Cunning Attack

Cunning Attack

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Skill Type: Melee
Deals damage even after the initial strike.

The bleed deals more damage while Stealthed.
... (Main-hand) Damage
... (Main-hand) Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
-3% Physical Mitigation
-3% Tactical Mitigation
Duration: 20s
Cost: [135 at Level 150] Power
Apply to target on critical:
... (Main-hand) Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
Apply to target on devastating critical:
... (Main-hand) Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
• Cooldown: 6s

General Information

Class: Burglar

Level: 1

Effects

Using this skill applies the  Minor Cunning Bleed bleed and  Cunning Puncture debuff to the enemy target. Upon Critical hit, it also applies  Major Cunning Bleed, and upon Devastating hit, it also applies  Greater Cunning Bleed.

Using the stealth version of this skill applies the  Major Cunning Bleed bleed and  Cunning Puncture debuff to the enemy target. Upon Critical hit, it also applies  Greater Cunning Bleed, and upon Devastating hit, it also applies  Deadly Cunning Bleed.

See Mitigation Reduction Skills for a list of all skills that reduce enemy mitigations.

Skill Interactions

While the Burglar is in Stealth (or is under the effects of  Combat Stealth or  Improved Feint), this skill becomes empowered, dealing additional damage:

Stealthed Cunning Attack

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Skill Type: Melee
Deals damage even after the initial strike.

The bleed deals more damage while Stealthed.
... (Main-hand) Damage
... (Main-hand) Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
-3% Physical Mitigation
-3% Tactical Mitigation
Duration: 20s
Cost: [135 at Level 150] Power
Apply to target on critical:
... (Main-hand) Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
Apply to target on devastating critical:
... (Main-hand) Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
• Cooldown: 6s

Trait Interactions

• The set bonus  Improved Sneak in the Quiet Knife trait tree makes this skill guaranteed to land as a Critical Hit when used from stealth.
  
• The trait  Aggravated Bleeds in the Gambler trait tree increases the duration of all bleeds applied by this skill by up to 4 seconds.
  
• The trait  Strike From Shadows in the Quiet Knife trait tree increases the Critical Chance of this skill by 10% when used from Stealth.
  
• The trait  Honed Wit in the Gambler trait tree increases the bleed damage of this skill by up to 25%.
  

Tracery Interactions

• Cunning Attack Bleed Damage increases the bleed damage of this skill by up to 55.5%.
  

Armour Set Interactions

Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of Chance armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid increases the duration of all bleeds applied by this skill by 2 seconds.
Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of Hidden Blades armour set increases the bleed damage of this skill by 25%.