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Axe Fighting

Trained by landing blows with an axe.

Damage Melee

Discovered byThe first time you land a blow with a axe.

Trained byLand a blow with a axe; land a blow with a hatchet.

Levels1 to 100

A starting skill ofRanger

What each level is worth

axe damage: 0.5 per level, up to 50
max stamina: 0.5 per level, up to 40
carrying: 7 per level, up to 700

Abilities

Ability	From level	Costs	Does
Cleave A sweeping axe blow.	1	6 s cooldown, your weapon	Damage Damage 3 (+1 a level)
Hack A short chop: seven tenths of your axe's damage. Ready again with the next breath.	1	1 s cooldown, your weapon	Damage Damage 0 (+0.2 a level)
Notch A short chop that bites and stays: more than your axe's blow, and the cut bleeds for six seconds.	5	8 s cooldown, your weapon	Damage Damage 2 (+0.8 a level); DamageOverTime Damage 1 (+0.3 a level) for 6 s
Hamstring Chop A low chop at the back of the leg: half again your axe's damage, and the target walks 30% slower for four seconds.	10	10 s cooldown, your weapon	Damage Damage 3 (+1 a level); Slow 30 for 4 s
Reaping Swing A wide swing in front of you: your axe's damage to every foe within three metres in a half circle.	20	10 s cooldown, your weapon	Damage Damage 3 (+1 a level)

Evolution branches

Each counts one way of using the skill; at its milestones you evolve, hold or sacrifice.

Reaver

counts kills with an axe

250Woodsman's Wind: each finished job restores 18% of your stamina

1000Bite Deep: +18% damage against a target above 80% health (combines as Stagger)

3000Hewn Open: your blows leave a bleed: 18% of the blow every second for 4 s (combines as Area)

Berserker

counts kills with an axe while below 30% health

125Desperate Edge: +15% damage while you are below 30% health

600Hard to Kill: each finished job restores 15% of your health while you are below 30% health (combines as Stagger)

1500Last Edge: +45% damage while you are below 20% health (combines as Area)

Headsman

counts opening blows with an axe on a fresh target

250Sharp Start: +4.5% damage

1000Heavy Opening: +22.5% damage against a target above 80% health (combines as Stagger)

3000Drinking Deep: 9% of the damage you deal comes back as health (combines as Area)

Wide Arc

counts uses of Cleave

250Broad Sweep: +7.5% damage

1000Into Fresh Wood: +15% damage against a target above 80% health

3000Split Bark: your blows leave a bleed: 9% of the blow every second for 4 s (combines as Area)

Hamstringer

counts uses of Hamstring Chop

250Long Limp: your slows, roots and the rest last 22.5% longer

1000Bitten Deep: +7.5% damage

3000Hobbled: your slows, roots and the rest last 37.5% longer (combines as Suppress)

Chopper

counts uses of Hack

250Bitten Edge: +6% damage

1000First Chop: +12% damage against a target above 80% health

3000Splinters: your blows leave a bleed: 6% of the blow every second for 4 s (combines as Area)

Deep Notch

counts uses of Notch

250Biting Edge: +7.5% damage

1000Ragged Cut: each finished job restores 12% of your stamina

3000Notch Master: +12% damage (combines as Bleed)

Wide Reap

counts uses of Reaping Swing

250Broad Bite: +7.5% damage

1000Full Harvest: each finished job restores 12% of your stamina

3000Reaping Master: +12% damage (combines as Area)

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