Slayer

Slayer is a subclass of fighter introduced in Heroes of the Fallen Lands. Slayers are both strikers and defenders.^[HotFL:146]

The other fighter subclasses are weaponmaster and knight.

The slayer is designed for use with the Mythic Slayer paragon path.

Class Features

• Level 1: Heroic Slayer: Gain a bonus to the damage rolls of weapon attacks equal to your dexterity modifier
• Level 1: Weapon Talent: Gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls of wepaon attacks.
• Level 7: Pick one:
  • Brutal Axe: When you use power strike with a two-handed axe, you knock the target pront
  • Sweeping Sword: When you use power strike with a two-handed blade, you can slide each enemy adjacent to you 1 square.
  • Rapid Quarterstaff: When you use power strike with a staff, all enemies adjacent to you other than the target of power strike suffer damage equal to your Dexterity modifier.

Slayer Powers

At-will fighter stances
1st level (pick two) Battle wrath[HotFL:153] Berserker's Charge[HotFL:153] Duelist's Assault[HotFL:154] Mobile Blade[HotFL:154] Poised Assault[HotFL:154] Unfettered Fury[HotFL:155]
Attack exploits	Class features improvements	Utility exploits
1st level Power strike (fighter)	1st level +1 bonus to attack rolls of wepaon attacks. bonus to the damage rolls of weapon attacks equal to dexterity modifier	2nd level Crowd fighting Minor resurgence Single out Sudden sprint Or any listed under Fighter
3rd level Improved Power strike (+1 use)	4th level (1/turn) Can draw or stow a weapon as a free action 5th level bonus to the damage rolls of weapon attacks equal to 2 + dexterity modifier	6th level Get Up! Ignore Weakness Line Breaker Veteran Gambit
7th level One extra fighter stance Class feature (Brutal Axe, Sweeping Sword)	9th level +1 bonus to savign throws	10th level Clearheaded Grim Presence Hold Your Ground Temporary Relief
11th level (Mythic Slayer) Action point benefit: use a free action to make a melee basic attack either before or after the extra action. Imrpoved power strike (+1 more use)		12th level (Mystic Slayer) Reaping Axe Serpentine Blade
13th level Improved power Strike (+1 more use)	15th level Heroic slayer damage increases to 5 + Dexterity modifier damage 16th level (Mythic Slayer) +3 bonus to damage rolls while bloodied	16th level Relentless Advance
17th level Extra fighter stance	19th level While wearing heavy armor: Resist 10+dexterity modifer damage from opportunity attacks 20th level (mystic slayer) Use power strike and push the target 3 quares, or three additional squares if the triggering power already pushes the target	22nd level Slayer's Defiance
	23rd level Immune to slowed 24th level Ignore penalties for wearing heavy armor
25th level Heroic slayer damage increases to 8 + Dexterity modifier damage	29th level At start of turn, can make a saving throw against one effect that a save can end. Success prevents it from affecing you for the current turn. Failure still allows making the save at the end of the turn.

External links

• Kill 'Em All: A Slayer's Guide - D&D 4e character optimization forums