Forceful Greatsword

Gain power and a chance to gain might on critical strike. Double these bonuses while wielding a greatsword or underwater spear. Greatsword and underwater spear skills recharge faster. — In-game description

Forceful Greatsword

Specialization

Strength (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

5 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Forceful Greatsword

Gain power and a chance to gain might on critical strike. Double these bonuses while wielding a greatsword or underwater spear. Greatsword and underwater spear skills recharge faster.

 Chance on Critical Strike to Gain Might: 50%

 Might (5s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power

 Power: +120

 Recharge Reduced: 20%

— In-game description

Notes

	Skill	Traited recharge
Greatsword	Greatsword Swing	0	→	0
	Greatsword Slice	0	→	0
	Brutal Strike	0	→	0
	Hundred Blades	8	→	6.4
	Whirlwind Attack	10	→	8
	Bladetrail	15	→	12
	Rush	20	→	16
Spear	Mariner's Frenzy	8	→	6.4
	Barbed Pull	10	→	8
	Parry	15	→	12
	Tsunami Slash	25	→	20

• The chance to gain Might on a critical hit and the Power gained are doubled when wielding a greatsword. The number of Might stacks and the duration of the applied might are not doubled.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	(Undocumented) Existing spear related trait descriptions were updated to specify underwater spears.
January 22, 2019	Fixed a bug in which the previous version of this trait was still working in the background. Removed an unused skill fact. Fixed an issue that could cause the stats granted by this trait to update incorrectly.
December 11, 2018	This trait no longer increases greatsword and spear damage by 10%. It now grants 120 power at level 80 and an additional 120 power if the warrior is wielding a greatsword or spear.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. Added: Increases damage of greatsword and spear skills by 10%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Forceful Greatsword has been added to the game.