Critical Strikes

The Critical Strikes attribute reflects an Assassin's skill with critical hitting and energy gain. This is a primary attribute and may not be used by secondary assassins.

Guild Wars Description
The chance for critical hits increases 1% for each attribute point spent in Critical Strikes. For each critical hit, the Assassin receives 1 energy at rank 3 and above, 2 energy at rank 8 and above, and 3 energy at rank 13 and above.

General Description
Critical Strikes is an important attribute to an Assassin, both offensively and defensively. Several Assassin skills only act when a critical strike is struck, such as Sharpen Daggers and Way of Perfection. Critical Strikes allow an Assassin to strike down an enemy caster quickly, so that a swift return to safety is possible.


 * 1) It is not possible for players to get more than 17 ranks of the Critical Strikes attribute, however some monsters may have higher values.
 * 2) Values are based on a literal reading of the Critical Strikes attribute description, linear extrapolation suggests that monsters and NPCs with 18 or more ranks of Critical Strikes may gain 4 energy per critical hit.

Associated skills
Critical Strikes will enhance these listed skills critical strikes skills. Many Critical Strikes skills relate to critical hits in some way.