Guild Wars/Warrior/Skills

Axe Mastery

These are skills that are affected by the axe attribute. These skills require the warrior to use an axe.

Icon	Skill	Description	Cost	Activation	Recharge	Campaign
	Agonizing Chop	Axe attack. When this attack hits, you deal +5...17...20 damage. If target foes is suffering from a deep wound, you interrupt that foe's action.	6	1		Nightfall
	Axe Rake	Axe attack. If this attack hits a foe suffering from a Deep Wound, you strike for +1...8...10 damage, and that foe becomes crippled for 15 seconds.	5			Core
	Axe Twist	Axe attack. If this attack hits a foe suffering from a Deep Wound, you strike for 1...16...20 more damage and that foe suffers from Weakness for 20 seconds.	5			Prophecies
	Cleave	Elite axe attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...26...30 damage.	4			Core
	Critical Chop	Axe attack. If this attack hits, you inflict +5...17...20 damage. If this attack results in a critical hit, target foe is interrupted.	5	1	15	Nightfall
	Cyclone Axe	Axe Attack. Perform a spinning axe attack striking for +4...10...12 damage to all adjacent opponents.	5		4	Core
	Decapitate	Elite Axe Attack. You lose all adrenaline and all Energy. If this attack hits, you deal +5...41...50 damage and cause a Deep Wound for 5...17...20 seconds. This attack always results in a critical hit.	8			Nightfall
	Dismember	Axe Attack. If it hits, this axe blow will inflict a Deep Wound on the target foe, lowering that foe's maximum Health by 20% for 5...17...20 seconds.	5			Core
	Disrupting Chop	Axe Attack. If it hits, this attack interrupts the target's current action. If that action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds.	6			Core
	Eviscerate	Elite Axe Attack. If Eviscerate hits, you strike for +1...25...31 damage and inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 5...17...20 seconds.	8			Prophecies
	Executioner's Strike	Axe Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage.	8			Core
	Furious Axe	Axe Attack. If Furious Axe hits, you strike for +5...29...35 damage. If it is blocked you gain 3 strikes worth of adrenaline.	5		6	Factions
	Keen Chop	Axe Attack. If it hits, this attack always results in a critical hit.	3			Eye of the North
	Lacerating Chop	Axe Attack. If Lacerating Chop hits, you deal +5...17...20 damage. If it strikes a knocked down foe your target suffers from Bleeding for 5...17...20 seconds.	5			Factions
	Penetrating Blow	Axe Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. This axe attack has 20% armor penetration.	5			Prophecies
	Penetrating Chop	Axe Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. This axe attack has 20% armor penetration.	5			Factions
	Swift Chop	Axe Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +1...16...20 damage. If Swift Chop is blocked, your target suffers a Deep Wound for 20 seconds and takes an additional 1...16...20 damage.	5		4	Core
	Triple Chop	Elite Axe Attack. Attack target foe and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +10...34...40 damage.	5		10	Factions
	Whirling Axe	Elite Axe Attack. If Whirling Axe hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If it is blocked, Whirling Axe is disabled for 15 seconds.	2			Factions

Hammer Mastery

These are skills that are affected by the hammer attribute. These skills require the warrior to use an hammer.

