Hidden Barbs

Bleeding you inflict is more dangerous. — In-game description

Hidden Barbs

Specialization

Skirmishing (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

5 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Hidden Barbs

Bleeding you inflict is more dangerous.

 Damage Increase: 33%

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Splitblade — Axe
•   Winter's Bite — Axe
•   Crippling Talon — Dagger
•   Crossfire — Short bow
•   Crippling Shot — Short bow
•   Surging Maw — Spear
•   Splinter Shot — Harpoon gun
•   Coral Shot — Harpoon gun
•   Leading Swipe — Dagger
•   Deadly Delivery — Dagger
•   Double Arc — Dagger
•   Sundering Volley — Axe
•   Neurotoxin Burst — Dagger
•   Jagged Fan — Harpoon gun

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Sharpening Stone — Survival
•   Spike Trap — Trap
•   Spike Trap — Trap
•   Glyph of Alignment — Glyph

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Entangle — Survival

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Charging Bite
•   Maul
•   Rain of Spikes
•   Maul
•   Phase Pounce
•   Sharpen Spines
•   Primal Cry — Beast

Pet skills that are improved by this trait

•   Bloodthirsty Charge — Juvenile Wallow
•   Feeding Frenzy — Juvenile Shark
•   Lacerating Slash — Juvenile Hawk
•   Rending Barbs — Juvenile Lashtail Devourer
•   Rending Maul — Juvenile Arctodus
•   Rending Pounce — Juvenile Lynx
•   Spike Barrage — Juvenile Bristleback
•   Bite — Aether Hunter
•   Bite — Juvenile Shark, Shark
•   Bite — Juvenile Smokescale, Smokescale
•   Charging Bite — Juvenile Shark, Shark
•   Maul — Feline
•   Maul — Porcine
•   Maul — Wallow
•   Phase Pounce — Juvenile White Tiger
•   Rain of Spikes — Bristleback
•   Sharpen Spines — Bristleback
•   Snap — Turtle
•   Twin Darts — Devourer

Downed skills that are improved by this trait

•   Throw Dirt

Related traits

Traits that are improved by this trait

Skirmishing

• Sharpened Edges — You and your pet have a chance to cause bleeding on critical hits.

Druid

• Blood Moon — Daze enemies when you become a celestial avatar. Inflict bleeding on enemies you immobilize or disable.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
January 26, 2016	This trait's increase to bleeding damage has been increased from 20% to 33%.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Hidden Barbs has been added to the game.