Thrust

General Information

Rank Needed: 5 (trait Thrust)

Effects

Retaliation must be applied on the Guardian for this skill to be used.

Using this skill applies Deep Wound to the target.

Skill Interactions

Overwhelm is part of the Guardian's response chain. It becomes available following the use of either Breach or Whirling Breach. When traited, it allows To The King to be used within 6s.

The Deep Wound bleed is upgraded to become Terrible Wound when Overwhelm is used.

When traited, War-chant reduces the active cooldown of this skill by up to 5 seconds.

Trait Interactions

The trait Deeper Wounds in the Keen Blade trait tree increases the duration of Deep Wound by up to 6s, and increases the bleed damage by up to 15%.
The set bonus Bleed Them Dry in the Keen Blade trait tree increases the duration of Deep Wound by 4s.
The set bonus Prey on the Weak in the Keen Blade trait tree makes the Guardian deal additional damage when landing a critical hit against enemy targets suffering from Deep Wound.
The trait Tireless Blows in the Keen Blade trait tree makes this skill have up to a 50% chance to reset the active cooldown of Brutal Assault.
The trait Invigourating Response in the Keen Blade trait tree makes this skill restore up to 4% maximum Power upon a critical hit.
The trait Demoralizing Anthem in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree makes War-chant reduce the active cooldown of this skill by up to 5s.
The trait Singular Focus in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree makes this skill apply Singular Focus - Debuff to the enemy target upon critical hit.
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.
The trait Tenderize in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree makes this skill grant the Guardian a stack of Tenderize, up to 5 stacks.

Tracery Interactions

Parry Response Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5%.

Armour Set Interactions

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 Crocodile armour set makes Overwhelm no longer consume Deep Wound from the enemy target.
Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Iron Tower jewellery set acquired from the Legacy of Morgoth Instance Cluster increases the damage of this skill by 5%.

Tactical Information

Thrust is a strong single target damage skill for the Red Guardian. Because its bleed is upgraded by using Overwhelm, this skill should generally be used only when Deep Wound is not applied on the enemy target.