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Guild Wars 2

Part 73

Guild Wars 2 skills including Backbreaker, Bonetti's Defense, and Battle Rage. Learn unlock conditions and effects.

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Guild Wars 2 skills including Backbreaker, Bonetti's Defense, and Battle Rage. Learn unlock conditions and effects.

Skills:

  1. Skill Name: [Unnamed Skill] (Shout)
    Attribute: None specified
    Energy Cost: 0
    Adrenaline Cost: 0
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 15
    Effect: You gain 10 to 56 health and 5 energy for each condition suffered by adjacent foes.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
    Capture from: Sakalo Yawpyawl [Witman's Folly], Jono Yawpyawl [Spearhead Peak], Jono Yawpyawl [Talus Chute]
  2. Skill Name: Watch Yourself (Shout)
    Attribute: Tactics
    Energy Cost: 0
    Adrenaline Cost: 4
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 0
    Effect: Party members near you gain 20 armor for 5 to 10 seconds.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Willem [Yak's Bend]
    Purchase from: Captain Osric [Yak's Bend]
  3. Skill Name: Axe Rake
    Attribute: Axe Mastery
    Energy Cost: 0
    Adrenaline Cost: 7
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 0
    Effect: If this attack hits a foe suffering from a deep wound, you deal 1 to 8 extra damage and that foe becomes crippled for 15 seconds.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Rocius [Amnoon Oasis]
    Purchase from: Tengsao [Amnoon Oasis]
  4. Skill Name: Axe Twist
    Attribute: Axe Mastery
    Energy Cost: 0
    Adrenaline Cost: 8
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 0
    Effect: If this attack hits a foe suffering from a deep wound, you deal 1 to 16 extra damage and that foe suffers from weakness for 20 seconds.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]
    Purchase from: Sorim [Quarrel Falls]
  5. Skill Name: Backbreaker [Elite]
    Attribute: Hammer Mastery
    Energy Cost: 0
    Adrenaline Cost: 10
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 0
    Effect: You deal 1 to 16 extra damage and knock down target foe for 4 seconds.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
    Capture from: Ferk Mallet [Ring Of Fire]
  6. Skill Name: Balanced Stance
    Attribute: Tactics
    Energy Cost: 5
    Adrenaline Cost: 0
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 30
    Effect: For 8 to 18 seconds, you can not be knocked down and critical hits deal no additional damage.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
    Purchase from: Bartoch [Droknar's Forge]
  7. Skill Name: Battle Rage [Elite]
    Attribute: Strength
    Energy Cost: 0
    Adrenaline Cost: 4
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 0
    Effect: For 5 to 17 seconds, you move 25% faster and gain double adrenaline from attacks. Battle rage ends if you use a non-attack skill, and you lose all adrenaline when it ends.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
    Capture from: Smukk Foombool [Snake Dance], Krogg Shmush [Talus Chute]
  8. Skill Name: Belly Smash
    Attribute: Hammer Mastery
    Energy Cost: 5
    Adrenaline Cost: 0
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 30
    Effect: If this attack hits a foe on the ground, that foe becomes blind for 3 to 9 seconds.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]
    Purchase from: Ephaz [Beetletun]
  9. Skill Name: Berserker Stance
    Attribute: Strength
    Energy Cost: 5
    Adrenaline Cost: 0
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 30
    Effect: For 5 to 10 seconds, you attack 33% faster than normal and gain 20% more adrenaline. This stance ends if you use a skill.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
    Purchase from: Harnil [Marhan's Grotto]
  10. Skill Name: Bonetti's Defense
    Attribute: Tactics
    Energy Cost: 0
    Adrenaline Cost: 8
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 0
    Effect: For 5 to 10 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block attacks. Each attack blocked in this way gives you five energy. .
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Jhoneil [Lion's Arch]
    Purchase from: Firstwatch Sergio [Lion's Arch]
  11. Skill Name: Bull's Charge [Elite]
    Attribute: Strength
    Energy Cost: 5
    Adrenaline Cost: 0
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 20
    Effect: For 5 to 10 seconds you move 25% faster than normal. If you strike a fleeing foe in melee, that foe is knocked down. .
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
    Capture from: Skintekaru Manshredder [Perdition Rock]
  12. Skill Name: Bull's Strike
    Attribute: Strength
    Energy Cost: 5
    Adrenaline Cost: 0
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 8
    Effect: If this attack hits a fleeing foe, you deal 5 to 25 additional damage and that foe is knocked down.
    Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: None specified
    Purchase from: None specified
Tips
  • The unnamed shout skill is excellent for builds focused on inflicting conditions, as it scales with debuffs on enemies.
  • Watch Yourself provides a temporary armor boost, useful in early game encounters but limited by its short duration.
  • Axe Rake and Axe Twist offer conditional benefits when foes are suffering from deep wounds, with Axe Twist potentially being more valuable for its weakness effect in PvP.
  • Backbreaker is an elite skill that provides significant damage and a knockdown, but requires a high adrenaline cost.
  • Balanced Stance offers crowd control immunity and prevents extra damage from critical hits, making it versatile for survivability.
  • Battle Rage grants increased movement speed and adrenaline gain but has a strict condition of not using non-attack skills to maintain its benefits.
  • Bonetti's Defense is a powerful defensive skill that can rapidly regenerate energy by blocking attacks, especially effective in group combat.
  • Bull's Charge and Bull's Strike are effective for controlling fleeing enemies, with Bull's Charge being an elite skill for a knockdown and Bull's Strike for damage and knockdown.

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