Critical hit
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Every time you make an attack you have a chance of scoring a critical hit. A critical hit deals more damage than a normal attack and can also give other bonuses depending on skills and profession. Critical hits are especially important to assassins as several of their skills and their primary attribute, Critical Strikes, increase the chance of critical hits and/or benefits from a successful critical hit.
A critical hit is indicated by a bigger visual hit effect and a distinct hit sound.
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[edit] Scoring a critical hit
The chance of scoring a critical hit depends on the target's level compared to the attacker's level. For martial weapons, the attacker's rank in the weapon's attribute is also a significant factor. There are also several skills, as well as the assassin attribute Critical Strikes, that influence the chance of scoring a critical hit. The critical hit rate of animal companions is influenced by the Ranger's rank in Beast Mastery, but is not affected by Critical Strikes.
If you strike a moving foe in the back, you will always score a critical hit. This is particularly important to remember when Kiting as you may end up causing more damage to yourself by the critical hits your attackers are making.
[edit] Damage
The damage from a critical hit with a weapon is based on weapon's maximum damage, making weapons with high maximum damage like axes, hammers and especially scythes very effective if you manage to score a critical hit. The exact damage of a critical hit is based on a simple formula: The weapon's maximum damage multiplied by the square root of 2 (1.414...). The damage for an animal companion or undead minion's critical hits is not based on its maximum damage, instead applying the multiplier to the attacker's normal damage range. Some monsters, including Abyssals, Wallows and many Giants, cause knock down when they score critical hits.
[edit] Related skills
Skills that will result in a critical hit
Decapitate
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Wild Blow
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Keen Chop
Critical Strike
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Malicious Strike - if target suffers from a condition.
Skills that increase critical hit chance
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Critical Eye - +3...13...15%
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Siphon Strength - +33% on target
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Way of the Assassin - +5...29...35%, if wielding daggers
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Way of the Master - +3...27...33%, if wielding a non-dagger weapon
"Go for the Eyes!" - +30...86...100%
Skills that prevent critical hits
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Balanced Stance - to user
Stoneflesh Aura - to user
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Stone Sheath - from foe
Dulled Weapon - from foe
Skills that benefit from critical hits
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Critical Chop - interrupt
Disrupting Accuracy - interrupt, if using a bow
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Keen Arrow - +5...21...25 damage
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Critical Agility - reapplies itself
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Critical Defenses - reapplies itself
- Critical Eye - gain 1 energy
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Dark Apostasy - remove enchantment
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Way of Perfection - gain 10...34...40 health
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Vicious Attack - deep wound for 5...13...15 seconds
[edit] Critical Strikes skill multiplication
Table for Way of the Assassin
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Critical Eye * Critical Strikes (no WotA) WotA * Critical Strikes Rank (no CE) Critical Eye * WotA * Critical Strikes Rank
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0 3 5 8
1 5 8 11
2 6 10 14
3 8 13 17
4 10 16 20
5 11 18 23
6 13 21 26
7 15 24 29
8 16 26 32
9 18 29 35
10 20 32 38
11 21 34 41
12 23 37 44
13 25 40 47
14 26 42 50
15 28 45 53
16 30 48 56
17 31 50 59
18 33 53 62
19 35 56 65
20 36 58 68
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Table for Way of the Master
| Progression | |
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Critical Eye * Critical Strikes (no WotM) WotM * Critical Strikes Rank (no CE) Critical Eye * WotM * Critical Strikes Rank
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0 3 3 6
1 5 6 9
2 6 8 12
3 8 11 15
4 10 14 18
5 11 16 21
6 13 19 24
7 15 22 27
8 16 24 31
9 18 27 34
10 20 30 37
11 21 32 40
12 23 35 43
13 25 38 46
14 26 40 49
15 28 43 52
16 30 46 55
17 31 48 58
18 33 51 61
19 35 54 64
20 36 56 67
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Please note that this is not simple addition. Critical chance multiplies between skills. Also, the formula that determines the base critical rate is unknown so there's no real way to know what the maximum critical hit percentage is. All this calculation shows is how Critical Eye lacks synergy with WotM or WotA to increase the addition to your critical chance.
[edit] Notes
- Isaiah Cartwright posted an excel formula for base critical hits on his talk page.
