Maces

General Information

Maces are Warrior weapons focused on disruption through Snares,Silences and purges, and have some options for greater mobility than other disruption-focused weapons like Hammers. Mace are unlocked by the Mace Fighter node on the Destiny Board.

Mace Families

There are seven "mace Families" represented by the seven specialization nodes on the Destiny Board. To unlock all of these families, the player must attain at least Tier 4 mace fighter. This will unlock the ability to then also level up specializations. The seven mace families are:

mace Weapon Families

Mace Types

Icon	Name	Tier	Item Power
	Journeyman's Mace	3	500
	Adept's Mace	4	700
	Adept's Heavy Mace	4	700
	Adept's Morning Star	4	700
	Adept's Bedrock Mace	4	725
	Adept's Incubus Mace	4	750
	Adept's Camlann Mace	4	775
	Adept's Oathkeepers	4	800
	Expert's Mace	5	800
	Expert's Heavy Mace	5	800
	Expert's Morning Star	5	800
	Expert's Bedrock Mace	5	825
	Expert's Incubus Mace	5	850
	Expert's Camlann Mace	5	875
	Expert's Oathkeepers	5	900
	Master's Mace	6	900
	Master's Heavy Mace	6	900
	Master's Morning Star	6	900
	Master's Bedrock Mace	6	925
	Master's Incubus Mace	6	950
	Master's Camlann Mace	6	975
	Master's Oathkeepers	6	1,000
	Grandmaster's Morning Star	7	1,000
	Grandmaster's Mace	7	1,000
	Grandmaster's Heavy Mace	7	1,000
	Grandmaster's Bedrock Mace	7	1,025
	Grandmaster's Incubus Mace	7	1,050
	Grandmaster's Camlann Mace	7	1,075
	Grandmaster's Oathkeepers	7	1,100
	Elder's Heavy Mace	8	1,100
	Elder's Morning Star	8	1,100
	Elder's Mace	8	1,100
	Elder's Bedrock Mace	8	1,125
	Elder's Incubus Mace	8	1,150
	Elder's Camlann Mace	8	1,175
	Elder's Oathkeepers	8	1,200

Spells and Abilities

Icon	Spell/Ability Name	Spell Slot	Energy Cost	Cast Time	Range	Cooldown	Mastery Unlock
	Threatening Smash	First	15	Instant	3m	6s	1
	Defensive Slam	First	9	Instant	3m	3s	1
	Sacred Ground	First	6%	0.8s	2m	7s	70
	Stunning Strike (Maces)	Passive	-	-	-	-	1
	Energetic (Maces)	Passive	-	-	-	-	6
	Dreadladen Fighting (Maces)	Passive	-	-	-	-	50
	Ground Shaker	Second	30	0.6s	3m	10s	1
	Snare Charge	Second	27	instant	11m	15s	3
	Guard Rune	Second	43	0.4s	14m	15s	15
	Air Compressor	Second	46	insant	7m	30s	40
	Shrinking Curse	Third	61	instant	10m	30s	1
	Root Prison	Third	43	0.5s	5m	28.2s	1
	Blessed Aurora	Third	70	0s	2m	30s	1
	Battle Howl	Third	37	instant	6m	20s	1
	Vendetta	Third	52	0.7s	18m	30s	1
	Force of Nature	Third	28	instant	18.5m	22.2s	1
	Deep Leap	Third	45	instant	11m	25s	1

Related Patch Notes

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 20.040.1	9 August 2022	Into the Fray Patch 4 / Arcane and Frost Patch	The Morning Star E-ability has been reworked. Its root duration is now limited to 1.5s against single enemies, to make it harder for groups to catch solo targets with it. However, its mobility has been increased along with its synergy with Air Compressor, making it more effective in group vs group fights. Air Compressor (all Maces) Standtime: 1s -> 0s Root Prison (Morning Star) Has been reworked and is now called Gravitas Combine up to two abilites; combo resets after 3s 1st ability Close In: Dash towards the targeted position 2nd ability Gravitas: Conjure a high gravity field with a 5m radius around you, rooting all enemies (ignoring crowd control resistance), while channeling for up to 4s (cannot be interrupted) At the end of the channel enemies remain rooted for 1.5s Hitting less than 3 enemy players ends the root after 1.5s (mobs are not affected by this condition)
Version 19.010.1	13 December 2021	Lands Awakened Patch 1	One-handed Maces have been very strong in a variety of content types. With the combination of high damage, stun, and mobility, they outperform many similar weapons, making them very strong. The damage output and mobility of Deep Leap have thus been decreased. Threatening Smash (all Maces): Damage 157 → 146 Deep Leap (One-handed Mace): Damage: 203 → 156 Range: 14m → 11m
Version 18.110.1	13 October 2021	Call to Arms Patch 11	Maces have been out of the Crystal League 5v5 meta for a while. To give them a potential unique tank role, Guard Rune has been overhauled to make allies immune to knockbacks and stuns. This could be used to support a caster backline like Holy, Frost or Fire, protecting them from displacement and stun-heavy enemy frontlines (which currently keep Casters out of the meta). To further increase the appeal of Mace tanks, Sacred Ground has been boosted with an additional Slow effect, to offer some value in reducing enemy movement too. Furthermore, Battle Howl's cooldown has been reduced to better fit the faster meta that has developed over the years. The ability to remove HoTs is now on a lower cooldown than Nature Cleanse, which could generate increased value against Nature Healer comps. Sacred Ground (all Maces): Cast Time: 0.8s → 0.6s Enemies inside the area are now slowed by 20% Guard Rune (all Maces): Allies inside the area are now immune to forced movement and stun Resistance Increase: 0.20 → 0.25 Removed the Healing Increased bonus Battle Howl (Heavy Mace): Cooldown: 20s → 15s
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities: Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot) Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot) Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot) Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Maces Oathkeepers have thus far remained a very niche weapon. To open up more possibilities, the number of buffable allies of Blessed Aurora has been increased, allowing for use in larger-scale fights. Blessed Aurora (Oathkeepers): Max affected Allies: 10 → 20
Version 18.080.1	30 June 2021	Call to Arms Patch 8 (Season 13 Patch)	One-handed Maces are intended to be the damage-oriented "bruiser" of their weapon tree. But their current combination of damage, CC and mobility makes them too strong of an all-rounder in many fields. Hence the stun duration is shortened. Additionally, there is a bugfix for the invulnerability duration to better match the time in the air. Deep Leap (One-handed Mace): Stun Duration: 2.2s → 1.8s
Version 18.040.1	6 May 2021	Call to Arms Patch 4 (Balance Patch)	Maces Camlann Mace was a bit too effective for striking big enemy clumps from the safety of the backline. The projectile range was thus reduced somewhat, so players need to get a bit closer to enemy groups and expose themselves to potential retaliation. Vendetta (Camlann Mace): Projectile Range 26m → 18m Pull Radius: 9m → 8m
Version 18.000.1	17 March 2021	Call to Arms Update	Sacred Ground (all Maces): Mobs are now always silenced for a flat 3s, and become immune to another Sacred Ground for 6s, effectively limiting it it to being active 50% of the time
