PoE Holy Hammers New Skill Build Guide - Path of Exile: Mirage 3.28

Holy Hammers

PoE 3.28 added a new Strength/Intelligence Skill Gem, Holy Hammers. Tag: Attack, Slam, Melee, AoE, Lightning. Level: 20 (Max). Cost: 13 Mana. Attack Speed: 85% of base. Attack Damage: 220% of base. Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%. Quality: +20%. Requires Level 70, 98 Str, 68 Int 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. 20% more Damage when expending a Power Charge 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage 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 Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Holy Hammers Build Guide

With Holy Hammers, you slam the ground to call down a hammer of justice from the sky. If this hits an enemy, an additional holy hammer will cascade forwards, which itself can further cascade, and so forth.

Expending a power charge when using the skill will call down an additional two hammers, which can also cause cascading slams. The more numerous your foes, the more instruments of holy judgement.

Holy Hammers is a new skill teaser for the upcoming Path of Exile 3.28: Mirage expansion. It was revealed as a short video teaser on February 22, 2026, ahead of the full expansion reveal livestream scheduled for February 26th.

Skill Details & Community Analysis

While full mechanical details are currently limited, early footage and community analysis suggest the following:

• Visual Style: The skill features a "Hammerdin-style" aesthetic, with spectral or holy hammers.
• Skill Type: It is speculated to be a new Slam skill or a Transfigured version of an existing skill like Smite.
• Mechanics: Teasers show hammers appearing to either side of the character, leading to discussions about whether it hits at the cursor or follows a specific pattern.
• Theme: The skill aligns with the "Mirage" expansion's theme, which appears to involve "Sands of Time" and potentially desert-themed environments.

Related

• Sweep: Has been reworked, and is now called Holy Sweep. Holy Sweep swings a two handed mace or a staff in a circle, calling down Holy Hammers to land randomly on a number of enemies struck. Hits from these Holy Hammers cannot be evaded.