The Keen Blade

Description

The Keen Blade (Red line) is a Guardian Trait Tree. The other two trait trees of this class are The Defender of the Free and the Fighter of Shadow.

The Keen Blade Uses Bleeds and high-damage attacks to defeat foes. Focuses on dealing damage. Skills have high base damage, bleeds, and powerful finishing skills. Skills Earned:  Breach  Overwhelm Retaliation and Whirling Retaliation become Breach and Whirling Breach; these skills allow the use of Parry and Block response chains.

Skills

These skills are only acquired by specializing in the Keen Blade (red) trait tree and spending trait points. Note that points spent outside the red trait tree will still advance The Keen Blade if you are specialized in it, but at a slower rate.

Active Skills	Category	CD	Source
Breach	Melee + Buff	5s	Set:	Initial Skill
Whirling Breach	Melee AoE + Buff	5s	Set:	Initial Skill
Overwhelm	Melee + Bleed	10s	Set:	Initial Skill
Thrust	Melee + Bleed	5s	Trait:	Thrust
Brutal Assault	Melee	20s	Trait:	Brutal Assault
Protection by the Sword	Buff	10s	Set:	Protection by the Sword
To The King	Melee + Stun	5s	Trait:	To The King
Relentless Fury	Buff	2m	Set:	Relentless Fury
Brutal Charge	Run Speed + Buff	1m	Set:	Brutal Charge
Hammer Down	Melee + Stun	40s	Trait:	Hammer Down

Set Bonuses

Set Traits	Description	Source
Valorous Strength	Buff	Set:	5+ total ranks
Bleed Them Dry	Improves effects: Deep Wound, Terrible Wound, Slashing Wound, Haemorrhaging Wound	Set:	10+ total ranks
Protection by the Sword	Gain skill Protection by the Sword	Set:	15+ total ranks
Relentless Fury	Gain skill Relentless Fury	Set:	20+ total ranks
Brutal Charge	Changes Charge to become Brutal Charge	Set:	25+ total ranks
Heavy Blows	Buff	Set:	30+ total ranks
Prey on the Weak	Buff	Set:	35+ total ranks

Traits

Tree Traits	Description	Source
Thrill of Battle	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Heavy Weapons Training	Buff	Trait:	0+ ranks
Broad Strokes	Improves skill Sweeping Cut	Trait:	5+ ranks
Thrust	Gain skill Thrust	Trait:	5+ ranks
Brutal Assault	Gain skill Brutal Assault	Trait:	10+ ranks
Tireless Blows	Improves skill Brutal Assault	Trait:	10+ ranks, Brutal Assault (1)
Invigourating Response	Power	Trait:	10+ ranks
Deeper Wounds	Improves skills: Thrust, Overwhelm	Trait:	15+ ranks, Thrust (1)
To The King	Gain skill To The King	Trait:	15+ ranks
Haemorrhage	Buff, Improves skill Brutal Assault	Trait:	20+ ranks, Brutal Assault (1)
Into the Fray	Improves skills: Charge, Brutal Charge	Trait:	20+ ranks
Warrior's Advantage	Buff	Trait:	25+ ranks
Blind Rage	Improves skill To The King	Trait:	25+ ranks, To The King (1)
Hammer Down	Gain skill Hammer Down	Trait:	30+ ranks
Rupture	Improves skill Hammer Down	Trait:	30+ ranks, Hammer Down (1)