Misc. Attacks
15 Gouge 23 Frontal damage attack +
Parry debuff
78 – 130 melee damage
Decreases Parry by 10.7
29 Vicious Stab 41 Attack + parry debuff 160 – 267 melee damage
Decreases parry by 25
43 Waylay 59 Attack + Parry debuff 252 – 420 melee damage
Decreases parry of target by
37
44 Desperate Thrust 61 Damage attack + def
debuff + decreases self
def
346 melee damage
Decreases def if target and
caster by 12.5
57 Revoke 78 Frontal attack + parry
debuff
383 – 639 melee damage
Decreases parry by 51
58 Desparing Thrust 79 Damage attack + def
debuff + decreases self
defense
522 melee damage
Decrease target and self
defense by 17.4
These are just misc. damage skills that can be used from any position. They are
all pretty good damage and are a good example of why brigand is known for its quick
and numerous attacks. As you can see, two of the skills are on seperate timers at Tier 5.
In terms of usefulness, Waylay is by far the most useful with its 20 sec. recast timer and
good damage and debuff. The other skill, Desperate Thrust is on a 30 sec. timer and it
decreases both your defense and the targets defense. Waylay should be one of the first
adept3’s that you get and you can hold of on the other two until you get some of your
quick recast damage skills upgraded first. You should get Revoke adept3 right at level
57 as well and most likely Desparing Thrust at 58 because you should have more than
enough time to save up rares by this level.

Misc. Debuffs
8 Dirty Tricks 14 Defense Debuff Decreases def of target by
2.5
22 Knockaround 32 def/agi debuff Decreases agi of target by
16.5
Decreases def of target by
6.3
36 Mug 50 Def/Agi debuff Decreases agi by 26 and
defense by 10.3
50 Wrangle 69 Def/Agi debuff Decreases agi of target by 37
Decreases def by 14.3
You should already be aware that most of our debuffs are linked with damage
moves. This debuff line supplies the only pure debuffs we get; and they are not only
extremely useful for their debuffs, but also because they are able to flip HOs. As you can
see, this debuff line is very similar throughout the skills, with an increase in the debuff
component in each tier. Whether your in a group or soloing you should always keep this
debuff up as it lasts for about 30 seconds and only takes half a second to cast.
Flanking Attacks
5 Sneak Attack 7 Flanking attack 28 – 47 melee damage
19 Distracting Blade 19 Flanking attack + interrupt
enemy
74 – 123 melee damage
Interrupts target
32 Shank 63 Flanking attack + DoT 175 melee damage
42 damage
DoT by 84 every 5.3 sec
33 Bum Rush 31 Flanking attack + interrupt 138 – 231 melee damage
Interrupts target
46 Shiv 63 Flanking attack + DoT 155 – 258 melee damage
DoT by 112 every 4 sec
47 Gambit 43 Melee attack + interrupt 212 – 354 melee damage
Interrupts Target
60 Stab 82 Flanking attack + DoT 229 – 383 melee damage
DoT by 166 every 4 sec
Our flanking attacks contribute a good portion of damage, especially the Gambit
line because of its 10 sec recast timer. The dot on Shiv also makes it extremely useful
as it ends up doing three extra ticks of damage. I highly recommend upgrading Gambit
to adept3 because of the good damage, quick recast, and the fact that you will not get
an upgrade to this skill in T6. You should also follow by getting a Shiv adept3 soon after
for T5. You will not get a T6 flanking attack until level 60 but when you do get Stab, it is
more than worthwhile to upgrade it to adept 3 as well.

