Killers have been dangerous since rank 1. If not for the existence of divine artifacts that can be forged from the corpse of undying godclads to bestow the ability to use the Aegis Shield divine ability to others, a killer would be a terror to deal with just because of their Sever divine ability.
Even if the only divine ability that Killers have is Sever, they would be formidable up until they reach rank 9 because the Sever divine ability is a legendary ability, as it can cut anything as long as there is spiritual energy to support it.
Other pathways only get their legendary divine ability when they reach rank 7. Some even get delayed until they reach rank 9. But not killers. Killers get one of their best divine abilities, if not their best, right from rank 1.
