Weakness
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“Weakness
Endurance regeneration decreased by 50%; chance to deal half damage is 50%; stacks duration.— In-game description
Weakness is a condition that causes attacks to result in a glancing blow (about 50-75% reduced hit) 50% of the time and slows endurance regeneration.
[edit] Related skills
| Skills that cause weakness | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Profession | Skill | Additional Requirements | Weapon/Slot |
 Guardian
| Affliction | available with Tome of Wrath | elite |
 Warrior
| Call to Arms | none | warhorn |
| Fierce Blow | none | hammer | |
| Pulverize | third in chain | mace | |
 Engineer
| Tranquilizer Dart | available with Elixir Gun | utility |
 Ranger
| Enfeebling Roar | pet skill | black bear |
| Weakening Venom | pet skill | canyon spider | |
| Winter's Bite | applies to next pet attack | axe | |
 Thief
| Lotus Strike | 20% chance | dagger |
| Skale Venom | none | utility | |
 Elementalist
| Glyph of Elemental Power | must be attuned to air | utility |
| Stoning | none | staff | |
 Necromancer
| Enfeeble | none | dagger |
| Feast | underwater skill | trident | |
| Plague of Pestilence | available in Plague | elite | |
| Poison Cloud (Self) | none | utility | |
| Well of Suffering | none | utility | |
[edit] Related traits
| Traits that cause weakness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profession | Trait | Additional Requirements | Line | Type | Specifically |
| Warrior
| Sundering Mace | chance on critical with mace | Defense | major | yes |
| Thief
| Lotus Poison | on application of poison | Deadly Arts | major | yes |
 Mesmer
| Chaotic Interruption | chance on foe interruption | Chaos | major | no |
| Debilitating Dissipation | chance on clone death | Chaos | major | no | |
| Necromancer
| Withering Precision | on critical hits | Curses | major | yes |
| Traits that remove weakness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profession | Trait | Additional Requirements | Line | Type | Specifically |
| Guardian
| Pure Of Voice | activates upon a shout | Honor | major | no |
| Engineer
| Automated Response | health less than 25% | Alchemy | major | no |
| Ranger
| Empathic Bond | occurs periodically, requires living pet | Wilderness Survival | major | no |
| Evasive Purity | on dodge roll | Nature Magic | major | no | |
| Thief
| Shadow's Embrace | occurs periodically, requires active stealth | Shadow Arts | major | no |
| Warrior
| Restorative Strength | upon healing | Strength | major | yes |
| Traits that benefit from weakness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profession | Trait | Benefit | Line | Type | Specifically |
| Warrior
| Cull the Weak | increased damage | Defense | major | yes |
| Engineer
| Target the Weak | increased damage | Firearms | minor (grandmaster) | no |
| Thief
| Exposed Weakness | increased damage | Deadly Arts | minor (grandmaster} | no |
| Necromancer
| Target the Weak | increased damage | Curses | minor (grandmaster} | no |
[edit] Related equipment
[edit] Upgrade components that affect weakness on foes
[edit] Runes
- Superior Rune of Rata Sum (rank 4 – increases duration)
[edit] Sigils
- Sigil of Superior Debility (increases duration)
[edit] Other
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