Hamstring

HamstringLastseen: R21

File:Hamstring Combo Icon.jpg
Skill:	Combo Skills
Type:	Active
Focus Cost:	5
Required Equipment:	Bladed
Prerequisite Skills:	Rend (Level 1) Trip (Level 1)

Hamstring is a blade attack that slows and inflicts a damage over time effect on the target, and gives a short duration dexterity buff to the attacker.

This skill is a Combination Skill in which Hamstring = Rend + Trip. The level of your Hamstring skill will be an average of the levels of Rend and Trip. A Hamstring attack causes the following effects:

• Physical damage over time to opponent - it applies a bleed effect called "Hamstring", which is similar to Rend. The higher your Hamstring skill level, the higher the damage and the longer the duration. Higher strength also increases the damage. Having an Imbued Gem of Rending equipped also appears to increase the damage. Ultimately this skill (whether stack or not) will deliver comparable damage as a single stack of rend, but will be far less than stacked rend.
• Decreased Move Rate to opponent - The higher your Hamstring skill level, the higher the movement rate debuff and the longer the duration.
• Increase Dexterity to caster for 15 seconds (the duration of this effect is constant, and not influenced by skill levels or specializations)

Here are some examples of the effects at various skill level (your damage may differ depending your type of sword, you strength, and whether you have Imbued Gem of Rending equipped).

Hamstring Level 105 (Rend 170, Trip 40)

14-24 Physical damage every 1.1 seconds for 15.2 seconds

-21 Move rate for 28 seconds

+15 Dexterity for 15 seconds

Hamstring Level 135 (Rend 170, Trip 100)

15-25 Physical damage every 1.1 seconds for 18.4 seconds

-27 Move rate for 34 seconds

+15 Dexterity for 15 seconds

Stacking this skill will increase the damage, the move rate debuff, and the dexterity buff (but it will not effect the duration for which these effects last). If you have either Subterfuge Specialization or Blades Specialization, the maximum number of stacks for this skill is 6.

If you have neither specialization,  the maximum number of stacks for this skill is 5.

|    | File:Rend icon.png |  +  | File:Trip icon.png |  =  | File:Hamstring Combo Icon.jpg |}

Main article: Combo Skills

Trivia

• First introduced during Release 9. This DoT ticks in addition to the Rend DoT.
• To execute this skill you use the combo modifier (Default, 'R' key) or drag and drop Rend on top of Trip.