Echo (skill type)

Echo:"An Echo adds an additional effect to a Chant or Shout, usually when that Chant or Shout ends."

Echo: A skill type that grants the targeted Ally a benevolent effect and interacts with Chant and Shout.

Information
Echoes are skills specific to Paragons which allow the Paragon to give an accompaniment to his or her Chants and Shouts. They compliment the Chants and Shouts by providing additional bonuses and some are reapplied whenever a Chant or Shout ends on the target. More than one Echo can be applied to the same target, like Enchantments rather than Weapon Spells.

Echoes cannot be removed from their target unless their duration runs out. Echoes additionally tend to have very long durations, especially when coupled with the fact that some Echoes' durations are refreshed every time a Chant or Shout ends on the target. Currently, Echoes are limited to the Paragon's Leadership, Command and Motivation attributes.

Refrains are very similar to Enchantments in that they always must target an ally and they always provide a benefit. However, while Enchantments are merely a subcategory of Spells, Echoes are an entirely different skill type and as such cannot be interrupted by skills like Power Leak which will only affect Spells. Additionally, due to Refrains' very powerful renewing effect, their beneficial effects tend to be less than a Monk enchantment of comparable Energy cost and Activation Time.

Echo types
Echoes are broken into three different types depending on their skill name: Additionally, there is one anomalous echo, Soldier's Fury, which provides a benefit while under the effect of a chant or shout.
 * Finales, give their bonus whenever a Chant or Shout ends on the target.
 * Harmonies, give their bonus directly to Chants and Shouts.
 * Refrains, effects are always active as long as the Echo itself is active on the target. They refresh their durations whenever a Chant or Shout ends on the target.

Related skills
Other than the aforementioned interaction with Chants and Shouts, no skills have effects which single out Echoes.

Related pages

 * Chant
 * Shout
 * Echo skills quick reference
 * Category:Echoes lists Echo skills.