Dual Wielding

Attack speed is increased when wielding a main-hand weapon in your offhand. — In-game description

Dual Wielding

Specialization

Arms (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

8 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Dual Wielding

Attack speed is increased when wielding a main-hand weapon in your offhand.

 Increased Attack Speed: 20%

— In-game description

Notes

• Unlike its predecessor, Dual Wield Agility, Dual Wielding affects both the activation time and the aftercast, resulting in an overall 20% increase to attack speed.
• The bonus from this trait does not stack with Quickness or Berserk.
• The increase in attack speed affects the cast time of all weapon skills, utility skills, and gathering.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: Increased attack speed bonus from 15% to 20%. Updated description for clarity. This trait gives an attack speed bonus when a main-hand weapon is wielded in the off-hand slot.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. This trait has been moved to the Grandmaster tier. Removed damage bonus. Added: Increases attack speed by 15% while wielding a sword, axe, or mace in your off-hand weapon.
June 25, 2013	This trait has been moved to the Adept tier.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Dual Wielding has been added to the game.