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[3.28] Woolie's HOLY HAMMER SLAMMER

Starter

End Game

3.28 Mirage

Verified

Templar

Inquisitor

By Woolie

Updated on Mar 17, 2026

Mar 17, 2026

Path of Building Code

Build Overview

THE NEW BEST SLAM IN PoE

Holy Hammers is a new Slam skill that becomes MUCH more powerful when you consume a Power Charge on use.

I will be updating this guide constantly - CHECK MY STREAM FOR LIVE UPDATES / ASK QUESTIONS

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SKILL ROTATION

CLEARING

1) Leap Slam & Frostblink to enemy packs
be sure to "animation cancel" Leap Slam by using Frostblink at Leap Slam's apex
*2) Rallying Cry (OPTIONAL - only use on tanky Rare enemies)
3) Holy Hammers

do NOT use your Tincture while clearing - it will annihilate your mana!

SINGLE TARGET

Holy Hammers is able to OVERLAP its damage on a single target - to do this consistently:

!! STAND AWAY FROM THE TARGET !!

your initial hit's AoE will deal damage AND spawn another hammer ("Cascade") to also hit

once you have perma Power Charges, you should also AIM OFF-CENTER of the target - your initial slam will still hit but, now, the "extra" Hammer that spawns (via Power Charge consume) will also hit
this "extra" Hammer has better overlap than a Cascade from your Slam

ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE "Always Attack Without Moving" TOGGLED ON FOR Holy Hammers
Left Click Holy Hammers' icon > toggle the option ON at the top

*1) Static Strike (w Power Charge On Critical Support)
*this is only necessary pre- Ashes of the Stars
2) Rallying Cry
3) pop Tincture (if you have one)
3) Holy Hammers spam

refresh Rallying Cry (and Static Strike) as needed

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LEVELING

Holy Hammers requires level 28 and is acquired after killing Gravicius in Act 3

use Ground Slam until level 12 then swap to Sunder (after entering Cavern of Wrath)
you must BUY BOTH GEMS FROM NESSA as a Templar (for whatever reason lol)

at level 28, you can either swap to Holy Hammers (after killing Gravicius) or continue using Sunder
they are very similar at this point

HOWEVER, once you acquire a Romira's Banquet AND reach level 60, DEFINITELY swap over to Holy Hammers
Holy Hammers clear is 3x better when consuming a Power Charge

if you need more details for Sunder leveling, I have an ENTIRELY SEPARATE SUNDER LEVELING GUIDE written for Marauder that should fill in the gaps (USE THIS GUIDE'S PASSIVE TREE, though!)

BANDITS

help Alira or kill all

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VARIOUS ENDGAME INFO

MAP MODS

Regex of Map mods to avoid:
"!s rec|er,|f ph|eche|acl|tal d|gen"

Both types of Reflect
Less Recovery Rate
No Leech
No Regen
Monsters steal Charges

LV1 SUPPORT GEM CORRUPTS (new "Coins")

There are quite a few options for a Level 1 support on Holy Hammers (via the new "Coins") - I suggest doing Coins of Power (red) but Coins of Knowledge (blue) are alright too

best reds are: Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support, Inspiration Support, Overexertion Support, Melee Physical Damage Support, Pulverise Support, Lifetap Support
best blues are: Physical to Lightning Support, Power Charge On Critical Support, Increased Critical Damage Support

PANTHEON

Brine King (capture all additional via Divine Vessels!) & Garukhan / Gruthkul

CRAFTING YOUR GEAR

once you have 10-15div liquid, I suggest crafting a Staff and Body Armor. details are in the "HYPER Endgame" variant's Equipment section

HYPER ENDGAME STUFF

Forbidden Flesh & Flame Unwavering Crusade is great if you want to focus more on Bossing than "normal juiced" stuff
I don't run them, personally, but they're like ~30% more dmg if you want it

Strengths and Weaknesses

great clear
great single target
lots of regen (Sanctuary x Pious Path)
slamma jamma

have to overlap hits for max single target (stand AWAY from enemy!)
Large Cluster Jewel required for mana leech (Fuel the Fight)

Build Variants

Leveling {1}

Early Endgame {2}

Late Endgame {3}

HYPER Endgame {4}

30div investment minimum, focused on major offense and defense upgrades. big weapon & body armor crafting details below

