List of warrior traits

This is a list of warrior traits.

Strength

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"Hit hard, and if that doesn't work, just hit harder."

Strength grants might and improves the damage of several skills. Additionally, it improves the effectiveness of skills that disrupt the enemy.

— In-game description

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Reckless Dodge		Damage foes at the end of a dodge roll.
Major Adept	Brave Stride	1	Movement skills grant stability when used.
Major Adept	Restorative Strength		Using a heal skill grants might.
Major Adept	Peak Performance		Deal increased strike damage. Physical skills further increase all outgoing strike damage for a period of time.
Minor Master	Building Momentum		Burst skills restore endurance on hit.
Major Master	Body Blow		Stuns, dazes, knockbacks, pulls, pushes, and launches inflict bleeding and weakness.
Major Master	Forceful Greatsword		Gain power and a chance to gain might on critical strike. Double these bonuses while wielding a greatsword or underwater spear. Greatsword and underwater spear skills recharge faster.
Major Master	Great Fortitude		Gain vitality and ferocity based on a percentage of your power.
Minor Grandmaster	Pinnacle of Strength		Might applied to you grants more power. Your critical-hit chance is increased.
Major Grandmaster	Berserker's Power		Gain increased strike damage when you use a burst skill; this damage increase is based on your adrenaline.
Major Grandmaster	Might Makes Right		Gain health and endurance whenever you apply might to yourself.
Major Grandmaster	Aggressive Onslaught	0.25¼	Gain quickness when you disable an enemy. While you have quickness, your movement speed is increased. This stacks with other movement speed increases.

Arms

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"Cut them down where they stand."

Arms specialization improves your ability to inflict bleeding on foes as well as your critical hit chance. It also grants access to the fury boon and methods to set up foes for more damage.

— In-game description

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Furious Burst	4	Gain fury when you swap weapons. Fury gives an increased critical chance.
Major Adept	Wounding Precision		Gain expertise based on your precision.
Major Adept	Signet Mastery		Signets grant a stacking ferocity boon on use. Cast Lesser Signet of Might when striking a foe below the health threshold.
Major Adept	Opportunist	1	Gain fury and adrenaline when you immobilize or disable a foe.
Minor Master	Deep Strikes		Gain condition damage when you have fury. You have increased chance to critically strike against bleeding foes.
Major Master	Unsuspecting Foe		Increased critical-hit chance against disabled or defiant foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Major Master	Sundering Burst		Burst skills inflict vulnerability if they hit and inflict additional vulnerability if the attack is a critical hit. Can only occur once per interval per target for multihit burst skills.
Major Master	Blademaster		Gain expertise. Gain condition damage while wielding a sword. Sword skills gain reduced recharge.
Minor Grandmaster	Bloodlust		You have a chance to inflict bleeding on critical hits, and bleeds that you apply last longer.
Major Grandmaster	Burst Precision		Burst skills have an increased critical chance. Gain bonus critical-hit chance and ferocity for a duration when you hit with a burst skill. Duration is based on adrenaline spent.
Major Grandmaster	Furious		Critical hits grant bonus adrenaline and gain a stacking condition damage effect.
Major Grandmaster	Dual Wielding		Attack speed is increased when wielding a main-hand weapon in your offhand.

Defense

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"The best offense is a good defense."

Defense focuses on enduring damage and recovering from injury. Shrug off debilitating conditions and survive the assault from your foes.

— In-game description

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Thick Skin		Gain protection when you use a healing skill.
Major Adept	Shield Master		Reflect missiles whenever you are blocking. Gain adrenaline when you block an attack or reflect a missile.
Major Adept	Dogged March	10	Reduce the duration of movement-impeding conditions and gain regeneration when you are affected by one of these conditions.
Major Adept	Cull the Weak	5	Deal increased strike damage to weakened foes. Burst skills inflict weakness. Can only occur once per interval per target for multihit burst skills.
Minor Master	Adrenal Health		Gain health based on adrenaline spent.
Major Master	Defy Pain		Cast Lesser Endure Pain when you use an elite skill.
Major Master	Resilient Roll		Gain resistance when you dodge.
Major Master	Merciless Hammer		Hammer and mace skills deal increased damage when striking a disabled or defiant foe. Gain adrenaline when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, taunt, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and launch.
Minor Grandmaster	Hardened Armor	15	Gain resolution when you block or are struck by a critical hit. Strike damage taken is reduced by a percentage while you have resolution.
Major Grandmaster	Last Stand		Stances grant vigor and barrier when activated, and they have increased duration.
Major Grandmaster	Cleansing Ire		Gain adrenaline when hit. Remove a condition when you hit with a burst skill, then remove an additional condition for every bar of adrenaline spent.
Major Grandmaster	Stalwart Strength	0.25¼	Gain stability when you disable a foe. Deal increased strike damage while you have stability.

