whats the difference between a kill and a final blow?

[A_Host_for_the_Parasite]

Bad Ju-Ju refers to kills increasing damage (Swashbuckler trait also says kills), where the trait Golden Tricon refers to final blows granting bonus damage. looking for some clarification

[MysteriousAeon]

They're the same thing.

[Emurinus]

Just semantics

[EckyThump]

There's probably a ton of inconsistencies but 'final blow' means you have to get the killing blow on the target, the hit that depletes the opponent to 0HP and kills it.

'Kills' CAN be less strict. An 'assist', where you damage the target, but another player deals the final blow, can still count as a kill for you in many cases. PvP is one case, any challenge that says 'kills' can be done through assists. Gambit and Vanguard Ops will give each player a 'kill' count, in which any assist kill will be counted twice or even three times.

However I bet there are a ton of examples where something says kill, but actually only works from final blows, I have a feeling Ambitious Assassin is one.

[Dante Ironclaw]

Its the same, just Bad Juju and Swashbuckler were added before they decided to clarify terminology in perks. Golden Tricorn came after; Final blow is just specifying that you need to be the one to do the killing shot.

[frostbyte]

THANK you, EckyThump! I'm glad you clarified that. After extensive research I was able to determine that you are absolutely right. All the other "answers" are just people stating things that are only half-true or not true at all, yet they *assume* what they're saying is true, thus bearing part of the fault for spreading such disinformation and ensuing confusion. I had to give you an award for your answer. I'd love to give some of the others an "anti-award" if it existed. xP No offense—I just can't stand when people sound knowledgeable and confident of what they're saying when they are obviously just as clueless as the OP. It's all very pretentious and offensive.