Vulnerability

Vulnerability

Effect type

Condition

Stacking

Intensity

Game link

“

Damage and condition damage taken are increased; stacks intensity.

— In-game description

Vulnerability is a condition which increases damage the target takes by 1% for each stack, up to a maximum of 25 times.

Related skills

See also: Condition#Related skills

Weapon skills that apply vulnerability

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   Chains of Light
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   Aimed Shot
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   Brutal Shot
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   Crushing Blow
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   Cyclone Axe
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   Greatsword Slice
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   Greatsword Swing
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   Bladestorm
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   Jump Shot
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   Sun Edge
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   Sun Ripper
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   Negative Bash
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   Equalizing Blow
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   Shock Shield
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   Thunderclap
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   Hunter's Call
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   Maul
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   Rapid Fire
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   Whirling Defense
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   Groundwork Gouge
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   Deadly Delivery
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   Body Shot
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   Cloak and Dagger
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   Dust Strike
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   Punishing Strikes
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   Brutal Aim
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   Deadly Aim
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   Ice Spike
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   Shatterstone
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   Vapor Blade
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   Lightning Orb
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   Quantum Strike
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   Mind Gash
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   Mind Slash
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   Mirror Blade
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   Winds of Chaos (randomly)
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   Reaper's Touch
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   Rending Claws
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   Death Spiral
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   Preparation Thrust
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   Brutal Blade (chain from Preparation Thrust)
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   Shackling Wave

Underwater weapon skills that apply vulnerability

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   Spear of Light
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   Rapid Assault
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   Mistsfire (with  Legendary Assassin Stance)
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   Portal Fire (with  Legendary Assassin Stance)
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   Reckoning Blast (with  Legendary Assassin Stance)
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   Torrential Mists (with  Legendary Assassin Stance)
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   Puncture Shot
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   Detonate Mines
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   Scatter Mines
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   Surging Maw
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   Flanking Dive
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   Electrocute
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   Frozen Abyss
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   Wicked Spiral

Healing skills that apply vulnerability

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   Consume Conditions (on self)

Utility skills that apply vulnerability

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   Sword of Justice
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   Light's Judgment
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   Voice of Truth
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   Gaze of Darkness (chain from Facet of Darkness)
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   Icerazor's Ire
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   "On My Mark!"
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   Sundering Leap
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   Automatic Fire (overcharge from Rifle Turret)
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   Storm Spirit (chance on hit for allies in range of the spirit)
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   Skale Venom
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   Binding Shadow
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   Signet of Air
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   Primordial Stance (when attuned to Air)
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   Epidemic (on self)
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   Signet of Spite
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   Well of Suffering

Elite skills that apply vulnerability

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   Plaguelands
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   Jade Winds

Skills with special conditions that apply vulnerability

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   Bash (with Rampage)
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   Brutal Banner (with Banner of Strength)
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   Analyze (tool belt skill of Utility Goggles)
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   Fumigate (from Elixir Gun)
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   Smack (from Tool Kit)
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   Whack (from Tool Kit)
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   Throw Wrench (tool belt skill of Tool Kit)
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   Corona Burst (from Photon Forge)
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   Launch Wall (with Photon Wall active)
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   Frenzied Attack (Moa pet skill)
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   Slash (Feline pet skill)
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   Swoop (Bird pet skill)
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   Weakening Venom (Cave Spider pet skill)
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   Shoot Rifle (stolen)
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   Ambush Assault (while under the effect of Mirage Cloak)
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   Elemental Requiem (with Tornado and Electrified Tornado)
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   Frost Volley (with Conjure Frost Bow)
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   Glyph of Storms (When in Air Attunement)
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   Overload Air (When in Air Attunement)
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   Fracturing Strike (when attuned to Fire Attunement & Earth Attunement while wielding a Scepter)
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   Plasmic Strike (when attuned to Fire Attunement & Air Attunement while wielding a Trident)
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   Natural Frenzy (when attuned to Water Attunement & Earth Attunement while wielding a Sword)
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   Stone Tide (when attuned to Water Attunement & Earth Attunement while wielding a Scepter)
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   Gale Strike (when attuned to Air Attunement & Earth Attunement while wielding a Sword)
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   Lich's Gaze (with Lich Form)
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   Dark Pact (when removing protection)
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   Unholy Feast (when removing protection)
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   Feast of Corruption (when removing protection)
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   Enfeebling Blood (when removing protection)
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   Corrupt Boon (when removing protection)
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   Well of Corruption (when removing protection)
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   Nightfall (when removing protection)
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   "Nothing Can Save You!" (when removing boons)
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   Oakheart Swipe (with Avatar of Melandru)
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   Centaur Dash (with Centaur Banner)

Downed skills that apply vulnerability

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   Discharge Lightning

Combos that apply vulnerability

•  Combo Field: Lightning ×  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
•  Combo Field: Lightning ×  Combo Finisher: Whirl

