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Hammer of the Ancients

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Hammer of the Ancients is a Barbarian skill from the Core skill tree. Its features are:

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Hammer of the Ancients

Fury Cost: 35
Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
Slam your hammer down with the fury of the Ancients, dealing 55% damage to a concentrated area.

Damage: Physical Damage
Requires a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon
Tags: Core, Bludgeoning


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Warpath

After Overpowering, you deal 4% increased damage for 4 seconds.

Damage: Physical Damage
Prerequisite: Can also reach Warpath via Upheaval and Hammer of the Ancients.

Upgrades

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Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients

Gain x3% more Fury for 5 seconds for each enemy damaged by Hammer of the Ancients stacking up to 10 times.

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Furious Hammer of the Ancients

Hammer of the Ancients gains 2%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance for every 10 Fury you had when using it.

Requires point in Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients.

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Violent Hammer of the Ancients

After Overpowering with Hammer of the Ancients, you deal x30% more damage for 5 seconds.

Requires point in Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients.


Other Skills that work with Hammer of the Ancients

The following skills either:

  • Create a condition Hammer of the Ancients can exploit
  • Exploit a condition Hammer of the Ancients creates
Basic Tree
Combat Bash Upgrade

Combat Bash

After Critically Striking 4 times with Bash using a Two-Handed weapon, your next Barbarian_Skill_Tree#Core|Core or Mastery Skill will Overpower .

Passive

Core Tree
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Pressure Point

Lucky Hit: Your Core and Weapon Mastery skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Passive

Weapon Mastery Tree
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Expose Vulnerability

Dealing direct damage with a Mastery skill causes your next Barbarian_Skill_Tree#Core|Core Skill to make enemies Vulnerable for 1 second.

Damage: Physical Damage
Skill

Ultimate Tree
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Heavy Handed

While using Two-Handed weapons you deal 5%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage. Skill

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Wallop

Your Skills using Bludgeoning weapons deal 5%[x] increased damage if the enemy is Stunned (CC) or Vulnerable.

Tags: Bludgeoning Passive

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Brute Force

Your Overpowers deal 8%[x] increased damage when using a Two-Handed weapon. Passive

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Concussion

Lucky Hit: Skills using Bludgeoning weapons have up to a 10% chance to Stun (CC) enemies for 2 seconds, or up to a 15% chance when using a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon.

Tags: Bludgeoning Passive

Key Passive Tree
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Unbridled Rage

Core Skills deal 45%[x] increased damage, but cost 100%[x] more Fury.

Damage: Physical Damage
Passive

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Walking Arsenal

Dealing direct damage with Two-Handed Bludgeoning, Two-Handed Slashing, or Dual Wielded weapons grants 8%[x] increased damage for 10 seconds.
While all three damage bonuses are active, you gain an additional 10%[x] increased damage and Attack Speed.

Tags: Dual Wield, Bludgeoning Passive


Items that work with Hammer of the Ancients

The following items either:

  • Grant a bonus when using Hammer of the Ancients
  • Create a condition Hammer of the Ancients can exploit
  • Exploit a condition Hammer of the Ancients creates


Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Ancestral Force
Offensive Hammer of the Ancients quakes outward for [5 - 20]%[x] increased damage. This bonus is doubled against Bosses.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

Sunken Ruins
(Map)
Scosglen Barbarian

Unique Items

There are no unique items that affect Hammer of the Ancients

Changes to Hammer of the Ancients

There have been no changes to Hammer of the Ancients.