Burst

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Burst attacks or burst skills are a warrior profession mechanic that expend all built-up adrenaline. Each weapon has one burst skill that improves at three different stages of adrenaline. This improvement can be anything from doing more damage, adding conditions, increasing condition duration, or increasing skill duration. The burst skill does not take a skill slot, being activated by using the F1 key and is located just above the first five weapon skills, and is automatically chosen according to the two-handed weapon equipped or, in case of dual-wielding, the weapon equipped in the main hand.

Bursts carry a few different mechanics aside from standard skills. They can only be activated once the warrior has at least one full stage of adrenaline, which is, aside from using specific skills, only gained while in combat. However, bursts can still be used while not in combat, provided that the warrior has at least one full stage of adrenaline. If a burst attack fails to hit, e.g. due to being blinded or being interrupted while executing the attack, or if the attack simply does not connect with an enemy target in any way (like when used while out of combat) the burst skill will go on its effective recharge time, and all adrenaline will be spent.

List of burst skills[edit]

# Skill Weapon Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Warrior icon small.png Warrior

F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngEviscerate.png Eviscerate Axe 8 Burst. Leap at your foe with a devastating attack. Effect increases with adrenaline level. Gain might if this attack hits.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngSkull Crack.png Skull Crack Mace 0.5½ 8 Burst. Stun your foe with a skull crack. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngFlurry.png Flurry Sword 0.5½ 8 Burst. Immobilize your foes with a flurry of bleeding strikes. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngArcing Slice.png Arcing Slice Greatsword 0.5½ 8 Burst. Deliver a circular attack to foes around you, and gain fury. Deal more damage to foes with low health.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngEarthshaker.png Earthshaker Hammer 0.75¾ 8 Burst. Jump to the targeted location and slam your hammer down, damaging and stunning foes.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngCombustive Shot.png Combustive Shot Longbow 0.75¾ 8 Burst. Ignite target area, burning nearby foes. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngKill Shot.png Kill Shot Rifle 10.25¼ 8 Burst. Fire a powerful shot. Damage increases with adrenaline level.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngPath to Victory.png Path to Victory Staff 0.5½ 8 Burst. Carve a path to victory, dealing damage to enemies in front of you while healing and granting regeneration to nearby allies.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngHarrier's Toss.png Harrier's Toss Spear 0.5½ 8 Burst. Jump up and throw a spear at your targeted location, dealing damage in an area. Damage dealt is increased with adrenaline level, and the opponent closest to the epicenter takes additional damage.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngWhirling Strike.png Whirling Strike Spear 0.75¾ 8 Burst. Strike all foes around you. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngForceful Shot.png Forceful Shot Harpoon gun 10.75¾ 8 Burst. Fire a forceful shot. Damage increases with adrenaline level.

Spellbreaker icon small.png Spellbreaker

F1 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngBreaching Strike.png Breaching Strike Dagger 0.75¾ 8 Burst. Strike your target and remove boons. Deal more damage if your target has no boons.

Bladesworn icon small.png Bladesworn

1 Dragon Slash—Force.png Dragon Slash—Force Dragon Trigger 0.5½ 1 Burst. Slash foes in front of you, ending Dragon Trigger. This attack consumes all charges to deal more damage.
2 Dragon Slash—Boost.png Dragon Slash—Boost Dragon Trigger 1 Burst. Dash forward while slashing all foes in a line, ending Dragon Trigger. This attack consumes all charges to deal more damage.
3 Dragon Slash—Reach.png Dragon Slash—Reach Dragon Trigger 0.5½ 1 Burst. Slash to create a blade of air that strikes foes in a line in front of you, ending Dragon Trigger. This attack consumes all charges to deal more damage.

Related traits[edit]

See also: Primal Burst

Notes[edit]

  • Base warrior bursts appears in the first profession mechanic slot if no elite specialization is equipped, or if no minor adept for an elite specialization is trained.