Cunning Salvo

Stealth Attack. Throw an axe that explodes when it hits a target, crippling nearby enemies. Gain initiative if you strike an enemy. — In-game description

Cunning Salvo

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand axe

Type

Stealth Attack

Game link

API

72034

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Cunning Salvo

Stealth Attack. Throw an axe that explodes when it hits a target, crippling nearby enemies. Gain initiative if you strike an enemy.

 Damage: 550 (1.5)^?

 Damage: 293 (0.8)^?

₂ Bleeding (8s): 352 Damage

₃ Bleeding (8s): 528 Damage

 Cripple (4s): -50% Movement Speed

 Initiative: 2

 Number of Targets: 5

 Duration: 10 seconds

 Radius: 180

 Combo Finisher: Blast

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Even the Odds — Apply vulnerability when you steal. Gain might when you hit with a stealth attack.
• Exposed Weakness — Deal increased strike damage to your target for each unique condition on them.

Critical Strikes

• Sundering Shade — Stealth Attack skills inflict vulnerability and grant fury upon successfully hitting foes.

Shadow Arts

• Hidden Thief — Stealing inflicts blindness. Stealth Attacks inflict weakness. Cannot affect the same target more than once per interval.
• Shadow Siphoning — Stealth attacks siphon health if they hit. Cannot siphon the same target more than once per interval.
• Rending Shade — Steal boons from enemies you strike with stealth attacks. Striking a boonless foe with a stealth attack inflicts fear on nearby foes.

Trickery

• Preparedness — Increases maximum initiative by 3. Gain increased expertise.
• Deadly Ambush — Stealing also applies bleeding. Bleeding you inflict deals more damage.

Specter

• Panaku's Ambition — Gain barrier when you strike foes with a stealth attack. When you apply stealth to allies you also grant them barrier. This effect can only be received once and will reset when stealth is removed.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 19, 2024	Reduced the damage multiplier from 1.0 to 0.8 in PvP and WvW.
May 21, 2024	Fixed an issue that caused this skill to restore profession-mechanic resources when reflected by a non-thief player.
March 01, 2024	Fixed an issue that caused axes created by this skill to inflict revealed when recalled.
February 27, 2024	Cunning Salvo has been added to the game. Axes created by this skill will now properly gain bonuses when being recalled by dual-wield skills. Axes created by this skill will no longer always inflict revealed when being recalled by dual-wield skills. This skill is now a blast finisher. Reduced the bleeding stacks from 3 to 2 in PvE only.
November 28, 2023	Cunning Salvo was available during the beta event.