Version 1.17.410.184451	2 February 2021	Rise of Avalon Patch 13 (Balance Patch)	Maces Removed the ability Interrupt (all Maces) Added the new ability Guard Rune: Creates a rune on the ground that increases resistances by 0.2 and healing received by 25% for up to 5 allies. Rune has a 5m radius and lasts for 5s. Ability is interruptible. Snare Charge (all Maces): Jump Time: 0.55s → 0.44s Standtime: 0.5s → 0.4s Heavy Slam (all Maces) - reworked the ability; it is now called Ground Shaker: The area is now a 4m circle in front of the caster The ability now also knocks enemies in the air Cooldown: 15s → 10s Damage: 271.95 → 200 Cast Time: 1s → 0.7s Hit Delay: 0.5s → 0s Standtime: 1s → 0.4s Energy Cost: 14 → 10
Version 1.17.406.177096	21 October 2020	Rise of Avalon Patch 7 / Brimstone & Mist Midseason Update and Hotfix 7.1	Maces Defensive Slam (all Maces): Buff Radius: 5m → 8m Battle Howl (Heavy Mace): Radius: 4.5m → 5m Hit delay: 0.4s → 0.25s Standtime: 0.6s → 0.35s
Version 1.16.396.166567	19 May 2020	Queen Patch 12 (Season 9 Balance Patch) and Hotfix 12.1	Maces Threatening Smash (all Maces): Hit Delay: 0.5s → 0.4s Standtime: 0.6s → 0.5s Area Range: 5m → 6m Deep Leap (One-handed Mace): Reworked the effect; damage no longer scales based on distance Stun Area: 2m → 3m
Version 1.15.382.145855	10 July 2019	Percival Update	Maces Life Leech (Passive): Steals 15% of damage dealt Deep Leap (normal Mace): Close Range Damage: 147 Mid Range Damage: 184 → 203 Max Range Damage: 258 → 275 Vendetta (Camlann Mace): Stun Duration: 1s → 0.8s
Version 1.14.381.141987	9 May 2019	Oberon Patch 5 (Midseason Patch)	Maces Threatening Smash (all Maces): Hit Delay: 0.6s → 0.5s Standtime: 0.7s → 0.6s Vendetta (Camlann Mace): Now also stuns all pulled enemies Damage: 113.96 → 62.00 Removed the spell Stalling Slam; added the new spell Sacred Ground in its place: Creates a 3m radius area in front of you. The area lasts for 6s and silences all enemy players within (ignoring crowd control resistance). Creatures in the area are silenced for up to 2.8s. (NOTE: Tooltip will list duration as "8 seconds" until the next patch is deployed.) Cast Time: 0.8s, Cooldown: 7s, Energy cost: 6% of max energy Life Leech (Passive): Heal per Attack: 5.86 → 7.00
Version 1.13.369.130684	21 November 2018	Nimue Update	Maces Removed the spell Threatening Strike (all Maces) Added the new spell Threatening Smash (all Maces) After a 0.7s windup you swing your mace and hit every enemy in front of you. Dealing physic damage and also creating threat on all creatures hit. Cooldown: 6s Removed the spell Silencing Strike (Mace) Added the new spell Deep Leap (Mace) You jump to a ground target location, dealing physical damage to all enemies in a 5m radius. The further away the target, the more damage you deal. Cooldown: 25s
Version 1.12.365.126590	26 September 2018	Merlyn Preseason Balance Patch	Maces: Removed the spell Brute Force (Bedrock Mace) Added a new E-slot Spell to Bedrock Mace: Force of Nature Cracks the earth open in a line in front of you, releasing an impregnable wind wall, which lasts for 4s. Enemies hit will be knocked 18m away (ignoring crowd control resistance) and creatures hit will be taunted.
Version 1.12.365.123101	31 July 2018	Merlyn Update	Maces: Root Prison (Morning Star) Cooldown now scales with Item Power (100 IP: 33s; 1700 IP: 25s)
Version 1.11.362.116876	2 May 2018	Lancelot Midseason Patch	Maces Defensive Slam: Resistance Increase: 0.08 -> 0.15 Damage: 83.36 -> 77.81 Radius 4m -> 5m Buff Duration: 5s -> 3s Stalling Slam: Reworked the spell: it now decreases an enemy's energy on hit and gives energy to up to 5 allies in a 5m radius Cooldown: 3s -> 4s Damage: 55.58 -> 36.33
Version 1.11.358.115635	11 April 2018	Lancelot Patch #4	Maces: Threatening Strike: Damage: 66.69 -> 100.04
Version 1.11.357.113403	12 March 2018	Lancelot Update	Maces: Snare Charge: Jump Time: 0.73s -> 0.55s Standtime: 0s -> 0.5s Radius: 4m -> 6m Impact radius now also interrupts enemy spell casts Brute Force: Cooldown: 20s -> 10s Stun Duration: 3.02 -> 1.77 Damage: 37.44 -> 25-07 Energy Cost: 17 -> 10 Knockback Distance: 10.08 -> 6.75
Version 1.0.34.184.105727	6 December 2017	Kay Update	Maces: Snare Charge: Doubled root duration vs mobs
Version 1.0.332.98217	27 September 2017	Joseph Update	Removed the Threat Generation Passive Added Energetic Passive
Version 1.0.332.98217	27 September 2017	Joseph Update	Snare Charge: Jump Movespeed: 12 -> 15 (This means jump time changed from: 0.92s -> 0.73s)
Version 1.0.332.98217	27 September 2017	Joseph Update	Shrinking Curse: Area Duration: 1.5s -> 0.75s The spell now also reduces the enemy's max and current hitpoints by 40% Damage & Heal Power Reduction: 50% -> 40% Cooldown: 20s -> 30s Damage: 119.69 -> 98.28 Energycost: 18 -> 22