Break Stance

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Break Stance

Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Spear
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Sequence
Nine-Tailed Strike.png → 
Break Stance.png
Game link
API
13130
2 Initiative  
Break Stance

Spend initiative to break your blocking stance and immediately initiate the nine-tailed strike.

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Acrobatics Acrobatics

Trickery Trickery

Notes[edit]

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
May 08, 2018
  • Nine-Tailed Strike: Increased the damage of this skill by 32%, adding 1 stack of vulnerability for 9 seconds for each hit, and increased the number of attacks from 8 to 9.
    • The following Break Stance sequence skill now allows the thief to spend 2 more initiative to immediately activate the attack portion of the skill.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Break Stance has been added to the game.