Blaze Breaker

Smash your torch into the ground, creating a deadly shock wave that conditions foes. — In-game description

Blaze Breaker

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Specialization

Berserker

Weapon

Torch

Game link

API

29845

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0.5½  

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2

 

Blaze Breaker

Smash your torch into the ground, creating a deadly shock wave that conditions foes.

 Damage (5x): 660 (2.0)^?

 Burning (6s): 786 Damage

 Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

 Number of Targets: 3

 Maximum Count: 2

 Count Recharge: 15 seconds

 Combo Finisher: Blast

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Tactics

• Leg Specialist — Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill. Deal increased strike damage to foes affected with movement-impairing conditions.

Berserker

• King of Fires — Increase the duration of burning you apply. Gain fire aura when you critically hit an enemy. Berserker skills detonate fire aura, damaging and burning nearby foes.

Notes

Bug:

In PvP and WvW, this skill has its count recharge reduced when  Heat the Soul is equipped.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 27, 2023	Reduced the cooldown from 15 seconds to 12 seconds in PvE only.
October 04, 2022	This skill now creates a blast finisher at the initial casting location. Increased ammunition count from 1 to 2 in PvP and WvW.
July 10, 2018	(unmentioned) This skill can no longer hit the same target multiple times on a single use.
December 12, 2017	Burning has been adjusted from 2 stacks for 3 seconds to 1 stack for 6 seconds.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: This skill has been unsplit from PvP and now uses the higher condition durations in all game modes.
June 20, 2017	The number of burn stacks applied by this skill has been increased from 1 to 2 in PvP only. The cripple duration of this skill has been increased from 2 seconds to 3 seconds in PvP only.
February 22, 2017	This skill will now attempt to face your target before firing instead of failing. If you cannot face your target, it will instead fire in your current facing direction.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Blaze Breaker has been added to the game.