Slicing Maelstrom

Primal Burst. Slice nearby enemies, removing boons and gaining adrenaline per boon removed. Deal more damage if your target has no boons. — In-game description

Slicing Maelstrom

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Specialization

Berserker

Slot

Profession mechanic

Weapon

Dagger

Type

Primal Burst

Game link

API

69290

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0.5½  5  

Slicing Maelstrom

Primal Burst. Slice nearby enemies, removing boons and gaining adrenaline per boon removed. Deal more damage if your target has no boons.

 Damage: 917 (2.5)^?

 Damage: 458 (1.25)^?

 Damage: 550 (1.5)^?

 Damage Increase: 50%

 Damage Increase: 5%

 Boons Removed: 2

 Adrenaline per Boon Removed: 1

 Range: 300

 Number of Targets: 5

— In-game description

Mechanics

• Similar to other skills that remove boons, it can go through  Aegis if it is the most recent boon applied.

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 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

• Primal Rage — Gain access to berserk mode and primal bursts.
• Smash Brawler — When you hit with a Primal Burst skill, extend the duration of your berserk. Critical-hit chance is increased while berserk.
• Heat the Soul — Grant boons to nearby allies when you use a Burst skill.
• King of Fires — Increase the duration of burning you apply. Gain fire aura when you critically hit an enemy. Berserker skills detonate fire aura, damaging and burning nearby foes.

Notes

• This skill uses the   Death Blossom animation without the forced movement.
• Although it states range in the tool-tip, it is actually radius.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 19, 2024	Increased the power coefficient from 1.25 to 1.5 in PvP only. Reduced the aftercast of this skill by 0.9 seconds.
November 07, 2023	(Undocumented) Previous change has been reverted.
September 26, 2023	(Undocumented) Increased power coefficient from 2.5 to 2.75 in PvE only.
August 22, 2023	Secrets of the Obscure release: Slicing Maelstrom has been added to the game.
June 27, 2023	Slicing Maelstrom was available during the beta event.