Searing Slash (firebrand)

This article is about the firebrand axe skill. For other skills of the same name, see Searing Slash.

Unleash your searing axe in an overhand slash, following it up with a magical edge. — In-game description

Searing Slash

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Specialization

Firebrand

Weapon

Main hand axe

Activ. type

Chain

Sequence

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Game link

API

43826

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0.5½  

Searing Slash

Unleash your searing axe in an overhand slash, following it up with a magical edge.

 Damage (2x): 880 (2.4)^?

 Damage (2x): 586 (1.6)^?

₂ Burning (2s): 524 Damage

 Number of Targets: 3

 Range: 130

— In-game description

Related traits

Zeal

• Fiery Wrath — Deal increased strike damage to burning foes.

Radiance

• Inner Fire — Gain fury when you strike a foe that has burning stacks over the threshold.
• Radiant Fire — Zealot's Flame is improved. Burning you inflict has increased duration, and your torch skills gain reduced recharge.
• Amplified Wrath — Burning you inflict deals increased damage. Burning duration applied by the passive effect of Virtue skill 1 is increased.

Firebrand

• Unrelenting Criticism — Axe skills gain a chance to inflict bleeding. Symbol of Vengeance now dazes on its initial strike.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficients from 0.72/0.72/2.4 to 0.48/0.48/1.6.
December 11, 2018	The burning duration of this skill has been increased from 1 second to 2 seconds per hit.
July 10, 2018	Altered the animation of this skill to reduce the popping effect.
December 12, 2017	This skill has had its animation reviewed and now completes slightly faster than before.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Searing Slash has been added to the game.