Weapon style

Weapon styles, also known as weapon powers or simply styles, are powers with restricted usage in conjunction with a specific weapon. Weapon Styles can only be used if you are in the combat mode and have the matching weapon in use (for example, "press the foe", a sword weapon style, may only be used if the character wields a sword). Weapon styles go into effect during the next swing of one's weapon after they are cast. A weapon style will increase the user's damage for one swing, and may also hinder his target in one or more of the following ways:

• Bleeding damage over time (DoT)
• Stun
• Power Block
• Debuff

There are also some unique weapon powers available to disciplines and classes:

• A Giant Killer's Cut Down to Size will remove a target's constitution buff.
• A Wyrmslayer's Drake's Breath will ensnare and cause cold damage over time.
• A Templar's "Sword of St. Malorn" will set its target on fire, causing fire damage over time (DoT).
• A Huntress's Naargal's Dart initiates a poison DoT on the target.

Style Casting

"Style-casting" was once a technique used by any character who used a ranged power with an attack rating-based success chance. Given the fact that most weapon styles used to grant a temporary increase to attack rating, one could use a weapon style briefly before using another power, thereby gaining the additional attack rating. Attack rating bonuses were removed to prevent style casting.