Artery Strike
Artery Strike is a Swordmastery Active Ability that can behead an enemy outright. It is a popular finisher for sword builds, usually paired with Charge to close the gap first.
- Type
- Active
- Skill tree
- Swordmastery
- What it does
- A finishing attack that beheads the target. It is paid for with Activation Charges.
Good to know
- Activation Charges build up as you block, attack and parry.
- Beheading a foe hexed with Burning Blood earns Better Safe than Sorry.
- Its manual can be found at a soldier camp on the road in north St. Tyna's Grove.
- Some Swordmastery teachers also sell the Artery Strike manual.
- It works by day and by night, like the rest of the Swordmastery tree.
What it does in play
It is a heavy single-target strike with a chance to decapitate. Weaker enemies are the ones most likely to lose their heads, which ends the fight on the spot.
How to unlock it
Find or buy the Artery Strike manual, then spend skill points and time at a road shrine to learn it.
Works well with
Guides pair it with Charge to close in and stun, then Artery Strike to finish. Perks that refill Activation Charges, like Adrenaline Rush and Walking Fortress, let you use it more often. Do not spam it alone, since a mix of abilities keeps charges flowing.
