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https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/668861

fast attack

Andreas_Biernat
Andreas_Biernat
Soul Shriven
Hi,

I often saw other players during combat as their weapon (staff, dual wield or two handed) turned temporarily into a yellow glowing long staff with sharp ends and they stabbed the enemy 4-5 times within a second. The enemy took huge damage. Those players were the same level as myself and killed an enemy within 2 seconds, while I most often need 10-15 seconds.

What skill is this? Or in case this is a buff or a combo, how is it triggered?

  • Cabot
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    that attack is a "Templar Class" skill called puncturing strike.
  • AlexDougherty
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    Cabot wrote: »
    that attack is a "Templar Class" skill called puncturing strike.

    ^^This.

    It's one of the main templar skills, but has a high magicka cost, it's pretty useful, but against bosses you need some weapon skills to keep alive long enough to win.
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  • Andreas_Biernat
    Andreas_Biernat
    Soul Shriven
    Thanks....

    time for yet another character :D
  • Xnemesis
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    Thanks....

    time for yet another character :D

    Temps like NB's can be very powerful in the first 3-4 seconds of combat. After that not so much..... just figured I would give you the disclaimer before you rolled a Templar.
  • Srugzal
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    Xnemesis wrote: »
    Thanks....

    time for yet another character :D

    Temps like NB's can be very powerful in the first 3-4 seconds of combat. After that not so much..... just figured I would give you the disclaimer before you rolled a Templar.

    If you alternate magicka and stamina skills with self heals you can sustain quite a long while. I use puncturing strike as a finisher immediately after downing a magicka potion. For bosses, opening with the Solar Disturbance ultimate, spamming Javelin and Poison Arrows alternating with animation-interrupted heavy attacks will take most dungeon and quest bosses down pretty quickly, over 300 DPS in a level 41 character. That's not hero level by any means, but it gets the job done.

    Single targets below the level of Trolls... they never live long enough to get to me. The secret is to not put all your eggs in the Magicka basket unless you're geared for it (crit buffs, and all that).
  • Nestor
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    I have a DK, Imperial 1H/S. Sometimes it seems like he fires off a rapid 1-2 or even 1-2-3 sword swing. Not sure why, because I have no skills that would do that. I can't recreate this when I want, it just happens.
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