bruiser Skills List
Lvl 3 Skills
Assault
A melee attack that strikes all nearby enemies surrounding the fighter.
Taunt
Increases the target's hate towards the fighter.
Lvl 4 Skills
Stance: Toughness
Greatly increases defense, parry and physical damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the fighter's primary defensive stance
Lvl 6 Skills
Intervene
Allows the fighter to protect an ally from taking damage, by absorbing some of the damage an ally would otherwise take
Lvl 8 Skills
Shout
Increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the fighter.
Lvl 10 Skills
Power Strike
A melee attack that deals moderate damage and decreases the target's defense if it hits.
Provoke
Increases the target's hate towards the fighter.
Lvl 12 Skills
Martial Focus
Increases the brawler's strength and agility.
Lvl 13 Skills
Shoulder Charge
A melee attack that knocks the enemy down and stuns them for a short duration on a successful hit.
Lvl 15 Skills
Focused Strike
A melee attack that does some extra damage.
Lvl 16 Skills
Stance: Brawler's Stance
Greatly increases defense, deflection and physical damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the brawler's primary defensive stance
Lvl 17 Skills
Taunting Slap
Increases the target's hate towards the brawler. This ability can be used while the brawler is stifled or stunned.
Lvl 19 Skills
Flying Kick
A kick attack that deals moderate crushing damage.
Lvl 20 Skills
Ignore Pain
Heals a percentage of the bruiser's health.
Intercept
Allows the fighter to protect an ally from taking damage, by absorbing some of the damage an ally would otherwise take
Lvl 21 Skills
Stance: Fiery Fists
Increases the bruiser's offensive melee skills and engulfs the bruiser's hands in flames, granting a chance to deal heat damage with every successful melee hit, at the cost of decreased defense and parry skill. Fighting unarmed significantly increases the amount of heat damage inflicted. This is the bruiser's primary offensive stance
Whirling Blaze
A melee attack that strikes all nearby enemies surrounding the bruiser.
Lvl 22 Skills
Jeer
Interrupts and increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the bruiser.
Roughhouse
Increases your chance at an additional attack with increased hate every time you strike in melee.
Lvl 23 Skills
Intimidating Orders
Increases the non-combat art attack damage of the bruiser's group.
Lvl 24 Skills
Crash
A melee attack that that does additional damage if the target was recently affected by a knockdown effect and knocks them down again.
Intimidate
Prevents the target from doing anything and removes them from being affected by area of effect spells for a short duration. It will break if the target is struck for damage. Upgrades to this ability decrease the chance to resist the duration of this effect.
Lvl 25 Skills
Break Through
A powerful kick attack that deals crushing damage and continues to deal additional heat damage over time.
Lvl 26 Skills
Bob and Weave
Increases the bruiser's strength and agility.
Bruising Spirit
Increases the bruiser's physical mitigation at the cost of health over time.
Lvl 27 Skills
Fierce Punch
A melee attack that knocks the enemy down and stuns them for a short duration on a successful hit.
Unflinching Will
Dispels hostile mental and trauma effects on the bruiser. This ability can be used while stifled or stunned.
Lvl 28 Skills
Eye Gouge
An extra attack that decreases the target's accuracy on a successful hit.
Play Dead
Allows the brawler to sometimes trick enemies into thinking that the brawler is dead.
Lvl 29 Skills
Blitz
A melee attack that does some extra damage.
Jolting Fists
For a short duration, the bruiser's fists become energized with static, unleashing magic damage with every successful melee hit for up to 5 attacks
Lvl 30 Skills
Haymaker
Launches a punch attack that knocks down the target on a successful hit.
Instill Doubt
Using this ability will cause your enemy to flee in terror. Upgrades decrease the chance of outright resistance.
Stance: Bouncer
Greatly increases defense, deflection, physical and poison damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the bruiser's primary defensive stance
Lvl 31 Skills
Grapple
A high damage melee attack that costs the bruiser's health instead of power.
