Hammer Down

Hammer Down

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
A devastating blow that inflicts increased critical damage.
2 Attacks:
... (Main-hand) Damage
... (Main-hand) Damage
Cost: [672 at Level 160] Power
• Cooldown: 30s

General Information

Class: Guardian

Trait Tree: The Keen Blade

Rank Needed: 30 (trait  Hammer Down)

Effects

When traited, this skill cashes out the following bleed effects:

• Slashing Wound: applied by  Sweeping Cut (requires trait  Broad Strokes)
• Deep Wound: applied by  Thrust
• Overwhelming Wound: applied by  Overwhelm when Deep Wound is already present
• Brutal Wound: applied by  Brutal Assault when Deep Wound is already present

Trait Interactions

• The trait  Rupture in the Keen Blade trait tree makes this skill remove all active bleeds (see above) on the enemy target to deal bonus damage per bleed removed. If at least 1 active bleed is removed, this skill applies the Ruptured Wound. This trait additionally reduces the cooldown of this skill by 5 seconds.
• The set bonus  Bleed Them Dry in the Keen Blade trait tree increases the bleed damage of this skill by 10%, and increases the duration of Brutal Wound by 4s.
• The trait  Sting of Justice in the Keen Blade trait tree increases the bleed damage of this skill by up to 20%.
• The trait  Thrill of Battle in the Keen Blade trait tree makes this skill apply Thrill of Battle to the Guardian, up to 5 times. If this skill lands as a critical hit, all stacks are removed.

Armour Set Interactions

Lower-level Armour Sets
Level 150
Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Crocodile armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid increases the Bleed damage of this skill by 5%. Equipping 4 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Crocodile armour set reduces the cooldown of this skill by 5 seconds.

Tactical Information

When traited, Hammer Down cashes out all bleeds on the enemy target to deal bonus damage and apply a potent bleed. After using this skill, the Guardian's bleeds should be built back up as fast as possible. Use this skill off cooldown, cycling bleeds in-between uses.