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11 Deep Cuts is a talent in the Fencer branch of the Windrose Talent System. Increases damage output when the hit registers as Slash damage type. Applies to Sabers, Rapiers, Cutlasses, and most 1H blades. Does not apply to Crude (Clubs) or Pierce (firearms, some daggers).
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33 Slash Weapons This Talent Scales
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55 Deep Cuts only multiplies hits that register as the Slash damage type. The table lists the common one-handed blades that benefit, and the governing stat each one scales with. Pierce and Crude hits are excluded.
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77 WeaponNative Damage TypeGoverning StatBenefits from Deep CutsSaberSlashAgilityYesCutlassSlashAgilityYesRapierPierce by default, Slash on bleed combosPrecisionOnly on Slash-registering hitsClubCrudeStrengthNoMusketPiercePrecisionNo
88 Summary
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1010 PropertyValueBranchFencerTier1Max rank3Points per rank1
1111 Effect by Rank
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1313 RankSlash DamageRank 1+3%Rank 2+6%Rank 3+9%
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1616 Strong for Slash-type weapons, situational on Pierce or Crude builds. Safe early opener for pure Slash users.
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1818 Pairs Well With
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2020 Quick StrikesSurgical Cuts
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2222 Pairings In Detail
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2424 TalentWhy It StacksQuick StrikesQuick Strikes raises attack speed, so more Slash swings land per second. Each of those swings carries the Deep Cuts bonus, multiplying the gain across a full combo.Surgical CutsSurgical Cuts and Deep Cuts both feed the same Slash damage output and stack additively, so a pure Slash blade build benefits from running both.MassiveMassive scales raw weapon damage, and Deep Cuts layers its Slash bonus on top of that larger base figure on Saber and Cutlass rotations.
2525 See Also
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2727 Fencer branch overviewTalent System the four-branch progression frameworkStats and Talents stat allocation and respec
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2929 Build Role
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3131 Deep Cuts is the Slash-specific damage layer. It is a default pick on Saber, Rapier, and Cutlass rotations that already scale with Quick Strikes or Massive because it stacks on top of both.
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3333 Math Example
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3535 A Saber doing 110 Slash damage per swing becomes 120 Slash at rank 3 Deep Cuts. Over a 10-swing camp clear, that is roughly 100 extra total damage, enough to save one swing on a mid-HP enemy.
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3737 Notes
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3939 Does not apply to Pierce (Rapier's alternate damage type) or Crude (Club, some two-handed weapons). Check the weapon's damage type before committing points.Rapier of a Thousand Cuts hits register as Slash for the Bleed application, so Deep Cuts does compound the rapier's damage output.