Hand of Justice
B
B-Tier — Good, Situationally Strong
Rune Recipe
Insert in order: Sur → Cham → Amn → Lo
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Stats & Properties
+33% Increased Attack Speed
+280-330% Enhanced Damage
Level 16 Holy Fire Aura When Equipped
100% Chance To Cast Level 36 Blaze When You Level Up
100% Chance To Cast Level 48 Meteor When You Die
Ignore Target's Defense
-20% To Enemy Fire Resistance
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
20% Deadly Strike
Hit Blinds Target
Freezes Target +3
--- Rune Bonuses ---
Sur: 20% Chance Hit Blinds Target
Cham: 32% Chance Freeze Target 3 sec
Amn: 7% Life Stolen Per Hit
Lo: 20% Chance of Deadly Strike
How to Socket Your Base
Larzuk Quest Reward — Gives max sockets on normal items. Best way to guarantee exactly 4 sockets on the right base.
Best Base Items for Hand of Justice
Indestructible + fastest attack speed. Hand of Justice Phase Blade maximizes Holy Fire procs and Blaze triggers.
Budget: Berserker Axe — High damage for Barbarians. ⚠️ HoJ needs 4 sockets. Berserker Axe: ilvl 1–25 = 4 sockets from Larzuk. ilvl 26–40 = 5. ilvl 41+ = 6. Hell drops give 6 (too many). Need ilvl 1–25 Berserker Axe or natural 4os drop.
Where it drops Hell difficulty only.
Socket ilvl Phase Blade: Larzuk gives 6os (too many for HoJ 4os). Find a natural 4os Phase Blade or cube recipe. Berserker Axe: ilvl 1–25 = 4 sockets from Larzuk (correct for HoJ). ilvl 41+ = 6 sockets (too many).
How to socket Phase Blade: Larzuk gives 6os (too many for HoJ 4os). Find a natural 4os Phase Blade or cube recipe. ⚠️ Berserker Axe: Hell drops get 6 sockets from Larzuk (too many for HoJ 4os). Need ilvl 1–25 Berserker Axe (Larzuk gives 4), a natural 4os drop, or cube recipe.
Best farming spots Hell Mephisto · Chaos Sanctuary · Worldstone Keep
Terror Zones scale monster levels to your character level (up to 99), so any terrorized area can drop elite bases — great supplemental farming.
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