Attack Speed Debuff
15 Bludgeon 15 Crushing damage + Decreases
attack speed
39 – 65 crushing damage
Decreases atk spd by 10.9%
29 Disarming Thrust 27 Attack + reduce attack speed 80 – 133 crushing damage
Decreases atk speed by 12.3%
43 Concealed Blade 40 Attack + attack speed debuff 126 – 210 melee damage
Decreases atk speed by 13.6%
57 Shrouded Blade 52 Attack + Attack speed debuff 192 – 320 melee damage
Decreases atk speed by 15.7%
The few attack speed debuffs that a brigand gets are actually quite useful. One
thing to note is that the attacks which say crushing damage will always be crushing
damage, despite the type of weapon you are using. Because scouts can’t use crushing
weapons this can sometimes be useful when you are fighting something that is weak to
crushing attacks. The negative side of this is that this skill is all but useless on on mobs
that are crushing immune. Once you hit your T5 and T6 skills of this line though it
changes to melee damage so you no longer get the positive and negative effects of
having a crushing damage skill. In terms of usefulness, the debuff and damage of
Concealed Blade is actually pretty decent, and the low recast timer makes it even more
useful. I would recommend getting an adept3 of Concealed Blade pretty early on
because you will be using it quite often and the upgrade increases the damage and the
debuff. Like all T6 damage skills you should eventually upgrade Shrouded Blade to
adept3 as well.
Double Attacks
12 Quick Flurry 19 Two quick attacks 34 – 57 damage x2
26 Vicious Flurry 37 Two attacks 85 – 142 melee damage x2
40 Aggravated Assault 56 Two attacks 138 – 231 melee damage x2
54 Vicious Assault 74 Two quick attacks 217- 362 melee damage x2
There really isn’t too much to say about our double attack line. As you can see it
is pretty self explanatory and just adds to our dps, no special properties or awesome
damage. This line use to be alot more useful because it had a piercing debuff
component as well as an interrupt. After the combat changes these are now just a
damage spell to throw into the mix. I would suggest holding off upgrading these to adept
3 until you have some of you more worthwhile damage/debuff skills upgraded.

Back Attacks
10 Backstab 17 Backstab attack + Agi
debuff
65 – 108 melee damage
Decreases Agi of target by
7.6
24 Hidden Shiv 35 Back attack + DoT 96 – 161 melee damage
DoT by 32 every 4 sec
38 Craven Delight 53 Back attack + DoT 162 – 270 melee damage
DoT by 54 every 4 sec
52 Spine Ripper 71 Back attack + DoT 356 – 594 Melee damage
DoT by 119 every 4 sec
20 Rake 45 Back attack + lowers
enemy magic mitigation
117 – 195 melee damage
Decreases magic mitigation
of target by 380
34 Vicious Rake 72 Back attack + magic
debuff
215 – 356 melee damage
Decreases mitigation of target
by 646
48 Murderous Rake 99 Back attack + magic
debuff
327 – 546 melee damage
Decreases magic mitigation
of target by 912
As you can see, brigands get two main lines of back attacks. Back attacks differ
from flanking attacks because you need to be 180° behind the target; whereas flanking
attacks you can be on its side or back, anywhere out of the mobs eyesight basically. The
Rake line is more of a magic mitigation debuff line as you can see. Because these skills
are on a 1 min. recast timer, they aren’t very useful for the damage, but rather the
debuff. The Backstab line on the other hand does a good deal of damage and is only on
a 30 sec. recast timer. I highly recommend getting Craven Delight adept3 right at level
38, as it only uses a Tier 4 rare which is usually pretty cheap, and it quite a bit of
damage.

