[2.6.4] LoN Hammerdin

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by akanearcane last updated Feb 23, 2019 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Blessed Hammer Limitless
- Blessed Hammer
Cost: 10 Wrath

Summon a blessed hammer that spins around you, dealing 320% weapon damage as Holy to all enemies hit.
Limitless

Increase the damage of Blessed Hammer to 640% weapon damage as Holy and increase its area of effect by 20 yards.
Provoke Too Scared to Run
- Provoke
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Generate: 30 Wrath

Taunt all nearby enemies and instantly generate an additional 5 Wrath for every enemy taunted. Taunted enemies will focus their attention on you for 4 seconds.
Too Scared to Run

Taunted enemies have their attack speed reduced by 50% and movement speed Slowed by 80% for 4 seconds.
Akarat's Champion Prophet
- Akarat's Champion
Cooldown: 90 seconds

Explode with the power of your order, increasing your damage by 35% and increasing your Wrath regeneration by 5 for 20 seconds.
Prophet

Gain 150% additional Armor while Akarat's Champion is active.

The first time you take fatal damage while Akarat's Champion is active, you will be returned to full health.
Iron Skin Steel Skin
- Iron Skin
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Your skin turns to iron, absorbing 50% of all incoming damage for 4 seconds.
Steel Skin

Increase the duration to 7 seconds.
Laws of Valor Critical
- Laws of Valor
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Empower the Law, granting you and your allies 15% increased Attack Speed for 5 seconds.

Passive: Recite the Law, granting you and your allies 8% increased Attack Speed.

Only one Law may be active at a time.
Critical

Active: Empowering the Law also increases your Critical Hit Damage by 50%.
Falling Sword Rapid Descent
- Falling Sword
Cost: 25 Wrath
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Launch yourself into the heavens and come crashing down on your enemies, dealing 1700% weapon damage to everything within 14 yards of where you land.

This ability does not start its cooldown until after its effects expire.
Rapid Descent

Reduce the cooldown by 1 second for each enemy hit by Falling Sword. The cooldown cannot be reduced below 10 seconds.

Fervor
- Fervor
While wielding a one-handed weapon, your attack speed is increased by 15% and all cooldowns are reduced by 15%.
Blunt
- Blunt
Increase the damage of Justice and Blessed Hammer by 20%.
Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.
Holy Cause
- Holy Cause
The amount of damage dealt by your weapon is increased by 10%.

Whenever you deal Holy damage, you heal up to 1% of your total Life.

Items

Leoric's Crown

Legendary Helm

72 - 89 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)
+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Increase the effect of any gem socketed into your helm by 100%. This effect does not apply to Legendary Gems.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Pauldrons of the Skeleton King

Legendary Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+416 - 500 Vitality
+373 - 397 Armor

Secondary Stats

When receiving fatal damage, there is a chance that you are instead restored to 25% of maximum Life and cause nearby enemies to flee in fear.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
Aquila Cuirass

Legendary Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

While above 90–95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+49–60 Dexterity

+49–60 Strength

+49–60 Intelligence
Gabriel's Vambraces

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1%

Secondary Stats

When your Blessed Hammer hits 3 or fewer enemies, 75 - 100% of its Wrath Cost is refunded.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
St. Archew's Gage

Legendary Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Secondary Stats

The first time an elite pack damages you, gain an absorb shield equal to 120 - 150% of your maximum Life for 10 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Sacred Harness

Legendary Belt

6 - 7 Armor

Secondary Stats

Judgment gains the effect of the Debilitate rune and is cast at your landing location when casting Falling Sword.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Hammer Jammers

Legendary Pants

162 - 191 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Enemies take 300 - 400% increased damage from your Blessed Hammers for 10 seconds after you hit them with a Blind, Immobilize, or Stun.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Illusory Boots

Legendary Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements
+8 - 9% Movement Speed

Secondary Stats

You may move unhindered through enemies.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Litany of the Undaunted

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 100% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Wailing Host

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 100% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Johanna's Argument

Legendary Flail

7.7 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Increase the attack speed and damage of Blessed Hammer by 100%.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Guard of Johanna

Legendary Crusader Shield

9 - 10 Armor

Primary Stats

+10 - 20% Chance to Block
0 - 0 Block Amount

Secondary Stats

Blessed Hammer damage is increased by 200 - 250% for the first 3 enemies it hits.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Leoric's Crown
- Stat Priority: CHC Skill: Hammer Str
Shoulders
- Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
- Stat Priority: CDR AR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- Stat Priority: Holy % CHD CHC
Torso
- Aquila Cuirass
- Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
- Tyrael's Might
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Reduced Ranged Dmg
Wrists
- Gabriel's Vambraces
- Strongarm Bracers
- Ancient Parthan Defenders
- Stat Priority: Holy % CHC Str Vit
Hands
- St. Archew's Gage
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC CDR
Waist
- Sacred Harness
- The Witching Hour
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: Str Vit
Legs
- Hammer Jammers
- Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan
- Swamp Land Waders
- Stat Priority: AR Str Vit
Feet
- Illusory Boots
- Ice Climbers
- Stat Priority: Skill: Hammer AR Str Vit
Rings
- Litany of the Undaunted
- The Wailing Host
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Dmg range
Weapon
- Johanna's Argument
- Stat Priority: AS Dmg % CDR
Offhand
- Guard of Johanna
- Stat Priority: CHC CDR Skill: Hammer

Legendary Gems
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.

