Pierces
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Pierces is a line area of effect property of some projectile attacks that allows them to hit multiple enemies in their path within the maximum range instead of stopping at the first enemy the projectile hits.
Related skills[edit]
Weapon skills that pierce
- Hail of Justice — Pistol
- Through the Heart — Pistol
- Sword Wave — Sword
- Zealot's Embrace — Hammer
- Deflecting Shot — Longbow
- Puncture Shot — Longbow
- True Shot — Longbow
- Bloodbane Path — Short bow
- Sevenshot — Short bow
- Shattershot — Short bow
- Bladetrail — Greatsword
- Fan of Fire — Longbow
- Pin Down — Longbow
- Fierce Shot — Rifle
- Volley — Rifle
- Disrupting Throw — Spear
- Repeating Shot — Harpoon gun
- Split Shot — Harpoon gun
- Throw Shield — Shield
- Rifle Burst — Rifle
- Path of Scars — Axe
- Splitblade — Axe
- Poison Volley — Short bow
- Owl's Flight — Spear
- Coral Shot — Harpoon gun
- Jagged Fan — Harpoon gun
- Spinning Axe — Axe
- Venomous Volley — Axe
- Death's Judgment — Rifle
- The Ripper — Harpoon gun
- Double Tap — Rifle
- Malicious Death's Judgment — Rifle
- Skirmisher's Shot — Rifle
- Spotter's Shot — Rifle
- Three Round Burst — Rifle
- Malicious Ripper — Harpoon gun
- Dragon's Claw — Dagger, when attuned to fire
- Vapor Blade — Dagger, when attuned to water
- Elemental Explosion — Pistol
- Piercing Pebble — Pistol, when attuned to earth
- Arc Lightning — Scepter, when attuned to air
- Dust Devil — Scepter, when attuned to earth
- Phoenix — Scepter, when attuned to fire
- Gust — Staff, when attuned to air
- Shock Wave — Staff, when attuned to earth
- Earthen Spear — Spear, when attuned to earth
- Pile Driver — Staff, when attuned to air and earth
- Absolute Zero — Trident, when attuned to air and water
- Sodden Swath — Trident, when attuned to air and earth
- Grand Finale — Hammer
- Shock Blast — Hammer, when attuned to air
- Bladecall — Dagger
- Counterspell — Scepter
- Counter Blade — Sword
- Phantasmal Berserker — Greatsword
- Phantom Razor — Dagger
- Bladecall — Dagger
- Flying Cutter — Dagger
- Consume — Sword
- Deathly Enervation — Sword
- Devouring Visage — Sword
- Enervation Blade — Sword
- Enervation Echo — Sword
- Ravenous Wave — Sword
- Necrotic Grasp — Staff
- Weeping Shots — Pistol
Bundle skills that pierce
- Dragon Slash—Reach — Dragon Trigger
- Flame Blast — Flamethrower
- Flame Wave — Fiery Greatsword
- Frost Fan — Frost Bow
- Crippling Shield — Magnetic Shield (bundle)
Transform skills that pierce
- Photon Blitz — Engage Photon Forge
- Deathly Claws — Lich Form
- Life Blast — Death Shroud
- Plague Blast — Death Shroud
- Dark Barrage — Harbinger Shroud
Elite skills that pierce
Profession mechanic skills that pierce
- Spear of Justice — Virtue
- Forceful Shot — Burst, Harpoon gun
- Kill Shot — Burst, Rifle
- Flaming Flurry — Primal Burst, Sword
- Scorched Earth — Primal Burst, Longbow
- Wild Throw — Primal Burst, Spear
- Throw Wrench — Tool belt, Tool Kit
- Jade Buster Cannon — Overclock Signet
- Spark Revolver — Tool belt, Mech Command
- Bladesong Harmony — Bladesong
- Bladesong Sorrow — Bladesong
Pet skills that pierce
Common skills that pierce
- Bodkin Shot — Tengu Longbow (bundle)
- Dragonsblood Spear
- Dragonsblood Spear
- Fire — Ballista (Seraph)
- Penetrating Sliver — Vlast Avenger
- Rifle Shot — TT6-B Devourer
Related traits[edit]
Traits that pierce
- Lead the Wind (Marksmanship) — Your longbow and harpoon-gun skills pierce and recharge faster. Point-Blank Shot grants boons.
- Light on your Feet (Skirmishing) — Damage and condition duration are increased after dodging or using Quick Shot. Short bow skills pierce and gain recharge reduction, and their attacks from behind or while flanking or against defiant foes are improved.
- Deadly Aim (Critical Strikes) — Your pistol and harpoon gun attacks now pierce and have increased strike damage.
Trait skills that pierce
- Dhuumfire (Dhuumfire) — Blast your foe with life force, setting them alight.
- Dhuumfire (Dhuumfire) — Blast a foe with a plague that transfers one condition to them.
Notes[edit]
- Projectiles will pierce destructible objects, such as siege weaponry.