Weakness

The visual effect of a weakened character: white shroud circling around the calves

Condition. While suffering from this Condition, you deal less damage with attacks and all of your attributes are reduced by 1.

Concise description: You deal 66% less damage with attacks and your attributes are reduced by 1.

— in-game description

Game mechanics

• Weakness is a condition that reduces the equipped weapon's base damage by 66%.
  • Bonus damage (e.g. from attack skills or "I Am The Strongest!") is not reduced.
• Weakness also reduces all attributes by 1.
  • Attributes at rank 0 are not affected, even when boosted to a higher value by runes or skills such as Master of Magic.
  • Title skills, being tied to Title ranks instead of attributes, are not affected.
  • This can cause a character to no longer meet the requirements of their weapon (or certain skills), reducing especially the effectiveness of builds that set attributes based on breakpoints.

Upgrades

• Heavy weapon upgrades extend the duration by 33%.
• A Rune of Clarity and the inscription "Only the Strong Survive" reduce the duration by 20% each.

Skills that cause weakness

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	"You Are All Weaklings!"	Shout. Inflicts Weakness condition (8...12 seconds). Also affects adjacent foes.	0	055	0	01212		a	Norn rankZ	Eye of the North
	"You're All Alone!"	Elite Shout. Inflicts Cripple and Weakness conditions (8 seconds). No effect if target foe is near one of its allies.	0	055	0	01010		warriora	Z	Nightfall
	Anthem of Weariness	Chant. (8 seconds.) Allies in earshot inflict Weakness (1...13...16 second[s]) with their next attack skill.	0	055	01.001	01010		paragona	CommandZ	Eye of the North
	Armor of Sanctity	Enchantment Spell. Inflicts Weakness condition on all adjacent foes (5...13...15). You take 5...17...20 less damage from foes with a condition. (15 seconds.)	0	055	00.250.25¼	01515		dervisha	Earth PrayersZ	Nightfall
	Attacker's Insight	Flash Enchantment Spell. (3...9...10 seconds.) Gives 50% block chance while attacking. End Effect: Causes Weakness 3...13...15 seconds to adjacent foes.	0	1010	0	01010		dervisha	Wind PrayersZ	Nightfall
	Axe Twist	Axe Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage and inflicts Weakness condition (20 seconds) if target foe has a Deep Wound.	5	0	0	0		warriora	Axe MasteryZ	Prophecies
	Blood of the Aggressor	Spell. Steal 5...37...45 Health. Inflicts Weakness (3...10...12 seconds) if target foe was attacking.	0	055	01.001	0055		necromancera	Blood MagicZ	Nightfall
	Desperation Blow	Melee Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. Inflicts one of the following random conditions: Deep Wound (20 seconds), Weakness (20 seconds), Bleeding (25 seconds), or Crippled (15 seconds). You are knocked-down.	0	055	0	0077		warriora	TacticsZ	Prophecies
	Devastating Hammer	Elite Hammer Attack. Causes knock-down. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds).	7	0	0	0		warriora	Hammer MasteryZ	Core
	Drunken Blow	Melee Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. Inflicts one of the following random conditions: Deep Wound (20 seconds), Weakness (20 seconds), Bleeding (25 seconds), or Crippled (15 seconds). You are knocked-down.	0	055	0	0077		warriora	TacticsZ	Factions
	Earthen Shackles	Hex Spell. (3 seconds.) Target and nearby foes move 90% slower. Applies Weakness for 5...17...20 seconds when it ends.	0	1010	01.001	01515		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Eye of the North
	Ebon Hawk	Spell. Projectile: deals 10...70...85 earth damage and inflicts Weakness condition (5...13...15 seconds).	0	1010	01.001	0055		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Nightfall
	Enervating Charge	Spell. Deals 25...45...50 lightning damage. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds). 25% armor penetration.	0	1010	01.001	0088		elementalista	Air MagicZ	Core
	Enfeeble	Spell. Inflicts Weakness condition (10...26...30 seconds).	0	055	00.250.25¼	0055		necromancera	CursesZ	Prophecies
	Enfeeble (PvP)	Spell. Inflicts Weakness condition (10...26...30 seconds).	0	055	00.250.25¼	01010		necromancera	CursesZ	Prophecies
	Enfeebling Blood	Spell. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds) on this foe and nearby foes.	}10%	011	01.001	0088		necromancera	CursesZ	Core
	Enfeebling Blood (PvP)	Spell. Inflicts Weakness condition (1...13...16 second[s]) on this foe and nearby foes.	}17%	011	01.001	0088		necromancera	CursesZ	Core
	Enfeebling Touch	Touch Skill. Causes 5...41...50 Health loss. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds).	0	055	00.750.75¾	0055		necromancera	CursesZ	Factions
	Forceful Blow	Elite Hammer Attack. Deals +10...26...30 damage. Remove target foe's stance. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds). Unblockable.	5	0	0	0		warriora	Hammer MasteryZ	Factions
	Oppressive Gaze	Spell. Deals 10...26...30 damage to target and adjacent foes. Inflicts Poison and Weakness (3...10...12 second) on foes suffering from a condition.	0	1010	01.001	01010		necromancera	Blood MagicZ	Factions
	Pulverizing Smash	Hammer Attack. Inflicts Weakness and Deep Wound conditions (5...17...20 seconds) if target foe is knocked-down.	4	0	0	0		warriora	Hammer MasteryZ	Eye of the North
	Shield of Force	Flash Enchantment Spell. (1...13...16 second[s].) Blocks the next 1 attack against you. Knocks down and inflicts Weakness (5...17...20 seconds) on all adjacent attacking foes.	0	1010	0	01212		dervisha	Earth PrayersZ	Eye of the North
	Shockwave	Elite Spell. Foes in the area take 15...51...60 earth damage and are Weakened (1...8...10 second[s]). Nearby foes also take +15...51...60 earth damage and have Cracked Armor (1...8...10 second[s]). Adjacent foes also take +15...51...60 earth damage and are Blinded (1...8...10 second[s]).	0	1010	01.001	01515		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Factions
	Signet of Weariness	Signet. Also affects foes near your target. Causes 3...7...8 Energy loss and inflicts Weakness (1...10...12 second[s]).	0	0	02.002	03030		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Prophecies
	Staggering Blow	Hammer Attack. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds).	4	0	01.001	0		warriora	Hammer MasteryZ	Core
	Stone Sheath	Elite Enchantment Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Gives you and target ally +1...24...30 armor and immunity to critical hits. Initial effect: Foes near you and target ally are struck for 15...59...70 earth damage and are Weakened (5...17...20 seconds).	0	1010	01.001	01515		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Nightfall
	Thunderclap	Elite Spell. Deals 10...42...50 lightning damage. Also strikes adjacent foes. Inflicts Cracked Armor and Weakness (5...17...20 seconds). Causes interrupt. 25% armor penetration.	0	1010	01.001	0088		elementalista	Air MagicZ	Prophecies
	Ursan Roar	Shout. (2...5 seconds) Inflicts Weakness condition to foes in earshot. Allies in earshot deal +5...15 damage per attack.	0	0	0	01515		a	Norn rankZ	Eye of the North
	Virulence	Elite Spell. Inflicts Disease, Poison, and Weakness conditions (3...13...15 seconds). No effect unless this foe already had a condition.	0	055	01.001	01515		necromancera	Death MagicZ	Prophecies
	Ward of Weakness	Ward Spell. (5...17...20 seconds). Inflicts Weakened condition (5...17...20 seconds) to any foes that take elemental damage in this ward.	0	1010	01.001	02020		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Eye of the North
	Weakness Trap	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Deals 24...50 lightning damage. Inflicts Weakness condition (10...20 seconds). Knocks-down Charr. Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	03030		a	Ebon Vanguard rankZ	Eye of the North
	Wearying Spear	Spear Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. You are Weakened (5 seconds).	3	0	0	0		paragona	Spear MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Wearying Strike	Scythe Attack. Remove 1 Dervish Enchantment. Removal Effect: Inflicts Deep Wound condition (3...9...10 seconds). You are Weakened (10 seconds) if an enchantment is not lost.	6	0	0	0		dervisha	Scythe MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Withering Aura	Enchantment Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Target ally's melee attacks cause Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds.)	0	055	01.001	0033		necromancera	Death MagicZ	Eye of the North