Slurred Insult
Increases the target's hate towards the bruiser. This ability can be used while the bruiser is stifled or stunned.
Lvl 32 Skills
Overtaking Blows
Grants the bruiser a chance to shield an ally from melee attacks, by allowing the target a chance to use the bruiser's avoidance check after their own avoidance check. This also increases the bruiser's agility
Sucker Punch
A powerful melee attack that must be made from behind or to the side of the target. A successful hit will knock the target down and stun them for a short duration.
Lvl 33 Skills
One Hundred Hand Slap
Launches a flurry of attacks that cause high damage to the enemy. If any one attack misses the series stops at that attack.
Throat Kick
A kick attack that deals moderate crushing damage.
Lvl 34 Skills
Ignore Hurt
Heals a percentage of the bruiser's health.
Intercede
Allows the fighter to protect an ally from taking damage, by absorbing some of the damage an ally would otherwise take
Lvl 35 Skills
Beatdown
A melee attack that strikes all nearby enemies surrounding the bruiser.
Stance: Lava Fists
Increases the bruiser's offensive melee skills and engulfs the bruiser's hands in flames, granting a chance to deal heat damage with every successful melee hit, at the cost of decreased defense and parry skill. Fighting unarmed significantly increases the amount of heat damage inflicted. This is the bruiser's primary offensive stance
Lvl 36 Skills
Boast
Interrupts and increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the bruiser.
Brawl
Increases your chance at an additional attack with increased hate every time you strike in melee.
Lvl 37 Skills
Rousing Cry
Increases the non-combat art attack damage of the bruiser's group.
Lvl 38 Skills
Merciless Stomp
A melee attack that that does additional damage if the target was recently affected by a knockdown effect and knocks them down again.
Strong Arm
Prevents the target from doing anything and removes them from being affected by area of effect spells for a short duration. It will break if the target is struck for damage. Upgrades to this ability decrease the chance to resist the duration of this effect.
Lvl 39 Skills
Burning Lunge
A powerful kick attack that deals crushing damage and continues to deal additional heat damage over time.
Lvl 40 Skills
Battle Fury
Increases the bruiser's strength and agility.
Heavy Scarring
Stuns the bruiser in place while greatly increasing trauma mitigation.
Strapping Spirit
Increases the bruiser's physical mitigation at the cost of health over time.
Lvl 41 Skills
Cerebral Will
Dispels hostile arcane and trauma effects on the bruiser. This ability can be used while stifled or stunned.
Hammer Fist
A melee attack that knocks the enemy down and stuns them for a short duration on a successful hit.
Lvl 42 Skills
Eye Rake
An extra attack that decreases the target's accuracy on a successful hit.
Stop Heart
Allows the brawler to sometimes trick enemies into thinking that the brawler is dead.
Lvl 43 Skills
Pummel
A melee attack that does some extra damage.
Shocking Fists
For a short duration, the bruiser's fists become energized with static, unleashing magic damage with every successful melee hit for up to 5 attacks
Lvl 44 Skills
Crusher
Launches a punch attack that knocks down the target on a successful hit.
Stance: Fire Stance
This stance combines some of the elements from the bruiser's primary offensive and defensive stances, granting increased physical damage mitigation, deflection and offense skill, and a chance to deal heat damage with every successful melee hit. Fighting unarmed significantly increases the amount of heat damage inflicted
Stance: Retaliation
Greatly increases defense, deflection, physical and poison damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the bruiser's primary defensive stance
Lvl 45 Skills
Instigate
Increases the target's hate towards the bruiser. This ability can be used while the bruiser is stifled or stunned.
Meteor Punch
A high damage melee attack that costs the bruiser's health instead of power.
Lvl 46 Skills
Dirty Punch
A powerful melee attack that must be made from behind or to the side of the target. A successful hit will knock the target down and stun them for a short duration.
Shrug Off
Grants the bruiser a chance to shield an ally from melee attacks, by allowing the target a chance to use the bruiser's avoidance check after their own avoidance check. This also increases the bruiser's agility
Lvl 47 Skills
Crushing Fury
Launches a flurry of attacks that cause high damage to the enemy. If any one attack misses the series stops at that attack.
