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In Path of Exile (PoE), maces and sceptres are powerful melee weapons that can be further enhanced through specific masteries. The "Mace Mastery" node offers a range of unique modifiers that amplify the effectiveness of these weapons. Here’s an in-depth look at each feature and its strategic implications:
Feature: All Damage with Maces and Sceptres inflicts Chill.
Reminder Text: Chill reduces Enemy Action Speed by up to 30%, depending on the amount of Cold Damage in the hit, for 2 seconds.
Analysis: This feature ensures that all damage dealt with maces and sceptres will inflict chill, slowing down enemy action speed by up to 30%. This consistent application of chill helps control the battlefield by reducing the speed of enemy attacks and movements, providing both offensive and defensive advantages.
Feature: 20% increased Area of Effect if you’ve dealt a Critical Strike Recently.
Reminder Text: Recently refers to the past 4 seconds.
Analysis: This feature expands the area of effect of your attacks by 20% if you’ve landed a critical strike in the last 4 seconds. This can be particularly beneficial in clearing large groups of enemies, making your critical strikes more impactful and enhancing your ability to control crowds.
Feature: Crush Enemies on hit with Maces and Sceptres.
Reminder Text: Crushed lowers Physical Damage Reduction by 15% for 4 seconds.
Analysis: Crushing enemies lowers their physical damage reduction by 15% for 4 seconds, making them more vulnerable to subsequent attacks. This feature enhances your damage output by ensuring that your hits significantly weaken the enemy’s defenses, making it easier to deal more damage quickly.
Feature: 12% chance to deal Double Damage with Attacks if Attack Time is longer than 1 second.
Analysis: This feature gives a 12% chance for your attacks to deal double damage if the attack time is longer than 1 second. This can lead to massive damage spikes, particularly with slower, more powerful attacks, making it a valuable tool for high-impact strikes.
Feature: 50% increased Stun Duration on Enemies.
Analysis: This feature increases the duration of stuns inflicted on enemies by 50%, giving you more time to land additional hits while the enemy is incapacitated. Longer stuns can significantly improve your control over tough opponents, providing windows of opportunity to deal uninterrupted damage.
Feature: Hits that Stun Enemies have Culling Strike.
Reminder Text: Culling Strike means enemies that are on 10% or lower life after your Hit are Killed.
Analysis: This feature adds a culling strike to your hits that stun enemies, ensuring that any enemy brought below 10% life by a stunning hit is instantly killed. This is particularly useful for quickly finishing off weakened foes, improving your efficiency in clearing encounters and dealing with tough enemies.
The "Mace Mastery" node in Path of Exile provides a comprehensive set of tools for maximizing the effectiveness of maces and sceptres. By inflicting chill, increasing area of effect, crushing enemy defenses, adding chances for double damage, extending stun durations, and applying culling strike, this mastery enhances both offensive and control aspects of your combat abilities. Mastering these features allows mace and sceptre users to dominate the battlefield with powerful, controlled, and efficient strikes, making them formidable warriors in Wraeclast.