Melee Abilities

Introduction

Note: Use the Table of Contents present at the bottom of the channel, or in the pinned comments, to quickly navigate through this channel and find the information you are looking for.

Some general notes:

⬥ The game runs on an internal tick system: 1t (tick) = 0.6s (seconds).

⬥ The minimum time between abilities is called the global cooldown: 1 gcd = 3t = 1.8s.

⬥ Auto attacks will only give adrenaline if they hit (splash = no adrenaline gain).

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Debuff spells like Vuln or Enfeeble or Smoke Cloud do not given adrenaline.

⬥ Some useful sheets and resources are given below.

Ability Damage Maths

To calculate your ability hit damage in detail, click here. This is affected by factors such as your gear and other boosts.

Ability Hit Timings

To see detailed breakdowns on ability hit timings, click here. This refers to when hitsplats appear on your target.

Auto-attack Adren Gain

To see adrenaline gained with different auto attacks, click here.

Note: If you have any difficulties in using the tools or understanding what the information means, you can always ask in #pvm-help.

Melee

This section covers auto attacks, basics, thresholds, ultimate abilities and special attacks for Melee.

Autos

Default Melee Auto

⬥ Cooldown: Based on Weapon Speed • Fastest: 4t (2.4s) • Fast: 5t (3.0s) • Average: 6t (3.6s)

Basics

Chaos Roar

⬥ Cooldown: 100t (60s) ⬥ Unlocked using a Chaos Roar ability codex

⬥ Doubles the base damage of the next melee ability cast within 7.2s • So, it doubles all hits of bleeds (e.g.

) and multi-hit attacks (e.g.

) • Channels have multiple casts, so only doubles the first cast (e.g

hit 1)

Dismember

⬥ Cooldown: 25t (15s) ⬥ It is a Bleed: • Not affected by

or

• Hits every 2t (1.2s), for a total of 5 times ⬥ Can be extended: • Strength skillcape

passive adds 3 hits • Masterwork Spear of Annilihation

adds 2 hits ⬥ It is affected by

• Max hit increases by 20% per

rank

Backhand

⬥ Cooldown: 25t (15s) ⬥ Shares cooldown with Kick

⬥ Stuns for 2t (1.2s) ⬥ It is affected by

• Increases Max by 40% per

rank • Increases Minimum by 8% per

Rank • No longer stuns or binds

Kick

⬥ Cooldown: 25t (15s) ⬥ Shares cooldown with Backhand

⬥ Stuns for 2t (1.2s) ⬥ Causes Knockback: • Pushes 1x1 targets back 1 tile

Barge

⬥ Cooldown: 34t (20.4s) ⬥ It is a Mobility ability: • Will move you to Melee Distance ⬥ It is affected by Mobile

• Reduces cooldown to 17t (10.2s) • Removes adrenaline gain ⬥ Binds for 11t (6.6s) ⬥ It clears Binds

Greater Barge

⬥ Cooldown: 34t (20.4s) ⬥ All normal

things apply ⬥ It has additional effects: • Every tick (0.6s) since the player stopped attacking their target,

gains +10% to its max range and +2% to its min, capping at 10t (6s) for a total of 100% and 20%. Damage range go from 25%-125% to 45%-225% • After 8t (4.8s) pass since you stopped attacking, when you

, if you cast

/

within 10t (6s), it will covert the first one done into a damage over time ⬥ For details on how to use it, use !gbarge

Bladed Dive

⬥ Cooldown: 34t (20.4s) ⬥ It is a Mobility ability: • If you use it on a tile, it will

you to that tile • If you use it on a target it will

you some point at Melee Distance of the target (the movement is accounted 1t later than had you clicked a tile) ⬥ It is affected by Mobile

• Reduces cooldown to 17t (10.2s) • Removes adrenaline gain ⬥ It is an AoE: • Hits 3x3 around where you land if used on a target • This becomes 5x5 with

