Maximum Rank: Two-Handed Rank 50
Maximum Investment: 22 Skill Points
The Two-Handed skill line has a great mix of hard-hitting melee abilities and basic utility. Along with some excellent attacks, you’ll find a gap closer, an execute, and a self-heal that grants a damage buff—nearly everything a melee-focused player could want on one Action Bar.
Two-Handed Active Abilities are Stamina-based. To improve their effects, invest in Maximum Stamina, Stamina Recovery, Weapon Damage, and Weapon Critical.
Ultimate Ability
Berserker Strike
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Berserker Strike deals heavy Physical Damage that ignores your target’s mitigation, granting you Physical and Spell Resistance equal to the amount ignored for a short time. While the base ability offers a nice mix of direct damage and defensive buffs, the utility offered by its morphs is what really makes Berserker Strike a contender for that valuable Action Bar slot. |
Available Morphs
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Onslaught |
Killing an enemy with this ability immediately refunds the Ultimate cost. |
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Berserker Rage |
You are immune to all Disabling, Snare, And Immobilization Effects for the duration. |
Active Abilities
Uppercut
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Its one-second cast time makes Uppercut a relatively slow but extremely powerful attack. If you plan to use a two-handed melee weapon, this will likely be your primary damage ability. |
Available Morphs
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Dizzying Swing |
Stuns and knocks back the enemy hit. |
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Wrecking Blow |
Grants you Empower, increasing the damage of your next attack. |
Critical Charge
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Although Critical Charge is a guaranteed Critical Strike, its popularity is due to its use as a gap closer. It’s handy in PvE, but many players consider it an essential Two-Handed ability for PvP builds. Following up a Critical Charge with an Uppercut is one of the most common Two-Handed tactics. |
Available Morphs
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Stampede |
Reduces the enemy’s movement speed. |
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Critical Rush |
Deals more damage based on the distance traveled. |
Cleave
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Cleave’s combination of area-of-effect damage and damage over time makes it an important tool for Two-Handed DPS, and the utility offered by its morphs makes it a difficult skill to pass up. |
Available Morphs
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Carve |
Grants Minor Heroism, increasing your Ultimate generation. |
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Brawler |
Grants a damage shield that increases in strength for each enemy hit. |
Reverse Slash
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As a straightforward execute, Reverse Slash is a great way to boost your burst damage and overall DPS. Once your target reaches 35% health use this as your primary damage ability for the greatest effect, as it produces a 90% damage bonus. |
Available Morphs
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Reverse Slice |
Other enemies nearby take a percentage of the damage inflicted to the primary target. |
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Executioner |
Increases the amount of bonus damage to low-Health targets. |
Momentum
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Granting Major Brutality and a long-lasting healing effect, Momentum offers a great mix of offensive and defensive utility. Those who plan to adventure alone should take special notice of the Rally morph—it makes this ability one of the best Stamina-based self-heals available to most classes. |
Available Morphs
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Forward Momentum |
Reduces the cost and provides a brief immunity to snares and immobilizations. |
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Rally |
Also heals you when the effect expires. |
Passive Abilities
The Two-Handed skill line features five Passive Abilities, each of which has two ranks.
None of the available Passives are tied to specific abilities. If you utilize a two-handed weapon, it’s recommended that you invest in all Two-Handed Passives.
Two-Handed Passive Abilities
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| Forceful | Your light and heavy attacks damage up to two additional enemies for a percentage of the damage inflicted to the primary target. |
| Heavy Weapons | Grants a specific bonus based on the type of weapon equipped. |
| Balanced Blade | Reduces the Stamina cost of your Two-Handed abilities. |
| Follow Up | A successful, fully charged heavy attack increases the damage of your next attack. |
| Battle Rush | Increases Stamina Recovery for 10 seconds after killing a target. |

















