Warcryer and Doomcryer in Lineage 2 — Class Guide

The Warcryer at a glance

At level 76 the Warcryer becomes the Doomcryer. Orc Mystic stats: MEN 42, INT 31, CON 31, WIT 15 — lots of MP and HP for a mystic, but a slow cast. The same Orc Shaman also leads to the second Orc buffer, the Overlord. For the other chronicle, see the High Five Warcryer guide.

How to get the classes

Warcryer chants in Interlude — what they give and from which level

A chant lasts 20 minutes on all party members within 1,000 of the Warcryer: 2.5-second cast, 20-second reuse. MP is for the chant's top level, initial cost included. 📖 — level 1 is learned from an amulet if the server uses spellbooks (where they drop is below).

Carry plenty of Spirit Ore for War Chant and Earth Chant — without it the chant will not cast. On most servers Chant of Vampire and Chant of Revenge trigger only on regular melee hits — usually not on skills or arrows.

Interlude has no combo chants. Every chant is cast separately, so buffing one party with the full set takes more than ten casts. In High Five the Warcryer gets four 40-minute combo chants that replace pairs of regular ones.

Which buffs do not stack with chants

A target keeps one buff of each type (stackType in the server code). Warcryer chants share types with Prophet, Shillien Elder, Elven Elder and Orc mystic buffs — you cannot keep both versions from two buffers:

Different types do stack: Chant of Battle goes together with War Chant, Chant of Shielding with Earth Chant. Swordsinger songs also go on top: Song of Earth is a separate type from Chant of Shielding, Song of Warding from Chant of Fire. War Chant and Earth Chant stay one at a time: at level 3 it is P. Atk. ×1.1 or P. Def. ×1.15, pick per fight.

Chant of Victory has a higher stack order than Magnus' Chant and the prophecies, so Victory is the one that stays, whichever order they are cast in. That is why a Doomcryer casts Magnus' Chant on a mage party and Victory on a fighter party, not both on the same people. If the party has a Prophet, his Might, Shield, Focus, Death Whisper, Guidance, Haste and Acumen duplicate the chants — take from him what the Warcryer lacks.

Warcryer amulets — where they drop

An amulet is the Orc version of a spellbook. No shop sells amulets — they only drop. By the server code an amulet is needed for level 1 of a chant and only if spellbooks are enabled; many servers turn them off, and everything is learned for SP.

Six 2nd-class amulets — Fury, Rage, Vampire, Evasion, Freezing Flame and Steal Essence — drop from the level 41–45 Timak orcs at Timak Outpost: go there right after the class change. The Lilim Slayer, Ornithomimus and Velociraptor have no regular spawn in the server data — if spellbooks are on, ask the server staff where these amulets come from. The chance is multiplied by the drop rate.

How to play a Warcryer

Solo

Before level 20 the Orc Mystic kills with damage-over-time skills — Chill Flame and Venom — and refills HP with Life Drain. The Orc Shaman picks up a blunt: Stun Attack stuns, Frost Flame and Blaze Quake burn, and the seals Seal of Binding, Seal of Slow and Seal of Chaos hold a pack. On the Warcryer these Shaman skills no longer grow — they stay at Orc Shaman level. The 2nd class solo kit: Soul Cry (P. Atk. +375.5 on yourself while on), Hammer Crush for the stun, Steal Essence for HP and your own chants on yourself.

In a party

Before the pull — all party chants, 2.5 seconds per cast. In the fight the Warcryer watches buff timers and spends Spirit Ore on War Chant or Earth Chant; Chant of Life heals the party over time when the healer falls behind. Spare time goes to Hammer Crush on the mob hitting the mage. After 20 minutes the set is renewed.

Warcryer skills by level

1–20 · Orc Mystic

20–40 · Orc Shaman

40–76 · Warcryer

Chants are in the table above. The rest of the tree:

The whole 2nd class tree costs 82,429,000 SP, and the buff chants take only about 10.3M of it. Order:

1. Chants — the day they open: Fury, Battle, Rage and Predator are why parties invite a Warcryer. Farm the Fury, Rage and Vampire amulets from the Timak orcs early.
2. MP and casting passives — Boost Mana, Fast Mana Recovery, Fast Spell Casting, Quick Recovery.
3. Armor mastery — only your own. Robe Mastery, Light Armor Mastery and Heavy Armor Mastery cost 5.4M SP each — learning all three makes no sense.
4. Hammer Crush, Fear, Dreaming Spirit, Madness and Steal Essence — 5.4M SP each: for solo leveling and PvP. A pure buffer can delay them.

Doomcryer — 3rd class skills

The whole 3rd class costs 213,010,000 SP, 80M of it for Magnus' Chant. Divine Inspiration keeps growing at 76 — again only from books.

