Difference between revisions of "Hammer of the Ancients"

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Hammer of the Ancients is a tier 3 skill unlocked for the Barbarian at character level 6, which causes a big 2-handed hammer to appear in the Barbarian's hands, with which he smacks an enemy for increased % of weapon damage.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Hammer of the Ancients Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
A massive attack that deals X% weapon damage plus an additional Y physical damage, and has a Z% increased chance to critically hit
Skill Details:
Type:	Direct Damage
Quantity:	Instant
Effect:	Target
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	Unknown
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Barbarian calls for aid from his ancestors, and they respond by lending him this huge hammer.

Skill Design

This is a really fun skill to use, and is very powerful. The increased chance to critically hit is assumed to increase the Hammer of the Ancients critical chance, instead of normal melee hits. It's a huge attack, and hits quickly, but the Barbarian takes a second to recover after the strike, leaving him vulnerable to nearby enemies. This looks like a skill that's best used against single large targets, rather than while swarmed. It's not clear if the strike will hit multiple enemies, or just the targeted enemy.

Skill Rank Table

Rank 1: A massive attack that deals 175% weapon damage plus an additional 12 physical damage, and has a 25% increased chance to critically hit.
Rank 2: A massive attack that deals 200% weapon damage plus an additional 18 physical damage, and has a 30% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
Rank 3: A massive attack that deals 225% weapon damage plus an additional 24 physical damage, and has a 35% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
Rank 4: A massive attack that deals 250% weapon damage plus an additional 30 physical damage, and has a 40% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
Rank 5: A massive attack that deals 275% weapon damage plus an additional 36 physical damage, and has a 45% increased chance to critically hit. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Say hello to my little friend...

Trait Synergies

None known.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Hammer of the Ancients was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date, and was iterated and moved, judging from the latest demo. The old Hammer of the Ancients was in tier II and dealt 100% weapon damage, an additional 2 physical damage and increased the damage of critical hits by 20% at rank one.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

References

Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats

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-'''Hammer of the Ancients''' is a tier III [[skill]] in the [[Battlemaster Skill Tree]], which causes a big 2-handed hammer to appear in the Barbarian's hands, with which he smacks an enemy for increased % of weapon damage.
+'''Hammer of the Ancients''' is a tier 3 [[Barbarian_skill|skill]] unlocked for the [[Barbarian]] at [[Clvl|character level]] 6, which causes a big 2-handed hammer to appear in the Barbarian's hands, with which he smacks an enemy for increased % of weapon damage.
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 |quantity= Instant
 |effect= Target
-|school= Physical
+|school= [[Physical]]
-|resource= Fury
+|resource= [[Fury]]
-|cost= 1 Fury orb
+|cost= Unknown
 |cast-time= None
 |cooldown= None
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 ==Skill Design==
-This is a really fun skill to use, and is very powerful. The increased chance to critically hit is assumed to increase the Hammer of the Ancients critical chance, instead of normal melee hits. It's a huge attack, and hits quickly, but the Barbarian takes a second to recover after the strike, leaving him vulnerable to nearby enemies. This looks like a skill that's best used against single large targets, rather than while swarmed. It's not clear if the strike will hit multiple enemies, or just the targeted enemy.
+This is a really fun [[skill]] to use, and is very powerful. The increased chance to critically hit is assumed to increase the Hammer of the Ancients critical chance, instead of normal melee hits. It's a huge attack, and hits quickly, but the Barbarian takes a second to recover after the strike, leaving him vulnerable to nearby enemies. This looks like a skill that's best used against single large targets, rather than while swarmed. It's not clear if the strike will hit multiple enemies, or just the targeted enemy.
 ==Skill Rank Table==
-(legend (A) = Assumed)
+*'''Rank 1:''' A massive attack that deals 175% weapon damage plus an additional 12 physical damage, and has a 25% increased chance to critically hit.
+*'''Rank 2:''' A massive attack that deals 200% weapon damage plus an additional 18 physical damage, and has a 30% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
+*'''Rank 3:''' A massive attack that deals 225% weapon damage plus an additional 24 physical damage, and has a 35% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
+*'''Rank 4:''' A massive attack that deals 250% weapon damage plus an additional 30 physical damage, and has a 40% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
+*'''Rank 5:''' A massive attack that deals 275% weapon damage plus an additional 36 physical damage, and has a 45% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
-*Rank: 1/5
+(A) = Assumed
-**A massive attack that deals 175% weapon damage plus an additional 12 physical damage, and has a 25% increased chance to critically hit.
-**Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
-*Rank: 2/5
-**A massive attack that deals 200% weapon damage plus an additional 18 physical damage, and has a 30% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
-**Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
-*Rank: 3/5
-**A massive attack that deals 225% weapon damage plus an additional 24 physical damage, and has a 35% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
-**Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
-*Rank: 4/5
-**A massive attack that deals 250% weapon damage plus an additional 30 physical damage, and has a 40% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
-**Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
-*Rank: 5/5
-**A massive attack that deals 275% weapon damage plus an additional 36 physical damage, and has a 45% increased chance to critically hit. (A)
-**Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
 [[Image:Barb-hammer-ancients1.jpg|thumb|right|Say hello to my little friend...]]
-==Synergies==
+==Trait [[Synergies]]==
 * None known.

The Barbarian - Barbarian skills - Barbarian traits - Fury - Barbarian skill archive [e]
Tier One/Clvl 2	Tier Two/Clvl 3	Tier Three/Clvl 6	Tier Four/Clvl 10	Tier Five/Clvl 14	Tier Six/Clvl 20	Tier Seven/Clvl 26
• Bash • Rampage • Cleave	• Ground Stomp • Ignore Pain • War Cry • Weapon Throw	• Frenzy • Revenge • Hammer of the Ancients	• Leap Attack • Sprint • Threatening Shout	• Ancient Spear • Battle Rage • Rend • Seismic Slam	• Furious Charge • Taunt • Whirlwind	• Call of the Ancients • Earthquake • Wrath of the Berserker

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• Hands of Lightning • Lashing Tail Kick • Long Reach	• Circle of Wrath • Lethal Decoy • Serenity	• Blinding Flash • Crippling Wave • Holy Aura	• Dashing Strike • Dominate Aura • Way of the Hundred Fists	• Exploding Palm • Inner Sanctuary	• Breath of Heaven • Retribution Aura • Sweeping Wind	• Resist Aura • Seven-Sided Strike • Wave of Light