Stagger

Stagger

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
An attack that impairs the target on a critical hit, or when attacking from behind.
... (Main-hand) Damage
When behind a target:
-25% Target Run Speed
Duration: 15s
+15% Target Attack Duration
Duration: 15s
Cost: [68 at Level 150] Power
Apply to target on Critical and Devastating Critical:
-25% Target Run Speed
Duration: 15s
+15% Target Attack Duration
Duration: 15s
• Cooldown: 5s

General Information

Class: Guardian

Level: 26

Effects

Using this skill from behind or achieving a critical hit causes the effect  Staggered to occur on the target.

Skill Interactions

Damaging skills against an enemy target when they are within the  Bastion of Light hotspot have a 5% chance to spread  Staggered on up to 3 other targets within the hotspot.

Trait Interactions

• The trait  Disabling Strikes in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree increases the potency of the run speed debuff by 12.5% and the attack duration debuff by 10%.
  
• The trait  Insult to Injury in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree makes your damaging skills have up to a 20% chance to refresh Staggered.
  
• The trait  Radiate in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree increases the proc chance for  Bastion of Light to spread Staggered by up to 30%.
  
• The trait  Thrill of Battle in the Keen Blade trait tree makes this skill apply Thrill of Battle to the Guardian, up to 5 times. If this skill lands as a critical hit, all stacks are removed.
  

Tracery Interactions

• Stagger Critical Chance & Duration increases the critical chance of this skill by up to 11% and the duration of Staggered by up to 11s.
  

Tactical Information

Stagger is mainly used for its damage component, and is commonly used in Red-line as a filler damage skill. Its debuffs can be useful in landscape content and PvMP, as well as some specific fellowship encounters. This skill is not commonly used in Blue-line, unless the debuffs are required, and because of the difficulty in either critting or being behind the enemy target.