Victory and Magnus' Chant last 5 minutes with a 20-minute reuse, so they are saved for the moment: a raid boss pull, a siege brawl. Spell Force is for the party's level 80 mystics: their strongest skills can only be cast under this effect. Volcano, Cyclone, Raging Waves, Day of Doom, Gehenna and Mass Recharge (Shillien Saint and Eva's Saint) need level 3 Spell Force, Anti-Summoning Field, Purification Field, Miracle and Flames of Invincibility need level 2; the level usually goes up when several casters channel Spell Force on the same mystic. None of these skills work in the Olympiad. 13 mystic 3rd classes learn Spell Force, so other mystics can provide it too. Gate Chant gathers the party at the Warcryer — handy when someone fell behind at a catacomb entrance or came back from town after dying.

Warcryer skill enchanting

Enchanting opens at level 76: an enchantable skill has two routes up to +30, and you pick one. Each step costs SP and EXP, the very first one also a Secret Book of Giants; the Saga of the Doomcryer 3rd class quest gives one. The chance for +10 is 2% at level 76 and 73% at level 80, so a Warcryer enchants chants closer to 80; on most servers a failure drops the skill back to its base level.

For a buffer route 1 pays off — fewer rebuffs on a raid; enchant Fury and Predator first. War Chant, Earth Chant, Fear, Madness, Freezing Flame, Soul Cry and Doomcryer skills cannot be enchanted. The Warcryer does not learn Hammer Crush up to the skill's last level, and usually only the last level can be enchanted — so a Warcryer cannot enchant it.

Warcryer gear

A buffer Warcryer dresses like a mage: a robe and a weapon with M. Atk. for casting and MP. Hammer Crush works with any blunt-type weapon, and in the server data staffs are blunts too, so you can stun with a staff as well. Weapon Mastery gives the Warcryer P. Atk. ×1.45 — that is what the Warcryer hits with solo. The best C–S grade staff and one-handed blunt have the same M. Atk.; the staff has more P. Atk., but the blunt attacks faster and leaves the off hand free for a shield. D grade is worn from level 20, C from 40, B from 52, A from 61, S from 76.

1–20 · no grade

20–40 · D grade

40–52 · C grade

SA: Ecliptic Axe — Conversion, Magic Power, Magic Hold; Deadman's Staff — Magic Regeneration, Mental Shield, Magic Hold; Pa'agrian Axe — Mana Up, Magic Weakness, Magic Chaos. Karmian if casting speed matters, Divine if MP runs out on the full chant set.

52–61 · B grade

SA: Kaim Vanul's Bones — Mana Up, Conversion, Magic Silence; Staff of Evil Spirits — Magic Focus, Bodily Blessing, Magic Poison; Spell Breaker — Acumen, Magic Hold, Magic Mental Shield. Blue Wolf suits a Warcryer better: it does not need INT, and WIT +3 speeds up casting.

61–76 · A grade

SA: Cabrio's Hand — Mana Up, Conversion, Magic Silence; Daimon Crystal — Acumen, Mana Up, Magic Mental Shield; Flaming Dragon Skull — Acumen, Magic Power, Magic Silence. Majestic keeps MP up on raids, Dark Crystal and Tallum give casting and defense in PvP.

76–80 · S grade

SA: Arcana Mace — Acumen, Mana Up, MP Regeneration; Imperial Staff — Empower, MP Regeneration, Magic Hold. The Major Arcana bonus is M. Atk., which a buffer does not need, so you can stay in the Majestic Robe even at S grade. If defense matters more in PvP, a Warcryer can wear heavy armor: the Orc Mystic has Heavy Armor Mastery from level 14.

Where to level a Warcryer

The tables list zones from player guides and the server data. Each zone shows the mobs with the most EXP per HP and two items from their drop; the chance is at x1 rate and is higher on a server with a raised drop rate. The zone name is the client hunting zone closest to the mob's spawn. At 2nd class a Warcryer levels in a party or with a damage-dealer partner, and solo on mobs below its level with Hammer Crush. Most servers let you into catacombs and necropolises only with Seven Signs registration.

Level 20–40

Best for a Warcryer: Catacomb of the Heretic and The Pilgrim's Necropolis — more EXP per HP than any open zone; Necropolis of Sacrifice — a catacomb for the start of the 1st class. An Orc Shaman cannot handle a pack alone — go into catacombs with a group.

