Trick: Counter Defence

General Information

Rank Needed: 10 (trait Trick: Counter Defence)

Effects

Using this skill applies Trick: Counter Defence to the enemy target. This effect replaces a Trick effect if one is already applied.

See Critical Defence Reduction Skills for a list of all skills that reduce enemy critical defence.

Skill Interactions

This skill consumes the Trickster effect (applied by Trickster) to become empowered. When empowered, this skill becomes AoE, applies Major Rent Armour: Trickster, and applies a stacking Trick that is not removed by Trick Removal skills (besides Clever Retort).

Trickster: Counter Defence

14m Range

Fast

Melee Skill

Max Targets: 5

Radius: 5m

Resistance: Physical

Skill Type: Debuff

Strike to lower the enemy's defences

Limit: Trickster will allow this trick to stack.

... (Main-hand) Damage

-[11400 at Level 150] Target Block, Parry, and Evade Ratings

-[7200 at Level 150] Critical Defence

Duration: 15s

-15% Tactical Mitigation
-15% Physical Mitigation
Duration: 15s

Applied on expiration:
-12.5% Tactical Mitigation
-12.5% Physical Mitigation

Duration: 15s

Cost: [202 at Level 150] Power

Cooldown: 5s

Trait Interactions

The trait Trick: Counter Defence in the Mischief-maker trait tree makes Trick: Counter Defence grant -2% Critical Chance.
The trait Playful Mind in the Mischief-maker trait tree increases the duration of Trick: Counter Defence by up to 9 seconds.
The set bonus Joke with Legs in the Mischief-maker trait tree increases the range of this skill by 5m.
The trait Practical Joke in the Mischief-maker trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 20%.
The trait Comedic Timing in the Mischief-maker trait tree makes this skill ignore up to 25% of the enemy's Resistance.

Tracery Interactions

Tricks Duration & Resistance Penetration increases the duration of Trick: Counter Defence by up to 16.5 seconds and grants this skill up to 5.5% Resistance Penetration.
Trick and Trick Removal Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 55%.

Armour Set Interactions

Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Shagâni Trickster jewellery set acquired from the Legacy of Morgoth Instance Cluster reduces the cooldown of this skill by 3 seconds.

Tactical Information

This trick decreases the target's block, parry and evade ratings and the target's Critical Defence. It is not used very often, as Trick: Enrage is a mostly better offensive debuff.

Stats Table (sampling various levels)

Character Level	Target Block,Parry,Evade	Critical Defence
1	-9	-6
25	-46	-29
50	-84	-54
60	-126	-80
65	-168	-107
75	-252	-160
85	-378	-240
95	-546	-347
100	-761	-483
105	-1020	-643
106	-1070	-675
115	-1520	-960
116	-1594	-1008
120	-1890	-1200
121	-1987	-1262
130	-2860	-1820
131	-3280	-2080
140	-5720	-3630
141	-6700	-4250
150	-11400	-7200