PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

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

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

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.
12892000%199,3450
23192530%285,815199,345
334103050%401,344485,160
437103580%554,379886,504
540104110%477,4371,440,883
642104630%583,7861,918,320
744105160%710,3592,502,106
846115680%1,355,5113,212,465
948116210%1,138,8774,567,976
1050116740%1,368,2335,706,853
1152117260%1,638,3387,075,086
1254117790%1,956,6488,713,424
1356118320%3,655,18410,670,072
1458128840%3,017,32714,325,256
1560129370%7,759,99517,342,583
1662129890%15,138,19325,102,578
17641210420%26,083,82540,240,771
18661210950%62,620,24766,324,596
19681211470%211,708,088128,944,843
20701312000%—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
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25801314630%——
26821415160%——
27841415680%——
28861416210%——
29881416740%——
30901417260%——
31911417530%——
32921417790%——
33931418050%——
34941518320%——
35951518580%——
36961518840%——
37971519110%——
38981519370%——
39991519630%——
401001519890%——

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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