Deadly Blades

Blades inflict vulnerability on critical hits. After successfully casting a Bladesong, increase all damage dealt for a short time. This does not stack. — In-game description

Deadly Blades

Specialization

Virtuoso (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Minor

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

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Deadly Blades

Blades inflict vulnerability on critical hits. After successfully casting a Bladesong, increase all damage dealt for a short time. This does not stack.

 Vulnerability (5s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage

 Deadly Blades (7s): +5% Damage, +5% Condition Damage

 Deadly Blades (5s): +5% Damage, +5% Condition Damage

— In-game description

Mechanics

• Although it states it increases all damage, it does not increase life steal damage.
• The   Deadly Blades buff is applied in the aftercast of non-instant cast bladesongs, which can lead to the Virtuoso missing out on the buff if the aftercast is cancelled too early.

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Bladecall — Dagger
•   Mirror Blade — Greatsword
•   Mind Stab — Greatsword
•   Phantasmal Berserker — Greatsword
•   Cutter Burst — Dagger
•   Flying Cutter — Dagger
•   Bladecall — Dagger
•   Unstable Bladestorm — Dagger

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Twin Blade Restoration — Psionic

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Psychic Force — Psionic
•   Rain of Swords — Psionic
•   Sword of Decimation — Psionic

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Thousand Cuts — Psionic

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Bladesong Harmony — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Sorrow — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Dissonance — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Distortion — Bladesong
•   Bladeturn Requiem — Bladesong

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Phantasmal Blade — Phantasmal Blades

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Domination

• Fragility — Deal increased strike damage for each stack of vulnerability on your target.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	Increased the duration of the damage bonus from 5 seconds to 7 seconds in PvE only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Deadly Blades has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Deadly Blades was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Now additionally grants a 5% increase to all damage dealt for the next 5s after successfully casting a Bladesong skill.
August 17, 2021	Deadly Blades was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.