Slayer

Slayer

Duelist

	No judge. No jury. Just the executioner.

This page is about the Ascendancy class. For the Ascendant passive, see Slayer (Ascendant passive).

The Slayer is an Ascendancy class for Duelists.

Overview

The Slayer class focuses on raw power and maintaining sustainability as they fight. They possess bonuses to life leech and stun and passives such as Bane of Legends gives them an edge against tougher monsters. Due to the minor nodes all having increased attack speed and two-handed damage bonuses, this class is well suited for attack skills for two-handed weapons and bows.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Notable skills

This class has the following notable passive skills:

Headsman

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Gain 10% increased Movement Speed for 20 seconds when you Kill an Enemy
Gain 10% increased Attack Speed for 20 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy
Kill Enemies that have 20% or lower Life when Hit by your Skills [1]

Headsman is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Slayer that causes hits with your skills to kill enemies if they reach 20% or less life after being hit, similar to Culling Strike. It also grants increased movement speed when you kill any enemy and increased attack speed if you killed a rare or unique enemy.

Ruthless mode

Headsman (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Kill Enemies that have 20% or lower Life when Hit by your Skills

Headsman in Ruthless mode does not grant increased attack speed or movement speed after killing an enemy.

Version history

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive

Version	Changes
3.22.0	[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "Gain 10% increased Attack Speed for 20 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy" or "Gain 10% increased Movement Speed for 20 seconds when you Kill an Enemy" in Ruthless.
3.15.0	Headsman: Now called Bane of Legends. Bane of Legends: Now called Headsman.
3.8.0	You now gain 10% increased attack speed for 20 seconds when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy (from 20%). You now gain 10% increased movement speed for 20 seconds when you kill an enemy (from 20%).
3.7.0	No longer grants Onslaught for 20 seconds when you kill a rare or unique enemy, instead granting 20% increased attack speed for 20 seconds when you kill a rare or unique enemy. Now also grants 20% increased movement speed for 20 seconds when you kill an enemy (of any rarity).
2.3.0	Reworked: Old: 50% increased Damage against Rare and Unique Enemies, 20% of Overkill Damage is Leeched as Life New: Gain Onslaught for 20 seconds when you kill a Rare or Unique Enemy, Kill Enemies that have 20% or lower Life when Hit by your Skills
2.2.0	Added to the game.

Two Handed Damage, Attack Speed

Bane of Legends

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

20% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Unique Enemies
10% more Damage if you've Killed Recently
Cannot take Reflected Physical Damage [1]

Bane of Legends is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Slayer that grants prevents physical damage from reflect. It also grants more damage against unique enemies, as well as more damage if you have killed recently.

Ruthless mode

Bane of Legends (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

20% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Unique Enemies

Bane of Legends in Ruthless mode does not grant physical reflect immunity or more damage if you've killed recently.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "10% more Damage if you've Killed Recently" or "Cannot take Reflected Physical Damage" in Ruthless.
3.15.0	Headsman: Now called Bane of Legends. Bane of Legends: Now called Headsman.
3.13.0	Added 20% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Unique Enemies Removed 20% more Damage against Unique Enemies
3.7.0	Now grants 10% more damage if you've killed recently (from 20%). No longer increases area of effect by 20% if you've killed recently, instead granting 20% more damage against unique enemies.
3.2.0	Increased area of effect from killing an enemy recently increased from 15% to 20%. Now grants immunity to reflected physical damage (from 50% reduced reflected physical damage).
2.4.0	Headsman now grants 15% increased area of effect if you have killed an enemy recently (down from 20%).
2.3.0	Reworked: Old: Hits deal 100% increased Damage against Enemies that are on Low Life, 20% chance to gain Onslaught for 3 seconds on Kill New: 50% reduced Reflected Physical Damage taken, 20% more Damage if you've Killed Recently, 20% increased radius of Area Skills if you've Killed Recently
2.2.0	Added to the game.

Headsman Two Handed Damage, Attack Speed

Endless Hunger

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

20% of Overkill Damage is Leeched as Life
You are Unaffected by Bleeding while Leeching
Cannot be Stunned while Leeching
20% increased Attack Speed while Leeching [1]

Endless Hunger is an Ascendancy passive skill for the Slayer that causes a percentage of overkill damage to be leeched as life. It also causes the user to be unaffected by bleed and immune to stun while leeching.

