Seven Weapons Stance

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Elite Stance. For 3...17...20 seconds, your weapon attributes are increased by +1...12...15 and you attack 33% faster. PvE Skill

Seven Weapons Stance

• 5
• 20

Profession

Warrior

Attribute

Strength

Type

Elite stance (PvE-only)

Campaign

Core

Elite Stance. For 3...17...20 seconds, your weapon attributes are increased by +1...12...15 and you attack 33% faster. PvE Skill

Concise description

Elite Stance. (3...17...20 seconds.) Weapon attributes are increased by +1...12...15. You attack 33% faster. PvE Skill

Progression
Strength Duration + Attributes	0 3 1 1 4 2 2 5 3 3 6 4 4 8 5 5 9 6 6 10 7 7 11 8 8 12 8 9 13 9 10 14 10 11 15 11 12 17 12 13 18 13 14 19 14 15 20 15 16 21 16 17 22 17 18 23 18 19 25 19 20 26 20 21 27 21

Acquisition

Signet of Capture

• Factions
  • Blade Ancient Syu-Shai (Raisu Palace (explorable area)) (requires a party member to be carrying a Proof of Triumph)

Note that as a PvE-only skill, Elite Skill Tomes cannot be used to learn this skill.

Notes

• This is a core skill, but Guild Wars Factions is required to obtain the skill.
• This skill will increase all weapon attributes regardless of the secondary profession selected and display them in the attributes list while the effect is active.
• Attributes are still capped at rank 20, see Attribute for more details.

See also

• Weapon swap
• Weapon set

Trivia

• This skill uses the same icon as the Guild Wars 2 Spellbreaker skill Imminent Threat.
• The name's skill refers to the seven physical damage martial weapons in the game: Sword, Axe, Hammer, Bow, Dagger, Scythe, Spear.
• Added to the game with the 22nd April 2020 update as part of the 15th Anniversary Celebration.