First Strike

General Information

Rank Needed: 0 (trait First Strike)

Effects

This skill may only be used against targets with 80% or more of their Morale.

Skill Interactions

When Low Strike is the most recent setup skill, using this skill restores Power to the Brawler. When traited, this skill also has up to a 50% chance to apply Vulnerable.
When Dextrous Hook is the most recent setup skill, the damage of this skill is increased.
When Sinister Cross is the most recent setup skill, this skill tiers up Balanced Innate Strength by 2 stacks.

Trait Interactions

The set bonus Innate Strength: Deflecting Technique in the Fulcrum trait tree makes this skill tier up the Innate Strength: Deflecting Technique effect by 1 stack, up to 4 times.
The set bonus Innate Strength: Clever Technique in the Maelstrom trait tree makes this skill tier up the Innate Strength: Finesse effect by 1 stack, up to 4 times.
The trait Latent Light in the Maelstrom trait tree makes this skill have a 25% chance to deal bonus Light damage.
The trait Latent Light Chance Increase in the Maelstrom trait tree increases the chance to deal bonus Light damage by up to 25%.
The trait Light Damage Increase in the Maelstrom trait tree increases the damage of Latent Light by up to 50%.
The set bonus Light and Devastation in the Maelstrom trait tree increases the damage of Latent Light by 25%.
The trait Critical Chance Increase in the Maelstrom trait tree makes this skill generate 1 Mettle upon Critical Hit.
The trait Vulnerability Chance in the Fundament trait tree makes this skill have up to a 50% chance to apply Vulnerable when Low Strike is the most recently used Set-up skill.
The trait Lasting Weakness in the Fundament trait tree increases the duration of Vulnerable by up to 15 seconds.

Tracery Interactions

Finishing Attack Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 27.5%.
Innate Strength: Finesse/Avoidance increases the durations of Innate Strength: Deflecting Technique and Innate Strength: Finesse by up to 3.3 seconds and improves the potencies by up to 11% of the base effect.
Latent Light Proc Chance & Damage increases the proc chance of Latent Light by up to 11% and the potency of the bonus damage by up to 22%.

Armour Set Interactions

Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of Concussion armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid increases the damage of this skill by 5%.
Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Shagâni Fist jewellery set acquired from the Legacy of Morgoth instances increases the damage of this skill by 5%.

Tactical Information

First Strike is a good damaging skill to use when the enemy target is above 80% Morale. This skill should not be used when practicing damage on a Training Dummy, as it may give a false impression of your overall damage output.