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Vicious Reprisal

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Vicious Reprisal

Specialization
Revenant icon small.png Retribution (trait list)
Tier
Grandmaster
Type
Major
Training cost
8 Hero points
Game link
API
API
1 Recharge time
Vicious Reprisal

While you have resolution, all damage dealt is increased, and you gain might when you strike foes. Resolution granted to you lasts longer.

Damage.png Damage Increase: 10%
Might.png Might (10s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Duration.png Duration Increase: 50%

— In-game description

Mechanics[edit]

Resolution.png Resolution duration increase does not stack with boon duration. Whichever is higher, will be what takes effect.
  • Increases the base duration of Resolution to yourself, including external sources.

Related skills[edit]

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

Related traits[edit]

Traits that improve this trait

Salvation Salvation

Devastation Devastation

Herald Herald

Traits that are improved by this trait

Retribution Retribution

Invocation Invocation

Renegade Renegade

Version history[edit]

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch Changes
June 25, 2024
  • Increased the might duration from 8 seconds to 10 seconds in PvE and from 6 seconds to 10 seconds in WvW and PvP.
May 11, 2021
  • This trait now increases all damage dealt rather than strike damage only.
  • The Retaliation boon has been renamed Resolution.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds.
November 19, 2019
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent this trait from granting the listed increased retaliation duration.
August 08, 2017 Path of Fire pre-patch:
  • This trait has been reworked and renamed Vicious Reprisal.
  • Vicious Reprisal increases the duration of retaliation applied to you by 50% and causes your attacks to do 10% increased damage, granting 1 stack of might for 8 seconds as long as you have retaliation.
October 23, 2015 Heart of Thorns release:
  • Empowering Vengeance has been added to the game.