Swift Strike

General Information

Class: Champion

Level: 1

This skill is replaced by Swift Blade (requires trait Broad Sweep).

Trait Interactions

Specializing in The Berserker trait tree makes this skill apply a stack of Emboldened Blades, increasing the critical chance of the next Remorseless Strike up to 5 times.
The set bonus Emboldened Blades Increase makes Emboldened Blades additionally increase Remorseless Strike's Damage and Critical Multiplier.
The set bonus Precise Strikes in the Berserker trait makes this skill apply or tier up Precise Strikes on the Champion, up to 5 stacks, and upon Critical Hits, generates 1 Fervour.
The trait Deep Strikes in the Berserker trait tree makes this skill apply Deep Strikes to the enemy target upon Critical hit.
The trait Vicious Strikes in the Berserker trait tree increases the critical chance of this skill by up to 10%.
The trait Strong Armed Swings in the Berserker trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 10%.
The trait Deadly Strikes in the Berserker trait tree increases the critical multiplier of this skill by up to 25%.
The set bonus Renewing Strikes in the Berserker trait tree makes this skill have a 15% chance to restore 3% of your maximum Morale.
The trait Broad Sweep in the Deadly Storm trait tree replaces this skill with Swift Blade at max rank.

Tracery Interactions

Swift Strike and Blade Damage & Power Restore increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5% and the power restoration by up to 22%.

Armour Set Interactions

Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Lion armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid increases the damage of this skill by 5%.
Equipping 6 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Lion armour set makes this skill have a 15% chance to apply Punishing Strikes to the Champion.
Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Shagâni Warrior jewellery set acquired from the Legacy of Morgoth Instance Cluster increases the damage of this skill by 3%.

Tactical Information

Swift Strike is a quick skill with a very short cooldown. Champions in all specializations should use this skill as much as possible, for the extra Fervour as well as the free extra damage.

Swift Strike is a Strike skill, and benefits from traits that affect Strike skills. Swift Blade, the skill that Swift Strike becomes when max traited Broad Sweep in The Deadly Storm specialization, is a Blade skill, and benefits from traits that affect Blade skills.