Sweeping Cut

Sweeping Cut

5.0m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Max Targets: 5
Radius: 5m
A sweeping back-and forth strike in a frontal arc.
2 Attacks:
... (Main-hand) Damage
... (Main-hand) Damage
Cost: [269 at Level 160] Power
• Cooldown: 10s

General Information

Class: Guardian

Level: 4

Trait Interactions

• The trait  Broad Strokes in the Keen Blade trait tree increases the target count of this skill by up to 2, and at max rank, makes this skill have a chance to apply Slashing Wound to all enemy targets.
• 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 Slashing 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 set bonus  Prey on the Weak in the Keen Blade trait tree makes the Guardian deal additional damage when landing a hit against enemy targets suffering from Slashing Wound.
• 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.

Tracery Interactions

• Sweeping Cut Damage & Critical Chance increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5% and the critical chance by up to 5.5%.

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 6 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Desert Sun armour set makes this skill reduce the active cooldown of  Cataclysmic Shout by 2 seconds.

Tactical Information

Sweeping Cut is a common rotational skill in Red-line. When traited, its bleed component should be kept up at all times. Make sure to reapply the bleed after using Hammer Down. This skill is not commonly used in Blue-line.