Slashing Strike

Slashing Strike is a Tier IV skill from the Barbarian's Berserker Skill Tree, which gives the Barbarian a chance to swing both weapons on a regular hit. It requires Double Strike.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Slashing Strike Passive, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
Your melee attacks have an X% chance to hit all nearby enemies.
Skill Details:
Type:	Chance
Quantity:	Chance per hit
Effect:	AoE crescent
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	None
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	Double Strike
Prereq of:	N/A

Fighting with abandon, the Barbarian knows how to swing his weapons to slash more than one opponent at the time.

Skill Design

Slashing Strike is passive, it becomes activated from the moment you spend a skill point into it. This skill is a good choice for Barbarians who are having trouble with packs of enemies, possibly due to a slow weapon.

It is unknown how much damage Slashing Strike actually does. It may be a percentage of weapon damage or a preset amount. It may be hard to see if Slashing Strike activated (proced), so a visual indicator may be required.

Skill Rank Table

(legend (A) = Assumed)

Rank: 1/5
- Your melee attacks have an 12% chance to hit all nearby enemies.
- Fury Cost: None
Rank: 2/5
- Your melee attacks have an 16% chance to hit all nearby enemies. (A)
- Fury Cost: None
Rank: 3/5
- Your melee attacks have an 20% chance to hit all nearby enemies. (A)
- Fury Cost: None
Rank: 4/5
- Your melee attacks have an 24% chance to hit all nearby enemies. (A)
- Fury Cost: None
Rank: 5/5
- Your melee attacks have an 28% chance to hit all nearby enemies. (A)
- Fury Cost: None

Synergies

None known.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Skill was first seen in the BlizzCon 2008 demo, and is one of very few skills that has not changed at all in the demo at BlizzCon 2009. Not even percentages.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

References

Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats