Axe Mastery

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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

Axe Mastery is a warrior secondary attribute that deals with axes.

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.

For information on the damage dealt with increasing ranks, see damage rating.

Notes

• Axe Mastery skills are similar in damage to Swordsmanship skills, and its chains tend to focus on the Deep Wound condition.

Axe Mastery skills

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
File:Agonizing Chop.jpg	Agonizing Chop	Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Interrupts an action if target foe has a Deep Wound.	6	0	01.001	0		Nightfall
File:Axe Rake.jpg	Axe Rake	Axe Attack. Deals +4...14...16 damage and inflicts Crippled condition (15 seconds) if target foe has a Deep Wound.	5	0	0	0		Core
File:Axe Twist.jpg	Axe Twist	Axe Attack. Deals +5...21...25 damage and inflicts Weakness condition (20 seconds) if target foe has a Deep Wound.	5	0	0	0		Prophecies
File:Cleave.jpg	Cleave	Elite Axe Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage and hits 1...2...2 adjacent foe[s] for 10...34...40 slashing damage.	4	0	0	0		Core
	Critical Chop	Axe Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Interrupts an action if you land a critical hit.	0	055	01.001	01515		Nightfall
File:Cyclone Axe.jpg	Cyclone Axe	Axe Attack. Deals +4...10...12 damage to all foes adjacent to you.	0	055	0	0044		Core
File:Decapitate.jpg	Decapitate	Elite Axe Attack. Deals +5...65...80 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds). Automatic critical hit. If foe is killed, nearby foes are Weakened (8 seconds). You lose all adrenaline and Energy.	7	0	0	0		Nightfall
File:Dismember.jpg	Dismember	Axe Attack. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds).	5	0	0	0		Core
File:Disrupting Chop.jpg	Disrupting Chop	Axe Attack. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: interrupted skill is disabled for +20 seconds.	5	0	0	0000		Core
	Eviscerate	Elite Axe Attack. Deals +10...38...45 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds).	8	0	0	0		Prophecies