Execute
Assassin skill · Execution line · tier 4
One clean blow, to put it down for good.
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
Execute scales with Attack. Its value at each rank is 25.9 + 7.4 × rank:
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 33.3 | 40.7 | 48.1 | 55.5 | 62.9 | 70.3 | 77.7 | 85.1 | 92.5 | 99.9 |
The value is the game's internal number for this skill.
hero damage = Attack + all elemental damage
skill power = 1 + 1% per point in the other Execution 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
- 2 Hero level 22 at the earliest There is no level requirement, but a hero gets one skill point every 2 levels.
- 3 One skill point per rankUp to rank 10.
Rank 5 in Execute opens Decapitate.
Mastery and synergies
Line mastery: every point in the other Execution skills makes Execute 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 Execute
Each rank in one of these makes Execute 2% stronger (+20% at rank 10).
Execution line
| Skill | Tier | Type | Cooldown | Scales with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buff | 6 s | Crit Chance | |
| 2 | Direct damage | 6 s | Attack | |
| 3 | Debuff | 10 s | Expose | |
| 4 | Direct damage | 6 s | Attack | |
| 5 | Ultimate | 16 s | Crit Chance |
Other Assassin skills
Source: closed-beta game client 0.7.2. Data from the closed beta, so values may change at launch.