Earthshaker

Earthshaker is a unique Battle Hammer in Diablo 2 Resurrected that focuses on fire damage and the Fissure skill proc. This exceptional one-handed hammer provides moderate offense with elemental capabilities for mid-level progression.

Fire-Based Capabilities

Earthshaker delivers +180% Enhanced Damage and +50% Damage to Undead, providing respectable base damage. The defining feature is 5% Chance to Cast Level 7 Fissure on Striking, which creates fissures beneath enemies during combat. The weapon also offers +30% Increased Attack Speed, helping compensate for the battle hammer's naturally slow base speed.

Limited Appeal

While the Fissure proc sounds useful, it's unreliable in practice—the cracks appear where you strike rather than where enemies move, meaning monsters often walk away before taking significant damage. The moderate enhanced damage and lack of life leech, Crushing Blow, or other essential modifiers make Earthshaker less competitive than alternatives like Bonesnap or Fleshrender.

Skip for Better Options

Earthshaker works from levels 43-55 if you find it, but actively farming for this weapon makes little sense. The slow attack speed, moderate damage, and unreliable proc ability don't justify its use when superior exceptional unique maces exist at similar level ranges. Most players skip Earthshaker entirely, moving directly from Normal unique maces to either upgraded weapons or Hell-viable runewords like Oath or Lawbringer.