Icon	Skill	Description	Cost	Activation	Recharge	Campaign
	Auspicious Blow	Hammer Attack. If Auspicious Blow hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If it hits a foe suffering from Weakness you gain 3...7...8 Energy.	8			Factions
	Backbreaker	Elite Hammer Attack. If Backbreaker hits, you strike for +1...16...20 damage and your target is knocked down for 2...4...4 seconds.	10			Prophecies
	Belly Smash	Hammer Attack. If this attack strikes a foe who is on the ground, the resulting dust cloud will blind adjacent foes for 3...9...10 seconds.	5	1	30	Prophecies
	Counter Blow	Hammer Attack. If this attack hits an attacking foe, that foe is knocked down.	4			Core
	Crude Swing	Hammer Attack. Attack all adjacent foes. Each foe you hit is struck for +1...16...20 damage. You have -40 armor while activating this Skill.	5		5	Prophecies
	Crushing Blow	Hammer Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +1...16...20 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 5...17...20 seconds.	5		10	Prophecies
	Devastating Hammer	Elite Hammer Attack. If Devastating Hammer hits, your target is knocked down and suffers from Weakness for 5...17...20 seconds.	7			Core
	Earth Shaker	Elite Hammer Attack. Target foe and all adjacent foes are knocked down. (50% failure chance with Hammer Mastery 4 or less.)	8			Prophecies
	Enraged Smash	Elite Hammer Attack. If it hits, Enraged Smash deals +5...10...11 damage (maximum bonus 40) for each other fully charged adrenal skill you have.	2			Factions
	Fierce Blow	Hammer Attack. If Fierce Blow strikes a foe suffering from Weakness, you deal +10...34...40 damage. Otherwise, you deal +5...17...20 damage if it hits.	6			Factions
	Forceful Blow	Hammer Attack. If Fierce Blow strikes a foe suffering from Weakness, you deal +10...34...40 damage. Otherwise, you deal +5...17...20 damage if it hits.	5			Factions
	Hammer Bash	Hammer Attack. Lose all adrenaline. If Hammer Bash hits, your target is knocked down.	6			Core
	Heavy Blow	Hammer Attack. Lose all adrenaline. If this attack hits a foe suffering from Weakness, that foe is knocked down and you strike for +1...24...30 damage.	5			Core
	Irresistible Blow	Hammer Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If Irresistible Blow is blocked, your target is knocked down and takes 5...17...20 damage.	5		6	Core
	Magehunter's Smash	Elite Hammer Attack. If this attack hits, target foe is knocked down. If your target is under the effects of an Enchantment, this attack cannot be blocked.	8			Nightfall
	Mighty Blow	Hammer Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage.	7			Core
	Mokele Smash	Hammer Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage and gain 2 strikes of adrenaline.	5		12	Nightfall
	Overbearing Smash	Hammer Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +5...17...20 damage. If target foe is suffering from Weakness, this attack cannot be blocked.	6			Nightfall
	Pulverizing Smash	Hammer Attack. If you hit a knocked-down foe, that foe suffers from Weakness and a Deep Wound for 5...17...20 seconds.	4			Eye of the North
	Renewing Smash	Hammer Attack. If it hits, Renewing Smash deals +5...17...20 damage and all of your Warrior Stances are recharged.	10		20	Factions
	Staggering Blow	Hammer Attack. If this hammer blow hits, your target will suffer from Weakness for 5...17...20 seconds.	6			Core
	Yeti Smash	Hammer Attack. If Yeti Smash hits, target foe is struck for +5...17...20 damage and all adjacent foes take 5...41...50 damage.	6			Factions

Strength

These are skills that are affected by the strength attribute.

