Lacerate is a Druid skill from the Ultimate skill tree. Its features are:
| Grants Player | Exploits Condition |
|---|---|
| Physical Dmg | Maximum Life |
| Immunity | Critical Strike Dmg |
| Heal | |
| Critical Strike Chance | |
| Werewolf | |
| Shapeshifting |
Lacerate Details and Upgrades
 LacerateCooldown: 35 secondsLucky Hit Chance: 7% Shapeshift into a Werewolf, become Immune and quickly dash 10 times between enemies in the area dealing up to 560% damage. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Ultimate, Shapeshifting, Werewolf  Natural FortitudeShapeshifting Fortifies you for 2% of your Maximum Life.Tags: Shapeshifting Prerequisite: Can also reach Natural Fortitude via Grizzly Rage and Lacerate.  Heightened SensesWhen 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. |
Upgrades
Prime LacerateLacerate hits Heal for 3% Maximum Life, doubled on Critical Strikes. The first Critical Strike is guaranteed and deals 150% increased damage. |
Supreme LacerateWhenever Lacerate Critically Strikes, your Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage for 10 seconds, up to 40%[x] . |
Other Skills that work with Lacerate
The following skills either:
- Create a condition Lacerate can exploit
- Exploit a condition Lacerate creates
| Core Tree |
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 Digitigrade GaitYou gain 4%[+] Movement Speed while in Werewolf form. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after leaving Werewolf form. |
| Wrath Tree |
 EnvenomYou and your Companions gain 10%[x] bonus Critical Strike Damage against Poisoned enemies. |
 Toxic ClawsYou deal 5%[x] increased Poison damage. This is doubled while in Werewolf form and for 8 seconds after leaving it. |
 Bad OmenLucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance when dealing damage to a Vulnerable, Immobilized (CC) or Stunned (CC) enemy that a Lightning Bolt also hits dealing 55% damage. |
| Ultimate Tree |
 PetrifyCooldown: 50 seconds |
 QuickshiftShapeshifting 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. |
Natural FortitudeShapeshifting Fortifies you for 2% of your Maximum Life. |
Heightened SensesWhen 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. |
| Key Passives Tree |
 Ursine StrengthGain 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. |
 Bestial RampageWhen 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. |
 Lupine FerocityEvery 3rd Werewolf Skill hit Critically Strikes and deals 100.0%[x] increased damage, doubled to 200.0%[x] against Injured enemies. |
Items that work with Lacerate
The following items either:
- Grant a bonus when using Lacerate
- Create a condition Lacerate can exploit
- Exploit a condition Lacerate creates
Legendary Aspects
Aspect of Natural Balance |
Offensive | Casting a Storm Skill grants your Earth Skills 30 - 50% [x] Critical Strike Damage for 4 seconds. Casting an Earth Skill increases the Critical Strike Chance of Storm Skills by 8 - 13.3% [+] for 4 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
N/A | Extraction | Druid |
Aspect of Nature's Savagery |
Offensive | Werewolf Skills function as Storm Skills and Werebear Skills function as Earth Skills for the Nature's Fury Key Passive. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
N/A | Extraction | Druid |
Aspect of the Rampaging Werebeast |
Offensive | The duration of Grizzly Rage is increased by 3 - 10 seconds. In addition, Critical Strikes while Grizzly Rage is active increase your Critical Strike Damage by 10% [x] for the duration, up to a maximum of 200% [x]. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
Endless Gates (Map) |
Hawezar | 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 |
Crashstone Aspect |
Offensive | Earth Skills deal 35 - 75% [x] more Critical Strike Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
Stockades (Map) |
Scosglen | Druid |
Skinwalker's Aspect |
Defensive | When you use a Shapeshifting Skill that changes your form, Heal for 5 - 25% of your Maximum Life. If you are at full Life, gain the same amount as Fortify. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) |
Fading Echo (Map) |
Kehjistan | Druid |
Stormshifter's Aspect |
Utility | While Hurricane is active, gain +5 Ranks to your Shapeshifting Skills. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%) |
Crusaders' Cathedral (Map) |
Kehjistan | Druid |
Vigorous Aspect |
Defensive | Gain 7.5 - 17.5% Damage Reduction while Shapeshifted into a Werewolf. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%) |
Steadfast Barracks (Map) |
Hawezar | 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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Mad Wolf's Glee“He was not a victim of the curse - he sought it out. As his skin split and his bones cracked, his laughter never ceased." – Tale of the Mad Nobleman
Description: Werewolf form is now your true form, and you gain [2 - 5] Ranks to all Werewolf Skills. |
Affixes: (Item Power 925)
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Hunter's Zenith"By fang, claw, spear, or sword - send the bastards back to the flames from which they crawled! Soak the peat with their blood! For Fiacla-Géar! For Scosglen!" - Nafain, during the Days of Ash
Description: Gain a bonus when you kill with a Shapeshifting Skill:Werewolf: Your next Non-Ultimate Werebear Skill costs no Resource and has no Cooldown.Werebear: Your next Werewolf Skill will Heal you for [689 - 3,447] when damage is first dealt. |
Affixes: (Item Power 925)
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Changes to Lacerate
Patch 2.0, October 8, 2024
- Can now add up to 5 skill points to Ultimate skills.
Patch 1.5.0, August 6, 2024
- Damage area increased from 1 to 2.
- Casting Lacerate now teleports to the target instead of starting at the caster.
Patch 1.4.0, May 14, 2024
- Damage increased by 22%.
- Prime Lacerate
- Previous – Lacerate hits Heal for 3% Maximum Life, doubled on Critical Strikes.
- Now – Lacerate hits Heal for 3% Maximum Life, doubled on Critical Strikes. The first Critical Strike is guaranteed and deals 150% increased damage.
- Supreme Lacerate
- Previous – Lacerate’s initial strike is guaranteed to Critically Strike and deals 150% increased damage.
- Now – Whenever Lacerate Critically Strikes, you deal 4% increased damage for 10 seconds, up to 40%.
Patch 1.3.0, January 23, 2024
- Cooldown reduced from 45 to 35 seconds.
- Prime Lacerate - Changed functionality: Lacerate hits Heal for 3% Maximum Life, increased to 6% on Critical Strikes.
Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023
- Prime Lacerate - Healing increased from 3% to 5%.
Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023
- Base damage increased from 400% to 460%.