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{{Skill infobox
| name = Critical Chop
| id = 1402
| campaign = Nightfall
| profession = Warrior
| attribute = Axe Mastery
| type = Axe Attack
| energy = 5
| activation = 1
| recharge = 15
| causes1 = Interrupt
| description = [[Axe Attack]]. If this [[attack]] hits, you inflict {{gr|5|20|+}} [[damage]]. If this attack results in a [[critical hit]], [[target]] [[foe]] is [[interrupt]]ed.
| concise description = Axe Attack. Deals {{gr|5|20|+}} damage. Interrupts an [[action]] if you land a critical hit.
}}

{{Skill progression
|attribute = [[Axe Mastery]]
|var1 name = + [[Damage]]
|var1 at0 = 5
|var1 at15 = 20}}

== Acquisition ==
'''[[Skill trainer]]s'''
* [[Nightfall]]
** [[Tohn]] ([[Kamadan, Jewel of Istan]])

'''[[Hero skill trainer]]s'''
* Nightfall
** [[Pikin]] (Kamadan, Jewel of Istan)

'''[[Signet of Capture]]'''
* [[Prophecies]]
** [[Imuk the Pungent]] ([[Nebo Terrace (War in Kryta)]])

== Related skills ==
* {{skill icon|Agonizing Chop}}
* {{skill icon|Disrupting Chop}}

== Notes ==
* In [[PvE]], one may consider using an [[Axe Grip]] [[of the (Profession)|of the Assassin]] to increase the chance for a critical hit.

==Hero Usage==
* Heroes will often activate this skill on recharge, even if the target is not using a skill at that time.
* Heroes will not attempt to increase their critical hit rate prior to using this skill.
* Occasionally heroes will postpone this skill if the target has recently activated a skill (as long as it remains visible in the skill activation window of the target).

== Trivia ==
* The axe illustrated in the [[skill icon]] is a [[Dual Winged Axe]].
* This skill has changed since its introduction; see its [[Critical Chop/Skill history|skill history]] for details.

[[Category:Hero-vetted skills]]
[[Category:Skills offered by hero skill trainers]]

Critical Chop - Revision history

gww>Smiley-1 at 16:36, 5 July 2026