Icon	Skill	Description	Cost	Activation	Recharge	Campaign
	"I Meant to Do That"	Shout. If you are knocked down, you gain 1...4...5 strikes of adrenaline.	5		8	Eye of the North
	"You Will Die!"	Shout. If target foe is below 50% Health, you gain 1...3...3 strikes of adrenaline.	5		15	Factions
	Battle Rage	Elite Stance. For 5...17...20 seconds, you move 33% faster and gain double adrenaline from attacks. Battle Rage ends if you use any non-adrenal skills.	4			Core
	Berserker Stance	Stance. For 5...10...11 seconds, you attack 33% faster and gain 50% more adrenaline. Berserker Stance ends if you use a skill.	5		20	Core
	Body Blow	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, target foe takes +10...34...40 damage. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 5...13...15 seconds.	7			Eye of the North
	Bull's Charge	Elite Stance. For 5...10...11 seconds, you move 33% faster and if you strike a moving foe in melee, that foe is knocked down. Bull's Charge ends if you use a skill.	5		20	Prophecies
	Bull's Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +5...25...30 damage, and your target is knocked down.	5		10	Core
	Burst of Aggression	Stance. For 2...8...10 seconds, you attack 33% faster. When this Stance ends, you lose all adrenaline.	5		12	Nightfall
	Charging Strike	Elite Stance. For 1...8...10 seconds, you run 33% faster. Your next successful melee hit does +10...34...40 damage and this Stance ends. This Stance ends if you use a Skill.	5		5	Nightfall
	Counterattack	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...29...35 damage. If you hit an attacking foe, you gain 2...5...6 Energy.	5		6	Nightfall
	Defy Pain	Elite Skill. For 20 seconds you have an additional 90...258...300 Health, an additional 20 armor, and you take 1...8...10 less damage.	5			Prophecies
	Disarm	Sword Attack. Interrupt target foe's action. If that action was an attack, all of that foe's attack Skills are disabled for 0...2...3 seconds.	5	1/2	20	Eye of the North
	Dolyak Signet	Signet. For 8...18...20 seconds, you have +10...34...40 armor and cannot be knocked down, but your movement is slowed by 75%.			20	Prophecies
	Dwarven Battle Stance	Elite Stance. For 5...10...11 seconds, you attack 33% faster, and if your hammer attacks hit, your target is interrupted. Dwarven Battle Stance ends if you use a skill.	10		20	Prophecies
	Endure Pain	Skill. For 7...16...18 seconds you have an additional 90...258...300 Health.	5		30	Core
	Enraging Charge	Stance. For 5...13...15 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 0...3...4 strikes of adrenaline.	5		20	Nightfall
	Flail	Stance. For 5...13...15 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower.	4			Nightfall
	Flourish	Elite Skill. All of your attack skills become recharged. You gain 2...6...7 Energy for each skill recharged by Flourish.	5	1	8	Prophecies
	Griffon's Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If this attack is blocked, your target is knocked down and suffers 10...29...34 damage.	5		8	Prophecies
	Headbutt	Elite Skill. Target touched foe takes 40...88...100 damage. You are Dazed for 5...17...20 seconds.	15	3/4	20	Nightfall
	I Will Avenge You!	Shout. For each dead ally, you gain 10 seconds of +3...6...7 Health regeneration and your attack speed increases by 25%.	5		45	Prophecies
	I Will Survive!	Shout. For each dead ally, you gain 10 seconds of +3...6...7 Health regeneration and your attack speed increases by 25%.	5		30	Prophecies
	Leviathan's Sweep	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If this attack is blocked, your target is knocked down and suffers 10...29...34 damage.	5		8	Factions
	Lion's Comfort	Skill. All of your signets are disabled for 12 seconds. You are healed for 50...98...110 Health, and gain 0...2...3 strike[s] of adrenaline.	4	1	1	Nightfall
	Magehunter Strike	Elite Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If your target is under the effects of an Enchantment, this attack cannot be blocked.	5	1/2	3	Nightfall
	Power Attack	Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage.	5		3	Core
	Primal Rage	Elite Stance. For 10 seconds, all of your attacks have an additional 10...46...55% chance of being critical hits and have 20% armor penetration. Primal Rage disables all skills for 10 seconds.	5		15	Core
	Protector's Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 10...34...40 more damage.	5	1/2	3	Factions
	Rage of the Ntouka	Elite Skill. Gain 1...6...7 strikes of adrenaline. For 10 seconds, whenever you use an adrenal Skill, that Skill recharges for 5 seconds.	5		15	Prophecies
	Rush	Stance. For 8...18...20 seconds, you move 25% faster.	4			Prophecies
	Shield Bash	Skill. For 5...10...11 seconds, while wielding a shield, the next attack skill used against you is blocked. If it was a melee skill, your attacker is knocked down and that skill is disabled for an additional 15 seconds.	5		20	Core
	Signet of Stamina	Signet. You have +50...250...300 maximum Health. This Signet ends if you successfully hit with an attack.		1/4	20	Nightfall
	Signet of Strength	Signet. Your next 1...13...16 attacks deal +5 damage.		1	45	Factions
	Sprint	Stance. For 8...13...14 seconds, you move 25% faster.	5		15	Core
	Tiger Stance	Stance. For 4...9...10 seconds, you attack 33% faster. Tiger Stance ends if any of your attacks fail to hit.	5		20	Factions
	Warrior's Cunning	Skill. For 5...10...11 seconds, your melee attacks cannot be blocked.	10		60	Core
	Warrior's Endurance	Elite Skill. For 5...29...35 seconds, you gain 3 Energy each time you hit with a melee attack. Warrior's Endurance cannot raise your Energy above 10...22...25.	5		30	Prophecies

Swordsmanship

These are skills that are affected by the sword attribute. These skills require the warrior to use an sword.

