Deadly Finale

Deadly 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).

Summary

Property	Value
Branch	Fencer
Tier	2
Max rank	3
Points per rank	1
Prerequisite	Tier 1 Fencer investment

Effect by Rank

Rank	Stacking damage per consecutive hit (5 stacks max)
Rank 1	+3% per stack
Rank 2	+4% per stack
Rank 3	+5% per stack

Community Meta

Strong for Rapier and Saber rotations that naturally chain many hits. Weaker on Cutlass or single-heavy-swing playstyles.

Pairs Well With

Build Role

Deadly 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.

Math Example

On 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.

Notes

Stacks 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.

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