# Cruel Pierce (Slayer) skill

> Hold your greatsword with one hand and stab with ferocious force to inflict Atk. Power Damage.

Canonical: https://lostark.wiki/database/skills/cruel-pierce-45740

## Facts

- **Required level**: 99
- **Cooldown**: 18 s
- **MP cost**: 441

## Related

- [Class](https://lostark.wiki/database/skills/cruel-pierce-45740#relationships) (1)

### Class

1–1 of 1

| Name | Details |
| --- | --- |
| [Slayer](https://lostark.wiki/database/classes/slayer-112) |  |

## Tripods

- 1 **Focus**: Fury Meter gain +45%.
- 2 **Stable Stance**: During skill use, grants Paralysis Immunity.
- 3 **Magick Control**: MP Cost -67%.
- 4 **Chain Attack**: Changes to Combo Mode. Attack Range +30%. Right after the attack, use the skill again to pluck out the greatsword and inflict +60% Damage. Hit foes are launched airborne and dragged closer.
- 5 **Law of the Jungle**: On hit, swings the greatsword in a circle and inflicts +60% Damage while advancing forwards. The circling attack ignores collision with adventurers and normal monsters. Damage to Lesser and normal monsters +100%.
- 6 **Shockwave**: Creates a shockwave in the form of a giant greatsword. Inflicts +60% Damage and blows foes away. Damage to foes immune to displacement effects +50%.
- 7 **Flame Thrust**: Element is now \[Fire\]. Damage to foes +95%.
- 8 **Fury Release**: During Burst Mode attack preparation speeds up. Damage +94.8%.

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