Equipment

Leveling {1}

Early Endgame {2}

Late Endgame {3}

HYPER Endgame {4}

if you replace "%light dmg leeched as life" on gloves, ensure you have one Tattoo of the Kitava Blooddrinker

Forbidden Flesh & Flame combo is Unwavering Crusade (~35% more dmg)

ensure your The Blue Dream is socketed in the slot above Endurance (to hit Holy Dominion), allowing for Admonisher to be anointed on Ashes of the Stars

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CRAFTING YOUR ENDGAME GEAR

at this point, you should have extraneous funds to start meticulously utilizing (read: gambling) to get upgrades. I recommend starting with your Weapon and then moving on to your Body Armor

WEAPON CRAFT (avg ~15div)

use Deafening Essence of Contempt on a fractured Ezomyte Staff (or Eventuality Rod) with t2+ %phys/+acc (hybrid) OR %phys (regular) until you hit t3+ of the other %phys type (opposite of fracture)
obv, the tier you buy and stop at depends on your budget and whether or not you want to settle

LOCK PREFIXES at Crafting Bench ("Prefixes Cannot be Changed" - recipe from Coward's Trial map) then Harvest Reforge Speed until t3+ attack speed
!! YOU MUST LOCK YOUR PREFIXES BEFORE EVERY HARVEST REFORGE !!

depending on your result, you may:

- have full suffixes = either be finished OR hit a yolo annul (GL lol)
- have ONE open suffix = craft "%crit chance/+str&int"
- have TWO open suffixes and want to save $$ = craft "%fire dmg" (block) and yolo exalt
then craft "%crit chance/+str&int"
- have ONE or TWO open suffixes and have big boi $$ = craft "Prefixes Cannot be Changed" and yolo Veiled Exalt
if it hits off the craft = GG; block "chaos dot multi" and unveil (looking for "crit dmg nearby rare/unique"), then craft "%crit chance/+str&int"
if it hits off attack speed = back to Harvest Gulag buddy

BODY ARMOR CRAFT (avg ~6div)

use Essence of Horror on a fractured ilv86+ Sacred Chainmail with either t2+ %armor/es OR t2+ +armor/es (flat) until you hit BOTH OF:
- t3+ %phys dmg reduction ("pdr")
- t3+ Resistance (does not matter the type - use Harvest to swap it, if necessary)

MAKE SEARING EXARCH DOMINANT then use Eldritch Chaos Orb until t2+ other armor/es prefix (opposite of fracture)
if it rolls with ANY life mod, keep going (bricks 15% life mastery)

if you have an open Prefix at this final step, craft "%chance to block spells" ("attacks" is fine too)

Passive Tree

Leveling {1}

Early Endgame {2}

Late Endgame {3}

HYPER Endgame {4}

main:

123

ascendancy:

Keystones

Mind Over Matter

40% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life

Divine Shield

Cannot Recover Energy Shield to above Armour 3% of Physical Damage prevented from Hits Recently is Regenerated as Energy Shield per second

Masteries

Staff Mastery (3)

Recover 2% of Energy Shield when you Block Spell Damage while wielding a Staff

Recover 2% of Life when you Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff

3% increased maximum Life per Red Socket on equipped Staff

5% increased maximum Mana per Blue Socket on equipped Staff

30% increased Defences while wielding a Staff

Rage Mastery (1)

Warcries grant 1 Rage per 5 Enemy Power, up to 5

Armour and Energy Shield Mastery (1)

You take 20% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes

Warcry Mastery (1)

Warcries have a minimum of 10 Power

Block Mastery (1)

+1% Chance to Block Spell Damage per 5% Chance to Block Attack Damage

Life Mastery (1)

15% increased maximum Life if there are no Life Modifiers on Equipped Body Armour

Reservation Mastery (1)

+1% to all maximum Elemental Resistances if you have Reserved Life and Mana

Critical Mastery (1)

You take 30% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes

if you replace "%light dmg leeched as life" on gloves, ensure you have one Tattoo of the Kitava Blooddrinker

