Explosive Entrance

Your first attack when entering combat explodes, dealing damage to nearby foes. This ability refreshes after a dodge roll. — In-game description

Explosive Entrance

Specialization

Explosives (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Minor

Training cost

2 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Explosive Entrance

Your first attack when entering combat explodes, dealing damage to nearby foes. This ability refreshes after a dodge roll.

— In-game description

Effect appearance.

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Explosive Entrance (PvE)		0.25¼	Your first attack explodes, dealing extra damage to nearby enemies.
Explosive Entrance (WvW, PvP)		0.25¼	Your first attack explodes, dealing extra damage to nearby enemies.

Notes

• While this trait is active, the player's right hand glows with in an orangy-red.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Reduced the power coefficient from 0.9 to 0.4 in PvP and from 1.25 to 0.4 in WvW.
December 01, 2020	Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.9 in PvP only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: Explosive Entrance has been added to the game and replaced Evasive Powder Keg. This new trait causes the first attack on entering combat to explode, damaging nearby enemies. This counts as an explosion. This ability refreshes after a dodge roll or while out of combat.