Tactics

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"The right strategy will see us through the day."

Tactics utilities the Soldier's Focus ability to bolster allies and manipulate the flow of battle. Improve the effectiveness of skills that affect allies to turn any fight in your favor.

— In-game description

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Marching Orders		Periodically gain Soldier's Focus. Hitting with a burst skill expends Soldier's Focus to grant might to nearby allies.
Major Adept	Leg Specialist	5	Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill. Deal increased strike damage to foes affected with movement-impairing conditions.
Major Adept	Soldier's Comfort		Soldier's Focus heals affected allies and grants them protection.
Major Adept	Roaring Reveille		Warhorn skills apply additional boons. Your concentration is increased.
Minor Master	Empowered		Deal increased strike damage for every boon on you.
Major Master	Warrior's Cunning		Deal increased strike damage to foes above the health threshold. Also deal more damage to foes with barrier. Damage bonuses do not stack.
Major Master	Shrug It Off		Use "Shake It Off!" when you use a healing skill. Removing a damaging condition from an ally heals them.
Major Master	Empower Allies	10	While you are in combat, grant might to yourself and nearby allies each interval.
Minor Grandmaster	Mending Might		Applying might to an ally heals you.
Major Grandmaster	Martial Cadence	4	Soldier's Focus grants boons to affected allies and removes conditions from them. Refresh Soldier's Focus when you swap weapons.
Major Grandmaster	Vigorous Shouts		Shout skills heal allies. Gain healing power based on your power.
Major Grandmaster	Phalanx Strength		When you grant yourself might, grant it to nearby allies as well.

Discipline

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"Focus your anger in one burst."

Discipline reduces the time between swapping weapons and improves adrenaline gain in order to allow more frequent use of burst skills.

— In-game description

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Versatile Rage	4	Gain adrenaline on weapon swap.
Major Adept	Crack Shot		Your longbow, rifle, and harpoon gun weapon skill 1 attacks are enhanced.
Major Adept	Warrior's Sprint		Run faster while wielding melee weapons, and deal increased strike damage while you have swiftness. Movement skills break immobilization when used.
Major Adept	Stalwart Focus		Increase your incoming healing effectiveness and healing to other allies.
Minor Master	Fast Hands		Weapon-swapping recharges faster.
Major Master	Doubled Standards		Banners grant resolution to allies when they are dropped. Pulsing boons applied through banners last longer.
Major Master	Destruction of the Empowered		Deal increased strike damage per boon on your target.
Major Master	Brawler's Recovery	4	Remove conditions when you swap weapons.
Minor Grandmaster	Versatile Power	4	Gain might on weapon swap. Burst skills gain reduced recharge.
Major Grandmaster	Axe Mastery		Gain ferocity. Gain additional ferocity when wielding an axe. Axe skills gain reduced recharge and grant adrenaline when critically striking.
Major Grandmaster	Heightened Focus	12	Gain quickness and recharge your Burst skills when you strike a foe that is below the health threshold. Gain increased outgoing healing when you strike with a Burst skill, based on adrenaline spent.
Major Grandmaster	Burst Mastery		Burst skills deal more damage, grant swiftness, and restore a portion of adrenaline spent.

Berserker

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"Rage. Fire. Destruction!"

Embrace your primal side and enter berserk mode to become an avatar of fire and destruction. Deal high damage but be careful that your recklessness doesn't result in an early grave.

— In-game description

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Proficiency	Torch Proficiency		You can wield torches in your off hand.
Minor Adept	Primal Rage		Gain access to berserk mode and primal bursts.
Major Adept	Smash Brawler		When you hit with a Primal Burst skill, extend the duration of your berserk. Critical-hit chance is increased while berserk.
Major Adept	Last Blaze		When you use a rage skill, inflict burning on nearby enemies.
Major Adept	Savage Instinct		Activating berserk mode breaks stuns and reduces incoming damage.
Minor Master	Burst of Aggression		Gain a burst of speed when entering berserk mode.
Major Master	Blood Reaction		A percentage of precision is given as a bonus to ferocity and a percentage of power is given as a bonus to condition damage. These bonuses are doubled in berserk mode.
Major Master	Heat the Soul		Grant boons to nearby allies when you use a Burst skill.
Major Master	Dead or Alive		Gain Blood Reckoning when entering berserk mode.
Minor Grandmaster	Fatal Frenzy		Berserk mode increases power and condition damage.
Major Grandmaster	Bloody Roar		Deal increased strike damage while in berserk mode. Gain resistance when entering berserk mode.
Major Grandmaster	King of Fires	15	Increase the duration of burning you apply. Gain fire aura when you critically hit an enemy. Berserker skills detonate fire aura, damaging and burning nearby foes.
Major Grandmaster	Eternal Champion		Gain stability and endurance when entering berserk mode. Traits that trigger when entering berserk mode also trigger when exiting berserk mode. You can now exit berserk mode early.

