells like this... just the one actually. :) It's a top tier skill, so you can't buy it until somewhere around the end of Normal or maybe beginning of Nightmare. They're fairly short lived, at least at their base skill. I will admit it's pretty nutty, especially when it's planned that each of them (probably through runes) will use various barbarian skills themselves. But, I do think the flavor and vibe works. The barbarian calling upon the spiritual protector's of his homeland and people which now lay, along with the majority of barbarian society, in the afterlife, if not simply ash at the bottom of a fiery chasm. It makes good sense that they would be easily summoned to assist in redemption, honor, what have you, of the barbarian people.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Summon three ancient Barbarians; Talic, Korlic and Madawc, who inflict X% weapon damage. Lasts X seconds.

Trait Synergies

• None known.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Call of the Ancients debuted at BlizzCon 2010, although it hasn't been seen in anything other than the skill pool.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures
• Call of the Ancients-specific gallery contents

References

• Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats
• Bashiok on Call of the Ancients