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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>__NOTOC__<br /> {{Skill infobox<br /> | id = 323<br /> | name = Desperation Blow<br /> | campaign = Prophecies<br /> | profession = Warrior<br /> | attribute = Tactics<br /> | type = Melee Attack<br /> | special = Duplicate<br /> | energy = 5<br /> | duplicate = yes<br /> | recharge = 7<br /> | causes1 = Deep Wound<br /> | causes2 = Weakness<br /> | causes3 = Bleeding<br /> | causes4 = Crippled<br /> | causes5 = Knockdown<br /> | description = [[Melee Attack]]. If this [[attack]] hits, you strike for {{gr|10|40|+}} [[damage]], and your [[target]] suffers from one of the following [[condition]]s: [[Deep Wound]] (for 20 seconds), [[Weakness]] (for 20 seconds), [[Bleeding]] (for 25 seconds), or [[Crippled]] (for 15 seconds). After making a Desperation Blow, you are [[knock down|knocked down]].<br /> | concise description = Melee Attack. Deals {{gr|10|40|+}} damage. Inflicts one of the following random conditions: Deep Wound (20 seconds), Weakness (20 seconds), Bleeding (25 seconds), or Crippled (15 seconds). {{gray|You are knocked-down.}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Skill progression<br /> |attribute = [[Tactics]]<br /> |var1 name = + [[Damage]]<br /> |var1 at0 = 10<br /> |var1 at15 = 40}}<br /> <br /> == Acquisition ==<br /> '''[[Skill trainer]]s'''<br /> * [[Prophecies]]<br /> ** [[Captain Greywind]] ([[North Kryta Province]])<br /> ** [[Master Scout Kiera]] ([[Henge of Denravi]])<br /> ** [[Dakk]] ([[Ember Light Camp]])<br /> '''[[Signet of Capture]]'''<br /> * [[Eye of the North]]<br /> ** [[Malfunctioning Shield Golem]] ([[Oola's Lab]])<br /> <br /> == Related skills ==<br /> * {{skill icon|Drunken Blow}} ([[duplicate skill]])<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * Consider using with [[Steady Stance]] or [[Balanced Stance]] to bypass the knock down penalty.<br /> * This skill will only knock you down if it hits.<br /> * Contrary to [[Grapple]], [[Stonefist Insignia]] does not prolong the time you are knocked down.<br /> * If this attack hits multiple targets by using a [[scythe]], the conditions are applied separately. You are also knocked down separately for each hit, which matters if preventing knock downs.<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The figure in this [[skill icon]] is also used in the skill icon for [[Backfire]].<br /> <br /> [[de:Verzweiflungsschlag]]</div>

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