Adrenaline

Adrenaline is a resource unique to the warrior profession. Its primary use is to fuel burst skills, which become more powerful with each full stage of adrenaline. One point of adrenaline is generated every time an attack, other than a burst attack, connects with an enemy.

There are three stages of adrenaline, and each strike made by the warrior in combat grants one "strike" of adrenaline. It takes 10 strikes of adrenaline to fill each of the 3 stages. A total of 30 strikes will yield maximum adrenaline. Adrenaline begins to decay few seconds after no longer being in combat.

Using a burst attack expends all full bars of adrenaline (Spellbreaker bursts only expend one of the two available bars), and the effect and power of a burst skill depends on how many complete stages of adrenaline were built. Using burst skills causes adrenaline to be spent even if the skill fails to hit. Burst skills can still be activated out of combat provided that the warrior has enough adrenaline to do so.

Related skills

Weapon skills that grant adrenaline

•   Adrenaline Rush — Adrenaline: 3
•   Counterblow — Adrenaline If Not Attacked: 6
•   Adrenaline Rush — Adrenaline: 3
•   Riposte — Adrenaline If Not Attacked: 6
•   Defiant Roar — Adrenaline: 5; Bonus Adrenaline per Block: 2
•   Valiant Leap — Adrenaline: 5
•   Parry — Adrenaline If Not Attacked: 6

Healing skills that grant adrenaline

•   "To the Limit!" — Adrenaline: 30
•   Blood Reckoning — Adrenaline: 10 (in PvE); Adrenaline: 30 (in PvP, WvW)

Utility skills that grant adrenaline

•   Signet of Fury — Adrenaline: 30
•   Berserker Stance — Adrenaline: 7
•   Outrage — Adrenaline: 5 (in PvE); Adrenaline: 10 (in WvW, PvP); Bonus Adrenaline: 5 (in PvE); Bonus Adrenaline: 10 (in WvW, PvP)
•   Shattering Blow — Adrenaline: 5 (in PvE); Adrenaline: 10 (in WvW, PvP)
•   Sundering Leap — Adrenaline: 5 (in PvE); Adrenaline: 10 (in WvW, PvP); Bonus Adrenaline on Hit: 5 (in PvE); Bonus Adrenaline on Hit: 10 (in WvW, PvP)
•   Wild Blow — Adrenaline: 5 (in PvE); Adrenaline: 10 (in WvW, PvP)
•   Imminent Threat — Adrenaline: 3

Elite skills that grant adrenaline

•   Signet of Rage — Adrenaline: 2
•   Head Butt — Adrenaline: 30

Profession mechanic skills that grant adrenaline

•   Berserk — Adrenaline: 10

Related traits

Traits that grant Adrenaline

• Opportunist (Arms) — Adrenaline: 5
• Furious (Arms) — Adrenaline: 1
• Shield Master (Defense) — Adrenaline: 1
• Merciless Hammer (Defense) — Adrenaline: 7
• Cleansing Ire (Defense) — Adrenaline: 1
• Versatile Rage (Discipline) — Adrenaline: 5
• Axe Mastery (Discipline) — Adrenaline: 2
• Burst Mastery (Discipline) — Adrenaline Restored: 33%
• Loss Aversion (Spellbreaker) — Adrenaline: 2

Notes

• As a character's Adrenaline level changes from one to another, either rising or falling, they will occasionally shout out one of the following lines, depending on their race and gender.

Race	Gender
	Male	Female
Asura	Adrenaline rising! Gaining adrenaline! Adrenaline approaching maximum! Almost there! Fully adrenalized! I’m all wound up! They’ll regret riling me up!	Adrenaline rising! Gaining adrenaline! Almost there! Almost ready! Adrenaline is full. Adrenaline at maximum volume! Give me something to pummel.
Charr	I feel...strong! Adrenaline rising! Ready for anything! Ready! Feel the adrenaline! Getting pumped!	Gaining adrenaline! Adrenaline almost full. Adrenaline building! Almost ready. Ready to hit! Prepared to strike! Moving out!
Human	Adrenaline rising! Almost there! Just getting started! Ready to unleash! Now we can fight for real!
Norn	I can feel Bear's Power! I can take on the World! So much power! My strength increases! Yes! I'm ready to defeat anything!	Yes! Gaining adrenaline! Adrenaline rising! Almost ready! I'm as strong as Bear! Give me something to hit! Time to strike! Movin' out! (in male Asura voice)
Sylvari	Adrenaline flows though me! Almost full of adrenaline. I'm gaining adrenaline. I'm flushed with adrenaline! Just about full of adrenaline! Adrenaline at full! Feel the adrenaline.	So close. My adrenaline is rising. Adrenaline surging. Adrenaline at maximum.

Trivia

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Adrenaline.

• The pre-alpha version of adrenaline seen in the first GW2 demo granted a passive damage bonus. This has since then been made available as the trait Berserker's Power.
• Originally, according to The Making of Guild Wars 2 book, all warrior skills would cost adrenaline to activate.

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