Hammer of the Ancients

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

Hammer of the Ancients

Slam your hammer down with the fury of the Ancients, dealing 50% damage to a concentrated area.

Requires Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon.

Damage: Physical

Fury Cost: 35

Lucky Hit Chance: 50%

Tags: Core, Bludgeoning

Upgrades

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.

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.

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 After Critically Striking 4 times with Bash using a Two-Handed weapon your next Core or Weapon Mastery Skill will Overpower. Requires point in Enhanced Bash. Passive
Core Tree
Pressure Point Lucky Hit: Your Core skills have up to a 10% / 20% / 30% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Passive
Weapon Mastery Tree
Expose Vulnerability Dealing Direct Damage with a Weapon Mastery skill causes your next Core Skill to make enemies Vulnerable for 1 / 2 / 3 seconds. Requires point in No Mercy or Slaying Strike. Skill
Ultimate Tree
Heavy Handed While using Two-Handed weapons you deal x 5 / 10 / 15% increased Critical Strike Damage. Skill
Wallop Your skills using Bludgeoning weapons deal x 5 / 10 / 15% increased damage if the enemy is Stunned or Vulnerable. Passive
Brute Force Your Overpower deals x 15 / 30 / 45% increased damage when using a Two-Handed weapon. Requires a point in Heavy Handed or Wallop. Passive
Concussion Lucky Hit: Skills using Bludgeoning weapons have up to a 10 / 20 / 30% chance to Stun (CC) enemies for 3 seconds, or up to a 15 / 30 / 45% chance when using a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon. Requires a point in Wallop. Passive
Key Passive Tree
Unbridled Rage Core Skills deal x100% increased damage, but cost x 100% more Fury. Passive
Walking Arsenal Dealing Direct Damage with a Two-Handed Bludgeoning, Two-Handed Slashing, or Dual Wielded weapons grants x 10% increased damage for 8 seconds. While all three damage bonuses are active, you gain an additional x 15% increased damage. Passive