4 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Fortress of Resistance	Ol Mahum Lord lv. 34	Charcoal 14.29%, Suede 9.09%
	Ol Mahum Marksman lv. 28	Recipe: Dark Stockings 1.39%, Healing Potion 5.27%
	Ol Mahum Captain lv. 30	Steel 0.93%, Iron Ore 9.09%
Abandoned Camp	Ol Mahum Commander lv. 29	Scroll: Enchant Armor (Grade D) 0.14%, Steel 0.41%
	Ol Mahum General lv. 26	Trident Edge 0.23%, Metallic Thread 0.57%
	Ol Mahum Straggler lv. 23	Composition Bow Shaft 0.11%, Recipe: Greater Soulshot (D) Compressed Package (100%) 0.15%
Partisan's Hideaway	Ol Mahum Sergeant lv. 29	Scale Mail Fragment 0.6%, Scale Gaiters Fragment 0.92%
	Ol Mahum Guerilla lv. 26	Stone of Purity 0.51%, Cokes 1.28%
	Ol Mahum Raider lv. 27	Bronze Shield 0.12%, Bone Helmet Design 2.12%
Mithril Mines	Underground Kobold Warrior lv. 27	Metal Hardener 0.17%, Suede 2.85%
	Nightmare Weaver lv. 21	Recipe: Spiritshot D 0.16%, Antidote 10.38%
	Greedy Geist lv. 30	Stem 6.99%, Steel 0.35%

Level 40–52

Best for a Warcryer: Timak Outpost — six chant amulets; The Enchanted Valley — Predator and Eagle amulets; Catacomb of the Branded — a catacomb with more EXP per HP than The Cemetery.

4 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Sea of Spores	Rotting Golem lv. 44	Recipe: Ring of Protection 0.93%, Metallic Fiber 3.45%
	Spore Zombie lv. 47	Life Stone: level 49 0.39%, Necklace of Protection Gemstone 0.49%
	Trisalim Tarantula lv. 46	Mold Hardener 0.11%, High Grade Suede 0.6%
Necropolis of Worship	Vault Overlord lv. 45	Chain Mail Shirt Material 0.96%, Chain Gaiters Part 1.96%
	Catacomb Gargoyle lv. 43	Scallop Jamadhr Edge 0.57%, Recipe: Battle Axe 0.16%
	Vault Priest lv. 47	Spellbook: Servitor Empowerment 7.7%, Spellbook: Servitor Cure 12.99%
Garden of Eva	Garden Guard Leader lv. 50	Fisted Blade Piece 0.4%, Mold Glue 0.74%
	Doll Master lv. 50	Grace Dagger Edge 0.19%, Dark Screamer Edge 0.19%
	Blade Stakato Drone lv. 44	Durable Metal Plate 0.69%, Recipe: Rind Leather Armor 0.52%
Cruma Tower	Death Knight lv. 50	Iron Ore 20%, Recipe: Necklace of Binding 0.28%
	Dark Lord lv. 50	Greater Dye of MEN (Men+3 Int-3) 0.13%, Thons 0.5%
	Snipe lv. 44	Recipe: Demon's Stockings 0.57%, Recipe: Great Helmet 1.06%

Level 52–61

Best for a Warcryer: Catacomb of the Apostate and The Patriot's Necropolis — one of the highest EXP per HP in this range; Outlaw Forest — an open zone with no Seven Signs registration; Oel Mahum Witch Doctors give more EXP per HP than the main mobs of The Giant's Cave and The Forbidden Gateway.

4 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Silent Valley	Hamrut lv. 58	Compound Braid 0.66%, Greater Antidote 8.33%
	Gamlin lv. 60	Spellbook: Elemental Assault 2.24%, Spellbook: Elemental Symphony 2.24%
	Fallen Orc Archer lv. 57	Arthro Nail Blade 0.17%, Oriharukon Ore 0.49%
Ice Merchant Cabin	Lost Gargoyle Youngling lv. 56	Spellbook: Mana Burn 1.9%, Spellbook: Major Heal 1.9%
	Lost Watcher lv. 53	Silver Nugget 1.92%, Life Stone: level 55 0.11%
	Lost Gargoyle lv. 55	Necklace of Binding Chain 0.28%, Ring of Binding Gemstone 0.38%
Fields of Massacre	Grave Predator lv. 59	Enria 0.1%, Metallic Fiber 1.69%
	Dismal Pole lv. 58	Spellbook: Curse Disease 1.52%, Amulet: Pa'agrio's Haste 1.52%
	Doom Servant lv. 60	Life Stone: level 61 0.12%, Zubei's Breastplate Part 0.12%
Blazing Swamp	Wretched Archer lv. 55	Eminence Bow Shaft 0.16%, Enria 0.19%
	Doom Scout lv. 56	Dark Elven Longbow Shaft 0.14%, Animal Bone 7.69%
	Grave Lich lv. 57	Avadon Circlet Pattern 0.26%, Zubei's Helmet Design 0.26%

Level 61–76

Best for a Warcryer: Tower of Insolence — the most EXP, plus the Revenge amulet from Crendion; Frozen Labyrinth — War Chant and Earth Chant amulets from the Frost Buffalo; Swamp of Screams — Stakato, EXP a little below the tower.

