Applied Force

Gain stability when you gain might at or above the threshold. Might grants bonus power. — In-game description

Applied Force

Specialization

Scrapper (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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10

Applied Force

Gain stability when you gain might at or above the threshold. Might grants bonus power.

 Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

 Required Boon: 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power

 Power: +30

 Power: +15

 Power: +10

 Stack Threshold: 10

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Blunderbuss — Rifle
•   Essence of Animated Sand — Short bow
•   Positive Strike — Hammer
•   Equalizing Blow — Hammer

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Stoke the Flames — Flamethrower

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Elixir B — Elixir
•   Blast Gyro — Well

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Toss Elixir B — Elixir, Tool belt

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Fire Shield — Streamlined Kits
•   Lesser Elixir B — Hidden Flask

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Alchemy

• Compounding Chemicals — Heal yourself when you grant yourself a boon. Remove a condition from yourself when you use an elixir skill. Gain increased concentration.

Scrapper

• Mass Momentum — Gain might while you have stability. Your Function Gyro applies stability to allies when cast.
• Object in Motion — Deal increased strike damage while you have stability, swiftness, or superspeed. This damage increase compounds for each boon you have.

Traits that are improved by this trait

Firearms

• Sanguine Array — Gain might when you inflict bleeding on a foe.
• Juggernaut — Gain might while wielding a flamethrower. Might applied to you gains increased duration. Napalm grants you stability and a fire aura.

Inventions

• Experimental Turrets — Turret. Turrets create a reflective barrier when built and grant boons to allies around them on a regular interval.

Alchemy

• HGH — Elixirs gain increased durations, and grant might.
• Chain Reactivity — Gain barrier when you successfully finish a combo field with a leap or a blast. Every third successful finish grants you might and a larger barrier that is shared with allies.

Scrapper

• Mass Momentum — Gain might while you have stability. Your Function Gyro applies stability to allies when cast.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
January 13, 2026	Reduced the additional power per might stack from 15 to 10 in WvW only.
January 30, 2024	Reduced the bonus power per might stack from 35 to 30 in PvE only.
November 28, 2023	The condition damage penalty from this trait has been removed. Increased the bonus power per stack of might from 20 to 35 in PvE only.
February 14, 2023	Increased bonus power per might stack from 15 to 20 in PvE only.
August 17, 2021	Bonus power per stack of might has been increased from 10 to 15. Might now provides reduced condition damage by the same amount. (Result: +45 Power, +15 Condition Damage per Stack of Might)
May 11, 2021	Applied Force has been reworked to grant stability instead of quickness and to grant extra power from might. Players now gain stability when they gain might above the threshold. Might grants bonus power (10 per stack).
July 16, 2019	In addition to its previous effects, this trait now also grants +200 power while you have quickness. It now grants quickness when at or above 10 stacks of might rather than only when above 10 stacks. Fixed various bugs that could cause inconsistent trigger behavior.
February 09, 2016	Updated the trait icon to better reflect its theme.
January 26, 2016	Applied Force has been added to the game.