Halberd

⬥ If you use it on a target and it dies within 10t (6s), the cooldown ends

Cleave

⬥ Cooldown: 12t (7.2s) ⬥ It is an AoE

Decimate

⬥ Cooldown: 12t (7.2s) ⬥ It does more damage against Shielded targets: • It goes from a 37.6%-188% to 48.8%-244% ability

Sever

⬥ Cooldown: 25t (15s) ⬥ It reduces target's damage by 10% for 8t (4.8s)

Fury

⬥ Cooldown: 9t (5.4s) ⬥ It provides a passive critical hit buff: • 5% increased crit chance for each hit it does • Lost when swapping mainhands ⬥ Channelled ability

Greater Fury

⬥ Cooldown: 9t (5.4s) ⬥ It provides a passive critical hit buff: • 10% increased crit chance • Lost when swapping mainhands ⬥ When

crits it guarantees your next hit will crit too: • Does not affect autos

Havoc

⬥ Cooldown: 17t (10.2s) ⬥ Affected by Gloves of Passage

, details in #armour-and-weapons

Smash

⬥ Cooldown: 17t (10.2s) ⬥ Affected by Gloves of Passage

, details in #armour-and-weapons

Slice

⬥ Cooldown: 5t (3s) ⬥ Damage boosted on stun/bound targets: • Becomes a 105%-161% basic ⬥ Affected by

: • Gain (

Rank * 0.6) more adrenaline • Damage range is now 0.8 * original damage range

Punish

⬥ Cooldown: 40t (24s) ⬥ Damage boosted when target is <50% health • Becomes a 125%-250% basic

Thresholds

Slaughter

⬥ Cooldown: 50t (30s) ⬥ It is a Bleed: • Not affected by

or

• Hits every 2t (1.2s), for a total of 5 times ⬥ Triples damage when walked ⬥ Masterwork Spear of Annilihation

adds 2 hits

Blood Tendrils

⬥ Cooldown: 75t (45s) ⬥ It is a Bleed: • Not affected by

or

• Hits every 2t (1.2s), for a total of 5 times ⬥ Masterwork Spear of Annilihation

adds 2 hits

Assault

⬥ Cooldown: 50t (30s) ⬥ Channelled ability

Destroy

⬥ Cooldown: 34t (20.4s) ⬥ Shares cooldown with Hurricane

• Cooldowns split when cast with MH and OH Leng swords

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⬥ Stuns for 6t (3.6s) ⬥ Channelled ability

Hurricane

⬥ Cooldown: 34t (20.4s) ⬥ Shares cooldown with Destroy

• Cooldowns split when cast with MH and OH Leng swords

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⬥ It is an AoE: • 3x3 with player as centre • 5x5 with player as centre with Halberd-type weapon

Flurry

⬥ Cooldown: 34t (20.4s) ⬥ It is an AoE: • 3x3 with player as centre ⬥ Channelled Ability

Greater Flurry

⬥ Cooldown: 34t (20.4s) ⬥ All normal

things apply ⬥ Hits reduce

cooldown by 2t/hit (1.2s/hit) for up to an 8t (4.8s) ⬥ When used on a single target, hits go from 94%/ea to 157%/ea

Forceful Backhand

⬥ Cooldown: 25t (15s) ⬥ Shares cooldown with Stomp

⬥ Stuns for 6t (3.6s) ⬥ It is affected by

• Increases Max by 40% per

rank • Increases Minimum by 8% per

rank • No longer stuns or binds

Stomp

⬥ Cooldown: 25t (15s) ⬥ Shares cooldown with Forceful Backhand

⬥ Stuns for 6t (3.6s) ⬥ It causes Knockback • Pushes 1x1 targets back 1 tile

Quake

⬥ Cooldown: 34t (20.4s) ⬥ Applies a defence and affinity debuff: • +2 affinity • Reduces

level by 5% of base if level is >90% of base ⬥ It is an AoE: • 3x3 with player as centre • 5x5 with player as centre with Halberd-type weapon