Spellbreaker

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"I counter your magics!"

Act with precision and intent to strike at the very weave of magic to cut down your foe's enchantments while disrupting their ability to cast spells. Utilize the Full Counter skill to absorb attacks and retaliate with devastating force.

— In-game description

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Proficiency	Dagger Proficiency		You can wield daggers in both hands.
Minor Adept	Spellbreaker's Conviction		Maximum adrenaline is capped at 2 bars, and only level 1 bursts are available. Gain access to the Full Counter burst and Meditation skills.
Major Adept	Pure Strike		Deal increased critical-hit damage. This bonus is doubled against boonless foes.
Major Adept	Guard Counter		Gain protection after a successful Full Counter.
Major Adept	No Escape		Dazes and stuns inflict immobilize.
Minor Master	Dispelling Force		Dazes, stuns, pulls, knockdowns, knockbacks, and launches remove boons.
Major Master	Loss Aversion		Removing boons from a foe deals damage and gives you adrenaline.
Major Master	Slow Counter		Full Counter applies cripple and slow.
Major Master	Sun and Moon Style	5	Gain bonuses for each dagger you equip: Main hand—Strike damage is increased versus foes with no boons. Off Hand—Heal for a percent of your outgoing strike damage.
Minor Grandmaster	Attacker's Insight		Gain Insight when disabling foes or removing boons. Full Counter refreshes all burst skills on hit. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt and fear.
Major Grandmaster	Enchantment Collapse	1	Removing a boon from a foe causes all nearby foes to lose additional boons.
Major Grandmaster	Revenge Counter		Full Counter deals additional damage and grants resistance. Copy conditions on yourself to targets you hit with Full Counter.
Major Grandmaster	Magebane Tether		Hitting with a burst skill casts Magebane Tether on your target if they are within range.

Bladesworn

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"Concentrate and execute."

Dedicated to the art of wielding the dangerous Canthan gunsaber, Bladesworn employ the meditative Dragon Trigger technique to strike down their foes with devastating slashes and point-blank blasts.

— In-game description

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Proficiency	Pistol Proficiency		You can wield pistols.
Minor Adept	Gun X Sword		Gain access to the Gunsaber as an alternate weapon set, but lose the ability to swap to other weapon sets during combat. Adrenaline is replaced with flow.
Major Adept	River's Flow	5	Incoming healing increased. Healing yourself increases flow rate. Regeneration effects do not trigger flow rate increase
Major Adept	Swift as the Wind	5	Movement skills grant swiftness and increase flow rate.
Major Adept	Unseen Sword		Swapping weapons strikes all nearby foes. Will not activate out of combat unless an enemy is within range
Minor Master	Dragonscale Defense	8	Gain boons when entering Dragon Trigger.
Major Master	Unshakable Mountain		Using the final round of ammo on an ammunition skill grants barrier.
Major Master	Fierce as Fire		Gain increased strike damage for each round of ammunition spent.
Major Master	Lush Forest	1	Using the first round of ammo on an ammunition skill reduces the recharge of all warrior skills. Does not affect the recharge of Unsheathe Gunsaber, Sheathe Gunsaber, and Dragon Trigger.
Minor Grandmaster	Guns and Glory		Gain ferocity for a short duration when you hit with an explosion. The effect stacks duration.
Major Grandmaster	Immortal Dragon		Dragon Slash heals you for a percentage of the damage dealt. Gain protection whenever you convert flow into charges.
Major Grandmaster	Unyielding Dragon		Dragon Slash becomes unblockable and ignores blindness. Gain might whenever you convert flow into charges.
Major Grandmaster	Daring Dragon		Dragon Slash has a lower maximum charge level and consumes more flow per charge, but its damage per charge is increased. Grant alacrity to nearby allies when you use Dragon Slash.

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