Distracting Throw

Throw a spear that inflicts conditions on your target. If this strikes a movement-impaired foe, it also inflicts daze. If this skill follows a Finisher skill, it counts as a lead attack and grants a bonus to outgoing damage for a duration. — In-game description

Distracting Throw

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Weapon

Spear

Game link

API

72927

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0.5½  

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Distracting Throw

Throw a spear that inflicts conditions on your target. If this strikes a movement-impaired foe, it also inflicts daze. If this skill follows a Finisher skill, it counts as a lead attack and grants a bonus to outgoing damage for a duration.

 Damage: 257 (0.70)^?

 Damage: 92 (0.25)^?

 Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

₃ Vulnerability (6s): +3% Incoming Damage, +3% Incoming Condition Damage

₂ Vulnerability (6s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage

 Distracting Throw (10s): +10% Condition Damage, +10% Damage

 Distracting Throw (7s): +5% Condition Damage, +5% Damage

 Daze: 10.5½ seconds

 Daze: 1 second

 Number of Targets: 1

 Defiance Break: 150

 Defiance Break: 100

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Exposed Weakness — Deal increased strike damage to your target for each unique condition on them.

Acrobatics

• Assassin's Reward — Heal yourself whenever you use a skill that uses initiative. Heal yourself for each point of initiative spent.

Trickery

• Pressure Striking — Enemies you interrupt are inflicted with torment. This trait can only affect enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
• Lead Attacks — Increases all damage dealt per initiative spent. Steal gains reduced recharge time.

Daredevil

• Impacting Disruption — Enemies that you interrupt suffer a pulmonary impact. This trait can only affect enemies with defiance bars once per interval.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 27, 2024	Distracting Throw was available during the Spear Beta Event.