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 is an offense oriented class based around attacks. They possess powerful effects geared towards killing boss enemies with Headsman and Bane of Legends, as well as Impact for larger attack radius and Overwhelm for crit-based builds. It also has bonuses involving life leech, with the unique ability to leech beyond their health pool with Brutal Fervour, while Masterful Form helps maximize frenzy and endurance charges.

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 File:2HdmgCritStrikeMultiplier (Slayer) passive skill icon.png	15% increased Critical Strike Chance 10% increased Attack Damage [1]
Attack Damage, Frenzy and Endurance Charge Duration File:2HdmgFrenzyEnduranceCharge (Slayer) passive skill icon.png	10% increased Frenzy Charge Duration 10% increased Endurance Charge Duration 10% increased Attack Damage [1]
Attack Damage, Life Leech	0.2% 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
Headsman	20% more Damage against Unique Enemies 10% more Damage if you've Killed Recently Cannot take Reflected Physical Damage		Attack Damage, Attack Speed
Bane of Legends	Gain 20% increased Movement Speed for 20 seconds when you Kill an Enemy Gain 20% 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	Attack Damage, Attack Speed
Endless Hunger	20% of Overkill Damage is Leeched as Life You are Immune to Bleeding while Leeching Cannot be Stunned while Leeching		Attack Damage, Life Leech
Brutal Fervour	Life Leech effects are not removed at Full Life 50% increased Attack Damage while Leeching 15% increased Attack Speed while Leeching 6% reduced Damage taken while Leeching	Endless Hunger	Attack Damage, Life Leech
Overwhelm File:CriticalAttacks (Slayer) passive skill icon.png	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		Attack Damage, Critical Strike Chance
Impact	5% increased Area of Effect per Enemy killed recently, up to 50% +2 to Melee Weapon and Unarmed Attack range 50% increased Global Accuracy Rating Deal up to 15% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity		Attack Damage, Area of Effect
Masterful Form	50% increased Frenzy Charge Duration 50% increased Endurance Charge Duration Your Maximum Endurance Charges is equal to your Maximum Frenzy Charges		Attack Damage, Frenzy and Endurance Charge Duration

Version history

Version	Changes
3.7.0	The small passives leading to Headsman and Bane of Legends now grant 10% increased attack damage, rather than 14% increased damage with two handed weapons. The small passive leading to Overwhelm now grants 10% increased attack damage and 10% increased critical strike chance (previously granted 14% increased damage with two handed weapons and 5% reduced enemy stun threshold). The small passives leading to Endless Hunger and Brutal Fervour now grant 10% increased attack damage, rather than 14% increased damage with two handed weapons. The small passive leading to Impact now grants 10% increased attack damage, rather than 14% increased damage with two handed weapons. Added a new Slayer notable - Masterful Form. The small passive leading to Masterful Form grants 10% increased attack damage, 10% increased endurance charge duration and 10% increased frenzy charge duration.
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.