Devastating Blow
- 4m Range
- Fast
- Melee Skill
- Skill Type: Melee, Awareness
- A very damaging melee attack with increased critical damage.
Requires Battle-readied State.
Using this skill enables the Battle-hardened state, boosting healing and defences.
Critical attacks deal greater damage and trigger a Defeat Response. - ... (Main-hand) Damage
- Battle-hardened
+25% Outgoing Healing Modifier
-10% Incoming Melee Damage
-10% Incoming Ranged Damage
-10% Incoming Tactical Damage - Duration: 15s
- Cost: [202 at Level 150] Power
- Apply to self on critical:
- Enemy Defeat Response
Duration: 15s - Cooldown: 4s
General Information
Class: Captain
Level: 1
Effects
The Captain must be under the effects of 
Battle-readied before this skill can be used.
Using this skill will cause 
Battle-hardened to occur on yourself.
This skill will trigger an 
Enemy Defeat Response on a critical hit.
When traited, this skill has a chance to apply 
Situational Awareness Evade Rating to the Captain.
Trait Interactions
- The trait
React To Battle in the Lead the Charge trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 10% and the critical chance by up to 5%. - The trait Situational Awareness in the Leader of Men trait tree makes this skill have up to a 50% chance to apply Situational Awareness Evade Rating to the Captain.
- The trait
Valour in the Hands of Healing trait tree makes this skill heal the Captain's 
Shield-brother for an amount based on the damage. - The set bonus
Gift of Spirit in the Hands of Healing trait tree makes this skill apply a stack of Inspirited to the Captain, up to 5. - Specializing in the Lead the Charge trait tree makes this skill apply Lead the Charge to the target upon a critical hit.
- The trait
Reversal in the Hands of Healing trait tree makes this skill apply Reversal Melee Damage to the Captain upon a critical hit.
Tracery Interactions
- Pressing Attack and Devastating Blow Critical Chance increases the critical chance of this skill by up to 5.5%.
- Devastating Blow and Pressing Attack Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 55%.
Armour Set Interactions
Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Commander armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid increases the Critical Chance of this skill by 15%.
Equipping 4 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Commander armour set makes this skill apply Devastating Rout to the Captain upon Critical Hit.
Equipping 6 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Commander armour set makes 
To Arms (Blade-brother) reset the active cooldown of this skill.
Tactical Information
Devastating Blow and Pressing Attack are the main skills that a Captain can use to enable Battle-hardened on the Captain. Generally, all Captains try to maintain both battle states.