Versatile Power

Gain might on weapon swap. Burst skills gain reduced recharge. — In-game description

Versatile Power

Specialization

Discipline (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Minor

Training cost

6 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Versatile Power

Gain might on weapon swap. Burst skills gain reduced recharge.

₂ Might (10s): 60 Condition Damage, 60 Power

₂ Might (6s): 60 Condition Damage, 60 Power

 Recharge Reduced: 15%

 Combat Only

— In-game description

Notes

•   Berserk: 8 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE, 15 seconds to 12.75 seconds in PvP/WvW

Burst skills

Primal Burst skills

Skill Traited recharge Dragon Trigger   Dragon Slash—Force 1 → 0.85   Dragon Slash—Boost 1 → 0.85   Dragon Slash—Reach 1 → 0.85 Profession mechanic   Arcing Slice 8 → 6.8   Breaching Strike 8 → 6.8   Combustive Shot 8 → 6.8   Earthshaker 8 → 6.8   Eviscerate 8 → 6.8   Flurry 8 → 6.8   Forceful Shot 8 → 6.8   Harrier's Toss 8 → 6.8   Kill Shot 8 → 6.8   Path to Victory 8 → 6.8   Skull Crack 8 → 6.8   Whirling Strike 8 → 6.8   Full Counter (PvE) 8 → 6.8   Full Counter (WvW) 12 → 10.2   Full Counter (PvP) 14 → 11.9   Chant of Action (PvE) 8 → 6.8   Chant of Action (PvP, WvW) 12 → 10.2   Chant of Recuperation (PvE) 15 → 12.75   Chant of Recuperation (PvP, WvW) 18 → 15.3   Chant of Freedom (PvE) 25 → 21.25   Chant of Freedom (PvP, WvW) 30 → 25.5

Skill Traited recharge Profession mechanic   Arc Divider 5 → 4.25   Burning Shackles 5 → 4.25   Decapitate 5 → 4.25   Flaming Flurry 5 → 4.25   Gun Flame 5 → 4.25   Rampart Splitter 5 → 4.25   Rupturing Smash 5 → 4.25   Scorched Earth 5 → 4.25   Skull Grinder 5 → 4.25   Slicing Maelstrom 5 → 4.25   Wild Throw 5 → 4.25   Wild Whirl 5 → 4.25

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds.
August 27, 2019	Fixed a bug that prevented the burst recharge reduction from displaying on the Hero panel.
September 29, 2015	Decreased the recharge from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.
August 25, 2015	Added a 5-second internal cooldown to the might gain from this trait.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. Now grants 2 stacks of might whenever you swap weapons (combat only). Added: Burst skill recharge is reduced by 15%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Versatile Power has been added to the game.