Slasher

For warriors with a sense of elegance, the best way to kill is with your trusty blade. Slashers have perks that increase melee damage and effectiveness while their armed tasers deliver electrifying results.

"There's nothing like cold steel to put the enemy down" ― Slasher class description

The Slasher is one of eight playable classes for Co-op Campaign in World War Z.

Overview

The Slasher is a class with superior melee prowess, giving them the upper hand in close-quarters combat scenarios.

As expected, most of the Slasher's perks are centered around melee weapons and melee combat. There are also a small handful of perks that can benefit an up-close and personal fighting style. Given some of the limitations that come with melee, the Slasher class aims to eliminate such drawbacks to make the prospect of engaging in hand-to-hand combat a more appealing and viable option for fighting zekes. Choosing the Slasher gives you an edge in an aspect of zombie killing that other classes cannot achieve to any similar degree. The close combat weapon you wield becomes a valued instrument of eradication and it must be integrated into your arsenal to play effectively, whether it be light and fast-swinging, heavy and slow-swinging, or somewhere just down the middle.

The Slasher's starting core perk grants two passive buffs. The first allows melee attacks to hit two targets at a time (three for heavy melee weapons) while also doing twice as much damage while unfatigued. The second allows you to continue swinging your melee weapon at the same rate even while fatigued, although this will disable the first buff until you are no longer fatigued. These buffs are what give the Slasher a stronger and superior melee game that makes it slightly more encouraged to use melee in more situations.

The equipment of choice for the Slasher is the Stun Gun. This electrifying tool shocks nearby enemies in place for a short time, allowing you to rip and tear into them with little repercussions, make a hasty retreat, or free teammates that get pinned down.

Perks List

Regular & Core Perks

Level	Perk	Description	XP Required	Unlock Cost
	Shock Troops	Start with Stun Gun and Compact SMG. Melee strikes damage two targets and do twice more damage when you're not tired. Melee attacks are not slower when tired	0 XP	0
Segment One
1	Crowd Control	Push radius from melee attacks increased by 50%	0 XP	0
2	All Elbows	Movement speed penalty when zombies are very close reduced by 100%	1250 XP	150
3	Rooted	You can never be pinned down by usual zombies (does not affect special zombies)	1250 XP	150
	Crowd Control II	Restore one equipment charge when your health drops below 35%		150
Segment Two
4	Juiced Up	Stun Gun effect duration increased by 100%	1250 XP	150
5	Zeus	Increase Stun Gun range by 50% and target count to 20 (base range: 12 m, base target count: 15)	1250 XP	150
6	High Voltage	Stun Gun damage Increased by 150%	1250 XP	150
	Clear!	Using the Stun Gun on a pinned teammate will get them to their feet		150
Segment Three
7	Bullet-dodger	Take 100% less friendly fire from bullets while performing melee attacks	1250 XP	150
8	Nimble	Take 50% less damage while performing melee attacks	1250 XP	150
9	With My Last Breath	Melee strikes damage 2 more targets when health is below 35%	1250 XP	150
	Blood is boiling	You deal 50% more damage to special zombies with a melee weapon if your health is below 35%		150
10	Slice and Dice	You and all teammates can perform more melee strikes (+2) before becoming tired	1500 XP	0
Segment Four
11	Trophy Hunter	Deal 25% more damage to special zombies	1500 XP	250
12	Wheatgrass	Health increased by 25%	1500 XP	250
13	Silent Killer	Start with a TMP5 SMG with silencer upgrade	1500 XP	250
	Where are you?	All Lurkers within 10 meters are automatically marked		250
Segment Five
14	Vigour	Killing 10 zombies in rapid succession with a melee weapon grants temporary health boost (cooldown 30 seconds)	1500 XP	250
15	Cloak and Dagger	Killing 10 zombies in rapid succession with a melee weapon grants a masking effect (cooldown 30 seconds)	1750 XP	350
16	Third Hand	Killing 5 zombies with melee strikes in rapid succession instantly reloads your primary weapon	1750 XP	350
	Relentlessly	Killing 10 zombies in rapid succession with a melee weapon restores 5% of your health (cooldown: 30 seconds)		350
Segment Six
17	Heavy Metal I	Start with an improved Forest Warrior Chainsaw that deals 50% more damage and has 50% more fuel. All Forest Warrior Chainsaw pickups for you are also improved [base: 100 fuel]	1750 XP	350
18	Heavy Metal II	Starts with improved Taiga-12 Heavy Assault Shotgun that deals 25% more damage and has 25% more ammo. All Taiga-12 Heavy Assault Shotgun pickups for you also improved [base: 50 ammo]	1750 XP	350
19	Battle Cry	Automatically stand up from being pinned after 5 seconds	1750 XP	350
	Thank you for the chance	30% chance of using an Adrenaline kit without depleting your supply		350
20	Executioner	Perform 1 more melee strike before becoming tired. Melee damage increased by 50%	2000 XP	0
Segment Seven
21	Shock Therapy	You will not become fatigued when melee attacking zombies electrified by the Stun Gun	2000 XP	500
22	Samurai	Killing 15 zombies in rapid succession allows you to hit 1 more target per melee strike for 10 seconds	2000 XP	500
23	Bloodlust	Killing special zombies with a melee weapon will increase firearm damage by 100% for 15 seconds	2000 XP	500
	This is invigorating	Signature Strikes damage 1 more target		500
Segment Eight
24	Spare Batteries	Max capacity for Stun Gun charges increased to 4 [base: 83 charges]	2000 XP	500
25	Pickpocket	Killing 15 zombies in rapid succession refills one equipment charge (cooldown 60 seconds)	2500 XP	500
26	Loan Shark	Killing a special zombie gives a 50% chance to restore one charge to your equipment	2500 XP	500
	On one's own	One equipment charge gets restored for you every 60 seconds		500
Segment Nine
27	Flash Sale	Using the Stun Gun restores 1% of your primary weapon's ammunition for every target you stun.	2500 XP	500
28	Swapping Mags!	SMGs' reload speed is increased by 25%	2500 XP	500
29	Adrenaline	Reload speed increased by 50% when health is below 35%	2500 XP	500
	Dead... reward	Killing 10 zombies in rapid succession with a melee weapon restores 5% of your primary weapon's ammunition		500
30	Blade Master	Melee strikes damage 1 more target	3500 XP	0

Prestige Rank Perks

Rank Level	Perk	Description	Unlock Cost
1	Juiced Up II	Stun Gun effect duration increased by 15%	7500
2	Zeus II	Increase Stun Gun range by 15% [base: 12 meters]	7500
3	Executioner III	Perform 1 more melee strike before becoming tired	7500
4	Nimble II	Take 10% less damage while performing melee attacks	7500
6	Flash Sale II	Killing a stunned special zombie restores 5% of your primary weapon's ammunition	7500
7	Get lost!	Electric Grids can kill 5% more zombies for the whole team	7500
8	Swapping Mags II	SMG reload speed is increased by 5%	7500
9	Wheatgrass II	Health increased by 5%	7500

History

March 28, 2024 patch (the "Thrill of the Kill" update):

• 4 new prestige perks were added. Each of them was appended to one of the 4 existing columns of perks with a red background. They are unlocked at prestige levels 6–9.
• The new perks were: "Flash Sale II", "Get lost!", "Swapping Mags II", and "Wheatgrass II".

Gallery

Bunko as a Slasher

World War Z - Slasher Class