Enduring Strike вЂ“ adds Grit to Great Axe Heavy Attacks, and grants a 15% damage reduction while Grit is active.Heavy Pull вЂ“ Heavy Attacks with a Great Axe pull foes closer to you.Unyielding вЂ“ allies gain 10% Fortify while standing in your well.

Crowded Well вЂ“ increases burst damage by 10% for each foe caught in the vortex.

Ends with a damaging Burst dealing 125% weapon damage

Gravity Well вЂ“ throws an axe to create a vortex that pulls foes to its center for 3s.

You should think of it as an accompaniment to Reaper's Active Skills rather than its own stand-alone Tree, improving your overall crowd control and buffs.Д«elow are the best options to pick in the Great Axe Mauler Tree: In the Mauler Tree, there are three Active Skills, each with their own upgrades, and eight Passives.

Blood Lust вЂ“ move 30% faster and deal 15% more damage when looking at a foe within 15m.

Critical Condition вЂ“ attacks against foes below 30% health are critical 15% more often.

Death's Embrace вЂ“ attacks against foes below 50% health penetrate armor by 10%.

Greed вЂ“ Light Attacks with your Great Axe give you 5% damage for 5s.

Feed вЂ“ attacks against foes below 30% health heal you for 10% damage.

Keen Edge вЂ“ critical damage increased by 10%.

Frustration вЂ“ after one of your attacks is blocked, gain 15% damage for 10s.

Critical Gains вЂ“ heal yourself for 10% of the damage done.

Fatal Attraction вЂ“ after you pull, do a spin attack dealing 115% weapon damage.

Hunger вЂ“ heal yourself for 30% of damage done by Reap.

Reap вЂ“ extend your axe 5m, pulling foes to you and dealing 110% weapon damage.

Charge вЂ“ charge 10m, dealing 120% weapon damage when you reach a target.

Reap, in particular, self-heals you so it is crucial.Д«elow are the best options to pick in the Great Axe Reaper Tree: As the Class is all about crowd control, it is important to choose moves that group up enemies so you can take them out in one go.

In the Reaper Tree, there are three Active Skills, each with their own upgrades, and nine Passives. Mauler is all about dealing damage with AoE (area-of-effect) attacks. Reaper focuses on crowd control and keeping the enemy threat on you and away from allies when in a group. There are two Great Axe Weapon Mastery Trees: Reaper and Mauler. If you can spare a point or two, Constitution can also be used as it increases your max HP, but don't focus on it-go for armor and Gems that have Constitution Attribute Points attached instead. You want to do as much damage as you can with this weapon, so prioritizing this is a must. The Great Axe scales with Strength so this is where you need to put most of your points. Contrary to other weapons of its type, it also has self-healing buffs which makes it perfect for jumping right into the heat of battle without worrying about your HP, unlike other options such as the War Hammer.

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