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% Incoming Melee Damage
Expires if out of combat for 9 seconds.
Duration: 8s
Cost: [336 at Level 150] Power
Adds 2 to Fervour
• Cooldown: 10s

General Information

Class: Champion

Trait Tree: The Berserker

Rank Needed: 0

Effects

Using this skill applies  Devastated to the enemy target.

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.
• 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

• 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 powerful debuff to the Champion's target, deals good damage, and generates 2 Fervour. As such, this skill should be used as much as possible.