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:

Name	Stats
Attack Damage, Area of Effect	10% increased Area of Effect 10% increased Attack Damage [1]
Attack Damage, Attack Speed	5% increased Attack Speed 10% increased Attack Damage [1] [2]
Attack Damage, Critical Strike Chance	15% increased Critical Strike Chance 10% increased Attack Damage [1]
Attack Damage, Frenzy and Endurance Charge Duration	15% increased Frenzy Charge Duration 15% increased Endurance Charge Duration 10% increased Attack Damage [1]
Attack Damage, Life Leech	0.4% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life 10% increased Attack Damage [1] [2]

Notable skills

This class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Bane of Legends	20% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Unique Enemies 10% more Damage if you've Killed Recently Cannot take Reflected Physical Damage		Two Handed Damage, Attack Speed
Headsman	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	Headsman	Two Handed Damage, Attack Speed
Endless Hunger	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		Two Handed Damage, Life Leech
Brutal Fervour	Life Leech effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled 10% reduced Damage taken while Leeching 100% increased Maximum Recovery per Life Leech	Endless Hunger	Two Handed Damage, Life Leech
Overwhelm	Base Critical Strike Chance for Attacks with Weapons is 8% +10% to Critical Strike Multiplier per Nearby Enemy, up to +100% Nearby Enemies have -30% to Critical Strike Multiplier		Two Handed Damage, Reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
Impact	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		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.

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