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Immortal King Hammer of the Ancients

IK Hammer with Gavel of Judgment and Bracers of the First Men.

ArchiveBarbarianHistorical archive: patch 2.3; Season 4.
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Solo Greater Rifts

Applicable seasons & seasonal adjustments (1)

Open your season’s rules and apply its listed class bonuses, Cube slots or seasonal powers alongside the base profile.

Mechanics and historical version

Six IK pieces sustain Ancients and the Berserker cycle. Gavel and First Men amplify the Fire hammer; Furious Charge supplies the generator hit for Focus.

Six active skills

Skill and item names retain their canonical English game identifiers. The explanations are fully bilingual.

SlotSkillRune
1Hammer of the AncientsSmash
2Furious ChargeMerciless Assault
3Battle RageBloodshed
4War CryVeteran's Warning
5Call of the AncientsTogether as One
6Wrath of the BerserkerInsanity

Four passive skills

Rampage; Ruthless; Relentless; Nerves of Steel

Specific equipment

SlotItem or combination
HeadImmortal King's Triumph
ShouldersFury of the Ancients
AmuletHellfire Amulet
ChestImmortal King's Eternal Reign
BracersBracers of the First Men
GlovesImmortal King's Irons
BeltImmortal King's Tribal Binding
PantsImmortal King's Stature
BootsImmortal King's Stride
RingsFocus + Restraint
WeaponThe Gavel of Judgment

Legendary gems and Kanai’s Cube

Legendary gems: Bane of the Powerful; Bane of the Trapped; Pain Enhancer.

Cube slotLegendary power
Weapon slotThe Furnace
Armor slotStrongarm Bracers
Jewelry slotConvention of Elements

Rotation and positioning

Maintain Ancients, Battle Rage and War Cry. Charge in, hammer, and refresh Focus/Restraint. Keep Berserker active through the damage cycle; avoid entering dangerous packs without the defensive Ancients.

Stats, sockets and progression

Prioritize Fire, Hammer damage, critical stats and Area Damage; establish Fury sustain and Berserker uptime first. Use a weapon emerald and helm diamond, with enough life for melee.

Archive boundaries and source review

This is a dated archive configuration optimized for its stated activity. Historical Greater Rift records are not inferred from current item tooltips; later set multipliers do not apply to this version.

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