Bound

This article is about the skill from Bounding Dodger. For the article on bound items, see Binding.

Leap into an area, and deliver a massive blow to enemies. — In-game description

Bound

0.75¾  

Profession

Thief (trait skill list)

Specialization

Daredevil

Trait

 Bounding Dodger

Movement

Leap

Game link

API

API

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Leap into an area, and deliver a massive blow to enemies.

  Damage: 465 (1.75)^?

  Damage: 133 (0.5)^?

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 180

  Distance Traveled: 300

  Evade: 0.75¾ seconds

  Combo Finisher: Leap

— In-game description

Related traits

Acrobatics

• Feline Grace — Gain vigor upon successfully evading an attack.
• Swindler's Equilibrium — Successfully evading an attack while wielding a sword or spear recharges Steal. Swords and spears deal increased damage.
• Upper Hand — Gain initiative and regeneration when you evade an attack.

Daredevil

• Escapist's Fortitude — Gain health when you successfully evade an attack. Remove a condition whenever you evade an attack.
• Bounding Dodger — Your dodge ability is replaced by Bound, dealing damage to the area after you evade. Gain increased strike damage for a period of time after you dodge.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
January 05, 2021	Fixed a bug that prevented the Bound leap finisher from functioning.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.33 to 0.5
May 16, 2017	The damage of this ability has been reduced by 24% in PvP only.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Bound has been added to the game.

Trivia

• The skill animation performed by a human consists of a front tuck followed by a full twist.