Arms of God Consecrated Mace Guide — Best Build, Stats & How to Get

2026-08-05·Builds

Arms of God Consecrated Mace — the best Tier 3 Holy melee weapon

The Consecrated Mace is widely considered the best Tier 3 melee weapon in Arms of God. Its Legendary passive — Holy Nova — triggers a room-wide explosion on every kill, dealing 20% of the target's max HP as Holy damage to all nearby enemies.

Consecrated Mace Stats

| Stat | Value |

|------|-------|

| Weapon Type | Holy Melee |

| Tier | 3 (Legendary) |

| Base Damage | 185–220 (scales with Cathedral level) |

| Attack Speed | 0.9 swings/second |

| Range | 3 meters (wide arc) |

| Legendary Passive | Holy Nova — 20% max HP area damage on kill |

| Crafting Cost | Varek Soul + 8 Divine Fragments + 20,000 Gold |

How to Get the Consecrated Mace

1. Beat Varek the Betrayer (Act 3 final boss) to unlock his boss soul drop

2. Farm Varek on Hard difficulty for a ~35% soul drop rate (replay Act 3 from World Map)

3. Max-level any Tier 2 Holy melee weapon as the crafting base

4. Gather 8 Divine Fragments from elite enemies in Act 4

5. Craft at The Divine Forge (Cathedral level 12+)

Farming tip: The best Tier 2 base weapon is the Blessed Hammer — it shares the same Holy melee type and its innate +15% Holy damage carries over as a bonus stat on the crafted Consecrated Mace.

Best Blessings for Consecrated Mace

S-Tier Blessings

  • Divine Wrath — +30% Holy damage. Multiplies your Holy Nova damage directly. Mandatory.

  • Gift of Mammon — +40% gold from all sources. Fund your Cathedral upgrades faster.
  • Crusader's Shield — 15% damage reduction for 2 seconds after a kill. Perfect synergy with the kill-triggered Holy Nova.

A-Tier Blessings

  • Radiant Health — Heal 3% HP per Holy kill. Combined with Holy Nova's room-clearing, you're nearly unkillable in dense rooms.
  • Attack Speed Up — +25% attack speed. More swings = more kills = more Holy Novas.
  • Critical Blessing — +20% crit chance. Holy Nova can crit.

Blessings to Avoid

  • Poison Touch — Poison damage over time doesn't synergize with burst-kill Holy Nova playstyle.
  • Frost Armor — The slow effect is redundant when everything dies in one swing.

Best Character Pairings

The best character for Consecrated Mace is the Paladin:

  • Divine Form: +40% Holy damage for 8 seconds
  • Passive: 10% life steal on Holy weapon kills
  • Skill tree: +2 Holy weapon range, which extends your mace arc and Holy Nova radius

Primaris is the second-best choice:

  • Divine Form: Doubles the next attack's damage
  • Use Divine Form right before entering a dense room → one swing clears everything

Playstyle Tips

  • Group enemies before swinging. Walk in a circle to herd enemies into a tight pack, then one swing triggers Holy Nova on all of them simultaneously.
  • Prioritize density. Consecrated Mace is strongest in levels with high enemy density (Act 3 Cathedral, Act 4 final gauntlet). Against single bosses, switch to a single-target weapon like Devastator.
  • Blessing order matters. Get Divine Wrath first, then Radiant Health. The heal-per-kill keeps you alive while the Holy damage boost scales your clear speed.

Is Consecrated Mace Worth It?

Yes. It's the most versatile Tier 3 weapon — excellent for farming, progression, and Hard Mode. The only situation where another weapon outperforms it is pure boss fights, where Devastator's piercing explosion does higher single-target DPS.