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Maul

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Maul is a Druid skill from the Basic skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player Exploits Condition
Physical Damage N/A
Fortifies
Knocks Down (CC)
Werebear
Shapeshifting
Spirit


Maul Details and Upgrades

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Maul

Shapeshift into a Werebear and maul enemies in front of you, dealing 26% damage.

Type: Shapeshifting

Damage: Physical

Generates: 20 Spirit

Lucky Hit Chance: 30%

Tags: Basic, Werebear, Shapeshifting

Upgrades

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Enhanced Maul

If an enemy is hit by Maul, then Fortify for 8% of your Maximum Life.

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Wild Maul

Maul has a 20% chance to Knock Down (CC) enemies for 2 seconds.

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Fierce Maul

Increases the range and radius of Maul by 25%.


Other Skills that work with Maul

The following skills either:

  • Create a condition Maul can exploit
  • Exploit a condition Maul creates
Core Tree
Abundance
Abundance

Basic skills generate x 6 / 12 / 18% more Spirit.

Requires a point in Heart of the Wild.

Passive

Iron Fur
Iron Fur

You gain 3 / 6 / 9% Damage Reduction while in Werebear form. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after leaving Werebear form.

Requires a point in Predatory Instinct.

Passive

Wrath Tree
Mending

Mending

While in Werebear form, you receive + 6 / 12 / 18% additional Healing from all sources.

Passive

Provocation
Provocation

When you remain in Werebear form for at least 24/20/16 seconds your next skill will Overpower.

Requires a point in Mending.

Passive

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Natural Boulder

While you have any Fortify, Boulder has +20% increased Critical Strike Chance.

Skill

Stone Guard
Stone Guard

While you have Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life, your Earth skills deal x 4 /8 / 12% increased damage.

Requires a point in Crushing Earth.

Passive

Ultimate Tree
Defensive Posture

Defensive Posture

Increase the amount of Fortify you gain from all sources by + 5 / 10 / 15%.

Passive

Unrestrained
Unrestrained

Reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by 5 / 10 / 15%.  Doubled this effect while you have Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life.

Requires a point in Thick Hide or Nature's Resolve.

Passive

Quickshift

Quickshift

When Shapeshifting into a new animal form, you deal 1% increased damage for 3 seconds, up to 6%.

Passive

Natural Fortitude
Natural Fortitude

Shapeshifting Fortifies you for 2 / 4 / 6% Maximum Life.

Requires a point in Quickshift.

Passive

Heightened Senses
Heightened Senses

When Shapeshifting into an animal form, Werebear grants 2% Damage Reduction and Werewolf grants 2% Movement Speed, each for 6 seconds. Bonuses are doubled while both are active.

Requires a point in Quickshift.

Passive

Key Passives Tree
Ursine Strength

Ursine Strength

Gain x 20% additional Maximum Life while in Werebear form and for 3 seconds after leaving Werebear form.

While Healthy, deal x 25% increased damage and x 30% increased Overpower damage.

Passive

Bestial Rampage

Bestial Rampage

After being a Werewolf for 2 seconds, gain +30% Attack Speed for 15 seconds.

After being a Werebear for 2 seconds, deal x50% increased damage for 15 seconds.

Passive


Items that work with Maul

The following items either:

  • Grant a bonus when using Maul
  • Create a condition Maul can exploit
  • Exploit a condition Maul creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Nature's Savagery
Offensive Werewolf Skills function as Storm Skills and Werebear Skills function as Earth Skills for the Nature's Fury Key Passive.

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

N/A Extraction Druid
Aspect of the Changeling's Debt
Resource Damaging a Poisoned enemy with a Werebear Skill will instantly deal 120 - 150% of the Poisoning damage and consume the Poisoning.

Ring

Conclave
(Map)
Kehjistan Druid
Ballistic Aspect
Utility When you have Fortify your Earth Skills gain +2 Ranks.

Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Whispering Pines
(Map)
Scosglen Druid
Skinwalker's Aspect
Defensive When you use a Shapeshifting Skill that changes your form, gain .07 - .12 Life. If you are at full Life, gain the same amount as Fortify.

Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Fading Echo
(Map)
Kehjistan Druid
Stormshifter's Aspect
Utility While Hurricane is active, gain + 2 Ranks to your Shapeshifting Skills.

Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Crusaders' Cathedral
(Map)
Kehjistan Druid
Vigorous Aspect
Defensive Gain 10 - 15% Damage Reduction while Shapeshifted into a Werewolf.

Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Steadfast Barracks
(Map)
Hawezar Druid

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

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Insatiable Fury

When the Days of Ash began, the great druid Nafain reminded his disciples that nothing, not even the loss of their humanity, was too great a sacrifice to protect Túr Dúlra from Astaroth's flames.

Type: Chest Armor
Class: Druid

Description: Werebear form is now your true form, and you gain + 3 Ranks to all Werebear Skills .

Affixes:

  • + % Physical Damage
  • + % Overpower Damage
  • % Damage Reduction While Fortified
  • + % Total ArmorWhile in Werebear Form
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Hunter's Zenith

"By fang, claw, spear, or sword - send the bastards back to the flames from which they crawled! Soak the peat with their blood! For Fiacla-Géar! For Scosglen!" - Nafain, during the Days of Ash

Type: Ring
Class: Druid

Description: Gain a bonus when you kill with a Shapeshifting Skill:

  • Werewolf: Your next Non-Ultimate Werebear Skill costs no Resource and has no Cooldown.
  • Werebear: Your next Werewolf Skill will Heal you for # when damage is first dealt.
  • Affixes:

    • + % All Resistances
    • + % Lightning Resistance


    Changes to Maul

    Patch 1.4.0, 14 April, 2024

    • Damage increased by ~10% (.24 to .26).

    Patch 1.3.3, March 5, 2023

    • Spirit Generation increased from 17 to 20.
    • Damage increased by 10%.

    Patch 1.1.1, August 8, 2023

    • Spirit gain increased from 15 to 17.

    Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

    • Base damage increased from 20% to 22%.
    • Spirit generated increased from 14 to 15.
    • Enhanced Maul - Fortify increased from 2% to 3%.