Check-step

Check-step

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Skill Type: Melee, Swordplay
Draw your opponent in with a step back, before quickly making an unexpected strike.

Swordplay:
  Disengage gains a heal.
  Fore Skills deal greater damage.
... (Main-hand) Damage
Disengage applies a heal
+25% Fore-ward Skills Damage
Duration: 10s
Cost: [202 at Level 150] Power
Attunes: 1
• Cooldown: 5s

General Information

Class: Mariner

Trait Tree: The Duellist

Rank Needed: 10 (set bonus  Check-step)

This skill replaces  Step Back.

Effects

Using this skill applies  Swordplay: Check-step to the Mariner. This effect is consumed by the next Swordplay skill.

Skill Interactions

The following skills are empowered when they are the next Swordplay skill used after Check-step:

•  Disengage heals the Mariner. If traited in yellow-line, it additionally heals the fellowship.

Trait Interactions

• The trait  Balanced Techniques in the Duellist trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 25%.
  
• The trait  A Step Back in the Duellist trait tree makes this skill shift the Mariner up to 3 additional steps aft-ward.
  
• The trait  Coordinated Movement in the Rover trait tree makes  Disengage heal the fellowship when used after this skill.
  
• The trait  Test Defences in the Duellist trait tree makes this skill tier up Critical Aim on the Mariner upon Critical hit, up to 3 stacks. Further ranks allow the effect to tier up to 5 stacks.
  
• The trait  Sharpened Blades in the Duellist trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 10%.
  

Tracery Interactions

• Swordplay Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 11%.
  

Tactical Information

Check-step is an important skill for Red-line Mariners, as it increases the damage of all Fore-ward skills. This skill is commonly used before Compound Attack, but should be used off cooldown.