Ruthless mode

Endless Hunger (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

20% of Overkill Damage is Leeched as Life
You are Unaffected by Bleeding while Leeching
Cannot be Stunned while Leeching
20% increased Attack Speed while Leeching

Endless Hunger in Ruthless mode is unchanged.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	Added 20% increased Attack Speed while Leeching
3.9.0	Now causes you to be Unaffected by Bleeding (rather than Immune).
3.7.0	Now prevents you from being stunned while leeching.
3.2.0	Removed Life Leech effects are not removed at Full Life. Added You are Immune to Bleeding while Leeching.
2.3.0	Reworked: Removed: +5% of maximum Life per second to maximum Life Leech rate, Cannot be Stunned while Leeching Added: 20% of Overkill Damage is Leeched as Life
2.2.2	Fixed a bug with instant leech causing damage in combination with the Endless Hunger Ascendancy skill.
2.2.0	Added to the game.

Two Handed Damage, Life Leech

Brutal Fervour

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Life Leech effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled
10% reduced Damage taken while Leeching
100% increased Maximum Recovery per Life Leech [1]

Brutal Fervour is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Slayer that grants increased maximum recovery from each life leech instance and damage reduction while leeching life. It also modifies life leech effects to not get removed when the player reaches full life.

This effect does not work with Ghost Reaver, as leech effects are removed at full energy shield. In the case of instant life leech effects, such as Bloodseeker or legacy versions of Atziri's Acuity, the leech will end immediately regardless of whether you are at full life or not, as Brutal Fervour does not preserve or store such effects.

Ruthless mode

Brutal Fervour (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Life Leech effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled

Brutal Fervour in Ruthless mode does not grant reduced damage taken or maximum recovery per leech.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "100% increased Maximum Recovery per Life Leech" or "10% reduced Damage taken while Leeching" in Ruthless.
3.13.0	Added 100% increased Maximum Recovery per Life Leech 10% reduced Damage taken while Leeching Removed 15% increased Attack Speed while Leeching 50% increased Attack Damage while Leeching 6% reduced Damage taken while Leeching
3.7.0	No longer grants 100% increased total recovery per second from life leech. Now grants 15% increased attack speed while leeching, 6% reduced damage taken while leeching, and 50% increased attack damage while leeching (from 30%).
3.2.0	No longer grants stun and bleed immunity while leeching. Now grants 30% increase damage while leeching. Added Life Leech effects are not removed at Full Life.
3.1.0	Brutal Fervour no longer grants +10% of maximum Life per second to maximum Life Leech rate.
2.3.0	Reworked: Old: 30% increased Damage while Leeching, 5% increased Attack Speed while Leeching New: +10% to maximum Life per second to maximum Life Leech rate, 100% increased Life Leeched per second, Cannot be Stunned while Leeching, You are Immune to Bleeding while Leeching
2.2.0	Added to the game.

References

Endless Hunger Two Handed Damage, Life Leech

For Slayer passive skill, see Overwhelm (Ascendancy passive).

Overwhelm is a keyword that applies to hits that deal physical damage, causing the hit to ignore a set value of the target's physical damage reduction.

Mechanics

Overwhelm works similarly to resistance penetration, subtracting the specified amount from the target's effective physical damage reduction against the hit. However, Overwhelm cannot reduce physical damage reduction into the negatives.

Skill gems

Main page: List of overwhelm related skill gems

Related base stats

The following skill gems have stats related to overwhelm:

Gem
Intimidating CryIntimidating CryWarcry, AoE, Duration, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-19) Mana Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0.80 sec AoE Radius: 60Requires Level 10Performs a warcry, taunting nearby enemies to attack the user and exerting subsequent attacks. Grants a buff which lowers the effect of enemy physical damage reduction against your hits.Base duration is (4.00-4.90) seconds (0-38)% increased Warcry Speed Enemies Taunted by this Warcry are Intimidated Counts total Power of Enemies in Range Buff causes your Hits to Overwhelm 5% Physical Damage Reduction per 5 Power, up to 30% Exerts the next 2 Melee Attacks you perform Exerted Attacks deal Double Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	10		N/A	N/A

Related quality stats

The following skill gems have stats from quality related to overwhelm:

There are no skill gems that have stats from quality related to overwhelm.

Support gems

Main page: List of overwhelm related skill gems

Related base stats

The following support gems have stats related to overwhelm:

There are no support gems that have stats related to overwhelm.

Related quality stats

The following support gems have stats from quality related to overwhelm:

There are no support gems that have stats from quality related to overwhelm.

