Brutal Shot

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Disambig icon.png This article is about the rifle skill. For the harpoon gun skill that formerly had this name, see Puncture Shot (warrior).

Brutal Shot

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Weapon
Rifle
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Movement
Retreat
Game link
API
34296
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  2 Ammunition  
Brutal Shot

Evade backward, then fire an immobilizing shot.

Damage.png Damage: 422 (1.0)?
Damage.png Damage: 169 (0.4)?
Immobile.png Immobilize (10.5½s): Unable to move.
Vulnerability.png8 Vulnerability (12s): +8% Incoming Damage, +8% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (6s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Immobile.png Condition Removed
Evade.png Evade: 0.75¾ seconds
Maximum Count.png Maximum Count: 2
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Miscellaneous effect.png Distance: 400
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Notes[edit]

  • The follow-up shot is performed as a separate skill after the initial roll is completed and is only triggered if an enemy is targeted at any point of the roll. This holds true even if that enemy is detargeted (if an enemy was targeted during the roll but then de-targeted that enemy will be the target, if the target was switched to another enemy then that second foe will be the target of the shot).

Related traits[edit]

Strength Strength

Arms Arms

Tactics Tactics

Discipline Discipline

Bladesworn Bladesworn

Gallery[edit]

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
June 27, 2023
  • Reduced cooldown from 8 seconds to 1 second. This skill will now cause you to evade backward immediately and fire a shot at the end of the roll.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • This skill now has 2 ammunition, requires an 8-second recharge between uses, and recovers ammunition every 20 seconds.
  • (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.4. Adjusted vulnerability from 8 stacks for 12 seconds to 12 stacks for 6 seconds.
August 28, 2018
  • The damage of this skill has been increased by 100%.
February 23, 2016
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the roll-back portion of this skill from functioning if the player was in midair.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the audio of this ability from playing.
January 26, 2016
  • This ability will now roll the warrior backward (about 400 distance) when the shot is fired.
  • This ability now immobilizes struck enemies for 1.5 seconds.
January 27, 2015
  • The casting time on this skill has been reduced from 1 second to 0.5 seconds.
June 25, 2013
  • Reduced the aftercast by .3 seconds.
April 30, 2013
  • Increased vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 12 seconds. Increased vulnerability stacks from 5 to 8.
November 15, 2012
  • This skill is now a projectile combo finisher.
October 22, 2012
  • This skill can now stack vulnerability up to 2 times.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Brutal Shot has been added to the game.