Mech Arms: Single-Edge Cutters

Unlocks the Mech Command skill Rolling Smash. Your mech's attacks apply bleeding. This attack's effect may only affect a certain target once per interval. — In-game description

Mech Arms: Single-Edge Cutters

Specialization

Mechanist (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

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Mech Arms: Single-Edge Cutters

Unlocks the Mech Command skill Rolling Smash. Your mech's attacks apply bleeding. This attack's effect may only affect a certain target once per interval.

 Bleeding on Hit (3s): 66 Damage

 Bleeding on Hit (2s): 44 Damage

 Interval: 1 second

— In-game description

Trait skills

Skill			Description
Rolling Smash (PvE)	0.75¾	20	Mech Command. Slam at the target with both cutters, inflicting severe bleeding to enemies in the area.
Rolling Smash (WvW, PvP)	0.75¾	20	Mech Command. Slam at the target with both cutters, inflicting severe bleeding to enemies in the area.

Mechanics

• Changes the Jade Mech CJ-1 basic attacks to:

#	Skill			Description
	Hard Strike	0.25¼		Strikes foes in front of you.
	Heavy Smash	0.5½		Perform a second, powerful strike.
	Twin Strike	0.5½		Strikes foes in front of you.

• Listed duration for bleeds are correct in the build UI, but not on the toolbelt. Strike damage tooltip value is correct on toolbelt but not in build UI.

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Firearms

• Serrated Steel — Critical hits have a chance to cause bleeding. Bleeding you inflict gains increased duration.
• Sanguine Array — Gain might when you inflict bleeding on a foe.
• Hematic Focus — Gain fury when you inflict bleeding on an enemy. Fury gives an increased critical-strike chance.
• Modified Ammunition — Deal increased strike damage for each condition on a foe.
• Sharpshooter — Bleeding you inflict scales off of your power instead of your condition damage.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 30, 2022	Damage multiplier reduced from 0.6 to 0.45 in PvE. The damage multiplier of the final strike has been reduced from 1.2 to 0.8 in PvE only. Wiki note: This changes are related to the three autoattack skills Hard Strike, Heavy Smash and the final strike Twin Strike.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Mech Arms: Single-Edge Cutters has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Mech Arms: Single-Edge Cutters was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Bleeding duration on hit reduced from 6s to 3s.
October 26, 2021	Mech Arms: Single-Edge Cutters was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.