Brutal Blow

Warrior skill · Impact line · tier 1

Beta 0.7.2

An upward slash: the target rolls through the horde like a bowling ball.

It is only used in combat once it is placed on the hero's active bar, and its 6 s cooldown is before cooldown reduction.

Values by rank

Brutal Blow scales with Attack. Its value at each rank is 14.7 + 4.2 × rank:

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Value	18.9	23.1	27.3	31.5	35.7	39.9	44.1	48.3	52.5	56.7

The value is the game's internal number for this skill.

in combat = round(value × skill power × max(0.35, hero damage ÷ 600))
hero damage = Attack + all elemental damage
skill power = 1 + 1% per point in the other Impact skills + 2% per rank of each skill that boosts it

The damage factor has a minimum of 0.35 and no maximum. A hero with 600 damage and no line mastery or synergies gets the listed value; how it becomes damage or healing per hit depends on the skill's type and timing.

How to unlock it

1
Always openTier 1 skills need no other skill first.
2
Hero level 2A hero's first skill point can go straight into it.
3
One skill point per rankUp to rank 10.

Rank 5 in Brutal Blow opens Smash and Charge Strike.

Mastery and synergies

Line mastery: every point in the other Impact skills makes Brutal Blow 1% stronger, up to +40% with all of them at rank 10. Its own points do the same for the rest of the line.

Skills that boost Brutal Blow

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Each rank in one of these makes Brutal Blow 2% stronger (+20% at rank 10).

Impact line

Skill	Tier	Type	Cooldown	Scales with
Brutal Blow	1	Direct damage	6 s	Attack
Smash	2	Direct damage	6 s	Attack
Charge Strike	3	Control	12 s	Chill
Guard Break	4	Debuff	10 s	Penetration
Devastate	5	Ultimate	16 s	Attack