Serpent's Strike

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Serpent's Strike

Profession
Ranger icon small.png Ranger (skill list)
Weapon
Main hand sword
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngNo related skill available in slot 4No related skill available in slot 5
Movement
Leap
Game link
API
12482
0.75¾ Activation time  
8 Recharge time
16 Recharge time
 
Serpent's Strike

Leap to your target and cripple them. If your target is disabled, defiant, or movement impaired, immobilize them instead.

Damage.png Damage: 1,100 (3.0)?
Damage.png Damage: 550 (1.5)?
Crippled.png Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed
Immobile.png Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.
Immobile.png Immobilize (10.5½s): Unable to move.
Poisoned.png Poison (6s): 201 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Evade.png Evade: 0.5½ seconds
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Leap
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Marksmanship Marksmanship

Skirmishing Skirmishing

Wilderness Survival Wilderness Survival

  • Poison Master Poison Master — Upon using a Beast ability, your pet's next attack will inflict poison; your poison damage is increased.

Druid Druid

Soulbeast Soulbeast

Notes[edit]

  • The attack is performed after the evasive leap.
  • Does not require a target to be used, thus allowing it to be used as a movement skill.
    • The evade happens during the animation even in close combat

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
June 27, 2023
  • This skill has been moved to the third slot and has been reworked. You will now leap to your target while evading, applying poison and cripple on hit. This skill will immobilize instead of cripple if the target is movement impaired or disabled.
June 30, 2022
  • Damage multiplier increased from 0.8 to 1.5 in PvE only.
October 01, 2019
  • This skill is now the follow-up skill to Monarch's Leap. It no longer has a recharge.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • Increased the number of poison stacks from 1 stack for 6 seconds to 2 stacks for 6 seconds.
  • Movement-speed adjustments no longer affect the intended travel distance.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Serpent's Strike has been added to the game.