The Keen Blade

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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 acquired by spending trait points in the Keen Blade (red) trait tree. You can only obtain the Set skills if you specialize in this tree.

Skills Category CD Source
 Breach Melee + Buff 5s Specialization Skill
 Whirling Breach Melee AoE + Buff 5s Specialization Skill
 Overwhelm Melee + Bleed 10s Specialization 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 5+ total ranks
 Bleed Them Dry Improves effects: Deep Wound, Terrible Wound, Slashing Wound, Haemorrhaging Wound 10+ total ranks
 Protection by the Sword Gain skill Protection by the Sword 15+ total ranks
 Relentless Fury Gain skill Relentless Fury 20+ total ranks
 Brutal Charge Changes Charge to become Brutal Charge 25+ total ranks
 Heavy Blows Buff 30+ total ranks
 Prey on the Weak Buff 35+ total ranks


Traits

Tree Traits Description Source
 Thrill of Battle Buff Row 1 (0+ ranks)
 Heavy Weapons Training Buff Row 1 (0+ ranks)
 Broad Strokes Improves skill Sweeping Cut Row 2 (5+ ranks)
 Thrust Gain skill Thrust Row 2 (5+ ranks)
 Brutal Assault Gain skill Brutal Assault Row 3 (10+ ranks)
 Tireless Blows Improves skill Brutal Assault Row 3 (10+ ranks),
Brutal Assault (1)
 Invigourating Response Power Row 3 (10+ ranks)
 Deeper Wounds Improves skills: Thrust, Overwhelm Row 4 (15+ ranks),
Thrust (1)
 To The King Gain skill To The King Row 4 (15+ ranks)
 Haemorrhage Buff, Improves skill Brutal Assault Row 5 (20+ ranks),
Brutal Assault (1)
 Into the Fray Improves skills: Charge, Brutal Charge Row 5 (20+ ranks)
 Warrior's Advantage Buff Row 6 (25+ ranks)
 Blind Rage Improves skill To The King Row 6 (25+ ranks),
To The King (1)
 Hammer Down Gain skill Hammer Down Capstone (30+ ranks)
 Rupture Improves skill Hammer Down Capstone (30+ ranks),
Hammer Down (1)