Acrobatics

Specialization background.

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"Dancing through battle with a twirl of my blade."

Acrobatics is focused primarily on dodging attacks and increasing your overall mobility. This line also offers a few general survivability options, such as self-healing and condition removal, depending on the situation.

— In-game description

Acrobatics is a core specialization for the thief that focuses on dodging and mobility.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Expeditious Dodger		Gain swiftness upon dodging.
Major Adept	Instant Reflexes	30	Gain evasion when you use an elite skill.
Major Adept	Pumping Up		Gain might when when you dodge.
Major Adept	Pain Response		Dodging removes a damaging condition from you.
Minor Master	Feline Grace	1	Gain vigor upon successfully evading an attack.
Major Master	Guarded Initiation	5	Movement skills grant resistance.
Major Master	Swindler's Equilibrium	1	Gain power and additional power while wielding a sword or underwater spear. Successfully evading an attack while wielding a sword or underwater spear recharges Steal.
Major Master	Hard to Catch		Gain endurance when you shadowstep.
Minor Grandmaster	Fluid Strikes		Gain increased strike damage for a period of time when you shadowstep or use a movement skill.
Major Grandmaster	Assassin's Reward		Heal yourself whenever you use a skill that uses initiative. Heal yourself for each point of initiative spent.
Major Grandmaster	Upper Hand	2	Gain initiative when you dodge, and gain initiative and regeneration when you evade an attack. Evading can only trigger this trait once per interval.
Major Grandmaster	Don't Stop		While you have swiftness, movement-impairing conditions have reduced duration. When you gain swiftness, lose a movement-impairing condition.

See also: List of thief traits

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