Axes (skill tree)

This article is about a skill tree. For the corresponding weapon class, see Axes.

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This page shows all Axe skills.

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Dish out grievous injuries before finishing enemies off with a few empowered hits.

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Main focus:
Injuries, Bleeding

Crit Effect:
+30% Bodypart Damage

Skill List

Skill	Basic Stats	Description
Treatise I
Mutilating Lunge	Attack / Charge Type: Target Object Range: 2 Energy: 16 Cooldown: 12 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires a one-handed axe	Performs a Charge towards the target and delivers a strike with +51.5% Stagger Chance, +35% Bodypart Damage, and +52% Bleed Chance. If the strike doesn't cause an Injury, reduce the skill's Cooldown by 4 turns.
Ferocity	Passive - Requires a one-handed axe	Causing Injuries with axe strikes reduces the ability tree's cooldowns by 1 turns and replenishes 4% Max Energy.
Cut Through	Attack Type: Target Object Range: 1 Energy: 10 Cooldown: 8 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires a one-handed axe	Applies the target with -17% Block Chance and -22% Max Block Power for 3 turns. Then delivers a strike with +21% Weapon Damage, +27% Armor Penetration, and +30% Armor Damage. Each Bleeding and degree of Injury affecting the target grants the strike additional +16% Weapon Damage.
No Mercy	Passive - Requires a one-handed axe	Grants axe strikes +10% Weapon Damage if the target's Health is either 100% or below 50%.
Treatise II
Reprisal	Passive - Requires a one-handed axe	If the target isn't Injured, axe strikes against it grant +8% Bodypart Damage for 4 turns. The effect stacks up to 3 times. Grants axe strikes +4% Accuracy and -4% Fumble Chance for each degree of Injury affecting the target.
Massacre	Stance Type: No Target Energy: 14 Cooldown: 12 - Requires a one-handed axe	Activates "Massacre" for 8 turns: +5% Armor Penetration +10% Bodypart Damage +5% Bleed Chance +3% Crit Chance Using the ability tree's skills grants an extra stack of the effect (up to IV). Basic axe strikes prolong the duration of the effect duration by 1 turn (up to 12 turns), but reduces its number of stacks (no more than once per turn). Only one Stance effect can be active at a time.
Treatise III
Execution	Attack Type: Target Object Range: 1 Energy: 20 Cooldown: 20 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception, Willpower - Requires a one-handed axe	Delivers a strike to the target's head with +2.1% Weapon Damage for each missing percent of the target's Health. Grants the strike +4% Crit Chance for each degree of Injury affecting the target and +15% Crit Efficiency for each Bleeding. If this strike kills its target, replenishes 25% Max Energy.
Tormenting Swings	Passive - Requires a one-handed axe	Damaging axe strikes apply their target with -6% Bleed Resistance and -4% Max Health for 5 turns. The effect stacks up to 5 times.

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