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Guild Wars 2 - Skills

Profession mechanic

Burst skills are the warrior's profession mechanic, occupying the F1 slot above the skill bar. There is a distinct burst skill for each available main-hand weapon. They grow more powerful the more adrenaline the character has stored up, and activating the burst skill unleashes all stored adrenaline.

These skills are listed in the individual weapon tables below, indicated by 

Weapon skills

Two-handed

Skill Type Recharge Description
Greatsword
 Arcing Slice Burst 10 Strike your foe with an uppercut and gain fury.
1  Greatsword Swing Slash your foe.
 Greatsword Slice Slice your foe.
 Brutal Strike Hit your foe with a final brutal strike.
2  Hundred Blades 8 Repeatedly strike multiple foes. The last strike does extra damage.
3  Whirlwind Attack 10 Whirl in a target's direction, slashing foes along your path.
4  Bladetrail 15 Throw your greatsword at your foe so that it returns to you, crippling foes along the way.
5  Rush 20 Charge and strike your foe.
Hammer
 Earthshaker Burst 10 Jump to the targeted location and slam your hammer down, damaging and stunning foes.
1  Hammer Swing Bash your foe.
 Hammer Bash Bash your foe again.
 Hammer Smash Smash the ground and damage nearby foes.
2  Fierce Blow 12 Weaken your foe with a fierce blow.
3  Hammer Shock 12 Smash the ground and send out a crippling wave.
4  Staggering Blow 20 Push back nearby foes with a staggering blow.
5  Backbreaker 30 Knock down your foe.
Longbow
 Combustive Shot Burst 10 Ignite target area, burning nearby foes. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
1  Dual Shot Shoot a pair of arrows at your foe.
2  Fan of Fire 6 Fire a spread of three flaming arrows, burning foes.
3  Arcing Arrow 10 Shoot a slow, arcing arrow that explodes on impact.
4  Smoldering Arrow 15 Shoot an arrow that explodes on impact, blinding foes.
5  Pin Down 25 Fire an arrow that immobilizes the target foe.
Rifle
 Kill Shot Burst 10 Fire a powerful shot. Damage increases with adrenaline level.
1  Bleeding Shot Fire a shot that bleeds your target.
2  Aimed Shot 10 Fire a precise shot that cripples your foe.
3  Volley 10 Fire a volley of shots at your foe.
4  Brutal Shot 15 Shoot your foe and make them vulnerable.
5  Rifle Butt 15 Push your foe back with your rifle butt.

Dual-wield

Skill Type Recharge Description
Axe
 Eviscerate Burst 10 Leap at your foe with a devastating attack. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
1  Chop Chop your foe.
 Double Chop Chop your foe twice.
 Triple Chop Deliver three final chops to your foe.
2  Cyclone Axe 6 Spin around and attack all nearby foes.
3  Throw Axe 10 Throw an axe that cripples foes.
4  Dual Strike 12 Strike your foe with both weapons. Gain fury with each hit.
5  Whirling Axe 20 Spin and attack nearby foes. You can move while spinning.
Mace
 Skull Crack Burst 10 Stun your foe with a skull crack. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
1  Mace Smash Smash your foe.
 Mace Bash Bash your foe.
 Pulverize Thrash your foe, leaving them weakened.
2  Counter Blow 10 Block the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
 Adrenaline Rush Stop blocking and gain adrenaline.
3  Pommel Bash 15 Daze your foe with a brutal pommel bash.
4  Crushing Blow 15 Crush your opponent's armor, leaving them vulnerable.
5  Tremor 25 Send a wave toward your foe that knocks down foes in a line.
Sword
 Flurry Burst 10 Immobilize your foes with a flurry of bleeding strikes. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
1  Sever Artery Bleed your foe with a slash.
 Gash Bleed your foe with a gash.
 Final Thrust Strike your foe with a final powerful thrust.
2  Savage Leap 8 Lunge at your foe and strike them with your sword.
3  Hamstring 15 Cripple your foe with a precise slash.
4  Impale 20 Throw your sword at your foe and apply multiple stacks of bleeding over time.
 Rip 1 Rip your sword from your foe for extra damage.
5  Riposte 15 Block the next incoming attack. Riposte and bleed your foe if you block a melee attack. Gainadrenaline if you are not attacked.
 Adrenaline Rush Stop blocking and gain adrenaline.

Offhand only

Skill Type Recharge Description
Shield
4  Shield Bash 25 Bash your foe with your shield and stun them.
5  Shield Stance 30 Block attacks.
Warhorn
4  Charge 20 Grant swiftness to yourself and allies, while curing chilled, crippled, and immobilized.
5  Call to Arms 20 Grant vigor to yourself and allies, while weakening nearby foes.

