Rending Claws

Slash your foe twice with ghostly claws to make them vulnerable. Vulnerability applied increases against foes below the health threshold. — In-game description

Rending Claws

Profession

Necromancer (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand axe

Game link

API

10561

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Rending Claws

Slash your foe twice with ghostly claws to make them vulnerable. Vulnerability applied increases against foes below the health threshold.

 Damage (2x): 440 (1.2)^?

 Damage (2x): 244 (0.666)^?

 Health Threshold: 50%

₂ Vulnerability (7s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage

₂ Vulnerability (6s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage

₂ Vulnerability below threshold (7s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage

₂ Vulnerability below threshold (6s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Curses

• Target the Weak — Increases critical-hit chance for each condition on the foe. Gain condition damage based on your precision.

Death Magic

• Corrupter's Fervor — Inflicting a condition on a foe grants carapace. Gain pulsing protection while at or above the carapace threshold.

Reaper

• Decimate Defenses — Striking a foe with vulnerability increases your critical hit chance.

Notes

• Attack speed is 1.04 seconds per attack.
• Vulnerability is applied before damage.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 02, 2023	Increased power coefficient from 1.0 to 1.2 in PvE only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.5 to 0.333. Reduced vulnerability duration from 7 seconds to 6 seconds.
December 12, 2017	Increased damage by 13%.
May 16, 2017	Applies twice as much vulnerability while your target is below 50% health.
October 18, 2016	The damage of this ability has been increased by 15%.
September 29, 2015	Increased the range to 900. Increased damage by 10%.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: The animation for this skill no longer hides your off-hand weapon.
May 19, 2015	This skill has been given a new animation.
September 09, 2014	Reduced aftercast of this ability by 0.2 seconds.
February 26, 2013	Vulnerability application from this ability have been increased from 5 seconds to 7 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Rending Claws has been added to the game.