Forceful Shot

Burst. Fire a forceful shot. Damage increases with adrenaline level. — In-game description

Forceful Shot

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Slot

Profession mechanic

Weapon

Harpoon gun

Type

Burst

Game link

API

14544, 14469, 14470, 14471

This skill is only available underwater and has no land replacement.

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Forceful Shot

Burst. Fire a forceful shot. Damage increases with adrenaline level.

 Level 1 damage: 825 (2.25)^?

 Level 2 damage: 1,009 (2.75)^?

 Level 3 damage: 1,192 (3.25)^?

 Pierces

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits

Strength

• Building Momentum — Burst skills restore endurance on hit.
• Berserker's Power — Gain increased strike damage when you use a burst skill; this damage increase is based on your adrenaline.

Arms

• Sundering Burst — Burst skills inflict vulnerability if they hit and inflict additional vulnerability if the attack is a critical hit. Can only occur once per interval per target for multihit burst skills.
• Burst Precision — Burst skills have an increased critical chance. Gain bonus critical-hit chance and ferocity for a duration when you hit with a burst skill. Duration is based on adrenaline spent.

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.
• Adrenal Health — Gain health based on adrenaline spent.
• Cleansing Ire — Gain adrenaline when hit. Remove a condition when you hit with a burst skill, then remove an additional condition for every bar of adrenaline spent.

Tactics

• Marching Orders — Periodically gain Soldier's Focus. Hitting with a burst skill expends Soldier's Focus to grant might to nearby allies.

Discipline

• 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

• Heat the Soul — Grant boons to nearby allies when you use a Burst skill.

Spellbreaker

• Attacker's Insight — 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.
• Magebane Tether — Hitting with a burst skill casts Magebane Tether on your target if they are within range.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
September 23, 2017	Fixed a bug in which this skill could be cast without sufficient adrenaline.
January 26, 2016	This skill now pierces by default.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Using a burst skill for your equipped weapon will now set the recharge of all adrenaline tiers of that burst skill. The recharge of all burst skills has been reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
December 10, 2013	Fixed the skill facts to indicate the damage increase when Burst Mastery is traited.
November 15, 2012	This skill is now a projectile combo finisher.
October 22, 2012	This skill's damage has been increased by about 70%, and its activation time has been increased.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Forceful Shot has been added to the game.