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 few empowered hits.

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Main focus:
Injuries, Bleeding

Crit Effect:
+50% Bodypart Damage

Skill List

Skill	Basic Stats	Description	Passive bonus	Hidden bonus
Treatise I
Mutilating Lunge	Attack / Charge Type: Target Object Range: 2 Energy: 15 Cooldown: 10 Modified by: Strength, Agility - Requires a one-handed axe	Performs a Charge towards the target and delivers a strike with +50% Stagger Chance, +40% Bodypart Damage, and +40% 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 3 turns and replenishes 7.5% Max Energy.
Cut Through	Attack Type: Target Object Range: 1 Energy: 12 Cooldown: 8 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires a one-handed axe	Applies the target with -10% Block Chance and -25% Max Block Power for 2 turns. Then delivers a strike with +10% Weapon Damage, +20% Armor Penetration, and +50% Armor Damage. Each Bleeding and degree of Injury affecting the target grants the strike additional +15% Weapon Damage.
No Mercy	Passive - Requires a one-handed axe	Grants axe strikes +25% 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 +10% Bodypart Damage for 4 turns. The effect stacks up to 3 times. Grants axe strikes +5% Accuracy and -5% Fumble Chance for each Injury and Bleeding affecting the target.
Massacre	Stance Type: No Target Energy: 10 Cooldown: 10 - Requires a one-handed axe	Activates "Massacre" for 12 turns: +5% Armor Penetration +15% Bodypart Damage +7.5% Bleed Chance +5% 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 15 turns), but reduces its number of stacks. Only one Stance effect can be active at a time.
Treatise III
Execution	Attack Type: Target Object Range: 1 Energy: 15 Cooldown: 16 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires a one-handed axe	Delivers a strike to the target's head with +2% Weapon Damage for each missing percent of the target's Health. Grants the strike +5% Crit Chance and +15% Crit Efficiency for each degree of Injury affecting the target and +5% Crit Chance for each Bleeding. If this strike kills its target, replenishes 30% Max Energy.
Tormenting Swings	Passive - Requires a one-handed axe	Damaging axe strikes apply their target with -7.5% Bleed Resistance and -5% Max Health for 4 turns. The effect stacks up to 4 times.

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