Weapon skills that benefit from vulnerability

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   Fierce Shot (gains extra adrenaline)
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   Ghastly Claws (deals bonus damage per stack)

Related traits

See also: Condition#Related traits

Traits that apply vulnerability

•  Symbolic Exposure — Symbols inflict vulnerability on foes.
•  Binding Jeopardy — Immobilizing or blinding a foe also applies vulnerability to them.
•  Big Game Hunter — Striking an enemy tethered by your Spear of Justice inflicts vulnerability and increases damage dealt. Tether duration is increased.
•  Dulled Senses — Enemies you knock back are crippled. Enemies you cripple are also inflicted with vulnerability.
•  Expose Defenses — Your first attack when entering combat applies vulnerability. This ability is refreshed when you use an elite skill.
•  Ashen Demeanor — Disabling a foe cripples your enemy, which leaves them vulnerable and inspires you with Kalla's Fervor.
•  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.
•  Sundering Mace — Stuns, dazes, and knock downs applied by mace skills last longer against vulnerable foes. Mace skills gain reduced recharge.
•  Steel-Packed Powder — Explosions cause vulnerability.
•  Lock On — Striking a foe while you're stealthed triggers Invisible Analysis. Disabling a foe triggers Controlled Analysis. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
•  Expert Examination — Stunning or dazing a foe applies vulnerability and weakness to them. Gyro skills debilitate enemies upon death.
•  Opening Strike — You and your pet inflict vulnerability with your first strike when entering combat.
•  Deadly Trapper — Traps apply vulnerability to enemies and grant you might. Trap recharges are reduced.
•  Sundering Shade — Stealth Attack abilities inflict vulnerability and grant fury upon successfully hitting foes..
•  Electric Discharge — Strike your target with a bolt of lightning when attuning to air.
•  Arcane Precision — Skills have a chance to apply a condition on critical hits.
•  Illusion of Vulnerability — Inflict vulnerability when you interrupt a foe. This trait can only effect enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
•  Dazzling — Dazing a foe also applies vulnerability.
•  Rending Shatter — Shatter skills inflict vulnerability on hit.
•  Dread — Inflicting fear on a foe applies vulnerability. Deal increased damage to foes inflicted with fear.
•  Death's Embrace — Inflict vulnerability when you strike a foe below the health threshold. Deal more damage while downed.
•  Bitter Chill — Chilling a foe inflicts vulnerability.
•  Path of Corruption — Shroud skill 2 now additionally converts boons into conditions.
•  Signets of Suffering — Signets have improved passive effects. Gain the benefits of your equipped signet passives while in shroud. Signets recharge every second that you are in shroud.
•  Unyielding Blast — Shroud skill 1 causes vulnerability.

Traits that benefit from vulnerability on foes

•  Focused Siphoning — When you strike foes that have vulnerability, siphon life from them.
•  Targeted Destruction — Deal increased damage to targets with vulnerability.
•  Shaped Charge — Deal more damage to targets with vulnerability.
•  Piercing Shards — While attuned to water, your spells deal more damage to vulnerable foes. Vulnerability lasts longer.
•  Fragility — Deal more damage for each stack of vulnerability on your target.
•  Decimate Defenses — Striking a foe with vulnerability increases your critical hit chance.

Traits that improve vulnerability

•  Piercing Shards — While attuned to water, your spells deal more damage to vulnerable foes. Vulnerability lasts longer.

Traits that remove vulnerability

•  Guarded Initiation — Remove conditions when striking an enemy while your health is above the threshold.

Related Equipment

See also: Condition#Related equipment

Upgrade components that affect vulnerability on foes

Sigils

• Sigil of Peril (increases duration)

Upgrade components that apply vulnerability on foes

Sigils

• Sigil of Frailty (on hit)
• Sigil of Rending (on interrupt)

Player chatter

• When vulnerability is applied to a character they will occasionally shout out one of the following lines, depending on their race and gender.

Race	Gender
	Male	Female
Asura	I am exposed!	Structural integrity... compromised.
Charr	I feel so... vulnerable...	Too vulnerable like this!
Human	I feel so... vulnerable...	So...vulnerable...
Norn	Feeling vulnerable!	This... is going to hurt.
Sylvari	I need cover!	I'm exposed.

Version history

Patch	Changes
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: This condition was changed so that it not only increases direct damage, it also increases condition damage. Each stack will increase direct damage by 1% and condition damage by 1%. Boon to Condition Conversion: Protection converts to 3 stacks of vulnerability for 10 seconds (+2 stacks).
August 28, 2012	Game release: Vulnerability has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A similar mechanic exists in the original Guild Wars, known as Cracked Armor.
• This condition was changed to increase damage from conditions in the June 23, 2015 game update.

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Effects (stacking)