Strength

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Strength is the primary attribute of the Warrior profession.

When you use attack skills, each point of Strength gives you 1% armor penetration. Many skills, especially those related to surviving and inflicting damage, become more effective with higher Strength.

–In-game description


[edit] Inherent effect

Strength adds 1% of Armor penetration for each rank to attack skills that don't already have it.

[edit] Notes

  • A simple rule of thumb to understanding Strength's effect on damage is that each point roughly equates to 1% bonus weapon damage when using an attack skill (+damage from attack skills ignore armor). Slightly more at higher levels against 60-80AL targets, slightly less at lower levels against +100AL targets. Peak damage is reached against 60AL, with effectiveness dropping off against lower armor in the same manner as higher armor.
  • The inherrent effect does not apply to skills which already have armor penetration such as Penetrating Chop.
  • In addition to granting 1% armor penetration per rank when using attack skills (not all attacks), Strength also increases the effectiveness of Strength-related skills.
  • Most Strength skills are melee attacks or offensive stances. Strength also contains a number of skills related to adrenaline gain, attack speed, self-healing, defense, movement speed and bypassing or punishing blocking.
  • Strength is one of the attributes that are used as requirement for Shields.
  • Strength has the most Skills linked to it out of all the Primary Attributes.

[edit] Strength skills

Icon Name Description Image:Tango-adrenaline.png Energy Activation time Recharge time Campaign
Image:"I Meant to Do That!".jpg "I Meant to Do That!" Shout. If you are knocked down, you gain 1...4...5 strikes of adrenaline. 0 5 Energy 0 8 Recharge time Eye of the North
Image:"I Will Avenge You!".jpg "I Will Avenge You!" Shout. For each dead ally, you gain 10 seconds of +3...6...7 Health regeneration and your attack speed increases by 25%. 0 5 Energy 0 45 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:"I Will Survive!".jpg "I Will Survive!" Shout. You gain +3 Health regeneration for each condition you are suffering. This regeneration expires after 5...10...11 seconds. 0 5 Energy 0 30 Recharge time Quest reward Prophecies
Image:"You Will Die!".jpg "You Will Die!" Shout. If target foe is below 50% Health, you gain 1...3...3 strikes of adrenaline. 0 5 Energy 0 15 Recharge time Factions
Image:Battle Rage.jpg Battle Rage Elite Stance. For 5...17...20 seconds, you move 33% faster and gain double adrenaline from attacks. Battle Rage ends if you use any non-attack skills. When Battle Rage ends, you lose all adrenaline. 4 Adrenaline 0 0 0 Core
Image:Berserker Stance.jpg Berserker Stance Stance. For 5...10...11 seconds, you attack 33% faster and gain 50% more adrenaline. Berserker Stance ends if you use a skill. 0 5 Energy 0 20 Recharge time Core
Image:Body Blow.jpg Body Blow Melee Attack. If this attack hits, target foe takes +10...34...40 damage. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 5...13...15 seconds. 7 Adrenaline 0 0 0 Eye of the North
Image:Bull's Charge.jpg Bull's Charge Elite Stance. For 5...10...11 seconds, you move 33% faster and if you strike a moving foe in melee, that foe is knocked down. Bull's Charge ends if you use a skill. 0 5 Energy 0 20 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Bull's Strike.jpg Bull's Strike Melee Attack. If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +5...25...30 damage, and your target is knocked down. 0 5 Energy 0 10 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Burst of Aggression.jpg Burst of Aggression Stance. For 2...8...10 seconds, you attack 33% faster. When this Stance ends, you lose all adrenaline. 0 5 Energy 0 12 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Charging Strike.jpg Charging Strike Elite Stance. For 1...8...10 seconds, you run 33% faster. Your next successful melee hit does +10...34...40 damage and this Stance ends. This Stance ends if you use a Skill. 0 5 Energy 0 5 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Counterattack.jpg Counterattack Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...29...35 damage. If you hit an attacking foe, you gain 2...5...6 Energy. 0 5 Energy 0 6 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Defy Pain.jpg Defy Pain Elite Skill. For 12 seconds you have an additional 90...258...300 Health and an additional 20 armor. 6 Adrenaline 0 0 0 Prophecies
Image:Disarm.jpg Disarm Sword Attack. Interrupt target foe's action. If that action was an attack, all of that foe's attack Skills are disabled for 0...2...3 seconds. 0 5 Energy 0.5 ½ Activation time 20 Recharge time Eye of the North
