Leap Attack

Skill · Warrior level 20 · (critical)
(28% per practice)
Requires: cleave
Speed: very slow
Usage
  • leap
  • leap <opponent>

The 'leap attack' skill is a potent warrior power attack skill. Your character gathers itself for a leap, then brings your weapon down upon your foe to do much higher than usual damage. Using this skill takes a large amount of movement, and you may be unable to land successful attacks for a short period of time afterward. If used against an opponent much larger than you, you may be unbalanced for a short time after the attack.

Note that leaping with solid, edged weapons does maximum damage. It is far less effective to leap with a whip or bare-handed than with an axe or a sword.

Like many power attacks, leaping attacks are most effective at penetrating the armor of enemies that are unbalanced, dazed, stunned or knocked down.