Hunter's Tactics

You deal more damage and have an increased chance to critically strike while attacking from behind or the side or when striking a defiant foe. — In-game description

Hunter's Tactics

Specialization

Skirmishing (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Minor

Training cost

6 Hero points

Game link

API

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Hunter's Tactics

You deal more damage and have an increased chance to critically strike while attacking from behind or the side or when striking a defiant foe.

 Damage Increase: 15%

 Damage Increase: 10%

 Critical Chance Increase: 10%

— In-game description

Notes

• The area around an enemy is divided into 4 cones (1 front, 2 sides, 1 behind). 15% extra damage in PvE (10% in WvW and PvP) and 10% critical chance is added if the ranger is not in the enemy's front cone.
• For area of effect damage, the bonus will be applied to each enemy that doesn't have the ranger in their front cone.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 27, 2023	All effects that benefit when the player strikes from the flank or from behind now always apply their benefits when striking defiant foes.
June 28, 2022	Bonus damage while flanking increased from 10% to 15% in PvE.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: This trait now increases damage when attacking from the side or behind by 10% in addition to its previous effects.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. Replaced 10% damage increase with 10% increase to chance to critically strike while flanking.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Hunter's Tactics has been added to the game.