Brutal Shot

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

Evade backward, then fire an immobilizing shot. — In-game description

Animation

Brutal Shot

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Weapon

Rifle

Movement

Retreat

Game link

API

14395

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0.5½  1  

Brutal Shot

Evade backward, then fire an immobilizing shot.

  Damage: 422 (1.0)^?

  Damage: 169 (0.4)^?

  Immobilize (10.5½s): Unable to move.

 ₈ Vulnerability (12s): +8% Incoming Damage, +8% Incoming Condition Damage

 ₁₂ Vulnerability (6s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage

  Condition Removed

  Evade: 0.75¾ seconds

  Maximum Count: 2

  Count Recharge: 20 seconds

  Distance: 400

  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

  Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits

Arms

• Opportunist — Gain fury and adrenaline when you immobilize a target.

Tactics

• Leg Specialist — Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill. Deal increased strike damage to foes affected with movement-impairing conditions.

Discipline

• Crack Shot — Your longbow, rifle, and harpoon gun weapon skill 1 attacks are enhanced.

Bladesworn

• Swift as the Wind — Movement skills grant swiftness and increase flow rate.

Gallery

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  Old skill animation (open to play).

Version history

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.