Kanai's Cube

Faithful Memory

Legendary Two-Handed Sword

85.8 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Each enemy hit by Falling Sword increases the damage of Blessed Hammer by 60 - 80% for 10 seconds. Max 10 stacks.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(132 - 308) Physical Damage

+(132 - 308) Fire Damage

+(132 - 308) Lightning Damage

+(132 - 308) Cold Damage

+(132 - 308) Poison Damage

+(132 - 308) Arcane Damage

+(132 - 308) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Faithful Memory
Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan

Legendary Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Secondary Stats

Your resource generation and damage is increased by 25% while moving and decreased by 20 - 25% while standing still.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.5%

Secondary Stats

Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 second when you hit with a resource-spending attack.

+ 1 Random Magic Properties
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed

Defense

Life
Resist All
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

2.6.4 gave a massive buff to LON sets, from 100% per piece to 750%
I saw that there were not much good guides for LoN Hammerdin, so I decided to make one.

It is still not as strong as normal Hammerdin in terms of damage (LoN has more DPS but less Hammer DPS (normal is 1.5x more damage), but it is way more tough than standard Hammerdin (LoN has 2x more toughness).

D3planner: https://www.d3planner.com/852838125

Build Thoughts:

Fire vs Holy Hammerdin:
Holy is significantly stronger than fire.

Laws:
Laws of Valor vs other Laws
Laws of Valor has AS, so its preferred.

Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force vs Critical
Unstoppable Force allows for 100% consistent Aquila Cuirass uptime.
Critical allows to squeeze in more damage.

Tal's Rasha Chest as an adequate chest?
Did you know that some sets can be used by most classes besides their own. Tal Rasha, Shadow and Sunwuko are examples. Tal's chest has an AS roll, so it could be useful.

AS or Physical Damage on Rings and AS on Gloves or not.
Physical Damage is better at higher paragon on rings than AS, therefore gloves have AS.
But at lower paragon, 1k strength on gloves and one of the rings having AS is better.

Gear:
5th Hellfire Passive is Long Arm of the Law for 100% Law Uptime

You need 1 roll of AS on weapon and one other thing to meet breakpoint of 10 frames (2.41)
You need CD on as much as possible besides rings and amulet.
Everything else is usual; stack CHD/CHC, Holy%, All Resist/Physical resist, reduced melee/ranged, Blessed Hammer Damage.

Helm: Leoric's Crown
Helps with increasing cooldown reduction.

Shoulders: Any
The shoulders you have on doesn't matter, but Pauldrons of the Skeleton King (via bounties) seems to be the one with the most benefit.

Chest: Aquila Caress
50% damage reduction for most of the time (basically a substitute for the 4 piece bonus).

Amulet: Hellfire Amulet
Not really other good ones amulets besides Eye of Etilch

Recommended Abilities:

Fervor (CD and AS)
Holy Cause (Damage and LoH)
Finery (Damage/Armor)
Blunt (Damage)
Long Arm of the Law (100% Law Uptime)

Indestructible (Cheat Death)

Gloves: Any
St Andrew's Gage is the one with the most benefit but any gloves is fine.

Bracers: Gabriel's Vambraces
Gabriel's Vambraces allows for 100% Aquila Cuirass (when 3 enemies or less)
Other options include:
Strongarm Bracers, which allow more damage

Ancient Parthan Defenders, which allow more damage when there is a big group.

Belt: Sacred Harness
This makes them stunned after using Falling Sword, useful for crowd control.
Other options include:
Witching Hour, allows more AS and Damage
String of Ears, more toughness

Rings: Litany of the Undaunted and The Wailing Host.
Namesake of the build.
I recommend having both rings with Physical Damage at higher paragon (read more info in "Build Thoughts")

Pants: Hexing Pants/Hammer Jammers
Hammer Jammers increases Hammer Damage
Hexing Pants increases damage (need to move though) and has a minor resource regen.

Hammer Jammers have a higher range, so preferred in cube.

Boots: Illusory Boots
Allows you to move freely. An alternative would be Ice Climbers.
PSA: This is only obtainable by doing bounties (act 2).

Weapon: Johanna's Argument
Boosts Damage and AS.

Offhand: Guard of Johanna
Boosts Damage.

Cube:
Faithful Memory
Increases Damage of Blessed Hammer
Obsidion Ring of the Zodiac
Reduces CD

Gems:

Helm - Diamond for CD
Chest/Pants - Diamond for AR, Ruby for more Damage/Armor
Weapon - Emerald for CHD

Bane of the Stricken for the RG
Bane of the Trapped for a big damage boost.
Gogok of Swiftness to increase AS and CD

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