Important and Unique Skills
21 Ruse 46 High damage frontal
surprise attack
Increase threat priority by 2
361 – 602 damage
34 Trickery 72 High damage frontal
surprise attack
Increase threat priority by 2
627 – 1045 damage
48 Deception 99 High damage frontal
surprise attack
Increase threat priority by 2
954 – 1590 damage
Ruse – this skill is one of the best skill lines brigands get! If you haven’t already read the
effects, this spell does a ton of damage for a low power cost. It is the brigands
best damage per power skill and at adept 3 they can do very nice damage. Trust
me, this is the one line you want to get an adept 3 of ASAP!
25 Escape 54 Group teleport to zone-in
(evac)
Group escape to zone-in
Escape – This is a unique scout skill that is also extremely helpful. Only the scout
archtype, and then the wizard and warden get an evac spell. The good thing
about the scout version is you can be moving while casting it and it has a shorter
cast time. This spell alone has saved me and my group so many times. If you are
about to die or get one too many adds, you can escape to the entrance of
whatever zone you’re in and save yourself from the exp. debt and armor repairs.
This spell is also a necessity for a couple of the J-boots heritage quest runs.
50 Debilitate 103 Back attack + Mitigation
debuff
345 – 575 melee damage
Decreases mitigation vs.
physical damage by 950
Debilitate – This is one of the two new unique spells you get at level 50. The huge
mitigation debuff that this skill brings will greatly increase your overall dps and
that of the group as well. This is another adept 3 that could possibly be worth
upgrading if you have the money. It increases to a 1325 mitigation debuff at
adept 3. Although this may not seem like much, it’s still extremely useful and a
skill that you can cast once a minute and forget about.

Throwing and Stealth Attack Line
3 Ambush 5 Stealth attack 32 – 54 melee damage
7 Assail 10 Stealth attack 43 – 72 melee damage
21 Tangling Strike 39 Stealth attack + str debuff 110 – 183 melee damage
Decrease str of target by
15.9
35 Bushwhack 33 Stealth attack + str debuff 197 – 329 melee damage
Decreases str of target by 26
49 Run Through 45 Stealth attack + Str
Debuff
299 – 498 melee damage
Decreases str by 36
The stealth attack and bow skill lines give you a taste of what it’s like to be the
predator class of scouts. Although our stealth line is much smaller and more limited than
the assassin stealth line, it is still useful to throw these skills into your damage mix for
added damage when other skills are refreshing. I recommend getting a Run Through
adept3 or master1 as it does have a good increase in damage when upgrading and I find
myself using it quite a bit on raids.
16 Strangling Throw 24 Double throw + snare 41 – 69 melee damage x2
Slows target by 32%
30 Maddening Throw 43 Two throws + stun +
throwback
99 – 166 melee damage x2
Blurs vision of target + stun +
throws target back
44 Rapid Throw 61 Two throws + stun +
knockback
156 – 260 melee damage x2
Stuns target + throws target
back + blurs vision
Our throw line is very small but is useful for the effects, especially the latter two
skills. The knockdown effect of Maddening and Rapid Throw can be extremely helpful
when you need an extra stun or even for pulling. This skill makes brigands extremely
hard to duel as well because they have both long range and short range stuns. Many
times I still find myself using a long bow for the sheer pulling range, but if you do choose
to use throwing weapons these skills are more then worthwhile. They are just another
reason why the brigand is so versatile.

