Leg Specialist

Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill. Deal increased strike damage to foes affected with movement-impairing conditions. — In-game description

Leg Specialist

Specialization

Tactics (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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5

12

Leg Specialist

Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill. Deal increased strike damage to foes affected with movement-impairing conditions.

 Immobilize (1s): Unable to move.

 Damage Increase: 10%

 Damage Increase: 7%

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Throw Axe — Axe
•   Hamstring — Sword
•   Savage Leap — Sword
•   Impale — Sword
•   Bladetrail — Greatsword
•   Hammer Shock — Hammer
•   Pin Down — Longbow
•   Explosive Shell — Rifle
•   Brutal Shot — Rifle
•   Impale — Spear
•   Maiming Spear — Spear
•   Disrupting Throw — Spear
•   Knot Shot — Harpoon gun
•   Blaze Breaker — Torch

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Artillery Slash — Unsheathe Gunsaber

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Smash — Rampage

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Banner of Discipline — Banner
•   Throw Bolas — Physical
•   Sundering Leap — Rage
•   Dragonspike Mine — Armament
•   Electric Fence — Armament

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Flurry — Sword, Burst
•   Skull Grinder — Mace, Primal Burst
•   Rupturing Smash — Hammer, Primal Burst
•   Rampart Splitter — Staff, Primal Burst
•   Burning Shackles — Harpoon gun, Primal Burst

Drowning skills that are improved by this trait

•   Kick

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Arms

• Opportunist — Gain fury and adrenaline when you immobilize or disable a foe.

Traits that are improved by this trait

Spellbreaker

• No Escape — Dazes and stuns inflict immobilize.
• Slow Counter — Full Counter applies cripple and slow.

Notes

Anomaly:

Despite its description, non-skill sources (like Superior Sigil of Incapacitation) do trigger this trait.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 11, 2021	Increased damage bonus from 7% to 10% in PvE only. Text on many damage-increasing profession traits, runes, and sigils has been clarified to indicate whether they increase outgoing strike damage, condition damage, or all damage, as appropriate.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Increased internal cooldown from 5 seconds to 12 seconds.
October 01, 2019	In addition to its previous effects, this trait now also grants a 7% damage bonus against foes suffering from a movement-impairing condition. The cooldown on this trait is now calculated per target.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
October 16, 2013	Fixed a bug so that this trait will properly use a 5 second recharge.
June 25, 2013	This trait now has an internal cooldown of 5 seconds.
May 14, 2013	This trait will no longer function with the Burning Oil siege weapon in WvW.
April 30, 2013	No longer functions when controlling turrets such as the WvW Arrow Cart.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Leg Specialist has been added to the game.