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Bracers of the First Men

Bracers of the First Men

Legendary Bracers

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

366–421 Armor

Primary Attributes

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%

Secondary Attributes

  • Hammer of the Ancients attacks 50% faster and deals 375–500% increased damage. (Barbarian Only)

Random Affixes

  • +416–500 Strength
  • +416–500 Dexterity
  • +416–500 Intelligence

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +550–650 Strength

Primal

  • +650 Strength

Fixed properties of the ancient form; primal items roll the top value of the ancient range. Game files, version 2.8.0.

All possible random properties (17 primary, 15 secondary)

Besides its fixed properties, this item rolls 2 primary and 1 secondary properties at random from these lists.

Primary

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%
  • Regenerates 6,448–7,678 Life per Second ancient 8,445–10,000
  • +91–100 Resistance to All Elements ancient +110–130
  • +416–500 Strength ancient +550–650
  • +416–500 Dexterity ancient +550–650
  • +416–500 Intelligence ancient +550–650
  • +416–500 Vitality ancient +550–650
  • +373–397 Armor ancient +436–516
  • +7,737–9,214 Life per Hit ancient +10,135–11,975
  • Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Holy skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Lightning skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Poison skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Arcane skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Physical skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Sockets (1–1)

Secondary

  • +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters
  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1–2 Yards.
  • +141–160 Physical Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Fire Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Cold Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Lightning Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Poison Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Arcane Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +2,401–2,880 Thorns Damage ancient +2,881–3,500
  • Level Requirement Reduced by 2–30 ancient 30–40
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Knockback on Hit
  • Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 6–7%.
  • Reduces damage from melee attacks by 6–7%
  • Ignores Durability Loss

Pool of the item type from the game files, version 2.8.0. Skill damage bonuses only carry weight for their class. All properties of this slot

“I do not care if these were forged in long dead furnaces by the Ancients themselves. They help me crush my enemies; that is all that matters.” -Aletur of Sescheron

A Double Boost for Hammer of the Ancients

The Bracers of the First Men are made for Barbarians who build around Hammer of the Ancients. They deliver two benefits at once: noticeably more attack speed and a drastically increased damage for the skill. Faster swings and harder hits combine into a damage spike that goes well beyond the sum of its parts.

That makes these bracers the heart of a Hammer of the Ancients build and almost mandatory if you run that skill as your main attack. The extra attack speed also makes on-hit effects trigger more often. My tip: make sure your resource supply keeps pace with the higher tempo - if attack speed lets you swing more often, you also burn more Fury and need a reliable refill.

Fixed speed, variable damage

The 50% faster attacks for the Hammer are the same on every copy. Only the damage bonus rolls randomly, between 375 and 500%; a roll of 445% sits above the midpoint, and a Primal Ancient reaches the full 500%. The Hammer costs 20 Fury per swing and gains 1% Critical Hit Chance for every 5 Fury you have - so a large Fury pool pays off twice.

Which rune suits the Hammer

  • Smash raises the hit to 640% weapon damage as Fire - pair it with a Fire damage bonus on your gear.
  • Rolling Thunder creates a shockwave that hits enemies up to 22 yards ahead of you.
  • The Devil's Anvil Chills enemies by 80%.
  • Birthright heals you for 3% of your maximum Life on Critical Hits.
  • Thunderstrike stuns nearby enemies when a Hammer swing kills.

Stats and cube slot

Every copy carries 4.5–6% Critical Hit Chance; for the main stat, go with Strength at 416 to 500 points. Fire damage, All Resistance and Pickup Radius are also in demand. Kanai's Cube takes the power in its armor slot. The bracers are frequently paired with Band of Might, Remorseless, The Gavel of Judgment, Mortick's Brace, Leoric's Crown and Fury of the Ancients.

In the flavor text, Aletur of Sescheron does not care whether the Ancients themselves forged them - all that matters is that they help him crush his enemies.

by eRnstl