Editing Slayer (section)

==D&D 4e==
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Like the [[Knight]], the Slayer is an Essentials [[Variant Class]] introduced in the [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]] splatbook, "Heroes of the Fallen Lands". Whilst the Knight is a pure tank with a dabbling of Leader, the Slayer is, ostensibly, a Defender/Striker, attempting to combine the striker's high damage output with the defender's durability, wrapped up in the chassis of a heavily armored warrior wielding a two-handed weapon. In practice, it comes across as a retread of the "great weapon master" [[fighter]] archetype that already existed in 4e, with some added pollination from the battlerager (aka, "armored non-primal [[barbarian]]", aka "armor-clad berserker warrior).

It's essentially a retreat of the mechanics established for the knight; it forsakes the [[AEDU System]] for a combination of basic attack-modifying at-will stances, an Encounter attack called "Power Strike" which it can use multiple times per encounter as it gains level, and a handful of encounter utility powers, which it can choose at levels 2, 6 and 10, but which are mandated by the class at levels beyond that. Also like the knight, instead of the traditional "front loaded" class feature array, the slayer develops new features as it gains levels, in an attempt to appear more old-school.

As with the knight, general agreement is that it's decent at heroic tier, but falls apart, a common complaint about Essentials classes.
 
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