Slash Dash

	1 25	Slash Dash Dash between enemies while slashing with the Exalted Blade. Introduced in Vanilla (2012-10-25)	Strength:100 / 125 / 200 / 250
			Duration:N/A
			Range:? / ? / ? / 12 m

• Info
• Augment
• Tips & Tricks
• Maximization
• Bugs

Info

• Excalibur dashes between enemies within a cone ? / ? / ? / 12 meters long and cuts them down with his Exalted Blade. Each strike inflicts 100 / 125 / 200 / 250 base damage.
  • Base damage is 15% , 15% , and 70% .
  • Base damage is affected by Power Strength and the Melee Combo Counter.
  • Slash Dash is also affected by equipped melee mods. Mods that increase base damage, such as Steel Charge and Pressure Point, will increase the base damage of each strike. Elemental mods will provide additional damage to each strike determined by the modified base damage. With +30% power strength, +60% base damage, and +90% Toxin damage from Fever Strike, a single instance of damage from Slash Dash will inflict 250*1.6*1.3 = 520 base damage and 520*0.9 = 468 Toxin damage.
  • Every instance of damage adds to the Melee Combo Counter.
  • Enemies that survive Slash Dash will be knocked down, setting them up for Ground Finishers.
  • Cone length is affected by Power Range.
  • Slash Dash targets enemies in a cone within the direction of aim. Excalibur will then lock on to the targeted enemies and zig-zag between them while slashing them. Airborne enemies, such as Hellions and Ospreys, can also be targeted.
  • Excalibur's health is immune to damage while dashing.
• If there are no enemies within its targeting area, Slash Dash will make Excalibur dash forward in the direction of aim, allowing it to be used as a mobility aid when reaching high places.
• When Exalted Blade is active, Slash Dash will feature the aforementioned ability's energy wave upon attacking enemies.
• Can be used to pass through Laser Barriers unharmed in most cases.
• Can be used while jumping, sliding, forward flipping, wall running or clinging to a wall.

Augment

Main article: Purging Slash

Purging Slash is a PvE and Conclave Warframe Augment Mod for  Excalibur's  Slash Dash that removes allies' debuffs and restores their shields when Slash Dashed into.

Rank	Debuffs removed	% max shields restored	Cost
0	1	70%	6
1	2	70%	7
2	3	70%	8
3	4	70%	9

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Main article: Surging Dash

Surging Dash is a Warframe Augment Mod for  Excalibur, allowing each enemy hit by  Slash Dash to add to the Warframe's Melee Combo Counter.

Rank	Effect	Cost
0	2	6
1	4	7
2	6	8
3	8	9

Tips & Tricks

• Slash Dash will hit through a Grineer Shield Lancer's Shield.
• Can be used to break Corpus ship windows and pass through laser doors unharmed.
• Perfect for medium-distance traveling.
• With the proper mods this is one of the most damage-efficient AoE abilities in the game, doing massive damage to multiple targets for very little cost.

Maximization

Maximization is a form of specialization: mods may be blended to result in values that vary between the top-end limits listed here. Click any maximized link to learn how to build it.

• Maximized Power Duration has no positive effect on this ability.
  • Reduces the cone length to 4.08 meters.
• Maximized Power Efficiency reduces the cost to 6.25 energy.
  • Has no negative effect on this ability.
• Maximized Power Range increases the cone length to 28.2 meters.
  • Reduces the base damage to 100.
• Maximized Power Strength increases the base damage to 747.5.
  • Increases cost to 38.75 energy.
  • Reduces Excalibur's armor by 5%.

Bugs

• It is possible to get stuck on an enemy during the duration of the ability, and in most cases the enemy will not take damage.

See also

• Excalibur