Stonebreaker Slash
In-game tooltip: raise the shield while stabbing the ground with the sword for Physical Damage, then dash slightly forward and pull the sword up in a rock-scattering strike for further Physical Damage. Frontal attacks are blocked while the shield is held. A Perfect Block can be triggered during the shield-raising period after the wind-up, and a successful Perfect Block lets the dash knock enemies back.
Applies to 15 September 2026 updateUpdated
In-game tooltip captured
- Class
- Mercenary
- Weapon
- Sword & Shield
- Role
- Secondary parry
- Applies to
- 15 September 2026 update
When to use it
The second parry window, and the reason the full-parry build does not fall apart on a missed block. Spelled Stonebreaker as one word in game; the catalogue had it from captions as two.
Builds using this
- Mercenary — Parry Sword & Shield, solo — Master Deemo explains it at 19:00The creator distinguishes this from the faster perfect block on right click. Both exist; the separate parry skill is the one the Stone Breaker talent modifies.
- Mercenary — Sword & Shield, Chaos — Firebox explains it at 02:00Tried and dropped: “I just don’t really feel like it’s working very well right now”, including its forward-movement talent. His own PvP footage agrees — “I don’t think my breaker slash came in handy at all.”
Where this comes from
Master Deemo — Best Mercenary Solo Build and Affix Guide — opens at 14:50, where the skill is explained.
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Sources for this page
- Master Deemo — Best Mercenary Solo Build and Affix Guide — Launch build, published 2 August 2026. Source for the parry Mercenary talents and the Elusive / Vitality / Valor solo affix core.