Exposed Throat

Exposed Throat

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Skill Type: Melee, Critical Hit Chain
After using Double-edged Strike, strike at your opponent's throat.
... (Main-hand) Damage
Cost: [202 at Level 150] Power
• Cooldown: 3.5s

General Information

Class: Burglar

Level: 16

Skill Interactions

This skill is part of the Burglar's  Critical Response Chain. It becomes available for use after one of the below skills is used. Only 1 Critical Hit Chain skill may be used following one of these skills.

•  Double-edged Strike
•  Gambler's Advantage (Blue-line Only)
•  Blind Bet (Blue-line Only)
•  Perforate (Red-line Only)
•  Reveal Weakness (Yellow-line Only)

Using the skills  All In and  Coup de Grâce temporarily reduces the cooldown of this skill by 3 seconds.  Coup de Grâce also resets this skill's active cooldown.

When traited, this skill has a chance to apply  Vital Points to the Burglar. While active,  Well-placed Strike becomes available for use.

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

If traited to apply  Bleeding Jugular,  Even the Odds benefits this skill.  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 also 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  Bleeding Jugular in the Gambler trait tree makes this skill apply Bleeding Jugular to the enemy target.
• The set bonus  Bloodletter in the Quiet Knife trait tree makes this skill consume all stacks of Bloodletter from the Burglar to deal bonus damage.
• The trait  Vital Cut in the Mischief-maker trait tree makes this skill apply Vital Cut to the enemy target. Further ranks increase the potency of this effect by up to 20%.
• The trait  Aggravated Bleeds in the Gambler trait tree increases the duration of Bleeding Jugular by up to 4 seconds.
• The trait  Vital Points in the Quiet Knife trait tree makes this skill have up to a 15% chance to apply Vital Points to the Burglar. While active, the Burglar can use the skill  Well-placed Strike.
• The trait  Overwhelming Odds in the Gambler trait tree makes this skill have up to a 20% chance to apply Critical Response to the Burglar.
• The trait  Honed Wit in the Gambler trait tree increases the bleed damage of this skill by up to 25%.
• The trait  Location is Everything in the Quiet Knife trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 7.5%, and reduces the enemy's chance of avoiding this skill by up to 3%.
• 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

• Bloodletter Bonus Damage increases the potency of Bloodletter by up to 38.5% of the base amount.
• Crit Chain Skill Cooldowns reduces the cooldown of this skill by up to 1.1 seconds.
• Crit Chain Skill Critical Chance increases the critical chance of this skill by up to 5.5%.
• Crit Chain Skill Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5%.