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. — In-game description

Bounding Dodger

Specialization

Daredevil (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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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.

 Bounding Dodger (4s): +15% Damage

— In-game description

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Bound (PvE)	0.75¾		Leap into an area, and deliver a massive blow to enemies.
Bound (WvW, PvP)	0.75¾		Leap into an area, and deliver a massive blow to enemies.

Notes

• Fully functional underwater.
• Will not cause you to enter combat if it kills the target in a single blow.
• The damage modifier stacks additively with other additive damage modifiers.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Damage bonus increased from 10% to 15% in PvE, matching PvP and WvW.
October 26, 2021	Positive percentage-based enhancements now display with a "+." For example, swiftness now displays "+33% Movement Speed" instead of "33% Movement Speed."
May 11, 2021	Text on many damage-increasing profession traits, runes, and sigils has been clarified to indicate whether they increase outgoing strike damage, condition damage, or all damage, as appropriate.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.33 to 0.5. Increased bonus damage from 10% to 15%.
May 16, 2017	Bound: The damage of this ability has been reduced by 24% in PvP only.
February 22, 2017	This trait will no longer trigger the damage and bonus portion if the dodge is canceled or interrupted.
October 18, 2016	The damage of this ability can now be triggered in midair or underwater.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Bounding Dodger has been added to the game.