Cleaving

Cleaving

Notable Passive Skill

30% increased Physical Damage with Axes
Axe Attacks deal 30% increased Damage with Ailments
15% chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit with Attacks [1]

Cleaving is a notable passive skill that grants increased physical damage with axes. It grants increased damage with ailments from attack skills while wielding an axe. It grants a chance to Intimidate enemies on hit with attacks.

Anointment

Blight anointment to unlock the passive:

Oil #1	Oil #2	Oil #3	Outcome
Sepia Oil	Amber Oil	Black Oil	Cleaving	30% increased Physical Damage with Axes Axe Attacks deal 30% increased Damage with Ailments 15% chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit with Attacks

Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	(Undocumented): Now grants 30% increased Physical Damage with Axes (up from 20%). Now grants Axe Attacks deal 30% increased Damage with Ailments (up from 20%). No longer grants 30% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Bleeding Enemies. Instead, it now grants 15% chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit with Attacks. No longer grants +1 to Melee Strike Range with Axes. No longer grants Bleeding you inflict deals Damage 15% faster.
3.10.0	(Undocumented): No longer grants 20% increased Damage with ailments from Attack Skills while wielding an Axe. Instead, it now grants Axe Attacks deal 20% increased Damage with Ailments.
3.8.0	Now grants +1 to Melee range with Axes.
3.7.0	(Undocumented): Now grants 20% increased Physical Damage with Axes (down from 35%). Now grants 20% increased Damage with ailments from Attack Skills while wielding an Axe (down from 35%). Now grants 30% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Bleeding Enemies No longer grants Attacks have 10% chance to cause Bleeding. Instead, it now grants Bleeding you inflict deals Damage 15% faster.
3.0.0	(Undocumented): Now grants Attacks have 10% chance to cause Bleeding. Now grants 35% increased Damage with ailments from Attack Skills while wielding an Axe.
1.3.0	Damage increased from 30% to 35%. The Templar, Marauder, and Duelist starting areas have been reworked significantly. Large elemental, staff, mace, axe, sword, two-handed weapon, weapon and shield, and dual wielding wheels of passive skills have been placed on the exterior of the tree, out from the Templar, Marauder and Duelist.