System
Stance
Offensive Stance
Offensive Stance is a martial stance whose value depends on the build's damage schedule, Endurance budget, and encounter pressure.
Overview
Class access
Berserker, Bard, Beastlord, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Shadow Knight, Warrior
Primary value
Weapon-swing damage and sustained melee contact
Tradeoff
Consumes Endurance from bonus weapon damage
Current Effect
Increases outgoing melee damage by 100% and chance to hit by 25%; bonus damage consumes Endurance and the hit bonus weakens below 25% Endurance. T2
Build Synergy
Offensive is strongest when most of the rotation is automatic or weapon-swing damage. Compared with Striker, it gains less from frequent spell casting because time spent casting replaces boosted swings rather than filling long combat-ability cooldowns.
Tactical Use
Use it when the build can remain in melee and autoattack continuously. Prefer Striker when independent high-damage combat skills are the main engine and spells can fill their cooldowns.
Verification Boundary
Tooltip values and class access are current-reference data. Exact event ordering, rounding, resource-cost scaling, and interactions not explicitly named by the tooltip remain subject to combat-log testing and balance changes.