Aggressive Onslaught

Gain quickness when you disable an enemy. While you have quickness, your movement speed is increased. This stacks with other movement speed increases. — In-game description

Aggressive Onslaught

Specialization

Strength (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

8 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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0.25¼

Aggressive Onslaught

Gain quickness when you disable an enemy. While you have quickness, your movement speed is increased. This stacks with other movement speed increases.

 Quickness (3s): Skills and actions are faster.

₃ Might (10s): 90 Condition Damage, 90 Power

₂ Might (10s): 60 Condition Damage, 60 Power

 Movement Speed Increase: 33%

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Dual Strike — Axe
•   Pommel Bash — Mace
•   Tremor — Mace
•   Charge — Warhorn
•   Shield Bash — Shield
•   Staggering Blow — Hammer
•   Backbreaker — Hammer
•   Smoldering Arrow — Longbow
•   Rifle Butt — Rifle
•   Snap Pull — Staff
•   Barbed Pull — Spear
•   Disrupting Throw — Spear
•   Spear Swipe — 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

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Combat Stimulant — Armament

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Banner of Strength — Banner
•   Bull's Charge — Physical
•   Kick — Physical
•   Stomp — Physical
•   "Fear Me!" — Shout
•   Frenzy — Stance
•   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

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Magebane Tether — Magebane Tether

Notes

• Triggers on all disables including those used on defiant foes.
  • Still will only trigger once every 0.25 seconds
• Because the speed bonus stacks with other increases if you have swiftness (33%) and quickness you'll actually have a 66% movement speed increase.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	This trait now also grants 2 stacks of might for 6 seconds. Increased the movement speed bonus from 25% to 33%. Increased the quickness duration from 2 to 3 seconds in PvP and WvW.
October 04, 2022	Aggressive Onslaught has been added to the game. This trait has been moved to the Grandmaster tier slot formerly filled by Merciless Hammer. Gain quickness when you disable a foe. While you have quickness, your movement speed is increased.