User:Balefire/List of corsair traits

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— Wiley robbers and highwaymen, the corsair brandishes an axe to ensure it gets its spoils. Slow and hard-hitting, these brigands make use of dangerous gambits to ensure a rich take from any foe. Capable of stealing everything from health, to endurance, to boons, the corsair leaves all of its foes at a complete loss.

Reaper.pngReaper icon small.png Corsairs is an elite specialization for the thief that focuses on gambit skills and enables them to use plunder skills. It also allows the thief to wield a main-hand axe.

List of corasir skills[edit]

See also: List of thief skills

Profession mechanic[edit]

Plunders are the corsair's profession mechanic, occupying the F1-F3 slots above the skill bar and replacing Steal. Each plunder skill will attempt to steal a different resource from a foe when activated, and if it fails, each will trigger a different secondary effect.

Skill Tango-activation-darker.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Capture Line.png Hook Shot ½ 15 Shoot a grappling hook at your foe, stealing a boon. Bleed them if they have no boons.
Balanced Stance.png Wring Out ½ 15 Strike your foe, stealing 50% of their endurance. Damage them if they have no endurance.
Rush.png Ransack 1 30 Leap at your foe, stealing health. Regain initiative if you miss.

Weapon skills[edit]

Main-hand only[edit]

Skill Type Tango-activation-darker.png Initiative.png Description

Axe[edit]

1 Chop.png Hack ½ - Hack your foes.
Redirect Arrow.png Eviscerate.png Slash ½ - Slash your foes.
Redirect Arrow.png Cyclone Axe.png Cleave ¾ - Cleave your foes, applying bleed and vulnerability.
2 Throw Axe.png Boarding Axe 2 Throw your axe in circle so it returns to you, stealing boons from each foe struck.
3 Whirling Axe.png Broadside ¾ 4 Strike your foe with the flat of your blade, dazing them and making them vulnerable.

Healing[edit]

Skill Type Underwater.png Tango-activation-darker.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Capture Line.png Spoils of War Gambit ¾ 15 Consume your boons, gaining health for each one.

Utility[edit]

Skill Type Underwater.png Tango-activation-darker.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Capture Line.png Make Scarce Gambit 0 30 Sacrifice your endurance in exchange for breaking stuns, shedding movement impairing conditions, and gaining stealth.
Capture Line.png Payback Gambit ½ 30 Strike your target, dealing more damage the less health you have
Capture Line.png Sudden Impact Gambit ¾ 45 Set off an explosion, launching yourself and nearby foes.
Capture Line.png Desperation Gambit 0 20 Remove conditions, losing health for each condition removed.

Elite[edit]

Skill Type Underwater.png Tango-activation-darker.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Capture Line.png Death Match Gambit ¾ 90 Challenge your foe to a death match. You each take periodic damage until one of you is downed.
Redirect Arrow.pngEviscerate.png Surrender 1 - Surrender the death match, losing all boons and initiative.


Corsair Traits[edit]

Tier Name Description
Minor Proficiency User Balefire Fortune.png Axe Proficiency You can wield axes.
Minor Adept User Balefire Fortune.png Smuggler Apply vulnerability when you plunder from a foe.
Adept Trait I.png Arm Twist Improves the side effects of plunders.
Adept Trait II.png Murderous Spoils Boons you steal have increased duration.
Adept Trait III.png Long Reach Axe skills deal more damage and have increased range.
Minor Master User Balefire Fortune.png Escape Plan Regenerate endurance whenever you gain a new boon.
Master Trait VII.png Collateral Damage Plunders can strike multiple foes around your target.
Master Trait VIII.png Shake Down Weaken foes when you make them vulnerable.
Master Trait IX.png Gambling Spree Reduces recharge on gambits and reduces their side effects.
Minor Grandmaster User Balefire Fortune.png Browbeat Plunders are unblockable and steal a boon on hit.
Grandmaster Trait XI.png Profiteer Your next attack after stealing a boon has a 100% critical hit chance.
Grandmaster Trait XII.png Tip the Scales Gain might whenever you strike a vulnerable foe.
Grandmaster User Balefire Fortune.png Dead Man's Luck Regenerate health while you have boons. If you have three or more boons, you will instead lose them if you take a lethal blow.

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