48 Murderous Rake 99 Back attack + magic
debuff
480 – 801 melee damage
Decreases magic mitigation
of target by 1344
48 Deception 99 High damage frontal
surprise attack
Increase threat priority by 2
1399 – 2332 damage
49 Run Through 45 Stealth attack + Str Debuff 438 – 730 melee damage
Decreases str by 53
50 Debilitate 103 Back attack + Mitigation
debuff
506 – 844 melee damage
Decreases mitigation vs.
physical damage by 1400
50 Subdue 103 Stun 675 – 1125 crushing damage
Stuns target
50 Wrangle 69 Def/Agi debuff Decreases agi of target by 55
Decreases def by 21
51 Corral 35 Snare + Cold debuff Slows target by 56%
Decreases mitigation vs cold
by 1428
52 Spine Ripper 71 Back attack + DoT 356 – 594 Melee damage
DoT by 119 every 4 sec
52 Chasten 44 Taunt + Interrupt + dispel Increase threat by 868
Interrups target
Dispels 280 leves of divine
effects on target
53 Crafty Deceit 145 Damage Increase / Stun
% buff
Increases dps by 28%
20% chance to stun target +
throw back target + blur vision
54 Beseech_for Mercy 111 Intercept + decreases
ally’s hate
Decreases target ally’s threat
by 910 and position by 1
100% chance to intercept
58% damage, target takes
44% damage; lasts 3 times
54 Vicious Assault 74 Two quick attacks 304 – 507 melee damage x2
55 Ruggedness 75 Str + physical mitigation
buff
Increases str by 90 and
mititgation vs physical
damage by 385
55 Audacious Advance 0 Increase attack /
decrease def
Damage proc
Increases pierce/slash/ranged
by 35
Decreases defense by 16.5
30% chance to inflict 115
melee damage and interrupt
56 Thuggish Negotiation 115 AoE attack + Interrupt 394 – 657 AoE damage
Interrupts targets
56 Ensnarl 115 AoE Snare Slows target encounter by
49%
57 Shrouded Blade 52 Attack + Attack speed
debuff
268 – 448 melee damage
Decreases atk spd by 22%
57 Revoke 78 Frontal attack + parry
debuff
536 – 894 melee damage
Decreases parry by 72
58 Desparing Thrust 79 Damage attack + def
debuff + decreases self
defense
731 mele damage
Decreases target and self
defense by 24
58 Deceitful Blow 79 Stun 548 – 914 melee damage
Stuns target
59 Defuddle Adversaries 1
Concentration
Hate Debuff When damaged:
Decreases threat priority by 1
and decreases threat by 1015
60 Stab 82 Flanking attack + DoT 321 – 536 melee damage
DoT by 232 every 4 sec
60 Elude 38 Decreases hate Decreases threat by 777 –
1295
60 Ruffian 0 Increase Parry and def /
Decrease attack
Decreases slash/pierce/crush
by 18.4
Increases Def. and Parry by
25
Increases mitigation vs
physical damage by 420

Tier 5 & 6 Adept 3 Stats
First off here is a list of the effects on all of the tier 5 & 6 (updating) adept3 skills.
This will be a good reference for you to see just how much the different effects improve
when upgrading them to adept3. My word of advice is to upgrade the damage spells with
low recast timers and good damage first. Gambit, Waylay, Concealed Blade, Run
Through are all good examples of the skills you should upgrade right when you get
them. I will also state my opinion on which skills you should upgrade to adept3 in the
coming sections.
40 Aggravated Assault 56 Two attacks 203 – 338 melee damage x2
40 Plead for Mercy 84 Intercept + decreases
ally’s hate
Decreases target ally’s threat
by 637 and position by 1
100% chance to intercept
58% damage, target takes
44% damage; lasts 3 times
41 Aegis 57 Str + Physical mitigation
buff
Increases str by 67
Increases physical mitigation
by 287
41 Daring Advance 0 power Increase attack /
decrease def
Damage proc
Increases pierce/slash/ranged
by 26
Decreases def by 12.3
30% chace to inflice 78
damage and interrupt target
42 Forceful Negotiation 87 AoE melee attack +
interrupt
268 – 448 melee damage
Interrupts target encounter
42 Tangle 87 AoE Snare Slows encounter by 49%
43 Concealed Blade 40 Attack + attack speed
debuff
185 – 308 melee damage
Decreases atk speed by 20%
43 Waylay 59 Attack + Parry debuff 369 – 616 melee damage
Decreases parry of target by
54
44 Desperate Thrust 61 Damage attack + def
debuff + decreases self
def
508 melee damage
Decreases def of target and
caster by 18.5
44 Dirty Blow 61 Stun target 381 – 635 melee damage
Stuns target
44 Rapid Throw 61 Two throws + stun +
knockback
228 – 381 melee damage x2
Stuns target + throws target
back + blurs vision
45 Distract Adversaries 1
Concentration
Hate debuff When target is damaged
decreases threat priority by 1
and threat by 731
46 Evasion 21 Reduces hate Decreases threat by 562 -
938
46 Blackguard 0 Increase Parry and def /
Decrease attack
Decreases melee skills by
16.8
Increases def and parry by
19.3
Increases physical mitigation
by 322
46 Shiv 63 Flanking attack + DoT 227 – 379 melee damage
DoT by 164 every 4 sec
47 Gambit 43 Melee attack + interrupt 311 – 519 melee damage
Interrupts Target
47 Shadow Slip 97 Stealth + hate reducer Stealth + Slows caster by
33%
Decreases threat priority by 1
position and threat by 989

