Axe Mastery
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Axe Mastery is a warrior secondary attribute that deals with axes.
“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
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 | 1 | Nightfall | |||
| Axe Rake | Axe Attack. Deals +1...8...10 damage and inflicts Crippled condition (15 seconds) if target foe has a Deep Wound. | 5 | | Core | |||
| Axe Twist | Axe Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage and inflicts Weakness condition (20 seconds) if target foe has a Deep Wound. | 5 | | Prophecies | |||
| Cleave | Elite Axe Attack. Deals +10...26...30 damage. | 4 | Core | ||||
| Critical Chop | Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Interrupts an action if you land a critical hit. | 5 | 1 | 15 | Nightfall | ||
| Cyclone Axe | Axe Attack. Deals +4...10...12 damage to all foes adjacent to you. | 5 | 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 | Nightfall | ||||
| Dismember | Axe Attack. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds). | 5 | | Core | |||
| Disrupting Chop | Axe Attack. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: interrupted skill is disabled for +20 seconds. | 6 | Core | ||||
| Eviscerate | Elite Axe Attack. Deals +1...25...31 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds). | 8 | Prophecies | ||||
| Executioner's Strike | Axe Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. | 8 | | Core | |||
| Furious Axe | Axe Attack. Deals +5...29...35 damage. Gives you 3 strikes of adrenaline if blocked. | 5 | 6 | Factions | |||
| Keen Chop | Axe Attack. Always a critical hit. | 3 | 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 | Factions | ||||
| Penetrating Blow | Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. 20% armor penetration. | 5 | | Prophecies | |||
| Penetrating Chop | Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. 20% armor penetration. | 5 | Factions | ||||
| Swift Chop | Axe Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage. Deals 1...16...20 damage and inflicts Deep Wound condtion (20 seconds) if blocked. | 5 | 4 | | Core | ||
| Triple Chop | Elite Axe Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. Also hits adjacent foes. | 5 | 10 | Factions | |||
| Whirling Axe | Elite Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage and removes a stance. Unblockable. | 4 | Factions |




















