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Ancient Spear

Ancient Spear

Active Skill · Secondary · Barbarian

  • 5 Runes
  • From level 26

Effect

Cost: 25 Fury

Throw a spear that pierces enemies and deals 500% weapon damage.

Runes

5 Runes

  • Ranseur

    from level 29 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.471

    Enemies hit are knocked back 5 yards.

  • Harpoon

    from level 34 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.393

    Add a chain to the spear to drag all enemies hit back to you and Slow them by 60% for 1 second.

  • Jagged Edge

    from level 42 · Fire damage · Proc coefficient 0.471

    Increase the damage to 640% weapon damage as Fire.

  • Boulder Toss

    from level 48 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.471

    Expend all remaining Fury to deal 20% weapon damage for every point of Fury expended to enemies within 9 yards of the impact location.

  • Rage Flip

    from level 59 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.393

    Add a chain to the spear to throw all enemies hit behind you and Slow them by 60% for 1 second.

The proc coefficient scales the chance of on-hit effects (e.g. legendary powers, gems, Life per Hit) for each hit of the skill. Game files, version 2.8.0.

Ancient Spear

Ancient Spear costs 25 Fury and hurls a projectile that pierces through enemies while dealing solid weapon damage. That gives it a dual role: it pulls damage in from range and offers tools to reposition packs. This flexibility is exactly why it stays useful across many situations.

The right rune depends on your goal. If you want to gather monsters into one spot for a follow-up hit, Harpoon is the obvious pick, since it drags struck foes toward you and briefly slows them. If raw output matters more, Boulder Toss shines because it spends all your remaining Fury for an area strike. So you decide whether the spear acts as a control tool or as a Fury dump.

Runes by unlock level

  • Ranseur (from level 29): knocks enemies hit back 5 yards.
  • Harpoon (level 34): drags enemies to you and slows them by 60% for 1 second.
  • Jagged Edge (level 42): 640% instead of 500% weapon damage, as Fire.
  • Boulder Toss (level 48): spends all your Fury and deals 20% weapon damage per Fury point within 9 yards. The fuller your Fury bar when you throw, the bigger the hit.
  • Rage Flip (level 59): throws enemies behind you and slows them as well.

Items and sets

Skular's Salvation raises the spear's damage by 150–200% and adds another 100% when Boulder Toss hits 5 or fewer enemies, a clear pointer toward single targets and small groups. Arreat's Law and The Three Hundredth Spear boost Ancient Spear and Weapon Throw together.

In The Legacy of Raekor, spear damage rises by 2% for every 1% of missing Life from four pieces onward. Six pieces charge your next spear by 2500% after hits with Furious Charge or Weapon Throw and make it split into multiple spears; each throw consumes up to 5 stacks. Might of the Earth lists the spear in its 6-piece bonus with 37,500% increased damage.

Partners

No Escape strengthens the spear against distant enemies. Battle Rage and Wrath of the Berserker accompany the damage windows, and Furious Charge generates the Fury for your next throw.

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