Bleeding
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"Bleed" redirects here. For the story step, see Bleed (story).
Bleeding can stack in intensity up to 1500 times and each stack does one pulse of damage per second. The damage dealt by bleeding is determined by the following formula:“Deals damage every second; stacks intensity.
— In-game description
(0.06 * Condition Damage) + (0.25 * Level) + 2damage per stack per second,(0.06 * Condition Damage) + 22damage per stack per second at level 80.
Related skills[edit]
- See also: Condition#Related skills
Skills that bleed[edit]
Weapon skills that apply bleeding[edit]
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Axe
- Tome
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Short bow
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Sword
- Longbow
- Harpoon gun
Pistol
- Rifle
- Harpoon gun
- Engineering Kit
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Sword
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Axe
- Dagger
- Short bow
- Crippling Shot (applied by pet's attack)
- Crossfire (upon hit from side or behind)
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- Harpoon gun
- Spear
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Dagger
- Dual Wield: Dagger + Dagger
- Pistol
- Dual Wield: Pistol + Dagger
- Short bow
- Harpoon gun
- Spear
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Dagger
- Churning Earth
- Impale
- Ring of Earth
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Grinding Stones (when attuned to air & earth)
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- Scepter
- Stone Shards
- Stone Tide (when attuned to water & earth)
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- Staff
- Trident
- Rock Blade
- Rock Spray
- Sodden Swath (when attuned to air & earth)
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- Conjure
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Warhorn
- Sword
- Crystal Slash
- Crystalline Strike
- Crystalline Sunder
- Earthen Vortex
- Rust Frenzy
- Natural Frenzy (when attuned to water & earth)
- Gale Strike (when attuned to air & earth)
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Staff
- Winds of Chaos (randomly)
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- Trident
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Axe
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Death Shroud
- Dagger
- Dark Pact (on self)
- Enfeebling Blood
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- Staff
- Scepter
- Spear
- Trident
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Become the Wolf
- Become the Raven
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Centaur Banner
Utility skills that apply bleeding[edit]
- Razorclaw's Rage
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Shattering Blow - Sharpening Stone
- Spike Trap
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Glyph of Alignment - Caltrops
- Thousand Needles
- Laser Disk
- Signet of Earth
- Sandstorm
- Primordial Stance (when attuned to Earth)
- Blood Is Power (on target and self)
- Signet of Spite
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Shrapnel Mine -
Seed Turret - Call Owl
Elite skills that apply bleeding[edit]
- Entangle
- Plaguelands (on self on cast; on foes on pulse)
- Dagger Storm
- Summon Sylvan Hound (from Sylvan Hound)
- Take Root (from Seed Turret)
Profession mechanics that apply bleed[edit]
- Flurry (burst skill for sword)
- Box of Nails (toolbelt skill of Tool Kit)
- Blade Burst (toolbelt skill of Laser Disk)
- Rusty Scrap Strike (stolen)
- Throw Scale (stolen)
- Tooth Stab (stolen)
- Bite (Shark family common skill)
- Charging Bite (Shark family common skill)
- Feeding Frenzy (Juvenile Shark unique skill)
- Lacerating Slash (Juvenile Eagle's and Juvenile Hawk's unique skill)
- Maul (Feline family common skill)
- Maul (Porcine family common skill)
- Rending Barbs (Juvenile Lashtail Devourer unique skill)
- Rending Maul (Juvenile Arctodus unique skill)
- Rending Pounce (Juvenile Lynx unique skill)
- Sharpen Spines (Bristleback family common skill)
- Throw Gunk (Forage (warthog); random)
- Throw Scale (Forage (warthog); random)
- Overload Earth
Downed skills that apply bleed[edit]
- Throw Junk (randomly)
- Throw Dirt
- Venomous Knife (Stealth Attack)
- Diving Knife (Drowning)
- Grasping Earth
Skills that remove bleed[edit]
Healing skills that remove bleed[edit]
Skills with special conditions that remove bleed[edit]
Skills that benefit from bleeding on foes[edit]
- Life Siphon (deals more damage)
Skills that benefit from bleeding on self[edit]
- Life Siphon (heals more)
Skills that convert Vigor to bleeding[edit]
- Primary article: Condition#Skills that convert boons to conditions
Related traits[edit]
- See also: Condition#Related traits
Traits that apply bleeding[edit]
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Firebrand
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Unrelenting Criticism — Axe skills gain a chance to inflict bleeding. Symbol of Vengeance now dazes on its initial strike.
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Strength
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Arms
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Bloodlust — You have a chance to inflict bleeding on critical hits, and bleeds that you apply last longer.
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Explosives
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Shrapnel — Explosions have a chance to cripple and cause bleeding.
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Firearms
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Sharpshooter — Critical hits have a chance to cause bleeding.
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Skirmishing
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Sharpened Edges — You and your pet have a chance to cause bleeding on critical hits.
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Arcane
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Arcane Precision — Your critical strikes have a chance to inflict a condition based on your attunement. -
Evasive Arcana — Cast a skill when you dodge based on your attunement.
