Attack Speed is the rate at which you perform physical attacks in Avowed.
Overview[]
Attack Speed is the primary method of determining how quickly a character can deliver consecutive attacks. A higher attack speed allows for more frequent hits within a given period, and with your weapon Damage, determines your overall damage per second.
Light weapons tend to be faster, consume less stamina, while heavier weapons hit slower and require more stamina, but deal more damage per swing.
Internally, Avowed splits Attack Speed into "windup" and "release", referring to the two stages of an attack, and each is increased at a different rate. In the Attributes panel, along with Cast Speed, all three are grouped into an average Attack Speed, however generally when used in-game it refers to the rate of physical attacks, not abilities.
Your Dexterity attribute increases your Attack Speed. Equipment and abilities can provide both buffs and debuffs to attack speed.
Sources[]
Dexterity[]
Each point in Dexterity grants increased Attack Speed. Note that the average row is the average of only the weapon attack speeds, while in-game it is also the average of the Cast Speed.
| Dexterity | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed (windup) |
+0% | +5% | +10% | +15% | +20% | +25% | +28% | +31% | +34% | +37% | +40% | +42% | +44% | +46% | +48% | +50% |
| +5% (per point) | +3% (per point) | +2% (per point) | ||||||||||||||
| Attack Speed (release) |
+0% | +2% | +4% | +6% | +8% | +10% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +14% | +15% | +15.334% | +15.668% | +16.002% | +16.336% | +16.67% |
| +2% (per point) | +1% (per point) | +0.333% (per point) | ||||||||||||||
| Attack Speed (average) |
+0% | +3.5% | +7% | +10.5% | +14% | +17.5% | +19.5% | +21.5% | +23.5% | +25.5% | +27.5% | +28.667% | +29.834% | +31.001% | +32.168% | +33.335% |
| +3.5% (per point) | +2% (per point) | +1.167% (per point) | ||||||||||||||
Buffs[]
| Type | Source | Modifier | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumables | Drink (Alcoholic) | Mulled Musketeer | +40% | For 300 sec |
| Prepared Food | The Black Broth | +10% | For 300 sec | |
| Weapons | Mace | Battletrance (Rallying Strike) | +15% for 10 sec | On Power Attacks |
| Mace | Battletrance (Rallying Strike) | +30% for 10 sec | On Power Attacks | |
| Sword | Carnet's Cutlass (Seasoned in Battle) | +15% for 10 sec | On killing enemy | |
| Sword | Carnet's Cutlass (Press the Attack) | +30% for 10 sec | On killing enemy | |
| Great Hammer | Just Pestle (Grinding Mortar) | +20% for 12 sec | On Full Combo Attack | |
| Great Hammer | Just Pestle (Give and Receive) | +30% for 15 sec | On Full Combo Attack | |
| Great Axe | Limb-Taker (Blood-Soaked Blade) | +50% for 8 sec | On kill | |
| Bow | The Long Touch (Thrill of the Hunt) | +20% for 6 sec | On kill | |
| Great Sword | The Philosopher's Riddle (Aggressive Debate) | +15% for 10 sec | On Full Combo Attack | |
| Great Sword | The Philosopher's Riddle (Overwhelming Argument) | +25% for 10 sec | On Full Combo Attack | |
| Dagger | Umbral Needle (Black Wind) | +30% for 10 sec | On kill with a Special Attack | |