Diversion

Diversion

20m Range
Fast
Ranged Skill
Resistance: Physical
Skill Type: Debuff
Divert the enemy's attention away from yourself while in Stealth.

Does not break Stealth.
Duration: 10s
Cost: [538 at Level 160] Power
• Cooldown: 20s

General Information

Class: Burglar

Level: 18

This skill is replaced by  Mischievous Diversion (requires set bonus  Mischievous Diversion).

Effects

Using this skill applies  Distraction to the enemy target, which forces them to face away from the Burglar.

Skill Interactions

This skill is only available while the Burglar is in Stealth (or is under the effects of  Combat Stealth or  Improved Feint). 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)

Trait Interactions

• The set bonus  Mischievous Diversion in the Mischief-maker trait tree replaces this skill with  Mischievous Diversion.

Armour Set Interactions

Lower-level Armour Sets
Level 150
Equipping 6 pieces of the Umbari Armour of Twisted Ways armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid replaces this skill with  Sudden Diversion.

Tactical Information

This skill is only usable from stealth. It can be used to stop a patrolling enemy target. It's also useful to turn an enemy, so you can attack from behind.