Unsuspecting Foe

Increased critical-hit chance against disabled or defiant foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. — In-game description

Unsuspecting Foe

Specialization

Arms (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

5 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Unsuspecting Foe

Increased critical-hit chance against disabled or defiant foes.
Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

 Critical Chance Increase on Defiant Foes: 25%

 Critical Chance Increase on Disabled Foes: 50%

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Pommel Bash — Mace
•   Tremor — Mace
•   Shield Bash — Shield
•   Staggering Blow — Hammer
•   Backbreaker — Hammer
•   Smoldering Arrow — Longbow
•   Rifle Butt — Rifle
•   Snap Pull — Staff
•   Barbed Pull — Spear
•   Repeating Shot — Harpoon gun
•   Disrupting Stab — Dagger

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Plank Smash — Wooden Plank, Plank (level 10 consumable), Pirate's Peg Leg, Pirate's Peg Leg (bundle), Plank (Tactician Megill), Splintered Gate Piece
•   Plank Spin — Wooden Plank, Plank (level 10 consumable), Pirate's Peg Leg, Pirate's Peg Leg (bundle), Plank (Tactician Megill), Splintered Gate Piece
•   Artillery Slash — Unsheathe Gunsaber

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Uppercut — Rampage
•   Kick — Rampage
•   Throw Boulder — Rampage
•   Seismic Leap — Rampage

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Banner of Strength — Banner
•   Bull's Charge — Physical
•   Kick — Physical
•   Stomp — Physical
•   "Fear Me!" — Shout
•   Wild Blow — Rage
•   Imminent Threat — Meditation
•   Detonate Cartridges

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Head Butt — Rage

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Skull Crack — Mace, Burst
•   Earthshaker — Hammer, Burst
•   Whirling Strike — Spear, Burst
•   Skull Grinder — Mace, Primal Burst
•   Rupturing Smash — Hammer, Primal Burst
•   Gun Flame — Rifle, Primal Burst
•   Wild Whirl — Spear, Primal Burst
•   Full Counter — Burst

Downed skills that are improved by this trait

•   Hammer Toss

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Magebane Tether — Magebane Tether

Related traits

Traits that are improved by this trait

Bladesworn

• Unyielding Dragon — Dragon Slash becomes unblockable and ignores blindness. Gain might whenever you convert flow into charges.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 29, 2022	This trait now gives a 25% critical chance bonus when striking defiant foes, in addition to its previous effect. These bonuses do not stack.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: This trait now provides a bonus critical-hit chance against foes that are disabled by any hard crowd-control effect rather than just stun.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
December 10, 2013	Moved to the Master tier.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Unsuspecting Foe has been added to the game.