Empowered

This article is about the warrior trait. For other uses, see Empowered (disambiguation).

Deal increased strike damage for every boon on you. — In-game description

Empowered

Specialization

Tactics (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Minor

Training cost

4 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Empowered

Deal increased strike damage for every boon on you.

 Damage Increase: 1%

— In-game description

Related skills

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
•   Valiant Leap — Staff
•   Line Breaker — Staff
•   Defiant Roar — Staff
•   Keen Strike — Dagger
•   Bladestorm — Dagger
•   Gunstinger — Pistol

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Cyclone Trigger — Unsheathe Gunsaber
•   Break Step — Unsheathe Gunsaber
•   Triggerguard — Dragon Trigger

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Healing Signet — Signet
•   Combat Stimulant — Armament

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

•   Battle Standard — Banner
•   Rampage — Physical
•   Signet of Rage — Signet

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Eviscerate — Axe, Burst
•   Arcing Slice — Greatsword, Burst
•   Path to Victory — Staff, Burst
•   Decapitate — Axe, Primal Burst
•   Rampart Splitter — Staff, 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

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 underwater spear. Greatsword and underwater 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 — Gain fury when you swap weapons. Fury gives an increased critical chance.
• Opportunist — Gain fury and adrenaline when you immobilize or disable a foe.

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.
• Soldier's Comfort — Soldier's Focus heals affected allies and grants them protection.
• 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.
• Martial Cadence — Soldier's Focus grants boons to affected allies and removes conditions from them. Refresh Soldier's Focus when you swap weapons.
• Phalanx Strength — When you grant yourself might, grant it to nearby allies as well.

Discipline

• Doubled Standards — Banners grant resolution 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 and recharge your Burst skills when you strike a foe that is below the health threshold. Gain increased outgoing healing when you strike with a Burst skill, based on adrenaline spent.
• 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.
• Heat the Soul — Grant boons to nearby allies when you use a Burst skill.
• 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 and ignores blindness. Gain might whenever you convert flow into charges.
• Daring Dragon — Dragon Slash has a lower maximum charge level and consumes more flow per charge, but its damage per charge is increased. Grant alacrity to nearby allies when you use Dragon Slash.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 11, 2021	Text on many damage-increasing profession traits, runes, and sigils has been clarified to indicate whether they increase outgoing strike damage, condition damage, or all damage, as appropriate.
October 01, 2019	Moved from the adept tier. The effects are unchanged.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
January 28, 2013	This trait should now appropriately increase damage for the Stability boon.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Empowered has been added to the game.

See also

•  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.