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This is a list of all Rapier skills in New World. Read on to see the Rapier's skill trees and available skills for each of them!

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Blood Tree Skills

Active Skills

Flurry.pngFlurry Description: Enter a posed stance and unleash a series of five quick thrust attacks with each strike dealing more damage. Flurry can be dodge canceled at any time.
Type: Active Cooldown: 16
Flourish And Finish.pngFlourish And Finish Description: Flourish performs an attack knocking back enemies. Pressing 'Light Attack' at the end of Flourish will continue this ability by automatically performing 'Finish'. Finish lunges forward, consuming all Rapier bleeds on any target hit dealing 110% of their damage immediately.
Type: Active Cooldown: 20
Tondo.pngTondo Description: Slash so quickly that it extends the reach of your blade up to 5m. This strike deals 50% weapon damage and applies a bleed that will deal an additional 85% weapon damage over 12 seconds. This bleed can stack up to 3 times, refreshing previous applications.
Type: Active Cooldown: 6

Passive Skills

Finalize.pngFinalize Description: The last hit of Flurry will cause the enemy to stagger.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
To The Bone.pngTo The Bone Description: Each hit of Flurry extends the Rapier's bleed by 1 seconds. This will also apply to future stacked applications of the same bleed extending the entire stack.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Fleeting Strikes.pngFleeting Strikes Description: Each hit of Flurry reduces the cooldown of this ability by 7%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Overwhelm.pngOverwhelm Description: Each hit of Flurry does 25% more block damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Light Edge.pngLight Edge Description: Increase damage from both middle swipe attacks in the light attack chain by 8%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Engarde.pngEngarde Description: Deal 10% more damage when your target has greater than 50% health.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Bloody End.pngBloody End Description: Finish deals 150% of the Rapier's bleed damage instead of only 110%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Fuel.pngFuel Description: Each tick of damage from Tondo's bleed reduces the cooldown of this ability by 3.5%
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Swagger.pngSwagger Description: +20 stamina when successfully hitting a target with Finish.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
With Flair.pngWith Flair Description: Gain Grit on both Flourish and Finish.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Heavy Puncture.pngHeavy Puncture Description: Any heavy attack on a bleeding enemy will extend their Rapier bleeds by 2 seconds. This will also apply to future stacked applications of the same bleed extending the entire stack.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Unerring.pngUnerring Description: Deal 5% more damage to targets with a Rapier bleed.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Refreshing Strikes.pngRefreshing Strikes Description: Reduce all cooldowns by 1% on any hit.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Proper Spacing.pngProper Spacing Description: Improve your direct damage from Tondo by 100% if you are 4m away from your target or more.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
And Again.pngAnd Again Description: If you hit only one target, even on a blocked hit, this cooldown is reduced by 25%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Thirst For Blood.pngThirst For Blood Description: When applying the first bleed stack to an opponent this cooldown is reduced by 10%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -

Grace Tree Skills

Active Skills

Fleche.pngFleche Description: Leave the ground lunging forward for 10m in a stabbing motion piercing through enemies dealing 145% damage.
Type: Active Cooldown: 17
Evade.pngEvade Description: Perform a small, reliable sidestep in your current movement direction that cancels any current activity and provides momentary invulnerability. 'Light Attack's' made during Evade are performed exceptionally fast.
Type: Active Cooldown: 6
Riposte.pngRiposte Description: Enter into a defensive stance for 1 second. If struck during this ability, counter the attacker stunning them briefly for 2 seconds. You are briefly invulnerable upon a successful Riposte.
Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equiped in your rapier, This ability cause a 4s taunts to all foes within 5m. (Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you.)
Type: Active Cooldown: 12

Passive Skills

Momentum.pngMomentum Description: Gain 30% increased damage on your next light or heavy attack after performing an ability. Ends on hit or after 3 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Interruption.pngInterruption Description: Pressing 'Light Attack' any time during Fleche will stop and perform a static, continuation attack dealing 115% damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Backside.pngBackside Description: After performing Fleche, your next critical strike attack will have its damage increased by 15%. Lasts for 5 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Quick Lunge.pngQuick Lunge Description: Killing with this ability reduces its cooldown by 80%
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Swiftness.pngSwiftness Description: Gain 3% Haste for 4 seconds on any hit. Can stack up to 5 times. (Haste increases movement speed.)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Perfectionist.pngPerfectionist Description: Deal 10% more damage when your health is full.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Controlled Breathing.pngControlled Breathing Description: +3 stamina on any hit.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Crescendo.pngCrescendo Description: Individual successful light attacks reduce the cooldown of this ability by 30% each.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Adagio.pngAdagio Description: Evading forward gains 15% increased damage on your next light attack. Ends on hit or after 1 second.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Allegro.pngAllegro Description: Gain 20% movement speed for 3 seconds on use.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Breathe In.pngBreathe In Description: Gain 20 stamina immediately on use.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Red Curtains.pngRed Curtains Description: Critical strikes reduce all cooldowns by 5%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Desperation.pngDesperation Description: Deal 10% more damage when your stamina is below 40%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Lasting Consequence.pngLasting Consequence Description: Increase the stun from Riposte to 2.5 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Priority.pngPriority Description: Reduce the cooldown of other Rapier abilities by 20% when landing a Riposte stun.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Insult To Injury.pngInsult To Injury Description: If the Riposte is triggered successfully, all your attacts become uninterruptable for 3 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -

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