Deadly Blades

Blades inflict vulnerability on critical hits. After successfully casting a Bladesong, increase all damage dealt for a short time. This does not stack. — In-game description

Deadly Blades

Specialization

Virtuoso (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Minor

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

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Deadly Blades

Blades inflict vulnerability on critical hits. After successfully casting a Bladesong, increase all damage dealt for a short time. This does not stack.

 Vulnerability (5s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage

 Deadly Blades (5s): +5% Damage, +5% Condition Damage

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Bladecall — Dagger
•   Mirror Blade — Greatsword
•   Mind Stab — Greatsword
•   Phantasmal Berserker — Greatsword
•   Cutter Burst — Dagger
•   Flying Cutter — Dagger
•   Bladecall — Dagger
•   Unstable Bladestorm — Dagger

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Twin Blade Restoration — Psionic

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Psychic Force — Psionic
•   Rain of Swords — Psionic
•   Sword of Decimation — Psionic

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Thousand Cuts — Psionic

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Bladesong Harmony — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Sorrow — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Dissonance — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Distortion — Bladesong
•   Bladeturn Requiem — Bladesong

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Phantasmal Blade — Phantasmal Blades

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Domination

• Fragility — Deal increased strike damage for each stack of vulnerability on your target.

Notes

• Although it states it increases all damage, it does not increase life steal damage.
• The   Deadly Blades buff is applied in the aftercast of non-instant cast bladesongs, which can lead to the Virtuoso missing out on the buff if the aftercast is cancelled too early.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Deadly Blades has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Deadly Blades was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Now additionally grants a 5% increase to all damage dealt for the next 5s after successfully casting a Bladesong skill.
August 17, 2021	Deadly Blades was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.