Swift Chop

Axe Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +1...16...20 damage. If Swift Chop is blocked, target foe takes 1...16...20 damage and suffers a Deep Wound for 20 seconds.

Swift Chop

• 5
• 4

Profession

Warrior

Attribute

Axe Mastery

Type

Axe attack

Campaign

Core

Axe Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +1...16...20 damage. If Swift Chop is blocked, target foe takes 1...16...20 damage and suffers a Deep Wound for 20 seconds.

Concise description

Axe Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage. Deals 1...16...20 damage and inflicts Deep Wound condition (20 seconds) if blocked.

Progression
Axe Mastery + Damage Damage if blocked	0 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 3 5 5 4 6 6 5 7 7 6 9 9 7 10 10 8 11 11 9 12 12 10 14 14 11 15 15 12 16 16 13 17 17 14 19 19 15 20 20 16 21 21 17 23 23 18 24 24 19 25 25 20 26 26 21 28 28

Acquisition

Skill quests

• Prophecies
  • Securing the Vale (Yak's Bend)

Skill trainers

• Prophecies
  • Firstwatch Sergio (Lion's Arch)
  • Dakk (Ember Light Camp)
• Factions
  • Michiko (Kaineng Center)
• Nightfall
  • Dau (The Mouth of Torment)

Hero skill trainers

• Nightfall
  • Hoju (Gate of Torment)

Signet of Capture

• Nightfall
  • Chor the Bladed (Marga Coast)
  • Ranshek, Carrion Eater (Moddok Crevice)

Related skills

• Griffon's Sweep/Leviathan's Sweep
• Irresistible Blow
• Seeking Blade

Hero Usage

• Heroes will use this skill on recharge on the target, even if another nearby target could block the attack to apply Deep Wound. Heroes will not use this skill if the target is already suffering from Deep Wound and is currently using a skill that induces blocking.