Empowered
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Empowered
- Specialization
Tactics (trait list)
- Tier
- Master
- Type
- Minor
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
- API
- API
“Deal increased strike damage for every boon on you.
- Damage Increase: 1%
— In-game description
Related skills[edit]
Weapon skills that are improved by this trait
Cyclone Axe — Axe
Dual Strike — Axe
Crushing Blow — Mace
Rip — Sword
Charge — Warhorn
Call of Valor — Warhorn
Fierce Shot — Rifle
Keen Strike — Dagger
Bladestorm — Dagger
Gunstinger — Pistol
Bundle skills that are improved by this trait
Healing skills that are improved by this trait
Utility skills that are improved by this trait
Banner of Defense — Banner
Banner of Discipline — Banner
Banner of Strength — Banner
Banner of Tactics — Banner
Stomp — Physical
"For Great Justice!" — Shout
Dolyak Signet — Signet
Signet of Might — Signet
Balanced Stance — Stance
Berserker Stance — Stance
Frenzy — Stance
Shattering Blow — Rage
Sundering Leap — Rage
Wild Blow — Rage
Featherfoot Grace — Meditation
Imminent Threat — Meditation
Flow Stabilizer — Armament
Elite skills that are improved by this trait
Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait
Eviscerate — Axe, Burst
Arcing Slice — Greatsword, Burst
Decapitate — Axe, Primal Burst
Full Counter — Burst
Trait skills that are improved by this trait
Lesser Signet of Might — Signet Mastery
Reckless Impact — Reckless Dodge
Magebane Tether — Magebane Tether
Related traits[edit]
Traits that are improved by this trait
Strength
- Brave Stride — Movement skills grant stability when used.
- Restorative Strength — Using a heal skill grants might.
- Forceful Greatsword — Gain power and a chance to gain might on critical strike. Double these bonuses while wielding a greatsword or spear. Greatsword and spear skills recharge faster.
- Aggressive Onslaught — Gain quickness when you disable an enemy. While you have quickness, your movement speed is increased. This stacks with other movement speed increases.
Arms
- Furious Burst — Using a burst skill grants fury. Fury gives an increased critical chance.
- Opportunist — Gain fury and adrenaline when you immobilize a target.
Defense
- Thick Skin — Gain protection when you use a healing skill.
- Dogged March — Reduce the duration of movement-impeding conditions and gain regeneration when you are affected by one of these conditions.
- Resilient Roll — Gain resistance when you dodge.
- Hardened Armor — Gain resolution when you block or are struck by a critical hit. Strike damage taken is reduced by a percentage while you have resolution.
- Last Stand — Stances grant vigor and barrier when activated, and they have increased duration.
- Stalwart Strength — Gain stability when you disable a foe. Deal increased strike damage while you have stability.
Tactics
- Marching Orders — Periodically gain Soldier's Focus. Hitting with a burst skill expends Soldier's Focus to grant might to nearby allies.
- Roaring Reveille — Warhorn skills apply additional boons. Your concentration is increased.
- Empower Allies — While you are in combat, grant might to yourself and nearby allies each interval. Soldier's Focus gains increased radius.
- Martial Cadence — Soldier's Focus grants quickness to affected allies
- Phalanx Strength — When you grant yourself might, grant it to nearby allies as well.
Discipline
- Doubled Standards — Banners grant quickness to allies when they are dropped. Pulsing boons applied through banners last longer.
- Versatile Power — Gain might on weapon swap. Burst skills gain reduced recharge.
- Heightened Focus — Gain quickness when you strike a foe that is below the health threshold.
- Burst Mastery — Burst skills deal more damage, grant swiftness, and restore a portion of adrenaline spent.
Berserker
- Burst of Aggression — Gain a burst of speed when entering berserk mode.
- Bloody Roar — Deal increased strike damage while in berserk mode. Gain resistance when entering berserk mode.
- Eternal Champion — Gain stability and endurance when entering berserk mode. Traits that trigger when entering berserk mode also trigger when exiting berserk mode. You can now exit berserk mode early.
Spellbreaker
- Guard Counter — Gain protection after a successful Full Counter.
- Revenge Counter — Full Counter deals additional damage and grants resistance. Copy conditions on yourself to targets you hit with Full Counter.
Bladesworn
- Swift as the Wind — Movement skills grant swiftness and increase flow rate.
- Dragonscale Defense — Gain boons when entering Dragon Trigger.
- Immortal Dragon — Dragon Slash heals you for a percentage of the damage dealt. Gain protection whenever you convert flow into charges.
- Unyielding Dragon — Dragon Slash becomes unblockable, ignores blindness, and stuns foes on hit. Gain might whenever you convert flow into charges.
Version history[edit]
For a detailed trait history, see here.
Patch | Changes |
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May 11, 2021 |
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October 01, 2019 |
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June 23, 2015 | Specialization update:
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January 28, 2013 |
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August 28, 2012 | Game release:
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See also[edit]
Inspired Virtue — Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.
Bountiful Power — Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.
Premeditation — Deal increased strike damage for each unique boon you have; concentration is increased.