Roundhouse
A kick attack that deals moderate crushing damage.
Lvl 48 Skills
Ignore Agony
Heals a percentage of the bruiser's health.
Lvl 49 Skills
Bone Crusher
A melee attack that strikes all nearby enemies surrounding the bruiser.
Stance: Magmatic Fists
Increases the bruiser's offensive melee skills and engulfs the bruiser's hands in flames, granting a chance to deal heat damage with every successful melee hit, at the cost of decreased defense and parry skill. Fighting unarmed significantly increases the amount of heat damage inflicted. This is the bruiser's primary offensive stance
Lvl 50 Skills
Abuse
Interrupts and increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the bruiser.
Instill Panic
Using this ability will cause your enemy to flee in terror. Upgrades decrease the chance of outright resistance.
Quarrel
Increases your chance at an additional attack with increased hate every time you strike in melee.
Savage Blows
A series of quick attacks that strike all nearby enemies. If one of these attacks misses on a target, the successive ones will miss automatically on that target
Lvl 51 Skills
Stirring Cry
Increases the non-combat art attack damage of the bruiser's group.
Lvl 52 Skills
Barbarous Stomp
A melee attack that that does additional damage if the target was recently affected by a knockdown effect and knocks them down again.
Stone Deaf
Allows the bruiser to absorb all non-physical damage they would have otherwise received if the damage was greater than 10% of their total health for up to 3 hits. Upgrades to this ability increase the chance that this effect will absorb higher level sources of damage.
Unnerve
Prevents the target from doing anything and removes them from being affected by area of effect spells for a short duration. It will break if the target is struck for damage. Upgrades to this ability decrease the chance to resist the duration of this effect.
Lvl 53 Skills
Flaming Lunge
A powerful kick attack that deals crushing damage and continues to deal additional heat damage over time.
Lvl 54 Skills
Battle Lust
Increases the bruiser's strength and agility.
Calloused Skin
Stuns the bruiser in place while greatly increasing trauma mitigation.
Deadly Spirit
Increases the bruiser's physical mitigation at the cost of health over time.
Lvl 55 Skills
Iron Fist
A melee attack that knocks the enemy down and stuns them for a short duration on a successful hit.
Resolute Will
Dispels hostile arcane and trauma effects on the bruiser. This ability can be used while stifled or stunned.
Sonic Fists
Teleporting attack that interrupts the target. You must be at range to use this attack.
Lvl 56 Skills
Eye Pluck
An extra attack that decreases the target's accuracy on a successful hit.
Lvl 57 Skills
Pound
A melee attack that does some extra damage.
Storming Fists
For a short duration, the bruiser's fists become energized with static, unleashing magic damage with every successful melee hit for up to 5 attacks
Lvl 58 Skills
Close Mind
Grants the bruiser immunity to control based effects for a limited duration. This ability can be used while stifled or stunned, and has a recurrent power cost.
Stance: Provoking Stance
This stance combines some of the elements from the bruiser's primary offensive and defensive stances, granting increased physical damage mitigation, deflection and offense skill, and a chance to deal heat damage with every successful melee hit. Fighting unarmed significantly increases the amount of heat damage inflicted
Stance: Retribution
Greatly increases defense, deflection, physical and poison damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the bruiser's primary defensive stance
Uppercut
Launches a punch attack that knocks down the target on a successful hit.
Lvl 59 Skills
Meteor Fist
A high damage melee attack that costs the bruiser's health instead of power.
Pressure
Increases the target's hate towards the bruiser. This ability can be used while the bruiser is stifled or stunned.
Lvl 60 Skills
Kidney Punch
A powerful melee attack that must be made from behind or to the side of the target. A successful hit will knock the target down and stun them for a short duration.
Shake Off
Grants the bruiser a chance to shield an ally from melee attacks, by allowing the target a chance to use the bruiser's avoidance check after their own avoidance check. This also increases the bruiser's agility
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