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Deadly Finale - Version 7 vs Version 8
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11Deadly Finale is a talent in the Fencer branch of the Windrose Talent System. Each hit in an uninterrupted chain adds a stack. At rank 3 max stacks, the fifth hit receives +25% bonus damage (5% x 5 stacks).22Summary44PropertyValueBranchFencerTier2Max rank3Points per rank1PrerequisiteTier 1 Fencer investment66Effect by Rank77RankStacking damage per consecutive hit (5 stacks max)Rank 1+3% per stackRank 2+4% per stackRank 3+5% per stack99Community Meta1010Strong for Rapier and Saber rotations that naturally chain many hits. Weaker on Cutlass or single-heavy-swing playstyles.1212Pairs Well With1414Rapier of a Thousand CutsSurgical CutsDeadly Hunter1616See Also1818Fencer branch overviewTalent System the four-branch progression frameworkStats and Talents stat allocation and respec2020Build Role2222Deadly Finale rewards committed rotations. The 5-stack cap matches the Rapier's natural swing cadence, which is why Rapier of a Thousand Cuts specifically is the pairing most guides recommend.2424Math Example2626On a Rapier doing 125 Pierce base: swing 1 is 125, swing 2 is 131 (+5%), swing 3 is 138 (+10%), swing 4 is 144 (+15%), swing 5 is 150 (+20%), with the 5th swing's stack holding at +25% for subsequent swings. Over the 5-swing chain, total damage is 688, vs 625 without the talent, a +63 (or +10%) net combo boost.2828Notes3030Stacks reset on any interrupted combo (dodge cancel mid-swing, block mid-swing). A clean swing chain preserves all stacks; breaking for a parry resets.The Epic-tier Rapier of a Thousand Cuts (Bleed-to-Temporal-Health conversion) pairs with Deadly Finale because the Bleed stacks feed on every swing, giving parallel value to both the crit and the bleed sustain.3232Practical Stacking Notes3434Stacks accumulate per individual hit, not per attack input, so weapons that land multiple hits per swing reach the 5-stack cap in only a swing or two. Once the cap is reached, continuing a light-attack chain holds the stacks indefinitely; they only reset after a long pause without attacks (or, on certain weapons, after switching off the weapon entirely).3636RankPer-Hit DamageMax at 5 StacksPoints SpentRank 1+3%+15%1Rank 2+4%+20%2Rank 3+5%+25%33838Weapon-Specific Behavior3939Arboris Saber: one of the fastest stack builders. The light combo lands hits in quick succession, so the +25% cap is reached within the opening flurry and is sustained naturally through the saber's long Plague Echoes rotation.Rapier of Devastation: stacks rapidly during the 8-mark light-attack stacking phase. The bonus carries into the heavy consume, where the consumed-marks bonus damage can critically strike, so Deadly Finale compounds with crit multipliers on the payoff hit.Plague Halberd: slower per-swing cadence, but the wide AoE swings still tag enough enemies to keep the 5-stack ceiling active during boarding waves. The talent does not affect the special boom (which cannot crit and does not consume stacks).Bonebreaker: Deadly Finale is included in the Bone Breaking Brawler build to offset the talent's damage drop as stamina depletes. The flat per-hit increase keeps damage acceptable even when the stamina-percentage scaling is at its lowest.4141Build Inclusion4343Deadly Finale shows up in any build that intends to chain many light attacks against a single high-HP target, especially boss kills and boarding cleanup. It is most often slotted alongside the one-handed crit talents.4545Bone Breaking Brawler (Bonebreaker mace): 3 Surgical Cuts + 3 Quick Strikes + 2 Deadly Finale, paired with the Privateer Set and Jaguar Ring for crit synergy.Boss-killer Rapier rotations slot Deadly Finale to push the consumed-marks heavy past the breakpoint that one-shots minor adds and dramatically shortens elite fights.Builds that rely on a single big hit (for example, the Boarding Bomber halberd-boom rotation) skip Deadly Finale because the special they revolve around cannot crit and does not consume the talent's stacks.
