Seismic Slam

Seismic Slam is a tier V skill in the Juggernaut Skill Tree, which causes a shockwave to erupt forth from the Barbarian.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Seismic Slam Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
Slam the ground causing a wave of destruction that deals X% of your weapon damage in front of the Barbarian and causes a small amount of knockback
Skill Details:
Type:	Direct Damage
Quantity:	% of weapon dmg.
Effect:	Line
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	1 Fury Orb
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Barbarian slams the ground with such power that a shockwave erupts forth from him, annihilating everything in its path.

Skill Design

Seismic Slam is a strong and fun skill to use, causing damage to the environment and to enemies. The skill can cause wooden ornaments to be destroyed or can cause walls to collapse. This skill should be aimed to hit multiple enemies at once, as the damage is good and will keep the fury rolling in for the use of other skills.

Skill Rank Table

(legend (A) = Assumed)

Rank: 1/5
- Slam the ground causing a wave of destruction that deals 120% of your weapon damage in front of the Barbarian and causes a small amount of knockback.
- Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
Rank: 2/5
- Slam the ground causing a wave of destruction that deals 140% of your weapon damage in front of the Barbarian and causes a small amount of knockback. (A)
- Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
Rank: 3/5
- Slam the ground causing a wave of destruction that deals 160% of your weapon damage in front of the Barbarian and causes a small amount of knockback. (A)
- Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
Rank: 4/5
- Slam the ground causing a wave of destruction that deals 180% of your weapon damage in front of the Barbarian and causes a small amount of knockback. (A)
- Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
Rank: 5/5
- Slam the ground causing a wave of destruction that deals 200% of your weapon damage in front of the Barbarian and causes a small amount of knockback. (A)
- Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb

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Synergies

Skill Synergies

Bloodthirst: You will gain a good amount of health when using Seismic Slam within the timeframe of Bloodthirst, especially if hitting multiple targets.

General Synergies

Items with high damage will make this skill much stronger.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Seismic Slam was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date, and was slightly balanced, judging from the latest demo. The old Seismic Slam only did 100% weapon damage on rank one.

During the WWI 2008 Denizens of Diablo Panel, the development team talked at length about Seismic Slam and how it affected the Barbarian class, which can be read by following the link above.

Media

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

References

Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats