Finisher: Bladerunner
| Finisher: Bladerunner | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Reflexes Perk |
| Attribute | Reflexes |
| Tier | Phenom (15) |
| Levels | 3 |
| Requires | Lead And Steel |
| Affects | Only affects Bladed Weapons |
Finisher: Bladerunner is the blade payoff of the Reflexes tree. The first two levels make blade attacks cheaper and faster, and the third hands V a finisher that kills a wounded enemy and returns a quarter of V's health. A whole branch is bought through it. Sword builds aim for it from the first point.
Effect
The stamina cut stacks with the one lower in the branch, and the attack speed increase is large enough to change the rhythm of a fight on its own.
The finisher is the reason to come this far. It is available when an enemy's health is low, it kills outright, and it heals V in the process, which makes it a way to recover health in the middle of a crowd rather than afterwards.
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | -15% Stamina cost attacks with Blades. |
| 2 | +20% Attack Speed with Blades. |
| 3 | Unlocks a Blade Finisher. Restores 25% Health. |
How to Unlock Finisher: Bladerunner
It sits behind the Phenom gate of the Reflexes tree. Lead And Steel comes first, and all three levels have to be paid for before the finisher appears.
Perk Tree
Finisher: Bladerunner is bought from Lead And Steel in the Reflexes tree.
| Name | Image | Tier | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead And Steel | 
|
Pro (9) | -15% Stamina cost attacks with Blades. |
Buying Finisher: Bladerunner opens the perks below.
| Name | Image | Tier | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Of Steel | 
|
Phenom (15) | +25% Movement Speed and Attack Speed for 6 sec. after performing a Finisher. |
| Going The Distance | 
|
Phenom (15) | +100% Finisher range. |
| Opportunist | 
|
Phenom (15) | Enemies affected by Stagger, Stun, Blinding and Bleeding are more susceptible to Finishers. |
| Slaughterhouse | 
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Legend (20) | All attacks, counterattacks and deflected bullets apply Bleeding, which increases dismemberment chance. Bleeding cannot kill enemies, but does make them more susceptible to Finishers. +25 Stamina from dismembering. |
Character Builds
The build is the blade Reflexes build at full strength. A katana is the weapon, Lead And Steel and Bullet Deflect should already be bought, and a Sandevistan is close to standard.
Buy all three levels at the Phenom gate, then Opportunist so the finisher is reachable without waiting, then Flash Of Steel and Going The Distance. Slaughterhouse at the Legend gate closes the branch by making every attack apply bleeding, which keeps the finisher permanently available.
Notes
Flash Of Steel, Going The Distance, Opportunist and Slaughterhouse are all bought from it, and each one makes the finisher easier to reach or more rewarding.
Blades are the only weapons it applies to, and the Reflexes attribute is what improves them.
All Reflexes Perks