Merciless Hammer/history
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This page contains information about a Guild Wars 2 trait that has been updated since its introduction. Some of the information on this page no longer applies to the game as it currently exists. For the current version of this trait, see Merciless Hammer. |
November 29, 2022
- Merciless Hammer: The bonus damage from this trait will now always affect defiant foes.
“Merciless HammerHammer and mace skills deal increased damage when striking a disabled or defiant foe. Gain adrenaline when you disable a foe.
Disables include stun, taunt, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and launch.
Damage Increase: 20%
Adrenaline: 7
— In-game description
October 04, 2022
- Merciless Hammer: This trait now also increases damage from mace skills when striking a disabled foe. Reduced adrenaline gain from 10 to 7. This trait no longer reduces the cooldown of hammer skills.
“Merciless HammerHammer and mace skills deal increased damage when striking a disabled foe. Gain adrenaline when you disable a foe.
Disables include stun, taunt, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and launch.
— In-game description
December 11, 2018
- Merciless Hammer: The part of this trait that inflicts confusion has been removed. Hammer skills now inflict increased damage on any disabled target, not just those who are dazed, knocked down, launched, or stunned. This trait now grants adrenaline when the warrior disables a foe, regardless of the weapon the warrior wields.
“Merciless HammerHammer skills gain reduced recharge and deal increased damage when striking a disabled foe. Gain adrenaline when you disable a foe.
Disables include stun, taunt, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and launch.
Recharge Reduced: 20%
Interval: 3 seconds
— In-game description
February 06, 2018
- Merciless Hammer: Confusion inflicted by this trait has been split and will now apply 6 stacks for 4 seconds in PvP and WvW only.
“Merciless HammerDeal increased damage with a hammer when attacking a foe that is dazed, knocked down, launched, or stunned. Hammer skills gain reduced recharge. Inflict confusion when you interrupt enemy skills.
This trait can only confuse enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
4 Confusion (8s): 352 Damage, 198 Damage on Skill Use
— In-game description
December 12, 2017
- Skills, traits, and sigils that have bonus effects when interrupting foes will now activate when used against foes with defiance bars as though they had been interrupted, with a 3-second cooldown.
- Merciless Hammer: Confusion application only.
“Merciless HammerDeal increased damage with a hammer when attacking a foe that is dazed, knocked down, launched, or stunned. Hammer skills gain reduced recharge. Inflict confusion when you interrupt enemy skills.
This trait can only confuse enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
— In-game description
August 08, 2017
- Merciless Hammer: This trait has moved to the Strength line and takes the slot previously taken by Axe Mastery. In addition to its previous functionality, this trait now also causes interrupts to inflict 4 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds.
“Merciless HammerDeal increased damage with a hammer when attacking a foe that is dazed, knocked down, launched, or stunned. Hammer skills gain reduced recharge. Inflict confusion when you interrupt enemy skills.
— In-game description
June 23, 2015
- Merciless Hammer: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
- This trait has been moved to the Grandmaster tier.
“Merciless HammerHammer damage is increased when attacking a foe that is dazed, knocked down, launched, or stunned. Reduces recharge on hammer skills.
— In-game description
April 15, 2014
- Merciless Hammer: Damage to stunned and knocked down foes has been decreased from 25% to 20%.
“Merciless HammerHammer damage is increased when a foe is disabled. Reduces recharge on hammer skills.
Recharge reduced: 20%
— In-game description
Original version
“Merciless HammerHammer damage is increased when a foe is disabled. Reduces recharge on hammer skills.
— In-game description
