Pierces

Pierces is a line area of effect property of some projectile attacks that allows them to hit multiple enemies in their path within the maximum range instead of stopping at the first enemy the projectile hits.

Related skills

Weapon skills that pierce

•   Sword Wave — Sword
•   Zealot's Embrace — Hammer
•   Deflecting Shot — Longbow
•   Puncture Shot — Longbow
•   True Shot — Longbow
•   Bladetrail — Greatsword
•   Fan of Fire — Longbow
•   Pin Down — Longbow
•   Fierce Shot — Rifle
•   Volley — Rifle
•   Repeating Shot — Harpoon gun
•   Split Shot — Harpoon gun
•   Throw Shield — Shield
•   Rifle Burst — Rifle
•   Path of Scars — Axe
•   Splitblade — Axe
•   Poison Volley — Short bow
•   Coral Shot — Harpoon gun
•   Jagged Fan — Harpoon gun
•   The Ripper — Harpoon gun
•   Skirmisher's Shot — Rifle
•   Spotter's Shot — Rifle
•   Malicious Ripper — Harpoon gun
•   Dragon's Claw — Dagger, when attuned to fire
•   Vapor Blade — Dagger, when attuned to water
•   Arc Lightning — Scepter, when attuned to air
•   Dust Devil — Scepter, when attuned to earth
•   Phoenix — Scepter, when attuned to fire
•   Gust — Staff, when attuned to air
•   Shock Wave — Staff, when attuned to earth
•   Pile Driver — Staff, when attuned to air and earth
•   Absolute Zero — Trident, when attuned to air and water
•   Sodden Swath — Trident, when attuned to air and earth
•   Grand Finale — Hammer
•   Shock Blast — Hammer, when attuned to air
•   Counterspell — Scepter
•   Counter Blade — Sword
•   Phantasmal Berserker — Greatsword
•   Bladecall — Dagger
•   Flying Cutter — Dagger
•   Unstable Bladestorm — Dagger
•   Necrotic Grasp — Staff
•   Weeping Shots — Pistol

Bundle skills that pierce

•   Dragon Slash—Reach — Dragon Trigger
•   Flame Blast — Flamethrower
•   Flame Wave — Fiery Greatsword
•   Frost Fan — Frost Bow
•   Crippling Shield — Magnetic Shield (bundle)

Transform skills that pierce

•   Photon Blitz — Engage Photon Forge
•   Deathly Claws — Lich Form
•   Life Blast — Death Shroud
•   Plague Blast — Death Shroud
•   Dark Barrage — Harbinger Shroud

Elite skills that pierce

•   Thousand Cuts — Psionic

Profession mechanic skills that pierce

•   Spear of Justice — Virtue
•   Forceful Shot — Burst, Harpoon gun
•   Kill Shot — Burst, Rifle
•   Flaming Flurry — Primal Burst, Sword
•   Gun Flame — Primal Burst, Rifle
•   Scorched Earth — Primal Burst, Longbow
•   Throw Wrench — Tool belt, Tool Kit
•   Jade Buster Cannon — Overclock Signet
•   Spark Revolver — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Bladesong Harmony — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Sorrow — Bladesong

Common skills that pierce

•   Bodkin Shot — Tengu Longbow (bundle)
•   Dragonsblood Spear
•   Dragonsblood Spear
•   Fire — Ballista (Seraph)
•   Penetrating Sliver — Vlast Avenger
•   Rifle Shot — TT6-B Devourer

Related traits

Traits that pierce

• Heartpiercer (Renegade) — Your short bow skills now pierce. Bleeding you inflict deals more damage.
• Lead the Wind (Marksmanship) — Your longbow and harpoon-gun skills pierce and recharge faster. Striking foes beyond the range threshold grants boons.
• Light on your Feet (Skirmishing) — Damage and condition duration are increased after dodging or using Quick Shot. Short bow skills pierce and gain recharge reduction, and their attacks from behind or while flanking are improved.
• Deadly Aim (Critical Strikes) — Your pistol and harpoon gun attacks now pierce, but have reduced strike damage.

Trait skills that pierce

•   Dhuumfire (Dhuumfire) — Blast your foe with life force, setting them alight.
•   Dhuumfire (Dhuumfire) — Blast a foe with a plague that transfers one condition to them.

Notes

• Projectiles will pierce destructible objects, such as siege weaponry.