Ferocity

This article is about the attribute. For the aspect of the hidden personality system, see Personality.

Ferocity is a secondary attribute that increases critical damage.

Ferocity required to increase critical damage by 1%

At level 80, every 15 points of ferocity adds 1% to the character's critical damage. At other levels the ferocity required for 1% critical damage is 5/7(≈0.714) times the Precision required. ^{[verification requested]}

Level		Level		Level		Level		Level		Level		Level		Level
1	0.79	11	1.50	21	2.29	31	3.71	41	5.21	51	7.36	61	9.57	71	12.43
2	0.86	12	1.57	22	2.43	32	3.86	42	5.43	52	7.57	62	9.85	72	12.71
3	0.93	13	1.64	23	2.57	33	4.00	43	5.64	53	7.79	63	10.14	73	13.00
4	1.00	14	1.71	24	2.71	34	4.14	44	5.86	54	8.00	64	10.43	74	13.29
5	1.07	15	1.79	25	2.86	35	4.29	45	6.07	55	8.21	65	10.71	75	13.57
6	1.14	16	1.85	26	3.00	36	4.43	46	6.28	56	8.42	66	11.00	76	13.86
7	1.21	17	1.93	27	3.14	37	4.57	47	6.50	57	8.64	67	11.29	77	14.14
8	1.29	18	2.00	28	3.28	38	4.71	48	6.71	58	8.85	68	11.57	78	14.43
9	1.36	19	2.07	29	3.42	39	4.86	49	6.93	59	9.07	69	11.86	79	14.71
10	1.43	20	2.14	30	3.57	40	5.00	50	7.14	60	9.29	70	12.14	80	15.00

Related skills

Utility skills that increase ferocity

•   Banner of Discipline — Banner
•   Signet of Fury — Signet
•   Signet of the Wild — Signet
•   Arcane Power — Arcane
•   Conjure Lightning Hammer — Conjure

Related traits

Traits that increase ferocity

• Radiant Power (Radiance) — Attacks against burning foes have an increased chance to critically hit. Your ferocity is increased.
• Assassin's Presence (Devastation) — Increase the ferocity of nearby allies.
• Signet Mastery (Arms) — Signets gain reduced recharge and grant a stacking ferocity boon on use. Cast Lesser Signet of Might when striking a foe below the health threshold.
• Axe Mastery (Discipline) — Gain ferocity. Gain additional ferocity when wielding an axe. Axe skills gain reduced recharge and grant adrenaline when critically striking.
• Attacker's Insight (Spellbreaker) — Gain Insight when disabling foes or removing boons. Full Counter refreshes all burst skills on hit. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt and fear.
• Explosive Temper (Explosives) — Explosions grant stacking ferocity when they hit.
• No Scope (Firearms) — Critical hits on foes within the range threshold have a chance to grant fury. Fury grants you ferocity.
• Vicious Quarry (Skirmishing) — Fury grants ferocity and additional increased critical strike chance. When struck while below the health threshold, gain fury.
• Pet's Prowess (Beastmastery) — Your pet moves faster and deals more damage on critical hits.
• Honed Axes (Beastmastery) — You and your pet gain ferocity. Axe skills gain reduced recharge, and you gain additional ferocity while wielding an axe.
• No Quarter (Critical Strikes) — Landing a critical hit while under the effects of fury increases the duration of fury. Gain increased ferocity while under the effects of fury.
• Raging Storm (Air) — Critically striking a foe grants fury. Gain ferocity while under the effects of fury.
• Aeromancer's Training (Air) — Gain ferocity, and gain additional ferocity while attuned to air. Air weapon skills get a reduced recharge time.
• Fresh Air (Air) — Recharge air attunement on a critical hit. Gain a ferocity boost when attuning to air.
• Elemental Surge (Arcane) — Arcane skills gain reduced recharge, grant increased ferocity, and inflict a condition based on your attunement.
• Elemental Polyphony (Weaver) — Gain attributes based on your current attunement. When dual attuned, gain both benefits.
• Fencer's Finesse (Dueling) — Gain a stacking ferocity effect when you or one of your illusions strikes with a one-handed sword or a spear. Reduces recharge on sword and spear skills.
• Death Perception (Soul Reaping) — Gain increased critical-strike chance and ferocity when in a shroud.
• Reaper's Onslaught (Reaper) — Gain ferocity and quickness while in Reaper's Shroud. Hitting with Life Reap reduces the recharge time of shroud skills. Recharge reduction can only occur once per use of Life Reap.

Traits that convert to ferocity

• Great Fortitude (Strength) — Gain vitality and ferocity based on a percentage of your power.
• Blood Reaction (Berserker) — A percentage of precision is given as a bonus to ferocity. This bonus is doubled in berserk mode.
• Practiced Tolerance (Critical Strikes) — Gain ferocity based on your precision.
• Ferocious Winds (Air) — Gain ferocity based on your precision.

Related equipment

Equipment prefixes that increase Ferocity

This table lists prefixes that contain Ferocity as a Minor attribute (there are currently no prefixes that have it as the major attribute). For other prefixes that affect Ferocity, see the full listing at attribute combinations.

Prefix	Major attribute(s)	Minor attribute(s)
Berserker's	Power	Precision  Ferocity
Valkyrie	Power	Vitality  Ferocity
Assassin's	Precision	Power  Ferocity
Cavalier's	Toughness	Power  Ferocity
Grieving	Power  Condition Damage	Precision  Ferocity
Marauder	Power  Precision	Vitality  Ferocity
Crusader's	Power  Toughness	Ferocity  Healing Power
Diviner's	Power  Concentration	Precision  Ferocity

• For trinkets and jewels, Berserker is equivalent to Ruby, Valkyrie is equivalent to Beryl, and Assassin is equivalent to Opal. Marauder is equivalent to Ebony, and Crusader is equivalent to Agate.

