Axe Mastery

Axe Mastery is a warrior secondary attribute that deals with axes.

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Axe Mastery increases the damage you do with axes and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using an axe. Many skills, especially axe attack skills become more effective with higher Axe Mastery.

— In-game description

Inherent effect

Each point in axe mastery increases the damage you deal with axes and the chance to score a critical hit while using an axe.

For information on the damage dealt with increasing ranks, see Damage rating.

Notes

• Axe mastery skills are similar in damage to swordsmanship skills, and its chains tend to focus on the Deep Wound condition.

Axe Mastery skills

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
	Agonizing Chop	Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Interrupts an action if target foe has a Deep Wound.	6	0	1	0		Nightfall
	Axe Rake	Axe Attack. Deals +1...8...10 damage and inflicts Crippled condition (15 seconds) if target foe has a Deep Wound.	5	0	0	0		Core
	Axe Twist	Axe Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage and inflicts Weakness condition (20 seconds) if target foe has a Deep Wound.	5	0	0	0		Prophecies
	Cleave	Elite Axe Attack. Deals +10...26...30 damage.	4	0	0	0		Core
	Critical Chop	Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Interrupts an action if you land a critical hit.	0	5	1	15		Nightfall
	Cyclone Axe	Axe Attack. Deals +4...10...12 damage to all foes adjacent to you.	0	5	0	4		Core
	Decapitate	Elite Axe Attack. Deals +5...41...50 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds). Automatic critical hit. You lose all adrenaline and Energy.	8	0	0	0		Nightfall
	Dismember	Axe Attack. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds).	5	0	0	0		Core
	Disrupting Chop	Axe Attack. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: interrupted skill is disabled for +20 seconds.	6	0	0	0		Core
	Eviscerate	Elite Axe Attack. Deals +1...25...31 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds).	8	0	0	0		Prophecies
	Executioner's Strike	Axe Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage.	8	0	0	0		Core
	Furious Axe	Axe Attack. Deals +5...29...35 damage. Gives you 3 strikes of adrenaline if blocked.	0	5	0	6		Factions
	Keen Chop	Axe Attack. Always a critical hit.	3	0	0	0		Eye of the North
	Lacerating Chop	Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Inflicts Bleeding condition (5...17...20 seconds) if target foe is knocked-down.	5	0	0	0		Factions
	Penetrating Blow	Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. 20% armor penetration.	5	0	0	0		Prophecies
	Penetrating Chop	Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. 20% armor penetration.	5	0	0	0		Factions
	Swift Chop	Axe Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage. Deals 1...16...20 damage and inflicts Deep Wound condition (20 seconds) if blocked.	0	5	0	4		Core
	Triple Chop	Elite Axe Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. Also hits adjacent foes.	0	5	0	10		Factions
	Whirling Axe	Elite Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage and removes a stance. Unblockable.	4	0	0	0		Factions