Trickery

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"Watch your step."

Trickery offers new ways to manage initiative in combat as well as various augments to the Steal skill.

— In-game description

Trickery is a core specialization for the thief that focuses on use of steal and managing initiative.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Kleptomaniac		Stealing gives you initiative.
Major Adept	Uncatchable		Leave behind lesser caltrops when you dodge.
Major Adept	Burst of Agility		Use Lesser Haste when attacking a foe from behind or from the side or when they are defiant.
Major Adept	Thrill of the Crime		When you Steal, you and all nearby allies gain fury, might, and swiftness for 10 seconds.
Minor Master	Preparedness		Increases maximum initiative by 3. Gain increased expertise.
Major Master	Bountiful Theft		Stealing grants you and all nearby allies vigor. You rip boons from your target and grant them to nearby allies. Grant additional boons to allies if your target has no boons.
Major Master	Trickster		Tricks remove conditions.
Major Master	Pressure Striking		Enemies you interrupt are inflicted with torment. This trait can only affect enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
Minor Grandmaster	Lead Attacks		Increases all damage dealt per initiative spent. Steal gains reduced recharge time.
Major Grandmaster	Quick Pockets	8	Gain initiative on swapping weapons while in combat.
Major Grandmaster	Sleight of Hand		Stealing also dazes the target. Reduces the recharge of Steal.
Major Grandmaster	Deadly Ambush		Stealing also applies bleeding. Bleeding you inflict deals more damage.

See also: List of thief traits

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