Icon	Skill	Description	Cost	Activation	Recharge	Campaign
	Barbarous Slice	Sword Attack. Deals +5...25...30 damage. Inflicts Bleeding condition (5...13...15 seconds) if you are not in a stance.	6			Nightfall
	Crippling Slash	Elite Sword Attack. Inflicts Crippled condition (5...13...15 seconds) and Bleeding condition (10...22...25 seconds).	6			Nightfall
	Dragon Slash	Elite Sword Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. You gain 1...4...5 strikes of adrenaline if it hits.	10			Factions
	Final Thrust	Sword Attack. Deals +1...32...40 damage. Deals +1...32...40 more damage if target foe is below 50% Health. Lose all adrenaline.	10			Core
	Galrath Slash	Sword Attack. Deals +1...32...40 damage.	8			Prophecies
	Gash	Sword Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage and inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds) if your target is Bleeding.	6			Core
	Hamstring	Sword Attack. Inflicts Crippled condition (3...13...15 seconds).	10		15	Core
	Hundred Blades	Elite Skill. (15 seconds.) Deals 10...22...25 damage to all adjacent foes whenever you attack with a sword.	5		25	Core
	Jaizhenju Strike	Sword Attack. Deals +1...24...30 damage. Unblockable unless you are in a stance	5		8	Factions
	Knee Cutter	Sword Attack. You gain 2...6...7 Energy and 1...3...3 Adrenaline if target foe is Crippled.	5		1	Eye of the North
	Pure Strike	Sword Attack. Deals +1...24...30 damage. Unblockable unless you are in a stance.	5		8	Prophecies
	Quivering Blade	Elite Sword Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. Inflicts Dazed condition (5 seconds) if target foe was moving.	5			Factions
	Savage Slash	Sword Attack. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: deals +1...32...40 damage if action was a spell.	5	1/2	15	Core
	Seeking Blade	Sword Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage. Deals 1...16...20 damage and inflicts Bleeding condition (25 seconds) if blocked.	5		4	Core
	Sever Artery	Sword Attack. Inflicts Bleeding condition (5...21...25 seconds).	4			Core
	Silverwing Slash	Sword Attack. Deals +1...32...40 damage.	8			Factions
	Standing Slash	Sword Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Deals 5...17...20 more damage if you are in a stance.	6			Factions
	Steelfang Slash	Sword Attack. Deals +1...25...31 damage. You gain 1...4...5 adrenaline if target foe is knocked-down.	8		1	Nightfall
	Sun and Moon Slash	Sword Attack. You attack target foe twice. Unblockable.	8			Factions

Tactics

These are skills that are affected by the tactics attribute.

