Impale (warrior sword skill)/history

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August 20, 2024

  • Impale: Reduced the damage coefficient from 1.5 to 1.2 in PvP only.
Impale (warrior sword skill).png

Impale

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Weapon
Off hand sword
 
Weapon slot 4
Sequence
Impale (warrior sword skill).png → Rip.png
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  15 Recharge time  
Impale

Throw your sword at your foe to impale them.

Damage.png Damage: 550 (1.5)?
Damage.png Damage: 440 (1.2)?
Torment.png5 Torment (8s): 880 Damage, 1,272 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Crippled.png5 Cripple (1s): -50% Movement Speed
Impale (warrior sword skill).png Duration: 4 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

August 23, 2022

Impale (warrior sword skill).png

Impale

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Weapon
Off hand sword
 
Weapon slot 4
Sequence
Impale (warrior sword skill).png → Rip.png
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  15 Recharge time  
Impale

Throw your sword at your foe to impale them.

Damage.png Damage: 550 (1.5)?
Damage.png Damage: 183 (0.5)?
Torment.png5 Torment (8s): 880 Damage, 1,272 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Crippled.png5 Cripple (1s): -50% Movement Speed
Impale (warrior sword skill).png Impaled: Duration: 4 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

July 07, 2020

  • Impale: Impale now applies a pulsing 1-second cripple in addition to torment. Successfully using the Rip ability now grants 10 stacks of might for 5 seconds.
Impale (warrior sword skill).png

Impale

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Weapon
Off hand sword
 
Weapon slot 4
Sequence
Impale (warrior sword skill).png → Rip.png
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  15 Recharge time  
Impale

Throw your sword at your foe to impale them.

Damage.png Damage: 183 (0.5)?
Torment.png5 Torment (8s): 880 Damage, 1,272 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Crippled.png5 Cripple (1s): -50% Movement Speed
Impale (warrior sword skill).png Impaled: Duration: 4 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

October 02, 2018

  • Impale: The projectile velocity has been increased by 66%.

September 09, 2014

  • Impale: Lowered the duration of torment from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.
Impale (warrior sword skill).png

Impale

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Weapon
Off hand sword
 
Weapon slot 4
Sequence
Impale (warrior sword skill).png → Rip.png
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  15 Recharge time  
Impale

Throw your sword at your foe to impale them.

Damage.png Damage: 183 (0.5)?
Torment.png5 Torment (8s): 880 Damage, 1,272 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Impale (warrior sword skill).png Impaled: Duration: 4 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

April 15, 2014

  • Impale (Sword): The time this skill is active has been reduced from 10 seconds to 4 seconds.
    • Torment is now applied every second that the skill is active, rather than every 3 seconds.
    • Reduced the number of torment stacks when the missile hits from 2 to 1 to compensate for the increase in pulses, so that the number of stacks remains the same.
    • This skill will no longer fire at enemies behind the warrior.
Impale (warrior sword skill).png

Impale

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Weapon
Off hand sword
 
Weapon slot 4
Sequence
Impale (warrior sword skill).png → Rip.png
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  15 Recharge time  
Impale

Throw your sword at your foe and apply multiple stacks of torment over time.

Damage.png Damage: 184 (0.5)?
Torment.png5 Torment (12s): 1,320 Damage, 1,908 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

July 23, 2013

  • Impale: This skill now applies torment instead of bleeding.
    • Two stacks of torment are now applied upon the sword's impact.
Impale (warrior sword skill).png

Impale

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Weapon
Off hand sword
 
Weapon slot 4
Sequence
Impale (warrior sword skill).png → Rip.png
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  15 Recharge time  
Impale

Throw your sword at your foe and apply multiple stacks of torment over time.

Damage.png Damage: 184 (0.5)?
Torment.png5 Torment (12s): 1,320 Damage, 1,908 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

February 26, 2013

  • Impale: This ability's cooldown has been reduced to 15 seconds.
0.5½ Activation time  15 Recharge time  
Impale

Throw your sword at your foe and apply multiple stacks of bleeding over time.

Damage.png Damage: 184
Bleeding.png4 Bleeding (12s): 1,056 Damage
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

Original version

0.5½ Activation time  20 Recharge time  
Impale

Throw your sword at your foe and apply multiple stacks of bleeding over time.

Damage.png Damage: 184
Bleeding.png4 Bleeding (12s): 1,056 Damage
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description