View source for Hack and Slash

{{Talent
|class=Rogue
|tree=Combat
|row=5
|column=3
|max_ranks=5
|type=Passive
|requires=
|source_url=https://talentsforever.com/rogue
|snapshot=2026-09-16
}}

'''Hack and Slash''' is a passive talent in the Rogue Combat tree in the recorded Forever demo.

== Ranks ==
Descriptions below preserve the source wording. Rank labels describe the source evidence; they are not independent gameplay verification.

<div class="fw-talent-table-wrap">
{| class="wikitable fw-talent-ranks"
! Rank !! Effect !! Evidence
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon:<br /><br />   Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 1% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target.<br /><br />   Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 1%.<br /><br />   Mace: Your attacks ignore 3% of your target&#39;s armor.
| Unconfirmed / estimated
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| ''Not recorded in this snapshot.''
| Not documented
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| ''Not recorded in this snapshot.''
| Not documented
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| ''Not recorded in this snapshot.''
| Not documented
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon.<br /><br />Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target.<br /><br />Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%.<br /><br />Mace: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target&#39;s armor.
| Source reports footage confirmation
|}
</div>

== Talent connections ==
* Required by: [[Aggression|Aggression]].

== Sources and verification ==
Snapshot: '''2026-09-16'''. Data adapted and reformatted from [https://talentsforever.com/rogue Talents Forever] by Chris Baldwin and its [https://talentsforever.com/data.json JSON export], under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0]. Game names, icons, and tooltip text belong to Blizzard Entertainment.

This is a community transcription of the '''BlizzCon 2026 demo''', not independently tested live-game data. The source does not provide an exact client build. See [[Project:Talent data|coverage, rank labels, and correction instructions]].