Dead Hard
Teachable by David King
After being unhooked, lets you dash with brief Endurance while injured, causing Exhausted.
Description
"You can take a beating. Tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid taking further damage."
After being unhooked by any means, Dead Hard activates:While injured and running, press the Active Ability button to trigger the following effect:
- Grants the Endurance Status Effect for 0.5 seconds.
Dead Hard cannot be used while Exhausted.
Dead Hard causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
"We were walkin' through t'ginnel one night when a beer bottle flew past me, then another, and another. I thought to myself "Gonna 'ave some fun 'ere lads, let's get stuck in!". It were a right dust up, I swear down!" — David King
Tier values
40 secondsMore from David King
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