Weakness/Vulnerability Guide

by Zinn

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What is a weakness?

It is a player created vulnerability in your enemy that remains for a short period of time. Some weaknesses can be exploited by using certain skills.

What does the C and E mean on the chart below?

C means you can Create the weakness by successfully attacking your enemy with this skill and E means you can Exploit the weakness by successfully using the appropriate skill.

How is a weakness/vulnerability created?

Players can create vulnerabilities in their enemies by using certain skills. The tool tip for a player’s combat skills and spells will show if ability can create a weakness.

How do I know if there is a weakness created?

You'll see tiny icons below the target's buffs and debuffs indicating weakness. Holding the mouse over these icons will give you a tool tip indicating the name of the weakness. As you pay more attention to these icons you should begin to recognize which icons are relevant to your class.

How long does a weakness remain?

Roughly 10 seconds before it fades.

What happens when I exploit a weakness?

You get an additional benefit. Often your damage is greatly increased, or the MOB is defuffed with a snare, an armor mitigation effect, or some other effect. When you exploit a weakness you also create a new weakness as most weakness abilities have the ability to create a weakness and exploit one at the same time.

Do weaknesses stack?

No. Although more than one weakness can and will show on the MOB I have not seen any added benefit to exploiting more than weakness. However, all vulnerabilities of that type are essentially used up when you exploit the vulnerability. 

How should my group plan to use weaknesses?

Look at the chart below and see which weaknesses can be created and exploited by classes in your group. Ideally you will be able to chain weakness where one person creates a weakness then another player exploits it and creates a new weakness that can then be exploited by another class.

Do I have to use weaknesses?

No, but it is an option that can sometimes make your group more efficient. I am no expert with weaknesses and vulnerabilities but they are often fun to play with and give you something additional to do in combat. I try to incorporate exploiting weaknesses into the abilities I normally use during a fight.

Dread Knight

Paladin

Warrior

Bard

Monk

Ranger

Rogue

Blood Mage

Cleric

Disciple

Shaman

Druid

Necro

Psionicist

Sorcerer

Afflicted

(E) Savage Cut

(C) Deadly Adder Hand

(E) Deadly Shot

(E) Bursting Cyst

(C) Knife Hand

(C) Venomous Thorns

(C) Plague of Infestation (C) Plague Bearer's Horrid Aff;liction

Armor Chink

(E) Guardian's Assualt

(C) Rend Armor

(C) Razor Parts Silk (E) Striking the Mountain

(C) Sundering Claw (Tuugin) (E) Cruel Bite (Tuurgin pet ability)

Bitten

(C) Vicous Bite (Rakuur)

Bleeding

(E) Harrow

(C) Savage Cut

(E) Blade of Summer

(C) Lacerate (C) Hemmorage

(C) Bursting Cyst

(E) Strike of Skamadiz

(E) Plague Bearer's Horrid Affliction

Blinded

(E) Ravaging Darkness

(E) Sunburst (C) Holy Strike (C) Judgment of Envious

(C) Hand of Censure

(C) Sunburst

(C) Shocking Grasp

Burning

(C) Blade of Summer

(E) Wicked Strike

(E) Winter's Roar

(C)Solar Fire

(E) Grasp of theGrave

(C) Char

Chilled

(E) Malice

(C) Blade of Winter

(E) Spirit Strike

(C) Grasp of theGrave

(C) Freeze

Dazed

(E) Hammer of Judgment

(E) Sever the Tie

(E) Boundless Fist (E) Staggered Punch

(C) Deadly Shot

(C) Wicked Strike

(E) Cyclone Kick

Enraged

(C) Harrow

(C)Shout of Defiance (C) Taunting Strike

(C) Boundless Fist (E) Six Dragon Strike

(E) Backstab

(E) Knife Hand (E) Void Hand

(E) Thought Pulse

Flesh Rend

(C) Tearing Claw (Rakuur) (E) Maim (Rakuur pet ability)

Inflamed

(E) Breath of immolation (Hayatet)

Lethargic

(C) Theard the Needle

(E) Blade of Winter

(E) Lacerate (E) Ravage

(C) Entwining Vein

(C) Winter's Roar

(E) Venomous Thorns

(E)Devouring Shadows (E) Plague of Infestation

(C)Thought Pulse

Mental Lapse

(E) Bite of the Stirge

Mesmerized

(E) Ravage

Shaken

(E) Holy Strike

(C) Crescent Kick (C) Six Dragon Strike

(C) Smiting Blow

(C) Spirit Strike (C) Strike of Skamadiz

(E) Mental Blast

Soul Wracked

(C) Malice (C) Ravaging Darkness

(E) Hammer of Judgment

(E) Ashen Hand

(E) Smiting Blow

(C) Void Hand

(C) Devouring Shadows

Staggered

(C) Devasting Blow (E) Brutal Strike

(E) Thread the Needle

(C) Staggered Punch (E) Cresecent Kick (E) Deadly Adder Hand

(C) Backstab

(E) Hand of Censure

(C) Call Lightening (C) Lightening Strike

(E) Shocking Grasp

Stunned

(C) Blackjack (C) Blinding Flash (C) Clout

(C) Time Stop (C) Time Trick

Vulnerable

(C) Hammer of Judgment

(E) Devasting Blow (E) Taunting Strike

(C) Sever the Tie

(C) Ashen Hand

(C) Ploy

(E) Entwining Vein

(C) Cyclone Kick

(E) Solar Flare (E) Call Lightning (E)Lightning Strike

(C) Mental Blast

(E) Char (E) Freeze

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