Zealot's Cleave

variation: Zealot's Cleave Ability Paladin Book Magical Attack Max Rank 7 Updated Oct 2, 2026

Variation of Smite · requires Eldritch Cleave (from Forgotten Axe) + Zealot March (from Malich's Armor, Malich's Greaves, Malich's Helmet, Malich's Edge) with Zealot perk stacked ×4

Cut through your enemies with a crescent of ancient energy, applying 10% weakness and 10% vulnerability on hit for 6 seconds.

Version history

Version	Date	Change	What changed
v1329	Oct 2, 2026	Updated	Zealot's Cleave now weakens enemies it hits in addition to making them vulnerable. View full breakdown On-hit effect: 10% vulnerability → 10% vulnerability plus 10% weakness (previously no weakness).

Ability modifications

Eldritch Cleave Turns Smite into Eldritch Cleave: cut through enemies with a crescent of ancient energy with +25% range, +25% width, +25% damage, and capped projectile speed.

Zealot March Tier Set [4 tiers] [Tier 1] Every second, the damage of Consecrate increases by 20% against enemies that stay inside. [Tier 2] Enemies hit by Rebuke are struck with lightning, dealing additional 30% of the ability's damage. [Tier 3] Prayer of Comfort's healing and stamina recovery is halved and no longer affects allies, but the ability grants you 15% bonus damage and Ability Radius. [Tier 4] Smite releases three holy skulls consecutively, reducing target's mobility by 20% for 5 seconds on hit.

Eldritch Cleave with the Zealot perk stacked to tier 4: cuts with three crescents of ancient energy at 0.7x damage each.

Power: 750 → 525
Cost: 15 MP → 30 MP
Bolts: 3 new
Projectile Speed: 75 → 50
Range: 35m → 43.75m
Width: 10 → 12.5

Stats

Power: 525 Cost: 30 MP Cooldown: 3s Bolts: 3 Projectile Speed: 50 Range: 43.75m Width: 12.5

Stats by rank

This ability has 3 upgrade paths; each table assumes all points are spent in that path.

Divine

Rank	Power	Cost	Cooldown	Projectile Speed	Width	Range	Bolts
Rank 0	525	30 MP	3s	50	12.5	43.75m	3
Rank 1	577.5	40 MP	3s	50	12.5	43.75m	3
Rank 2	630	50 MP	3s	50	12.5	43.75m	3
Rank 3	682.49	60 MP	3s	50	12.5	43.75m	3
Rank 4	735	70 MP	3s	50	12.5	43.75m	3
Rank 5	787.49	80 MP	3s	50	12.5	43.75m	3