Icon	Skill	Description	Cost	Activation	Recharge	Campaign
	"Charge!"	Elite Shout. (5...11...13 seconds.) Allies in earshot move 33% faster.	5		20	Core
	"None Shall Pass!"	Shout. Knocks down all nearby moving foes.	10		45	Factions
	"Retreat!"	Shout. (5...10...11 seconds.) Party members in earshot move 33% faster. No effect unless there are dead allies within earshot.	5		20	Factions
	"Shields Up!"	Shout. (5...10...11 seconds.) Party members in earshot have +60 armor against projectile attacks.	10		30	Core
	"Watch Yourself!"	Shout. (10 seconds.) Party members in earshot have +5...21...25 armor. Ends after 10 incoming attacks.	4		4	Core
	Auspicious Parry	Elite Stance. (5...10...11 seconds.) Blocks one attack. Block effect: you gain 1...3...4 strikes of adrenaline.	1		2	Factions
	Balanced Stance	Stance. (8...18...20 seconds.) You cannot be knocked-down and do not take extra damage from critical hits.	5		30	Core
	Bonetti's Defense	Stance. (5...10...11 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block. Gain 5 Energy for each melee attack blocked. Ends if you use a skill.	8			Prophecies
	Deadly Riposte1	Skill. (8 seconds). You block the next melee attack and your attacker takes 15...75...90 damage. Inflicts Bleeding condition. (3...21...25 seconds).	5		10	Prophecies
	Defensive Stance	Stance. (1...7...8 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block and +24 armor. Ends if you use a skill.	5		15	Core
	Deflect Arrows	Stance. (1...7...8 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block projectile attacks. Ends if you hit with an attack.	5		10	Prophecies
	Desperation Blow	Melee Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. Inflicts one of the following random conditions: Deep Wound (20 seconds), Weakness (20 seconds), Bleeding (25 seconds), or Crippled (15 seconds). You are knocked-down.	5		7	Prophecies
	Disciplined Stance	Stance. (1...5...6 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block and +24 armor. Ends if you use an adrenal skill.	5		15	Prophecies
	Drunken Blow	Melee Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. Inflicts one of the following random conditions: Deep Wound (20 seconds), Weakness (20 seconds), Bleeding (25 seconds), or Crippled (15 seconds). You are knocked-down.	5		7	Factions
	Fear Me!	Shout. Nearby foes lose 1...3...4 Energy.	4		6	Prophecies
	Gladiator's Defense	Elite Stance. (5...10...11 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block. Your attacker takes 5...29...35 damage whenever you block a melee attack this way.	5		30	Prophecies
	Healing Signet	Signet. You gain 62...134...152 Health. You have -40 armor while using this skill.		2	4	Core
	Protector's Defense	Skill. (5...10...11 seconds.) Adjacent allies have 75% chance to block. Ends if you move.	5		30	Factions
	Riposte1	Skill. (8 seconds). You block the next melee attack and your attacker takes 20...68...80 damage.	4			Prophecies
	Shield Stance	Stance. (1...7...8 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block. No effect unless you have a shield equipped. You move 33% slower.	5			Prophecies
	Shove	Elite Touch Skill. Deals 15...63...75 damage. Causes knock-down. You lose all adrenaline. Your other non-attack skills are disabled (10...6...5 seconds).	5	3/4	20	Factions
	Soldier's Defense	Stance. (1...7...8 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block while under the effects of a shout or chant.	5		10	Nightfall
	Soldier's Speed	Stance. (5...17...20 seconds.) You move 25% faster while affected by a chant or shout.	5		20	Eye of the North
	Soldier's Stance	Elite Stance. (4...9...10 seconds.) You attack 33% faster while under the effects of a shout or chant.	5		8	Nightfall
	Soldier's Strike	Melee Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. Unblockable if you are under the effects of a chant or shout.	5		4	Nightfall
	Steady Stance	Elite Stance. (10 seconds.) The next time you would be knocked-down, you gain 1...3...3 adrenaline and 1...6...7 Energy instead.	5		6	Nightfall
	Thrill of Victory	Melee Attack. Deals +15...39...45 damage if you have more Health than your target.	5		8	Core
	To the Limit!	Shout. You gain one strike of adrenaline for each foe within earshot (maximum 1...5...6).	5		20	Prophecies
	Victory is Mine!	Elite Shout. You gain 10...56...68 Health and 3...6...7 Energy for each condition on target foe.	5		15	Prophecies
	Wary Stance	Stance. (1...5...6 seconds). You block attack skills. Gain adrenaline and 5 Energy for each block. Ends if you use a skill.	10		10	Prophecies

¹Requires the use of a sword.

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Icon	Skill	Description	Cost	Activation	Recharge	Campaign
	"Coward!"	Elite Shout. Causes knock-down if target foe is moving.	4			Factions
	"For Great Justice!"	Shout. (20 seconds.) You gain 100% more adrenaline.	5		45	Core
	"On Your Knees!"	Shout. Recharges all your stances if you are adjacent to a knocked-down foe. You lose all adrenaline.	6			Factions
	"You're All Alone!"	Elite Shout. Inflicts Cripple and Weakness conditions (8 seconds). No effect if target foe is near one of its allies.	5		10	Nightfall
	Distracting Blow	Melee Attack. Also attacks foes adjacent to your target. Interrupts an action. Hits for no damage.	5	1/2	10	Core
	Distracting Strike	Melee Attack. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: Disables interrupted skill (20 seconds) if target foe has Cracked Armor.	5	1/2	15	Eye of the North
	Flurry	Stance. (5 seconds). You attack 33% faster. You do 25% less damage.	5		5	Prophecies
	Frenzied Defense	Stance. (8 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block. You take double damage.	5		10	Nightfall
	Frenzy	Stance. (8 seconds.) You attack 33% faster. You take double damage.	5		4	Core
	Grapple	Touch Skill. You and target foe are knocked-down. Lose your current stance.	5	3/4	12	Eye of the North
	Skull Crack	Elite Melee Attack. Interrupts an action. Inflicts Dazed condition (10 seconds) if target is casting a spell.	9	1/2		Prophecies
	Symbolic Strike	Melee Attack. Deals +12 damage (maximum 70) for each signet you have equipped.	4			Eye of the North
	Wild Blow	Melee Attack. Always a critical hit. Removes a stance. Unblockable. Lose all adrenaline.	5		8	Core