Devastating Strike

This page is about the Champion skill. For the Orc Reaver skill, see Devastating Strike (Reaver). 

Devastating Strike

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Skill Type: Harmful, Strike
Single-target attack that briefly increases the amount of damage enemies take.
2 Attacks:
... (Main-hand) Damage
... (Off-hand) Damage
+10% Melee Damage
Duration: 8s
Cost: [672 at Level 160] Power
Adds 2 to Fervour
• Cooldown: 10s

General Information

Class: Champion

Trait Tree: The Berserker

Rank Needed: 0

Effects

Using this skill applies  Devastating Attacks to the Champion.

Skill Interactions

This skill is classified as a Strike Skill. This classification is unique to Champions, and is relevant for several traits.

Trait Interactions

• The set bonus  Devastation in the Berserker trait tree makes this skill bypass 40% of the target's mitigations.
• The trait  Merciful Minded in the Berserker trait tree makes these skills have up to a 15% chance to reset the active cooldown of  Merciful Strike and apply Merciful Minded to the Champion.
• Specializing in The Berserker trait tree makes this skill apply a stack of Emboldened Blades, increasing the critical chance of the next  Remorseless Strike up to 5 times.
• The set bonus  Emboldened Blades Increase makes Emboldened Blades additionally increase  Remorseless Strike's Damage and Critical Multiplier.
• The set bonus  Precise Strikes in the Berserker trait makes this skill apply or tier up Precise Strikes on the Champion, up to 5 stacks, and upon Critical Hits, generates 1 Fervour.
• The trait  Deep Strikes in the Berserker trait tree makes this skill apply Deep Strikes to the enemy target upon Critical hit.
  
• The trait  Vicious Strikes in the Berserker trait tree increases the critical chance of this skill by up to 10%.
• The trait  Strong Armed Swings in the Berserker trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 10%.
• The trait  Deadly Strikes in the Berserker trait tree increases the critical multiplier of this skill by up to 25%.
• The set bonus  Renewing Strikes in the Berserker trait tree makes this skill have a 15% chance to restore 3% of your maximum Morale.

Tracery Interactions

• Devastating Strike Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5%.

Armour Set Interactions

Lower-level Armour Sets
Level 150
Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Lion armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid increases the damage of this skill by 5%. Equipping 6 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Lion armour set makes this skill have a 15% chance to apply Punishing Strikes to the Champion. Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Shagâni Warrior jewellery set acquired from the Legacy of Morgoth Instance Cluster increases the damage of this skill by 3%.

Tactical Information

Devastating Strike applies a buff to the Champion, deals good damage, and generates 2 Fervour. As such, this skill should be used as much as possible.