Skirmishing

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"Swift as a bird, bite like a serpent."

Skirmishing improves your mobility in combat, granting various bonuses when you swap weapons and encouraging quick movement. It gives additional benefits when you evade attacks and enhances your traps.

— In-game description

Skirmishing is a core specialization for the ranger that focuses on mobility, traps, and weapon swapping.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Tail Wind	9	Gain swiftness when swapping weapons in combat.
Major Adept	Sharpened Edges		You and your pet have a chance to cause bleeding on critical hits.
Major Adept	Primal Reflexes	8	When you successfully evade an attack, gain vigor.
Major Adept	Trapper's Expertise		Increase the duration of boons and conditions applied by traps. Offensive traps inflict cripple.
Minor Master	Furious Grip	9	Gain fury when swapping weapons in combat.
Major Master	Fang and Claw	20	Feline, avian, and drake pets gain additional precision and ferocity. Beast skills grant fury around the ranger.
Major Master	Strider's Strength	1	You and your pet gain power. Gain additional power while wielding a sword. Successfully evading an attack grants might.
Major Master	Hidden Barbs		Bleeding you inflict is more dangerous.
Minor Grandmaster	Hunter's Tactics		You deal more damage and have an increased chance to critically strike while attacking from behind or the side or when striking a defiant foe.
Major Grandmaster	Quick Draw	9	When swapping weapons, gain quickness. The next ranger weapon skill you use will recharge faster.
Major Grandmaster	Light on your Feet		Damage and condition duration are increased after dodging or using a ranger skill that evades. Short bow skills pierce and gain recharge reduction, and their attacks from behind or while flanking or against defiant foes are improved.
Major Grandmaster	Vicious Quarry	2	Fury grants ferocity and additional increased critical strike chance. When struck while below the health threshold, gain fury.

See also: List of ranger traits

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