Smash
Warrior skill · Impact line · tier 2
Brings the sword down from above and drives the target waist-deep into the ground.
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
Smash scales with Attack. Its value at each rank is 19.5 + 5.6 × rank:
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 25.1 | 30.7 | 36.3 | 41.9 | 47.5 | 53.1 | 58.7 | 64.3 | 69.9 | 75.5 |
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 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 Rank 5 in Brutal Blow Tier 1 of the Impact line.
- 2 Hero level 12 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 Smash opens Guard Break.
Mastery and synergies
Line mastery: every point in the other Impact skills makes Smash 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 Smash
Each rank in one of these makes Smash 2% stronger (+20% at rank 10).
Impact line
| Skill | Tier | Type | Cooldown | Scales with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct damage | 6 s | Attack | |
| 2 | Direct damage | 6 s | Attack | |
| 3 | Control | 12 s | Chill | |
| 4 | Debuff | 10 s | Penetration | |
| 5 | Ultimate | 16 s | Attack |
Other Warrior skills
Source: closed-beta game client 0.7.2. Data from the closed beta, so values may change at launch.