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Dueling
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Sharper Images — Illusions inflict bleeding on critical hits. -
Duelist's Discipline — Pistol attacks from you and your illusions cause bleeding. Interrupting a foe recharges pistol skills. This trait can only reduce recharge on enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
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Curses
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Barbed Precision — Critical hits have a chance to cause bleeding. Increases bleed duration. -
Master of Corruption — Reduces recharge on corruption skills. Corruption skills inflict additional conditions on you.
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Blood Magic
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Mark of Evasion — Leave a Mark of Blood when you dodge.
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Reaper
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Deathly Chill — Chill deals damage over time.
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Traits that improve bleeding[edit]
- Arms
- Bloodlust — You have a chance to inflict bleeding on critical hits, and bleeds that you apply last longer.
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Renegade
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Blood Fury — Fury increases the duration of bleeds you inflict. Gaining fury inspires you with Kalla's Fervor. -
Heartpiercer — Your short bow skills now pierce. Bleeding you inflict deals more damage.
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- Firearms
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Serrated Steel — Bleeding you cause lasts longer.
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- Skirmishing
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Hidden Barbs — Bleeding you cause is more dangerous
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Earth
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Serrated Stones — Bleeding you inflict has increased duration. Deal increased damage to bleeding foes.
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- Curses
- Barbed Precision — Critical hits have a chance to cause bleeding. Increases bleed duration.
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Traits that benefit from bleeding on self[edit]
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Wilderness Survival
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Oakheart Salve — Gain regeneration when you suffer from bleeding, poison or burning. While you have regeneration, you take reduced damage.
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Traits that benefit from bleeding on foes[edit]
- Arms
- Bloodlust — You have a chance to inflict bleeding on critical hits, and bleeds that you apply last longer.
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Blademaster — Gain Expertise. Gain condition damage while wielding a sword. Sword Skills gain reduced recharge.
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- Firearms
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Hematic Focus — You have increased chance to critically strike against bleeding foes. -
Sanguine Array — Gain might whenever you inflict bleeding on a foe.
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Mirage
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Dune Cloak — Use Sand Shards when Mirage Cloak ends.
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- Earth
- Serrated Stones — Bleeding you inflict has increased duration. Deal increased damage to bleeding foes.
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- Blood Magic
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Blood Bond — Cast Lesser Signet of Vampirism on your foe when you inflict bleeding on them that matches or exceeds the threshold.
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Traits that remove bleeding[edit]
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Acrobatics
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Pain Response — Gain regeneration and remove conditions when struck while your health is below the threshold.
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Traits that convert Vigor to bleeding[edit]
- Primary article: Condition#Traits that convert boons to conditions
Related equipment[edit]
- See also: Condition#Related equipment
Upgrade components that apply bleeding[edit]
Runes[edit]
- Rune of the Krait (rank 6, on using an elite skill)
Sigils[edit]
- Sigil of Earth (Superior Sigil of Earth) (chance upon critical hit)
- Sigil of Geomancy (upon weapon swap)
Upgrade components that affect bleeding on foes[edit]
Runes[edit]
- Rune of the Afflicted (rank 4 - increases duration)
- Rune of the Krait (rank 2, 4 & 6 - increases duration; rank 6 - inflicts on elite skill use)
- Rune of the Mad King (rank 4 & 6 - increases duration)
Sigils[edit]
- Sigil of Agony (increases duration)
Player chatter[edit]
- When bleeding is applied to a character they will occasionally shout out one of the following lines, depending on their race and gender.
| Race | Gender | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |
 Asura
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I'm hemorrhaging! | That's MY blood! |
| Charr
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I'm bleeding! | Gonna bleed out! |
 Human
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I'm bleeding! | I'm bleeding! |
| Norn
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Losing...blood... | Losing blood... |
| Sylvari
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I'm bleeding! | I'm bleeding! |
Version history[edit]
| Patch | Changes |
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| June 23, 2015 | Specialization update:
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| March 19, 2015 |
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| August 28, 2012 | Game release:
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Trivia[edit]
- According to lore, sylvari have golden blood. However, in the game, their blood is red.
- It is one of the few condition damage types that no enemies are immune against. The others are Torment and Confusion.
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| Auras |  Chaos Aura •  Dark Aura •  Fire Aura •  Frost Aura Light Aura •  Magnetic Aura •  Shocking Aura
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|---|---|
| Boons |  Aegis •  Alacrity •  Fury •  Might •  Protection Quickness •  Regeneration •  Resistance •  Retaliation Stability •  Swiftness •  Vigor
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| Conditions |  Bleeding •  Blinded •  Burning •  Chilled •  Confusion Crippled •  Fear •  Immobile •  Poisoned •  Slow Taunt •  Torment •  Vulnerability •  Weakness
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| Control effects |  Daze •  Float •  Knockback •  Knockdown Launch •  Pull •  Sink •  Stun
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| Consumables |  Enhancement •  Nourishment
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| Miscellaneous |  Agony •  Barrier •  Invulnerability •  Revealed •  Stealth Stun break •  Superspeed
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