Melee attack skills quick reference

- This skill may be earned from a quest. See skill information for details.

- Energy requirement
- Activation Time
- Recharge Time

Warrior

Strength

	Body Blow	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, target foe takes +10...34...40 damage. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 0...12...15 seconds.	7
			Eye of the North
	Bull's Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +5...25...30 damage, and your target is knocked down.	5   10
			Core
	Counterattack	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...29...35 damage. If you hit an attacking foe, you gain 2...5...6 Energy.	5   6
			Nightfall
	Griffon's Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If this attack is blocked, your target is knocked down and suffers 10...29...34 damage.	5   8
			Prophecies
	Leviathan's Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If this attack is blocked, your target is knocked down and suffers 10...29...34 damage.	5   8
			Factions
	Magehunter Strike	Elite Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If your target is under the effects of an enchantment, this attack cannot be blocked.	5 ½ 3
			Nightfall
	Power Attack	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage.	5   3
			Core
	Protector's Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 10...34...40 more damage.	5 ½ 3
			Prophecies

Tactics

	Desperation Blow	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage, and your target suffers from one of the following conditions: Deep Wound (for 20 seconds), Weakness (for 20 seconds), Bleeding (for 25 seconds), or Crippled (for 15 seconds). After making a Desperation Blow, you are knocked down.	5   7
			Prophecies
	Drunken Blow	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage and your target suffers from one of the following conditions: Deep Wound (for 20 seconds), Weakness (for 20 seconds), Bleeding (for 25 seconds), or Crippled (for 15 seconds). After making a Drunken Blow, you are knocked down.	5   7
			Factions
	Soldier's Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +10...34...40 more damage. If you are under the effects of a chant or shout, this attack cannot be blocked.	5   4
			Nightfall
	Thrill of Victory	Melee Attack. If this blow hits, you deal +20...36...40 damage. If you have more Health than target foe, you gain 1...2...2 strikes of adrenaline.	5   8
			Core

No Attribute

	Distracting Blow	Melee Attack. Swipe your weapon at the target, dealing no damage but disrupting the target's current action (and the actions of foes adjacent to your target).	5 ½ 10
			Core
	Distracting Strike	Melee Attack. If Distracting Strike hits, it deals no damage and interrupts target foe's action. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that skill is disabled for 20 seconds.	5 ½ 15
			Eye of the North
	Skull Crack	Elite Melee Attack. If it hits, this attack interrupts the target's current action. If that foe was casting a spell, that foe is Dazed for 10 seconds.	9 ½
			Prophecies
	Symbolic Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +12 damage for each signet you have equipped (maximum 70 damage).	4
			Eye of the North
	Wild Blow	Melee Attack. Lose all adrenaline. If it hits, this attack will result in a critical hit and any stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked.	5   8
			Core

Assassin

Critical Strikes

	Malicious Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits a foe suffering from a condition, you deal +10...26...30 damage and this attack results in a critical hit.	5   6
			Nightfall

Dervish

Mysticism

	Aura Slicer	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you inflict Bleeding for 5...13...15 seconds. If you are enchanted, you also inflict Cracked Armor for 1...8...10 seconds.	4
			Eye of the North
	Banishing Strike	Melee Attack. If it hits, this attack deals 10...50...60 holy damage. It deals double damage to summoned creatures.	5 1 3
			Nightfall
	Mystic Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +3...10...12 damage. If you are enchanted, this attack deals an additional +3...10...12 damage.	5 1 6
			Nightfall

Scythe Mastery

	Eremite's Attack	Melee Attack. If it hits, this attack deals +1...8...10 damage and removes a Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment is removed, you do an additional +1...8...10 damage and strike all adjacent foes.	5   6
			Nightfall
	Irresistible Sweep	Melee Attack. Deal +3...13...15 damage and lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If you lose an enchantment in this way, Irresistible Sweep cannot be blocked, removes a stance, and deals +3...13...15 additional damage.	5   6
			Nightfall
	Pious Assault	Melee Attack. If it hits, this attack deals +10...18...20 damage and removes 1 Dervish enchantment. If a Dervish enchantment was removed, this skill recharges 75% faster and adjacent foes take 10...26...30 damage.	5   12
			Nightfall
	Reap Impurities	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +3...13...15 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 10...34...40 holy damage.	5
			Nightfall
	Rending Sweep	Melee Attack. You deal +5...17...20 damage and lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was lost, you remove an enchantment from each foe you hit.	6
			Nightfall
	Twin Moon Sweep	Melee Attack. You lose 1 Dervish enchantment and gain 10...42...50 Health. If an enchantment is lost in this way, you cannot be blocked, you strike twice, and you gain an additional 10...58...70 Health.	7
			Nightfall
	Victorious Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +5...21...25 damage. If target foe has less Health than you, you gain 30...70...80 Health.	5   4
			Nightfall

PvE skills

Sunspear

	Whirlwind Attack	Melee Attack. Attack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13...20 damage.	6   1
			Nightfall	PvE only

Ebon Vanguard

	Sneak Attack	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, target foe is Blinded for 5...8 seconds. This attack counts as a lead attack.	5   5
			Eye of the North	PvE only

Norn

	Club of a Thousand Bears	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, it deals +6...9 damage for each adjacent foe (maximum 60 damage). If target foe is non-human it is knocked down.	5   12
			Eye of the North	PvE only