4 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Hot Springs	Hot Springs Nepenthes lv. 75	Carnage Bow Stave 0.36%, Spellbook - Fire Vortex 1.84%
	Hot Springs Flava lv. 74	Bloody Orchid Head 0.32%, Durable Metal Plate 0.34%
	Hot Springs Yeti lv. 75	Bloody Orchid Head 0.33%, Animal Skin 16.67%
Catacomb of the Witch	Tomb Sage lv. 67	Blue Wolf Tunic Fabric 0.45%, Tunic of Doom Pattern 0.45%
	Purgatory Gargoyle lv. 68	Sealed Tallum Tunic Texture 0.3%, Sealed Tallum Stockings Fabric 0.47%
	Tomb Guardian lv. 65	Evil Spirit Head 0.13%, Deadman's Glory Stone 0.14%
Valley of Saints	Judge of Splendor lv. 67	Stone of Purity 1.35%, Necklace of Black Ore Beads 0.36%
	Page of Pilgrim lv. 62	Adamantite Nugget 0.66%, Mold Hardener 0.13%
The Forbidden Gateway	Doom Knight lv. 65	Blue Wolf Boots Design 0.48%, Doom Gloves Part 0.48%
	Falibati lv. 64	Sword of Damascus Blade 0.13%, Stone of Purity 0.81%
	Kadios lv. 62	Spellbook: Summon Friend 1.71%, Spellbook: Summon Attractive Cubic 0.86%

Level 76–80

Best for a Warcryer: Imperial Tomb — the most EXP per HP: the rare Imperial Commanders pay the most, Ashkenas give less; Forge of the Gods — second in EXP per HP, with dense Ashuras of Destruction, Blazing Ifrit and Balrog of Destruction; Monastery of Silence — almost as much EXP per HP as Forge of the Gods (in the collapsed list).

2 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Hot Springs	Hot Springs Atrox lv. 76	Blood Tornado Edge 0.34%, Thread 25%
	Hot Springs Bandersnatch lv. 76	Carnage Bow Stave 0.35%, Mold Hardener 0.28%
	Hot Springs Grendel lv. 76	Bloody Orchid Head 0.34%, Leather 5%
Monastery of Silence	Beholder of Light lv. 80	Metallic Fiber 33.33%, Blessing of Sanctity 4.55%
	Warrior Monk lv. 80	Sealed Leather Armor of Nightmare Fabric 0.43%, Sealed Majestic Leather Armor Fabric 0.37%
	Guardian of the Holy Land lv. 80	Dark Legion's Edge Blade 0.36%, Sword of Miracles Edge 0.36%

Warcryer dyes

There are three dye slots, on most servers one stat goes up by +5 at most, and the Warcryer has no INT dyes. With WIT 15 an Orc mystic casts slowly, so a buffer takes WIT. A buffer does not need STR and trades it for CON, while a blunt Warcryer keeps STR for Hammer Crush damage.

Subclasses for a Warcryer

• When. The first subclass is available at level 75; each next one only when the subclasses you already have are 75 too, three at most. With default settings you need the Mimir's Elixir and Fate's Whisper quests.
• Warcryer as the main class. You can take any 2nd class except your own, Overlord and Warsmith. The elf / dark elf ban does not apply to an Orc.
• Warcryer as a subclass. Any class except the Warcryer itself can take the Warcryer as a subclass; there is no race ban.
• How they work. In Interlude subclass skills usually work only while that subclass is active, and EXP goes only to the active class.
• Which one. A Warcryer main buffs well but kills slowly. Players usually take a class that levels and farms on its own — a nuker or a fighter — and switch back to the Warcryer for parties, raids and sieges.

The Warcryer in the Olympiad

Only nobles enter the Olympiad, and only on the main class. Chant of Victory lasts 5 minutes — cast at the start of the fight, it works almost to the end, and with a 20-minute reuse you will not press it twice in one match. The Warcryer plays around stuns and control: Hammer Crush stuns for 9 seconds and ignores shields, Dreaming Spirit and Fear hold for 30 seconds, Soul Cry and Weapon Mastery raise blunt damage. Against a mage — Aura Sink burns MP; against a fighter — Chant of Revenge reflects melee hits. Chant of Spirit protects your own buffs from cancel.

All Warcryer skills

The full Warcryer and Doomcryer tree — skill levels, SP and MP:

Other class guides are in the Lineage 2 classes section. To play a Warcryer, pick a project from the L2 Interlude server list or the Interlude+ servers with extra content list — each shows its rates and launch date. All chronicles at once are in the fresh Lineage 2 servers list on the main page.