54 Vicious Assault 74 Two quick attacks 217- 362 melee damage x2
55 Ruggedness 75 Str + physical mitigation buff Increases Str by 64
Increases mitigation vs physical
damage by 275
55 Audacious
Advance
0 Increase attack / decrease def
Damage proc
Increase pierc/slash/ranged by
25
Decrease defense by 16.5
30% chance to inflice 82 melee
damage and interrupt target
56 Thuggish
Negotiation
115 AoE attack + Interrupt 281 – 469 AoE damage
Interrupts targets
56 Ensnarl 115 AoE Snare Slows target encounter by 35%
57 Shrouded Blade 52 Attack + Attack speed debuff 192 – 320 melee damage
Decreases atk speed by 15.7%
57 Revoke 78 Frontal attack + parry debuff 383 – 639 melee damage
Decreases parry by 51
58 Desparing Thrust 79 Damage attack + def debuff +
decreases self defense
522 melee damage
Decrease target and self defense
by 17.4
58 Deceitful Blow 79 Stun 392 – 653 melee damage
Stuns target
59 Defuddle
Adversaries
1
Concentration
Hate Debuff When damaged:
Decreases threat priority by 1
and threat by 725
60 Stab 82 Flanking attack + DoT 229 – 383 melee damage
DoT by 166 every 4 sec
60 Elude 38 Decreases hate Decreases threat by 555 – 925
60 Ruffian 0 Increase Parry and def /
Decrease attack
Decrease slash/pierce/crush by
18.4
Increase def. And parry by 18
Increase mitigation vs physical
damage by 300
Here we go, the main part of the skills section. In this section I will go over some
of the more important brigand skills as well as explain some of the benefits of the
different skill lines the brigand receives as you level up. For the tier 5 & 6 skills (meaning
lvl 40-60) I will also list the adept 3 upgrade stats so you can see just how much they
improve with the current system. Finally, I will tell you which skills you should upgrade to
adept 3 first and which skills aren’t really useful enough to warrant an adept 3 upgrade;
unless of course you have alot of rares or money laying around that you want to spend.

47 Gambit 43 Melee attack + interrupt 212 – 354 melee damage
Interrupts Target
47 Shadow Slip 97 Stealth + hate reducer Stealth + Slows caster by 33%
Decreases threat priority by 1
position and threat by 989
48 Murderous Rake 99 Back attack + magic debuff 327 – 546 melee damage
Decreases magic mitigation of
target by 912
48 Deception 99 High damage frontal surprise
attack
Increase threat priority by 2
954 – 1590 damage
49 Run Through 45 Stealth attack + Str Debuff 299 – 498 melee damage
Decreases str by 36
50 Debilitate 103 Back attack + Mitigation
debuff
345 – 575 melee damage
Decreases mitigation vs.
physical damage by 950
50 Subdue 103 Stun 460 – 767 crushing damage
Stuns target
50 Wrangle 69 Def/Agi debuff Decreases agi of target by 37
Decreases def by 14.3
51 Corral 35 Snare + Cold debuff Slows target by 40%
Decreases mitigation vs cold by
1020
52 Spine Ripper 71 Back attack + DoT 356 – 594 Melee damage
DoT by 119 every 4 sec
52 Chasten 44 Taunt + Interrupt + dispel Increase threat by 868
Interrups target
Dispels 280 leves of divine
effects on target
53 Crafty Deceit 145 Damage Increase / Stun %
buff
Increases dps by 20%
20% chance to stun target +
throw back target + blur vision
54 Beseech_for
Mercy
111 Intercept + decreases ally’s
hate
Decreases target ally’s threat by
650 and position by 1
100% chance to intercept 66%
damage, target takes 48%
damage; lasts 3 times