Related skills

Skills that benefit from weakness

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Auspicious Blow	Hammer Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage and you gain 3...7...8 Energy. Unblockable if target foe is Weakened.	5	0	0	0		warriora	Hammer MasteryZ	Factions
	Fierce Blow	Hammer Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound (1...7...8 second[s]) if target foe is Weakened.	6	0	0	0		warriora	Hammer MasteryZ	Factions
	Glowstone	Spell. Projectile: deals 5...41...50 earth damage. You gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if target foe is Weakened.	0	055	00.750.75¾	0077		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Nightfall
	Stoning	Spell. Projectile: deals 45...93...105 earth damage. Causes knock-down if target foe is Weakened.	0	1515	01.001	0055		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Core
	Teinai's Heat	Ward Spell. (10...14...15 seconds.) Causes -2...4...5 health [sic] degeneration. Weakened foes in the ward attack 33% slower. Disabled for 20 seconds.	0	1515	01.001	02020		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Factions

Skills with weakness-dependent effects

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Heavy Blow	Hammer Attack. Deals +1...24...30 damage and causes knock-down if target foe is Weakened. Lose all adrenaline.	5	0	0	0		warriora	Hammer MasteryZ	Core

See also

• List of condition removal skills

Trivia

• Weakness has the same animation as Cracked Armor.

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