Aquatic

Skill Type Recharge Description
Harpoon Gun
 Forceful Shot Burst 10 Fire a forceful shot. Damage increases with adrenaline level.
1  Mariner's Shot Shoot your foe from long range. The farther the shot goes, the more damage it does.
2  Brutal Shot 3 Make your foe vulnerable with a shot to their vitals.
3  Split Shot 8 Your shot splits into a spread of harpoons that each bleed your target.
4  Knot Shot 25 Fire a shot that immobilizes your foe.
5  Repeating Shot 25 Fire multiple shots that push back your foe.
Spear
 Whirling Strike Burst 10 Strike all foes around you. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
1  Stab Stab your foe.
 Jab Jab your foe.
 Impale Impale your foe and cripple them.
2  Mariner's Frenzy 8 Attack foes in front of you with a series of strikes.
3  Harpoon Pull 15 Pull your foe to you.
4  Parry 15 Block your foe. Counterattack with a powerful strike. Gain adrenaline if you are not attacked.
5  Tsunami Slash 25 Spin forward and strike foes along the way.

Slot skills

Healing

Skill Type Skill Points Recharge Description
 Healing Signet Signet 3 20 Passive: Grants regeneration.Active: Heal yourself.
 Healing Surge 30 Build adrenaline and heal yourself. Heal amount is based on adrenaline level.
 Mending 1 25 Heal yourself and cure two conditions.

Utility

Skill Type Skill Points Recharge Description
 Banner of Defense Banner 1 120 Place a banner that increases toughness and vitality for you and nearby allies.
 Banner of Discipline Banner 3 120 Place a banner that improves precision and prowess for you and nearby allies.
 Banner of Strength Banner 3 120 Place a banner that improves power and malice for you and nearby allies.
 Banner of Tactics Banner 6 120 Place a banner that increases compassion and concentration for you and nearby allies.
 Bull's Charge Physical 3 40 Charge your foe and knock down fleeing foes.
 Kick Physical 1 20 Push your foe back with a kick.
 Stomp Physical 6 60 Launch nearby foes into the air with a powerful stomp.
 Throw Bolas Physical 1 20 Throw bolas to immobilize your foe.
 "Fear Me!" Shout 6 80 Induce fear in your foes.
 "For Great Justice!" Shout 1 25 Grant fury and might to yourself and allies.
 "On My Mark!" Shout 3 30 Call out target foe to make them vulnerable.
 "Shake It Off!" Shout 1 25 Cure a condition on yourself and nearby allies. Also breaks stuns.
 Dolyak Signet Signet 6 60 Passive: Reduces incoming damage.Active: Gain stability.
 Signet of Fury Signet 3 30 Passive: Improves precision.Active: Gain adrenaline.
 Signet of Might Signet 1 25 Passive: Improves power.Active: Gain might.
 Signet of Stamina Signet 3 45 Passive: Grants faster endurance regeneration.Active: Cure all conditions.
 Balanced Stance Stance 6 40 You gain stability.
 Berserker Stance Stance 1 25 Gain adrenaline for a short time.
 Endure Pain Stance 3 90 Take no damage from attacks.
 Frenzy Stance 6 60 Frenzy to gain quickness. Take 50% more damage for the duration.

Elite

Skill Type Skill Points Recharge Description
 Battle Standard Banner 10 240 Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and grants fury, might, and stability to allies.
 Rampage Transform 30 180 Take the form of a massive juggernaut.
 Signet of Rage Signet 10 60 Passive: Grants adrenaline.Active: Gain fury, might, and swiftness.

Downed and drowning skills

Skill Type Recharge Description
Downed
1  Throw Rock Throw a rock at your target.
2  Hammer Toss 10 Throw a hammer that knocks down foes.
3  Vengeance 20 Rally and fight normally for a brief time. When the rally ends, you are defeated.
4  Bandage 5 Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.
Drowning
1  Punch 1 Punch your foe.
2  Kick 5 Push your foe back with a kick.
3  Vengeance 20 Rally and fight normally for a brief time. When the rally ends, you are defeated.
4  Bandage 5 Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.

Auxiliary skillbars

These skills replace the main skillbar after activating the specified skills.

Banners

The banner created by a banner skill is an environmental weapon that can be picked up, granting the following skills. The skill in slot 2 is unique to each banner and shares its icon with the banner.

Skill Type Recharge Description
1  Stab Stab a foe with your banner.
2  Staggering Banner 10 Push back nearby foes with a staggering blow.
2  Furious Rally 10 Inspire nearby allies, granting fury.
2  Brutal Banner 10 Bleed your foe multiple times with a mauling strike. [sic]
2  Compassionate Banner 10 Inspire nearby allies, healing them.
2  Whirlwind Banner 15 Inspire nearby allies granting stability.
3  Inspire 15 Inspire nearby allies, granting swiftness.
4  Sprint 15 Run forward with your banner, striking your target when you get close.
5  Plant Standard 10 Plant the standard back in the ground.

Rampage

Skill Type Recharge Description
1  Smash Smash your foe.
2  Kick 6 Push back your foe with a kick.
3  Dash 8 Charge your foe.
4  Throw Boulder 12 Throw a boulder and knock down your foe.
5  Stomp 15 Launch nearby foes into the air with a powerful stomp.

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