Slashing Strike

Slashing Strike is a tier II skill in the Berserker Skill Tree, which gives the barbarian a chance to swing both weapons. It requires Double Strike.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

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

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 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.

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

Slashing Strike was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery. Sadly, no images of Slashing Strike have been seen:

Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures

References

None