[Marauder] Flail and Piercing Bite

[Nabaro]

So, the source data:





From the description - that the second hit of the skill "Flail" requires a mutation. This means that the second strike falls under the conditions of the "Piercing Bite" tactics. But no matter how much I tested, second hit "Flail" didn’t penetrate 50% armor. Is this a bug or what?

PS: eng bad. Found no replay in search.

[DanielWinner]

Hello,

Could you please post it on Bugtracker with screenshots of your testing (damage with and without the tactic, for example)?

Thank you.

[Nabaro]

Hello,

Could you please post it on Bugtracker with screenshots of your testing (damage with and without the tactic, for example)?

Thank you.

Thanks for the answer, I will do as I come from work.

[kkprfx]

Afaik only abilities that specify in the tooltip - Gift of <insert> required - are eligible for Piercing Bite to work.

[Wiede]

Well technically the skill itself doesn't require a mutation.

The additional effect does require a mutation.

So piercing bite doesn't affect flail in any way based on it's description.

Edit:
Source: playing PoE for 5 years <.<

[Nabaro]

Afaik only abilities that specify in the tooltip - Gift of <insert> required - are eligible for Piercing Bite to work.

But if we consider the skill altogether, it requires a mutation for the second hit. Without mutation, there will be no second hit at all. In the description of tactics - there is nothing about "specify in the tooltip", it clearly states about the "require a mutation". If I'm wrong, then need to correct the description.

[stmarrow]

The second hit isn't an ability, though.

[Wiede]

It clearly states:

"Abilities which require a mutation"

Flail is the questioned ability.
Flail doesn't require a mutation.

Flail doesn't meet the requirement for piercing bite so no effect by this tactic.

[Sulorie]

The 2nd hit is more like a proc with the condition of being mutated.
Like Wiede correctly said, the tactic isn't supposed to work with that skill and the tool tip describes it well enough.

[Battlefield]

The second hit isn't an ability, though.

+1
Piercing byte requires an ability