Fierce Blow

Weaken your foe with a fierce blow, dealing increased damage when striking a controlled or defiant foe. Controls include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. — In-game description

Fierce Blow

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Weapon

Hammer

Game link

API

14386

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Fierce Blow

Weaken your foe with a fierce blow, dealing increased damage when striking a controlled or defiant foe.
Controls include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

 Damage: 726 (1.8)^?

 Damage: 404 (1.0)^?

 Damage to Controlled Foes: 1,090 (2.7)^?

 Damage to Controlled Foes: 734 (1.82)^?

 Weakness (4s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

 Weakness (2s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

 Number of Targets: 3

 Range: 150

— In-game description

Related traits

Defense

• Cull the Weak — Deal increased strike damage to weakened foes. Burst skills inflict weakness. Can only occur once per interval per target for multihit burst skills.
• Merciless Hammer — Hammer and mace skills deal increased damage when striking a disabled or defiant foe. Gain adrenaline when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, taunt, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and launch.

Notes

• This skill cleaves.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 14, 2023	Increased cooldown from 4 seconds to 5 seconds in PvP only.
December 13, 2022	This skill now applies its bonus damage against creatures with a defiance bar.
November 29, 2022	The bonus damage from this skill will now affect defiant enemies.
March 29, 2022	Increased power coefficient against noncontrolled targets from 0.77 to 1.0 in PvP and WvW.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: Increased the damage dealt to disabled foes by 25% in PvE only. (Competitive split) Reduced base power coefficient from 1.8 to 0.77. Reduced power coefficient against controlled foes from 2.16 to 1.82. Reduced weakness duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 6 seconds to 4 seconds.
October 02, 2018	In addition to its previous effects, this skill now deals increased damage when striking a controlled foe. Control effects include stun, daze, knock back, pull, knock down, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
February 22, 2017	The base damage dealt by this skill has been increased by 28%.
January 26, 2016	The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 12 seconds to 6 seconds. Its weakness duration has been reduced from 8 seconds to 4 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Fierce Blow has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.