Guild Wars 2

There is no HUD display/popup that shows you how many stacks you currently have. Nor does the tooltip say how many stacks are maximum. So right now it’s impossible to tell if this trait works at all.

Here are the results of my testing to see if this trait functionally increases crit chance, due to lack of any HUD indication that it does.

it means 2% per stack of vulnerability on the target

for clarity: if your target has 1 stack of vulnerability it increases your crit by 2%. if your target has 25 stacks (max) it increases your crit chance by 50%

I, too, was confused about this mechanic; but seeing nottsgman’s explanation it makes much more sense now. Thank you. At least it has stopped me from asking the same question.

nottsgman.8206:

it means 2% per stack of vulnerability on the target

for clarity: if your target has 1 stack of vulnerability it increases your crit by 2%. if your target has 25 stacks (max) it increases your crit chance by 50%

How sure are you about that? Your explanation makes sense, but the wording of the trait implies that as a result of hitting someone with vulnerability, my crit chance increases, and that the amount my crit chance increases depends on the number of stacks of vulnerability on that foe. Your explanation says conversely my crit chance on that foe is increased as a result of them having vulnerability.

My interpretation of events: Hit foe w/ vulnerability -> crit chance increases
Your interpretation: Foe has preexisting vulnerability -> crit chance on that foe is determined based off of number of stacks of vulnerability.

I’m not really sure who’s right but I’m going strictly off of how the trait is worded. Would be nice to get some dev clarification.

Still looking for some clarification on this