Guild Wars 2

Am I doing something wrong? I’m running full zerk with Scholar Runes and I’m getting backstabs that don’t crit at times and some of them even end up as glancing strikes with the Hidden Killer trait…and yes, I am stabbing them in the back, not the front.

You check for Weakness?

Glancing means you have weakness on.

Why you wouldnt get crits with HK is beyond me though. The trait was broken for a week or so a few months ago, but it should be fixed and working correctly right now.

glancing automatically stops crits

Actually I have noticed not criting with HK. Seems to happen if you backstab and your stealth drops during animation, making HK not a factor in the backstab and only your regular crit rate. It will still give reveal as well. I know the reveal was added because at release this kind of timing could be abused to achieve a double backstab. If it says glancing then yes, you have the weakness condition.