Courage

Courage is a Tank archetype resource in Ashes of Creation.

• Courage stacks are used by the Grit tank ability. Courage can not be generated while Grit is active.

Related status effects

Effect	Icon	Description
Courageous		You build Courage through your valiant actions in combat. Courage increases your physical mitigation to reduce your damage taken by 0.10% per point, up to 10%. Courage may also be spent on certain abilities and effects for other unique advantages on the battlefield. Weapon combo finishers and extended finishers generate 33 Courage and apply Staggered to targets hit. Taking damage also generates Courage based on amount of incoming damage. You passively generate more threat against targets you deal damage to.
Fortify		Consumes all Courage (minimum:20) to reduce damage taken for 10 seconds. Damage taken is reduced by 20%, and increases with Courage spent at a rate of 1% per 5 Courage. up to a total maximum of 40%. Duration is increased by 1% per Courage spent. While active, increases rate at which Courage is gained from damage received.
Grit		Toggled ability: Enter a defensive stance that reduces all incoming physical damage by an additional 15%, but outgoing damage is reduced by 25%. Threat generation is increased by 50% while under the effect of Grit. Higher levels of Courage decrease the damage penalty by up to 10%.

Related skills

Skill	Icon	Origin	Description
Courageous		Tank	You build Courage through your valiant actions in combat, increasing your physical mitigation by 0.10% per point, up to 10%. Courage may also be spent on certain abilities and effects for other unique advantages on the battlefield.
Fortify		Tank	Consumes all Courage to reduce damage taken for 10 seconds. Increases mitigation by 10% plus an additional 0.1% per Courage spent, up to a total maximum of 20%. While active, generate 300% Courage from damage taken.
Grit		Tank	Increase physical mitigation by 10% for 10 seconds. This can stack up to 2 times.
Ground Pound		Tank	Slams the ground, dealing (200%🢆) Physical damage to enemies in front of you, while applying Tripped for 2 seconds to targets that were Staggered . Targets already Tripped are launched and take 25% more damage.
Rush of Courage		Tank	You feel a surge of resolve. Gain 100 Courage .

Courage is a type of Primary stat in Ashes of Creation.

Related items

- None -

Related skills

Skill	Icon	Origin	Description
Courageous		Tank	You build Courage through your valiant actions in combat, increasing your physical mitigation by 0.10% per point, up to 10%. Courage may also be spent on certain abilities and effects for other unique advantages on the battlefield.
Fortify		Tank	Consumes all Courage to reduce damage taken for 10 seconds. Increases mitigation by 10% plus an additional 0.1% per Courage spent, up to a total maximum of 20%. While active, generate 300% Courage from damage taken.
Grit		Tank	Increase physical mitigation by 10% for 10 seconds. This can stack up to 2 times.
Inciting Strikes		Tank	Slash twice in an area in front of you, dealing damage (75%🢆) Physical damage damage per hit. Generate 3 Courage per target hit with each swing, up to a maximum of 10 Courage per swing. Generates 300% Threat.
Rush of Courage		Tank	You feel a surge of resolve. Gain 100 Courage .
Shield Assault		Tank	Lunge forward and deal 125% physical damage while applying Staggered to enemies in front of you. If a target was hit, gain 25 courage. Generates 300% additional threat.
Shield Slam		Tank	Lunge forward and deal 150% physical damage while applying Staggered to that target. Gain 25 courage on hit. Generates 300% additional threat.
Sprint		Universal	Expend your stamina to increase your movement speed by 320% while active. While sprinting, gain Focused Sprint. While sprinting in combat, gain 1 stack of Escape Velocity every 1 second. When sprint ends, gain 1 second of Second Wind for every 4 seconds spent sprinting out of combat, or every 2 seconds spent sprinting in combat.

Related status effects

Effect	Icon	Description
Courageous		You build Courage through your valiant actions in combat. Courage increases your physical mitigation to reduce your damage taken by 0.10% per point, up to 10%. Courage may also be spent on certain abilities and effects for other unique advantages on the battlefield. Weapon combo finishers and extended finishers generate 33 Courage and apply Staggered to targets hit. Taking damage also generates Courage based on amount of incoming damage. You passively generate more threat against targets you deal damage to.
Elemental status effects
Fortify		Consumes all Courage (minimum:20) to reduce damage taken for 10 seconds. Damage taken is reduced by 20%, and increases with Courage spent at a rate of 1% per 5 Courage. up to a total maximum of 40%. Duration is increased by 1% per Courage spent. While active, increases rate at which Courage is gained from damage received.
Grit		Toggled ability: Enter a defensive stance that reduces all incoming physical damage by an additional 15%, but outgoing damage is reduced by 25%. Threat generation is increased by 50% while under the effect of Grit. Higher levels of Courage decrease the damage penalty by up to 10%.
Parry
Shield		Gain (100%🢆) healing in temporary health. Lasts 8s.
Sprint		35% increased movement speed over 6 seconds.
Staggered

See also

• Status effects