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Skill

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Holy Hammers

AttackSlamMeleeAoELightning

Overview

Slam the ground, calling down a Holy Hammer from above. On hitting an enemy, another Hammer will cascade forward, repeating if further enemies are hit, up to a cap. A Power Charge can be expended to call down additional Hammers to either side of the initial slam. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
28
Cast time
1 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Sever the Right HandTemplar11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Base radius is 1.8 metres
  • First Hammer in each Cascade deals 100% more Damage
  • Holy Hammers cascade up to 2 times
  • Call down 2 additional Holy Hammers when expending a Power Charge
  • 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
At 20% quality

20% more Damage when expending a Power Charge

Acquisition

Sever the Right HandAct 3 quest reward · Templar

Related gem versions 1

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Holy Hammers of Spirals

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Slam, Melee, Area, Lightning, Totemable, Multistrikeable
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 113

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportBloodlust SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportMultistrike SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportFortify SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportRuthless SupportMomentum SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportClose Combat SupportShockwave SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportNightblade SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Multistrike SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportFist of War SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Multistrike SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
1289 Mana120%199,3450
2319 Mana125.3%285,815199,345
33410 Mana130.5%401,344485,160
43710 Mana135.8%554,379886,504
54010 Mana141.1%477,4371,440,883
64210 Mana146.3%583,7861,918,320
74410 Mana151.6%710,3592,502,106
84611 Mana156.8%1,355,5113,212,465
94811 Mana162.1%1,138,8774,567,976
105011 Mana167.4%1,368,2335,706,853
115211 Mana172.6%1,638,3387,075,086
125411 Mana177.9%1,956,6488,713,424
135611 Mana183.2%3,655,18410,670,072
145812 Mana188.4%3,017,32714,325,256
156012 Mana193.7%7,759,99517,342,583
166212 Mana198.9%15,138,19325,102,578
176412 Mana204.2%26,083,82540,240,771
186612 Mana209.5%62,620,24766,324,596
196812 Mana214.7%211,708,088128,944,843
207013 Mana220%—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
217213 Mana225.3%——
227413 Mana230.5%——
237613 Mana235.8%——
247813 Mana241.1%——
258013 Mana246.3%——
268214 Mana251.6%——
278414 Mana256.8%——
288614 Mana262.1%——
298814 Mana267.4%——
309014 Mana272.6%——
319114 Mana275.3%——
329214 Mana277.9%——
339314 Mana280.5%——
349415 Mana283.2%——
359515 Mana285.8%——
369615 Mana288.4%——
379715 Mana291.1%——
389815 Mana293.7%——
399915 Mana296.3%——
4010015 Mana298.9%——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%5% more Damage when expending a Power Charge
10%10% more Damage when expending a Power Charge
15%15% more Damage when expending a Power Charge
20%20% more Damage when expending a Power Charge
23%23% more Damage when expending a Power Charge
30%30% more Damage when expending a Power Charge

Alternate effects 3

Originator's Holy Hammers Effect

Your Holy Hammers becomes an Originator's Effect.

Awakener's Holy Hammers Effect

Your Holy Hammers becomes an Awakener's Effect.

Abyssal Holy Hammers Effect

Your Holy Hammers becomes an Abyssal Effect.

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