Image:Dolyak Signet.jpg Dolyak Signet Signet. For 8...18...20 seconds, you have +10...34...40 armor and cannot be knocked down, but your movement is slowed by 75%. 0 0 0 20 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Dwarven Battle Stance.jpg Dwarven Battle Stance Elite Stance. For 5...10...11 seconds, you attack 33% faster, and if your hammer attacks hit, your target is interrupted. Dwarven Battle Stance ends if you use a skill. 0 10 Energy 0 20 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Endure Pain.jpg Endure Pain Skill. For 7...16...18 seconds you have an additional 90...258...300 Health. 0 5 Energy 0 30 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Enraging Charge.jpg Enraging Charge Stance. For 5...13...15 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 0...3...4 strikes of adrenaline. 0 5 Energy 0 20 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Flail.jpg Flail Stance. For 5...13...15 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 Adrenaline 0 0 0 Nightfall
Image:Flourish.jpg Flourish Elite Skill. All of your attack skills become recharged. You gain 2...6...7 Energy for each skill recharged by Flourish. 0 5 Energy 1 Activation time 8 Recharge time Prophecies
Image:Griffon's Sweep.jpg Griffon's Sweep Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If this attack is blocked, your target is knocked down and suffers 10...29...34 damage. 0 5 Energy 0 8 Recharge time Quest reward Prophecies
Image:Headbutt.jpg Headbutt Elite Skill. Target touched foe takes 40...88...100 damage. You are Dazed for 5...17...20 seconds. 0 15 Energy 0.75 ¾ Activation time 20 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Leviathan's Sweep.jpg Leviathan's Sweep Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If this attack is blocked, your target is knocked down and suffers 10...29...34 damage. 0 5 Energy 0 8 Recharge time Factions
Image:Lion's Comfort.jpg Lion's Comfort Skill. All of your signets are disabled for 12 seconds. You are healed for 50...98...110 Health, and gain 0...2...3 strike[s] of adrenaline. 4 Adrenaline 0 1 Activation time 1 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Magehunter Strike.jpg Magehunter Strike Elite Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +5...17...20 damage. If your target is under the effects of an Enchantment, this attack cannot be blocked. 0 5 Energy 0.5 ½ Activation time 3 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Power Attack.jpg Power Attack Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +10...34...40 damage. 0 5 Energy 0 3 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Primal Rage.jpg Primal Rage Elite Stance. For 10 seconds, all of your attacks have an additional 10...46...55% chance of being critical hits and have 20% armor penetration. Primal Rage disables all skills for 10 seconds. 0 5 Energy 0 15 Recharge time Factions
Image:Protector's Strike.jpg Protector's Strike Melee Attack. If this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 10...34...40 more damage. 0 5 Energy 0.5 ½ Activation time 3 Recharge time Quest reward Prophecies
Image:Rage of the Ntouka.jpg Rage of the Ntouka Elite Skill. Gain 1...6...7 strikes of adrenaline. For 10 seconds, whenever you use an adrenal Skill, that Skill recharges for 5 seconds. 0 5 Energy 0 15 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Rush.jpg Rush Stance. For 8...18...20 seconds, you move 25% faster. 4 Adrenaline 0 0 0 Prophecies
Image:Shield Bash.jpg Shield Bash Skill. For 5...10...11 seconds, while wielding a shield, the next attack skill used against you is blocked. If it was a melee skill, your attacker is knocked down and that skill is disabled for an additional 15 seconds. 0 5 Energy 0 20 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Signet of Stamina.jpg Signet of Stamina Signet. You have +50...250...300 maximum Health. This Signet ends if you successfully hit with an attack. 0 0 0.25 ¼ Activation time 20 Recharge time Nightfall
Image:Signet of Strength.jpg Signet of Strength Signet. Your next 1...13...16 attacks deal +5 damage. 0 0 1 Activation time 45 Recharge time Factions
Image:Sprint.jpg Sprint Stance. For 8...13...14 seconds, you move 25% faster. 0 5 Energy 0 15 Recharge time Quest reward Core
Image:Tiger Stance.jpg Tiger Stance Stance. For 4...9...10 seconds, you attack 33% faster. Tiger Stance ends if any of your attacks fail to hit. 0 5 Energy 0 20 Recharge time Factions
Image:Warrior's Cunning.jpg Warrior's Cunning Skill. For 5...10...11 seconds, your melee attacks cannot be blocked. 0 10 Energy 0 60 Recharge time Core
Image:Warrior's Endurance.jpg Warrior's Endurance Elite Stance. For 5...29...35 seconds, you gain 3 Energy each time you hit with a melee attack. Warrior's Endurance cannot raise your Energy above 10...22...25. 0 5 Energy 0 30 Recharge time Prophecies
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