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
... Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
-3% Physical Mitigation
-3% Tactical Mitigation
Duration: 20s
Cost: [68 at Level 150] Power
Apply to target on Critical and Devastating Critical:
... Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
• Cooldown: 6s

General Information

Class: Burglar

Level: 3

Effects

Using this skill applies  Cunning Puncture to the enemy target.

Using this skill applies  Minor Cunning Bleed to the enemy target. Upon Critical hit or when used in Stealth, it instead applies  Major Cunning Bleed. When it both lands as a Critical hit and is used in Stealth, it instead 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. When traited, this skill has a 25% chance to apply  Focused Strike Opportunity, which temporarily makes  Return Strike available for use.

Stealthed Cunning Attack

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Skill Type: Melee, Stealth
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
-2s Knives Out Cooldown
Cost: [68 at Level 150] Power
Apply to target on Critical and Devastating Critical:
... (Main-hand) Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
• Cooldown: 6s

The following skills put the Burglar into Stealth while in combat:

•  Hide in Plain Sight
•  Bob and Weave
•  Cash Out when consuming a  Scrapper's Gamble (Blue-line Only)
•  Coup de Grâce (Red-line Only)
•  Feint Attack and  Improved Feint Attack (Red-line Only)
•  Mischievous Diversion (Yellow-line Only)
•  Trickster (Yellow-line Only)
•  Unseen Scheme (Yellow-line Only)

 Even the Odds has a chance to apply  Even the Odds: Wide Swings to the Burglar. While applied, this skill becomes AoE, targeting 5 enemies.

Cunning Attack

5.0m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Max Targets: 5
Radius: 5m
Skill Type: Melee
Deals damage even after the initial strike.

The bleed deals more damage while Stealthed.
... (Main-hand) Damage
... Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
-3% Physical Mitigation
-3% Tactical Mitigation
Duration: 20s
Cost: [68 at Level 150] Power
Apply to target on Critical and Devastating Critical:
... Damage every 2.0 seconds for 8 seconds.
• Cooldown: 6s

 Even the Odds has a chance to apply  Even the Odds: Bleeding Wounds to the Burglar. While applied, the duration of this skill's bleeds are increased by 6 seconds, and the damage is increased by 5%.

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

Trait Interactions

• The trait  Sneak Attack in the Quiet Knife trait tree makes this skill reduce the active cooldown of  Knives Out by 2 seconds when used from Stealth.
• 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 set bonus  Return Strike in the Quiet Knife trait tree makes this skill have a 25% chance to apply Focused Strike Opportunity to the Burglar when used from Stealth. While active, the Burglar can use the skill  Return Strike.
• The trait  Aggravated Bleeds in the Gambler trait tree increases the durations of this skill's applied bleeds by up to 4 seconds each.
• The trait  Honed Wit in the Gambler trait tree increases the bleed damage of this skill by up to 25%.
• The set bonus  Relish Battle in the Quiet Knife trait tree makes this skill apply Relish Battle HoT to the Burglar upon critical hit.

Tracery Interactions

• Return Strike Chance increases the proc chance of  Return Strike by up to 27.5%.

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%.