Poleaxes are a fearsome combination of reach, power and mass. These are favoured by heavy infantry, such as halberdiers and knights fighting on foot.
passive skill
Warattack: Each second, third and forth normal attack you will inflict the coresponding slash, blunt and piercing damage.
Halberdier's Thrust: Cooldown 8 sec.
Thrust with your poleaxe, dealing 82% base damage plus 1075/1216/1423 points of slash damage.
Press twice (Halberdier's Thrust 2 & 3): Step forward into the attack, dealing 88% base damage plus 1309/1533 points of piercing damage.
Extra effect (Halberdier's Thrust 3): Inflicts bleeding wounds.
Bec du Corbin: Cooldown: 10 sec.
Swing the poleaxe horizontally, dealing 107% base damage plus 1405/1627/1972 points of slash damage to enemies.
Press twice (Bec du Corbin 2 & 3): Reverse the swing on the second attack dealing 107% base damage plus 1627/1972 slash damage to enemies.
Press three times (Bec du Corbin 3): Charge up and swing again, dealing 107% base damage plus 1972 points of slash damage.
Push Back: Cooldown 12 sec.
Push enemies back with the haft of your weapon, dealing 84% base damage plus 1010/1201/1471 points of blunt damage.
Extra effect (Push Back 2 & 3): Knocks enemies down.
The Old Billhook: Cooldown: 10 sec.
Drag an enemy closer with the hooked part of your weapon, dealing 75% base damage plus 1088/1279/1549 points of slash damage.
Extra effect 1 (The Old Billhook 2 & 3): Slows target down.
Extra effect 2 (The Old Billhook 3): Knocks enemy down.
Weapon Dance: Cooldown 50 sec.
Smash the ground with the haft of your poleaxe, dealing 77% base damage plus 1069/1245/1396 points of blunt damage to nearby enemies.
Extra effect 1: Enemy maximum health is reduced 20/30/40% for 8 seconds. [During last CBT the skill increased your own health by 20/30/40%]
Extra effect 2: You can use this skill while being stunned or unconscious.
Grim Harvest: Cooldown 18 sec.
Thrust the poleaxe into enemy's guts, dealing 100% base damage plus 1763/2019/2204 points of slash damage.
Press twice (Grim Harvest 2 & 3): Swing with more power, dealing 113% base damage plus 2271/2480 points of slash damage.
Extra effect: Recover from being stunned. Extra effect (Grim Harvest 3): Stuns the enemy.
Paragon Skill
Rough Justice: 60/55/50 sec.
Hit the enemy in the abdomen, then kick them to the ground, the use poleaxe in a downstroke, collectively dealing 293% base damage plus 4838/5786/6327 points of slash damage.
Lochaber Strike: Cooldown 55/50/40 sec.
Pummel the enemy and knock them to the ground, dealing 377% base damage plus 7004/7744/8396 points of slash damage.
Extra effect 1: Enemy is forced to dismount.
Extra effect 2: Recover from stun.