Deft Strike

Unleashed Ambush. Leap forward and strike the ground, creating a spore under each enemy struck. — In-game description

Deft Strike

Profession

Ranger (skill list)

Specialization

Untamed

Weapon

Main hand sword

Type

Unleashed Ambush

Game link

API

63336

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0.75¾  

Deft Strike

Unleashed Ambush. Leap forward and strike the ground, creating a spore under each enemy struck.

 Damage: 1,100 (3.0)^?

 Damage: 367 (1.0)^?

 Daze: 1 second

 Number of Targets: 5

 Defiance Break: 100

 Range: 240

— In-game description

Related traits

Marksmanship

• Farsighted — Ranger weapon skills deal increased strike damage. Damage is further increased for foes above the range threshold.
• Moment of Clarity — Gain an attack of opportunity for you and your pet on interrupting a foe. Daze and stun durations that you inflict last longer. This trait can only grant an attack of opportunity against enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
• Predator's Onslaught — You and your pet deal increased strike damage to disabled, defiant, or movement-impaired foes. Affected conditions are stun, taunt, daze, cripple, fear, immobilize, and chilled.

Skirmishing

• Quick Draw — When swapping weapons, the next ranger weapon skill you use will recharge faster.

Beastmastery

• Two-Handed Training — Greatsword and spear skills deal more damage and recharge faster. Gain fury when you disable a foe.

Untamed

• Debilitating Blows — Disabling a foe applies conditions to that foe based on your current state. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Blinding Outburst — Venomous Outburst deals more damage and applies blindness in addition to its other effects. Unleashed Ambush skills deal more damage.
• Natural Fortitude — Gain vitality. Unleashed Ambush skills siphon health if they hit. Siphon healing is reduced for each target struck beyond the first. Cannot siphon the same target more than once per skill.
• Enhancing Impact — Disabling a foe grants you boons based on your current state. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Corrupting Vines — Rending Vines corrupts boons into conditions instead of removing them. Unleashed Ambush skills remove boons from enemies. Cannot affect enemies more than once per skill.
• Let Loose — Unleashed Ambush skills grant boons to nearby allies. Refresh Unleashed Power when you swap weapons.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 22, 2023	Secrets of the Obscure release: Increased power coefficient from 2.2 to 3.0 in PvE only.
June 27, 2023	Increased power coefficient from 1.5 to 2.2 in PvE only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Deft Strike has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Deft Strike was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.