Sinister Cross

Sinister Cross

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Skill Type: Melee, Set-Up
A strong punch that generates Mettle.

Sinister Set-up: If a Sinister Cross is the most recent Set-up Attack used, the next Mettle Spender will tier-up any available Innate Strength buffs twice instead of once. If no Innate Strength buffs have been unlocked via Trait Set Bonuses, this has no effect.
... (Main-hand) Damage
Cost: [269 at Level 160] Power
Adds 2 to Mettle
• Cooldown: 1s

General Information

Class: Brawler

Level: 4

Effects

When this is the most recently used Set-up skill, the next Finisher skill tiers up any available Innate Strength buffs twice instead of once.

Trait Interactions

• The trait  Hasten Powerful Techniques in the Fundament trait tree makes this skill reduce the cooldown of various skills by 1 second. This effect cannot occur more than once every 2 seconds.
• The trait  Set-up Attack Damage in the Maelstrom trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 25%.
• The trait  Battle-wise in the Fundament trait tree makes this skill have up to a 25% chance to generate 1 bonus Mettle.

Tracery Interactions

• Basic Attack Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5%.
• Battle-wise Mettle Chance increases the chance of this skill to generate 1 additional Mettle by up to 16.5%.
• Innate Strength: Skill Cooldowns reduces the cooldown of this skill by up to 0.22 seconds.

Armour Set Interactions

Lower-level Armour Sets
Level 150
Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Iron Fist armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid makes this skill apply Sinister Set-up to the Brawler, is consumed upon using a Finisher skill, and is removed upon using a different Set-up skill.

Tactical Information

Sinister Cross is one of the Brawler's three setup skills. It is most commonly used by Blue-line Brawlers to quickly tier up their various Innate Strength buffs, instead of doing it more slowly.