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Shred

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Shred is a Druid skill from the Core skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player Exploits Condition
Physical Dmg Maximum Life
Poison Dmg
Attack Speed
Heal
Critical Strike Dmg
Werewolf
Shapeshifting

Shred Details and Upgrades

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Shred

Shapeshift into a Werewolf and perform a trio of combo attacks:

1st Attack: Dash towards the target and deal 25% damage.
2nd Attack: Deal 35% damage.
3rd Attack: Perform a larger finishing move dealing 70% damage.

Type: Shapeshifting

Damage: Physical

Spirit Cost: 35 Spirit

Lucky Hit Chance: 20%

Tags: Core, Werewolf, Shapeshifting

Upgrades

Enhanced Shred Upgrade

Enhanced Shred

Shred gains 30%[+] Attack Speed and Heals for 4% of your Maximum Life (66) if an enemy is struck.

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Primal Shred

Shred's additional attacks also perform a dash. In addition, Shred's Critical Strike Damage is increased by x30%.

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Raging Shred

Shred's third combo attack is larger and applies an additional 70% Poisoning Damage over 5 seconds.


Other Skills that work with Shred

The following skills either:

  • Create a condition Shred can exploit
  • Exploit a condition Shred creates
Core Tree
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Wild Impulses

Your Core Skills cost 3%[x] more Spirit but deal 5%[x] increased damage. Passive

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Predatory Instinct

Critical Strike Chance against Close enemies is increased by 2%[+]. Passive

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Digitigrade Gait

You gain 4%[+] Movement Speed while in Werewolf form. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after leaving Werewolf form.

Tags: Werewolf, Shapeshifting

Prerequisite: Can also reach Digitigrade Gait via Shred. Passive

Companion Tree
Brutal Poison Creeper Upgrade

Brutal Poison Creeper

Your Critical Strike Chance is increased by 20%[+] against enemies strangled by Poison Creeper .

Skill

Enhanced Wolf Pack Upgrade

Enhanced Wolf Pack

Wolves deal 25%[x] increased damage to Immobilized (CC), Stunned (CC), Slowed (CC), or Poisoned enemies.

Skill

Enhanced Ravens Upgrade

Enhanced Ravens

You have 8%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance against enemies for 6 seconds after they are hit by Ravens .

Skill

Wrath Tree
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Neurotoxin

Poisoned enemies are slowed (CC) by 8%.

Damage: Physical Damage
Passive

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Envenom

You and your Companions gain 10%[x] bonus Critical Strike Damage against Poisoned enemies.

Tags: Companion
Prerequisite: Can also reach Envenom via Rabies. Passive

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Toxic Claws

You deal 5%[x] increased Poison damage. This is doubled while in Werewolf form and for 8 seconds after leaving it.

Damage: Poison
Tags: Werewolf, Shapeshifting
Prerequisite: Can also reach Toxic Claws via Rabies. Passive

Ultimate Tree
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Quickshift

Shapeshifting into a new animal form grants 1 / 2 / 3%[x] increased damage, up to 6 / 12 / 18%[x]. This bonus is lost after 3 seconds in Human form.

Tags: Shapeshifting Passive

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Natural Fortitude

Shapeshifting Fortifies you for 2% of your Maximum Life.

Tags: Shapeshifting
Prerequisite: Can also reach Natural Fortitude via Grizzly Rage and Lacerate. Passive

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Heightened Senses

When Shapeshifting, Werebear grants 3 / 6 / 9% Damage Reduction and Werewolf grants 2 / 4 / 6%[+] Movement Speed. Both bonuses persist as long as you are in either animal form and are doubled while both are active. They are lost after 3 seconds in Human form.

Tags: Shapeshifting, Werebear, Werewolf
Prerequisite: Can also reach Heightened Senses via Grizzly Rage and Lacerate. Passive

Key Passives Tree
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Ursine Strength

Gain 30.0% Maximum Life, 20.0%[x] more damage, and a 100.0%[x] Overpower bonus while in Werebear form and for 8 seconds after leaving it.

Tags: Shapeshifting, Werebear Passive

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Bestial Rampage

When Shapeshifting, Werebear grants x40% increases damage and Werewolf grants +30% Attack Speed. Both bonuses persist as long as you are in either animal form, but are lost after 3 seconds in Human form.

Tags: Shapeshifting, Werewolf, Werebear Passive

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Lupine Ferocity

Every 3rd Werewolf Skill hit Critically Strikes and deals 100.0%[x] increased damage, doubled to 200.0%[x] against Injured enemies.

Damage: Physical Damage
Tags: Werewolf, Shapeshifting Passive

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Earthen Might

Lucky Hit: Damaging enemies with Earth Skills has up to a 15% chance to:
• Restore all of your Spirit
• Cause your attacks to be guaranteed Critical Strikes and deal 70%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage for 5 seconds
This chance is increased by:
15% for Critical Strikes
15% if the target is Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Knocked Back (CC)

Tags: Earth, Nature Magic Passive


Items that work with Shred

The following items either grant the player a bonus whilst using Shred or exploit a condition Shred inflicts on the target.

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of the Blurred Beast
Offensive Shred deals x55 - 75% more damage, and Shred has a 33% chance to land an additional strike, up to 4 times.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)
N/A Extraction Druid
Aspect of the Unsatiated
Resource After Critically Striking an enemy with Shred, you gain 15 Spirit. While at 100 Spirit, your Werewolf Skills deal x20 - 40% increased damage until you go below 30 Spirit.

Ring, Amulet (+50%)
Tormented Ruins
(Map)
Fractured Peaks Druid
Stormclaw's Aspect
Offensive Critical Strikes with Shred deal 60 - 80% of the damage dealt as Lightning damage to the target and surrounding enemies.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)
Anica's Claim
(Map)
Fractured Peaks Druid

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

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Waxing Gibbous

The nights preceding the full moon are sometimes far more dangerous than the event itself. The frenzy has begun to rise, yet the night is just dark enough to obscure a hunter from their prey's sight.


Type: Unique Axe
Class: Druid

Description: Killing an enemy with Shred grants Stealth for 2 seconds. Breaking Stealth with an attack grants guaranteed Critical Strikes for [1.0 - 4.0] seconds.

  • 50.0% Chance for Shred to Deal Double Damage

Affixes: (Item Power 800)


Malignant Hearts

The Dark Dance
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Vicious
Offensive
(World Tier III): Every 5 seconds while above 60% Life, Core Skills cost 68-51 Life instead of your Primary Resource. Skills that consume Life deal 10-20% increased damage. Generic


Changes to Shred

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

  • Third Attack base damage increased from 60% to 70%.
  • Enhanced Shred - Healing increased from 1% to 2% of Maximum Life.
  • Raging Shred’s - Base damage increased from 51% to 70%.
  • Primal Shred’s - Bonus Critical Strike Damage increased from 20% to 30%.