Upgrade components that increase Ferocity

Gemstones/Jewels

• Peridot
• Ruby
• Beryl
• Opal

Runes

• Rune of the Air
• Rune of the Golemancer
• Rune of Rage
• Rune of Divinity*
• Rune of the Ogre*
• Rune of the Scholar
• Rune of the Deadeye
• Rune of the Eagle
• Rune of the Ranger
• Rune of the Traveler*
• Rune of the Wurm*
• Superior Sigil of Cruelty*

Runes and Sigils marked with a * do not follow the normal benefit pattern. See the respective rune pages for more info.

Related consumable

Food items that increase ferocity

Item	+Ferocity	Other Effects	Duration
Bowl of Basic Vegetable Soup	12	+10% Experience from kills.	15 minutes
Bowl of Simple Bean Chili	12	+10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Degun Shun Stew	30	+10% Experience from kills.	60 minutes
Bowl of Skalefin Soup	40	+50 Precision +10% Experience from kills.	10 minutes
Bowl of Tomato Zucchini Soup	40	+50 Precision +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Cauliflower Soup	50	+60 Precision +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Minotaur Steak	50	+60 Precision +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Butternut Squash Soup	60	+80 Precision +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Can of Butternut Squash Soup	60	+80 Precision	30 minutes
Avocado Smoothie	60	+80 Power +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup	70	+100 Precision +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup	70	+100 Power +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Sesame-Roasted Dinner	40	+100 Power for 30 seconds on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Plate of Coriander Crusted Meat Dinner	50	+120 Power for 30 seconds on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Plate of Steak and Asparagus Dinner	60	+160 Power for 30 seconds on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Can of Steak and Asparagus Dinner	60	+160 Power for 30 seconds on Kill	30 minutes
Dragon's Breath Bun	70	+200 Power for 30 seconds on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Plate of Truffle Steak Dinner	70	+200 Power for 30 seconds on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Carrot Soufflé	70	+200 Power for 30 seconds on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Dragon's Revelry Starcake	45	+20% Magic Find +45 Power +45 Precision +45 Vitality +45 Toughness +45 Healing Power +45 Condition Damage +45 Expertise +45 Concentration +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Red Lentil and Flatbread Feast	45	-15% Incoming Condition Duration +45 Power +45 Precision +45 Vitality +45 Toughness +45 Healing Power +45 Condition Damage +45 Expertise +45 Concentration +1% All Experience.	60 minutes
Bowl of Sauteed Zucchini with Nutmeg	40	50% Chance to gain Might on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Handful of Trail Mix	40	50% Chance to gain Might on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Cauliflower Sautee	50	60% Chance to gain Might on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Eggplant Sautee	60	80% Chance to gain Might on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Can of Eggplant Saute	60	80% Chance to gain Might on Kill	30 minutes
Egg in a Cloud	70	100% Chance to gain Might on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Truffle Sautee	70	100% Chance to gain Might on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Prickly Pear Sorbet	80	+28% Chance to gain Might on a Critical Hit +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Winterberry Sorbet	80	+28% Chance to gain Might on a Critical Hit +30% Magic Find +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Plate of Roasted Cactus	100	+33% Chance to gain Might on a Critical Hit +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Plate of Sweet Curried Mussels	70	100% chance to gain Fury on Kill +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Fancy Bean Chili	20	Day: +8% Chance to cause Burning on a Critical Hit Night: +8% Chance to Steal Life on a Critical Hit +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Zucchini Chili	30	Day: +12% Chance to cause Burning on a Critical Hit Night: +12% Chance to Steal Life on a Critical Hit +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Spiced Veggie Chili	20	Day: +14% Chance to cause Burning on a Critical Hit Night: +14% Chance to Steal Life on a Critical Hit +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Bowl of Spicy Veggie Chili	40	Day: +18% Chance to cause Burning on a Critical Hit Night: +18% Chance to Steal Life on a Critical Hit +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes
Can of Spicy Veggie Chili	40	Day: +18% Chance to cause Burning on a Critical Hit Night: +18% Chance to Steal Life on a Critical Hit	30 minutes
Bowl of Fire Veggie Chili	50	Day: +20% Chance to cause Burning on a Critical Hit Night: +20% Chance to Steal Life on a Critical Hit +10% Experience from kills.	30 minutes

Utility items that increase Ferocity

Item	+Ferocity	Other Effects	Duration
Furious Sharpening Stone	Gain Power Equal to 3% of Your Precision Gain Ferocity Equal to 3% of Your Precision	+10% Experience from kills.	30m

Notes

• Ferocity is not affected by personality choices, including character creation options such as Brute, despite its description.

Trivia

• Ferocity was first added to the game on April 15, 2014, replacing the Critical Damage stat found on items.

External links

• Learn About Critical Damage Changes

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Attributes

Primary	Power	Precision Critical Chance
	Toughness Armor	Vitality Health
Secondary	Concentration Boon Duration	Condition Damage	Expertise Condition Duration
	Ferocity Critical Damage	Healing Power
Profession	Guardian	Warrior
	Engineer	Ranger	Thief
	Elementalist	Mesmer	Necromancer
Special	Agony Resistance	Gold Find	Karma Gain
	Magic Find	XP Gain