Blind Bet

Blind Bet

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Skill Type: Melee, Critical Hit Chain
After a Critical hit, make an attack that rolls a Blue gamble on you, improving your effectiveness in combat.
... (Main-hand) Damage
Cost: [68 at Level 150] Power
• Cooldown: 3.5s

General Information

Class: Burglar

Trait Tree: The Gambler

Rank Needed: 10 (set bonus  Blind Bet)

Effects

Using this skill applies  Scrapper's Gamble to the Burglar. The potency of the effect varies randomly, depending on a random dice roll from 1 to 6.

Skill Interactions

This skill becomes available for use when  Critical Response is applied to the Burglar, which occurs upon landing a Critical Hit with any skill.  Aim also grants this effect, and evading an enemy grants this effect. Successfully removing a Corruption with  Purge Corruption also applies this effect to the Burglar. Using this skill opens up the Burglar's Critical Hit Chain, allowing the use of one of the following skills:

•  Exposed Throat
•  Flashing Blades
•  Hedge Your Bet
  

Using the skill  All In temporarily reduces the cooldown of this skill by 3 seconds.

 Even the Odds has a chance to apply  Even the Odds: Bad Luck Protection to the Burglar. While applied,  Scrapper's Gamble has a 50% chance to be upgraded by 1 tier upon application.

 Even the Odds has a chance to apply  Even the Odds: Focused Attack to the Burglar. While applied, the damage of this skill is increased by 3%.

When traited, this skill has a chance to apply  Vital Points to the Burglar. While active,  Well-placed Strike becomes available for use.

Trait Interactions

• The set bonus  Loaded Dice in the Gambler trait tree makes Scrapper's Gamble roll a 'loaded' 6 for the first 6 seconds of the effect's duration when this skill lands as a critical hit.
• The trait  High Roller in the Gambler trait tree increases the duration of Scrapper's Gamble depending on the applied tier (T4 = +2s, T5 = +4s, T6 = +6s).
• The trait  Vital Points in the Quiet Knife trait tree makes this skill have up to a 15% chance to apply Vital Points to the Burglar. While active, the Burglar can use the skill  Well-placed Strike.
• The trait  Overwhelming Odds in the Gambler trait tree makes this skill have up to a 20% chance to apply Critical Response to the Burglar.
• The trait  Cruel Odds in the Gambler trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 20%.
• The trait  Location is Everything in the Quiet Knife trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 7.5%, and reduces the enemy's chance of avoiding this skill by up to 3%.

Tracery Interactions

• Crit Chain Skill Cooldowns reduces the cooldown of this skill by up to 1.1 seconds.
• Crit Chain Skill Critical Chance increases the critical chance of this skill by up to 5.5%.
• Crit Chain Skill Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5%.
• Gamble Pulses increases the duration of Scrapper's Gamble by up to 8 seconds.
• Gamble Upgrade Chance makes Scrapper's Gamble have up to a 33% chance to be upgraded by 1 tier upon application.

Armour Set Interactions

Equipping 6 pieces of the Umbari Armour of Chance armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid makes Burglar attacks have a 20% chance to refresh Scrapper's Gamble and increase the tier by 1. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.