Axe Mastery

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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. Axe mastery will also increase the damage of certain skills, and is also required for some items and skills to take effect.

Notes

  • Axe mastery skills tend to do higher damage than sword or hammer skills, and its chains tend to focus on the Deep Wound condition.

Axe Mastery skills

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