Path of Scars

Throw your axe so that it returns to you, striking foes each way. — In-game description

Path of Scars

Profession

Ranger (skill list)

Weapon

Off hand axe

Game link

API

12638

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0.5½  15  

Path of Scars

Throw your axe so that it returns to you, striking foes each way.

 Damage: 440 (1.2)^?

 Damage: 4 (0.01)^?

 Pull: 450

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

 Defiance Break: 150

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits

Marksmanship

• Farsighted — Ranger weapon skills deal increased strike damage. Damage is further increased for foes above the range threshold.
• Moment of Clarity — Gain an attack of opportunity for you and your pet on interrupting a foe. Daze and stun durations that you inflict last longer. This trait can only grant an attack of opportunity against enemies with defiance bars once per interval.

Skirmishing

• Quick Draw — When swapping weapons, the next ranger weapon skill you use will recharge faster.

Beastmastery

• Two-Handed Training — Greatsword and underwater spear skills deal more damage and recharge faster. Gain fury when you disable a foe.
• Honed Axes — You and your pet gain ferocity. Axe skills gain reduced recharge, and you gain additional ferocity while wielding an axe.

Druid

• Blood Moon — Daze enemies when you become a celestial avatar. Inflict bleeding on enemies you immobilize or disable.

Soulbeast

• Twice as Vicious — Disabling a foe increases your damage and condition damage for a short duration.

Untamed

• Debilitating Blows — Disabling a foe applies conditions to that foe based on your current state. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Enhancing Impact — Disabling a foe grants you boons based on your current state. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Notes

• Deals 2 hits of the stated damage in total. Once when thrown and a second time when returning.
• Pulls up to five foes on the return.
• This skill is ground targeted and can be cast at a shorter distance than the maximum.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.01.
April 19, 2016	This skill is now ground targeted and can be cast at a shorter distance than the maximum.
July 28, 2015	Increased the base range to 1200.
September 09, 2014	Increased projectile velocity by 25%.
July 01, 2014	Added a pierces skill fact.
December 10, 2013	Fixed a bug that enabled the skill to be fired at enemies behind the ranger.
June 25, 2013	This skill now pulls enemies on the return flight.
May 14, 2013	Fixed a bug that caused the projectile speed of the following axe skills to be 75% of their intended speed: Ricochet, Splitblade, Winter's Bite, Path of Scars.
February 26, 2013	This ability's damage has been normalized between traited and non-traited versions. Damage has been increased by 85% when not traited.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Path of Scars has been added to the game.