Spells/Backstep Strike

Backstep Strike

Thrust

Press to cast. Strike enemies in front of you, dealing Thrust Damage, then dash backward. Hitting an enemy grants Temporal Surge.

In the game

On the skill tree

Backstep Strike (Elf)

Starting spell of

Requirements

Race: Elf

Numbers

Damage1.83

Damage typeThrust

Radius2

Stamina5

Cooldown3 s

Cast time0.3 s

TagsDamage, Race

Hits and scaling

Hit	Type	Multiplier	How often
Hit First cast	Thrust	x1.83	1 time per cast

What it scales with

Thrust hits use Physical Power.
Damage bonus: Thrust Damage and Physical Damage from gear and the tree, added together into one bonus.
Physical Power = Strength x1, Adventure x0.5, Agility x0.5, plus flat Physical Power from gear and the tree. Archetype passives add: Wild Strider Adventure x0.25.
One hit = power x (1 + bonus / 100) x (1 - the target's defence share) x the hit multiplier, rounded up. A critical hit then adds your Critical Damage.

How the game works out a hit

Upgraded by

29 nodes on the skill tree upgrade it.

Backstep Strike Cooldown Decrease: Backstep Strike Cooldown Reduction I (Elf), Backstep Strike Cooldown Reduction II (Elf), Backstep Strike Cooldown Reduction III (Elf)
Backstep Strike Cost Decrease: Backstep Strike Cost Reduction I (Elf), Backstep Strike Cost Reduction II (Elf), Backstep Strike Cost Reduction III (Elf)
Crippling Backstep (Elf)
Echoed Backstep (Elf)
Echoed Backstep Increase I (Elf), Echoed Backstep Increase II (Elf), Echoed Backstep Increase III (Elf)
Echoing Backstep (Elf)
Echoing Backstep Increase I (Elf), Echoing Backstep Increase II (Elf), Echoing Backstep Increase III (Elf)
Executing Backstep (Elf)
Pursuing Backstep (Elf)
Rending Backstep (Elf)
Rending Backstep Increase I (Elf), Rending Backstep Increase II (Elf), Rending Backstep Increase III (Elf)
Repeating Backstep (Elf)
Surged Backstep (Elf)
Surged Backstep Increase I (Elf), Surged Backstep Increase II (Elf), Surged Backstep Increase III (Elf)
Surging Backstep Increase I (Elf), Surging Backstep Increase II (Elf), Surging Backstep Increase III (Elf)

What each upgrade changes

Backstep Strike Cooldown Decrease

Nodes taken	0	1	2	3
Cooldown	3 s	2.7 s	2.4 s	2.1 s

Backstep Strike Cost Decrease

Nodes taken	0	1	2	3
Stamina cost	5	4	3	2

Each point removes 1 Stamina from the cost of 5.

Crippling Backstep

	Without	With
Damage	x1.83	x1.464
Slow	none	15%
Slow duration	none	2 s

Echoed Backstep

	Without	With
Max Temporal Echo consumed	none	5
Extra Stun Damage per Echo consumed	none	5%

No longer grants Temporal Surge on hit.

Echoed Backstep Increase

Nodes taken	0	1	2	3
Max Temporal Echo consumed	5	7	9	11

Echoing Backstep

	Without	With
Temporal Echo applied	none	3

Echoing Backstep Increase

Nodes taken	0	1	2	3
Temporal Echo applied	3	4	5	6

Executing Backstep

	Without	With
Damage Target below 40% HP	x1.83	x2.379
Damage Target at 40% HP or more	x1.83	x0.915

Pursuing Backstep

	Without	With
Recast window	none	2 s
Recast damage Recast strike	x1.83	x0.915
Recast dash distance	none	4 m

The recast needs at least one enemy hit and grants no Temporal Surge.

Rending Backstep

	Without	With
Bleeding applied	none	3

Rending Backstep Increase

Nodes taken	0	1	2	3
Bleeding applied	3	4	5	6

Repeating Backstep

	Without	With
Second strike area	x1	x1.6
Remaining cooldown removed Both strikes hit	none	50%
Strikes	1	2

The second strike deals full damage; the refund is 50% of the cooldown left, not of the full cooldown.

Surged Backstep

	Without	With
Max extra hits (Temporal Surge consumed)	none	5

Each consumed Temporal Surge adds one hit at full damage; no longer grants Temporal Surge.

Surged Backstep Increase

Nodes taken	0	1	2	3
Max extra hits (Temporal Surge consumed)	5	7	9	11

Surging Backstep Increase

Nodes taken	0	1	2	3
Temporal Surge gained per enemy hit	1	2	3	4

Surge is granted once per enemy hit, not once per cast.

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