Special Attacks

Ek-Zekkil

⬥ Cooldown: 100t (60s) ⬥ Adrenaline Cost: 50% (45% with

) ⬥ Does not benefit from the special attack accuracy buff ⬥ Non-bleed hit followed by a 6-hit bleed • Each hit deals a multiplicative 5% increase in damage from the previous ⬥ Masterwork Spear of Annihilation

adds 3 hits. Requires

⬥

,

and

's parasite bleed extend the

bleed by 1 hit each, capping at 5 extensions

Zaros Godsword

⬥ Cooldown: 100t (60s) ⬥ Adrenaline Cost: 50% (45% with

) ⬥ On cast buff ⬥ 7x7 area (enemy you cast spec on takes damage every 3t (1.8s) while in it) ⬥ Increases damage by 25% from t0→34t (35t/21s duration) • Buff starts t1 for autos, t2 for everything ⬥ Does not incur the auto cooldown, but will still attempt to force an auto ⬥ Can take weapon off and retain spec effect

Dragon Battleaxe

⬥ Adrenaline Cost: 100% (90% with

) ⬥ Drains 10% (rounded down) of your

,

, and

levels and gain a

level boost of 10 + 1 level for every 4 drained from your other stats ⬥ Boosts damage by 1.2 (stacks with for a 1.25 * 1.2 = 1.5 boost), or 1.1 when using , making it a 2 * 1.1 = 2.2 boost ⬥ Multiplicative 10% reduction to hitchance debuff ⬥ These effects lasts 1 minute ⬥ Can take weapon off and retain spec effect

Dragon Dagger

⬥ Adrenaline Cost: 25% (22.5% with

)

Dragon Halberd

⬥ Cooldown: 12t (7.2s) ⬥ Adrenaline Cost: 30% (27% with

) ⬥ It is an AoE

Dragon Claws

⬥ Adrenaline Cost: 50% (45% with

)

Statius's Warhammer

⬥ Adrenaline Cost: 35% (31.5% with

) ⬥ Applies an affinity and

reduction: • +5 affinity • Reduces

level by 30% of base

Vesta Longsword

⬥ Adrenaline Cost: 25% (22.5% with

)

Granite Maul

⬥ Adrenaline Cost: 50% (45% with

) ⬥ Can be used during the GCD

Ultimates

Berserk

⬥ Cooldown: 100t (60s) ⬥ It is an on cast buff ⬥ It increases damage by 100% from t0→t33 (34t/20.4s duration) ⬥ Wearing 3+ pieces of Vestments

extends the duration from t0→t33 (34t/20.4s) to t0→t43 (44t/26.6s) ⬥ It increases damage taken by 50% ⬥ Does not incur the auto cooldown

Meteor Strike

⬥ Cooldown: 100t (60s) ⬥ It is an AoE: • 3x3 with player as centre • 5x5 with player as centre with Halberd-type weapon ⬥ Provides a Critical Adrenaline buff: • For the next 30s,

critical hits give 10% adrenaline • This buff is applied on release of the ability

Pulverise

⬥ Cooldown: 100t (60s) ⬥ Reduces damage dealt by target by 25% ⬥ If target dies to

you gain 50% adrenaline

Overpower

⬥ Cooldown: 50t (30s) ⬥ Affected by the Igneous Kal-Ket

and the Igneous Kal-Zuk

: • Arenaline cost reduced to 60% • The ability has two hits.

Massacre

⬥ Cooldown: 100t (60s) ⬥ It is mostly a Bleed: • It does 6 hits, 5 of which are a bleed which means: • Not affected by

or

• Hits 5 times total, once every 2t (1.2s) ⬥ Masterwork Spear of Annihilation

adds 2 hits

Frenzy

⬥ Cooldown: 100t (60s) ⬥ Channelled ability

Balanced Strike

⬥ Cooldown: 200t (120s) ⬥ Compares player and targets current HP percentage; Higher of the two takes damage based on that difference, and lower is healed for half of that. For details read wiki