Forbidden Flesh & Flame combo is Unwavering Crusade (~35% more dmg)

ensure your The Blue Dream is socketed in the slot above Endurance (to hit Holy Dominion), allowing for Admonisher to be anointed on Ashes of the Stars

at this point, your damage should be MORE than high enough, so it's best to swap one rare jewel out for a Reckless Defence w MAX BLOCK ROLLS (BOTH!) AND swapping your Crit Mastery to "30% reduced extra taken" (paired with Essence of Horror body armor mod)

Mind Over Matter is CORRUPTED SOUL (via Glorious Vanity (Doryani Corrupted Soul))

Skills

Leveling {1}

Early Endgame {2}

Late Endgame {3}

HYPER Endgame {4}

Fate Sanctuary

Sacred Chainmail

Holy Hammers

Inspiration

Fist of War

Melee Physical Damage

Overexertion

Physical to Lightning

Pulverise

Woe Bane

Ezomyte Staff

Autoexertion

Seismic Cry

Intimidating Cry

Infernal Cry

Battlemage's Cry

Purifying Flame

Echoes of Creation

Royal Burgonet

Precision

Arrogance

Molten Shell

Cast when Damage Taken

Doom Road

Paladin Boots

Blood Rage

Herald of Purity

Dragon Clutches

Crusader Gloves

Assassin's Mark

Mark On Hit

Doom Road

Paladin Boots

Rallying Cry

Doom Road

Paladin Boots

Frostblink

Dragon Clutches

Crusader Gloves

Blood and Sand

Dragon Clutches

Crusader Gloves

Leap Slam

get a second 6L for your Autoexertion setup and drop Lifetap Support from Assassin's Mark (just to save a gem slot in our gear) to add Purifying Flame (procs via Battlemage's Cry)
this will ensure tanky targets are always on Consecrated Ground for Sanctuary's dmg increase
KEEP Purifying Flame AT LEVEL 1

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COIN CORRUPTION

There are quite a few options for a Level 1 support on Holy Hammers (via the new "Coins") - I suggest doing Coins of Power (red) but Coins of Knowledge (blue) are fine too

best reds are: Inspiration Support, Overexertion Support, Melee Physical Damage Support, Pulverise Support, Lifetap Support
best blues are: Physical to Lightning Support, Power Charge On Critical Support, Increased Critical Damage Support

do NOT use Fortify Support or Fist of War Support!
Fortify is solved via Overlord and Fist of War Support is significantly worse at lv1 than 20

Changelog

FULL VIDEO GUIDE IS OUT!

I will update this guide as I play a bit more but, safe to say, it's pretty much final - enjoy :)

Video Guide

Stats

Stats are displayed for the "HYPER Endgame {4}" Variant only

Character

Attributes

312 /

109 /

220

Movement Speed

151%

Bandits

Alira

Pantheon Major

TheBrineKing

Pantheon Minor

Garukhan

Charges

Endurance Charges

Frenzy Charges

Power Charges

Defensive

Life

4,921

Energy Shield

2,261

Mana

858

Armour

7,657

Evasion Rating

Block

75%

Resistances

77% /

76% /

75%

Simulated

Effective Health Pool

131K

Max Hit

14K /

41K /

39K /

23K

Skill DPS Estimation

Holy Hammers

14M

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[3.28] Woolie's HOLY HAMMER SLAMMER

THE NEW BEST SLAM IN PoE

I will be updating this guide constantly - CHECK MY STREAM FOR LIVE UPDATES / ASK QUESTIONS

SKILL ROTATION

CLEARING

SINGLE TARGET

!! STAND AWAY FROM THE TARGET !!

LEVELING

HOWEVER, once you acquire a Romira's Banquet AND reach level 60, DEFINITELY swap over to Holy Hammers Holy Hammers clear is 3x better when consuming a Power Charge

BANDITS

VARIOUS ENDGAME INFO

MAP MODS

LV1 SUPPORT GEM CORRUPTS (new "Coins")

PANTHEON

CRAFTING YOUR GEAR

HYPER ENDGAME STUFF

CRAFTING YOUR ENDGAME GEAR

WEAPON CRAFT (avg ~15div)

BODY ARMOR CRAFT (avg ~6div)

COIN CORRUPTION

FULL VIDEO GUIDE IS OUT!

HOWEVER, once you acquire a Romira's Banquet AND reach level 60, DEFINITELY swap over to Holy Hammers
Holy Hammers clear is 3x better when consuming a Power Charge