Maces
Maces are one-handed blunt weapons in Fatekeeper, and they sit at the heart of the Shatter pipeline. Frozen enemies struck with a blunt weapon are crushed in a single hit, and a mace is the most accessible Shatter delivery system for builds that do not want to commit to a heavy two-handed hammer.
Swing Profile
Blunt damage. Higher stagger contribution per swing than equivalent slashing weapons.
One-handed. Leaves the off-hand free for a second weapon or a casting hand.
Reach. Mid-range, similar to a sword.
Shatter
A mace is one of the canonical Shatter weapons. Combine ice magic or an ice vial with a mace to freeze and crush in two beats.
Build Roles
Role | Why Maces |
|---|---|
Lighter than a hammer, faster cycle from freeze to kill. | |
Hybrid Druid | Mace on slot 1 for blunt control, daggers on slot 2 for fast cleanup. |
Vial coater | Apply an ice vial to freeze on contact without ice-magic skill points. |
Limits
Maces are slower than daggers and shorter than halberds. Without freeze, the per-hit damage is comparable to other one-handed melee weapons but without the unique mechanic. The class shines specifically with Shatter; outside that pipeline, a sword may serve a generalist build better.