Related unique items

Item	Base Item		Stats
Hand of the FerventHand of the Fervent Zealot GlovesArmour: (132-211) Energy Shield: (27-43)Requires Level 43, 34 Str, 34 Int(70-130)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(50-70) to maximum Life Gain Sacrificial Zeal when you use a Skill, dealing you 150% of the Skill's Mana Cost as Physical Damage per Second Hits Overwhelm (10-15)% of Physical Damage Reduction while you have Sacrificial ZealA sacrifice of blood calls forth His vengeance. Let the righteous become the Hand of God.	Zealot Gloves	43	(70-130)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(50-70) to maximum Life Gain Sacrificial Zeal when you use a Skill, dealing you 150% of the Skill's Mana Cost as Physical Damage per Second Hits Overwhelm (10-15)% of Physical Damage Reduction while you have Sacrificial Zeal

Related modifiers

The following modifiers are related to Overwhelm: No results found

Passive skills

Overwhelm

Name	Stats
Physical Damage and Overwhelm	10% increased Physical Damage Overwhelm 5% Physical Damage Reduction [1] [2]
Bastion Breaker	30% increased Attack Physical Damage Overwhelm 20% Physical Damage Reduction [1]
Martial Experience	30% increased Physical Damage with Two Handed Melee Weapons Attacks with Two Handed Melee Weapons deal 30% increased Damage with Ailments 100% increased total Recovery per second from Life Leech Overwhelm 12% Physical Damage Reduction [1]
Master of Blades	30% increased Physical Damage +30 to Strength Overwhelm 10% Physical Damage Reduction [1]
Razor's Edge	35% increased Physical Damage with Swords Sword Attacks deal 35% increased Damage with Ailments Overwhelm 20% Physical Damage Reduction [1]

Overwhelm on impale

Name	Stats
Forceful Skewering	10% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit with Attacks 10% increased Impale Effect Impale Damage dealt to Enemies Impaled by you Overwhelms 25% Physical Damage Reduction [1]
Merciless Skewering	15% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit with Attacks Impale Damage dealt to Enemies Impaled by you Overwhelms 15% Physical Damage Reduction 5% increased Impale Effect [1]

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	Overwhelm is introduced to the game as keyword. It replaced Enemies have #% to Total Physical Damage Reduction against your Hits with Overwhelm #% Physical Damage Reduction [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]

References

Two Handed Damage, Reduced Enemy Stun Threshold

Impact

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

5% increased Area of Effect per Enemy killed recently, up to 50%
+0.4 metres to Melee Strike Range
50% increased Global Accuracy Rating
Deal up to 15% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity [1]

Impact is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Slayer that grants increased global accuracy rating, additional melee attack range, and increased area of effect per enemy killed recently. It also grants your melee attacks more damage the closer you are to an enemy.

Skill functions and interactions

The "up to x% more damage" stat on Impact (and the matching stat on Close Combat SupportClose Combat SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Duration
Icon: s
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.Supported Skills deal up to (25-39)% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity
Supported Skills grant Combat Rush on Hit
Combat Rush lasts 2 seconds or until you use a Travel Skill
Combat Rush grants 20% more Attack Speed to Travel Skills not Supported by Close Combat
Supported Skills can only be used with Axes or Swords

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Damage with Hits to Close Range EnemiesThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.) applies the full damage bonus to targets up to a distance of 15 units from you, then linearly scales down the bonus to 0 at a distance of 40 units.

Distance	Melee Damage
15	15%
20	12%
25	9%
30	6%
35	3%
40	0%

Ruthless mode

Impact (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Deal up to 15% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity

Impact in Ruthless mode does not grant increased accuracy, melee strike range, or area per enemy killed recently.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "50% increased Global Accuracy Rating", "+4 to Melee Strike Range" or "5% increased Area of Effect per Enemy killed recently, up to 50%" in Ruthless.
3.13.0	Melee Strike Range is now +4 (from +2)
3.7.0	No longer grants melee splash to single-target melee attacks (because they aren't a thing anymore), or 20% increased area of effect. Now grants 50% increased global accuracy rating, +2 to melee weapon and unarmed attack range, and 5% increased area of effect per enemy killed recently, up to 50%. Also grants 15% more melee damage based on proximity.
3.2.0	Removed 50% less Damage to surrounding targets. (Splash damage now deals full damage)
2.6.0	Impact (Slayer) now grants 20% increased area of effect.
2.4.0	Impact now grants 10% increased area of effect (down from 15%).
2.2.0	Added to the game.

References

Two Handed Damage, Area of Effect Radius

Version history

Version	Changes
3.2.0	Swapped Bane of Legends and Headsman in the skill tree position.
2.3.0	Skill Tree reworked: Impact and Overwhelm now only require 2 points to reach. Swapped Headsman and Bane of Legends in the skill tree position. Swapped Brutal Fervour and Endless Hunger in the skill tree position.