Skull Splitter

Skull Splitter is a one-handed normal Unique Axe with an item level of 28 and a Character Level requirement of 21.

Notes

Axes are generally pretty poor weapons in Diablo II, with slower swing speed, less range, and often less damage than swords or blunt weapons. Most are very heavy items requiring high strength to wield them effectively, and they are slow to attack with, though a bit faster than the longer Polearms. They do not have very much reach in Diablo II. Their greatest advantage over Polearms is their much higher minimum damage. So you don't get the huge one-swing kills with axes, but you are sure to get at least pretty good damage with every successful hit.

• In 1.10 of the Expansion the odds of gambling a Unique is 1 in 2000.
• Normal Uniques are identical in Diablo II and the Expansion.

Key

• Item Level: Chests and monsters must be at least this level to drop the item. Ilvl is used in gambling, sales and other calculations as well.
• Clvl Req: Your character must be this level or higher to equip the item. No Uniques had Clvl requirements prior to v1.07 D2.
• Hit Blinds Target: Decreases radius of awareness similar to the Necromancer Curse: Dim Vision.

• Range: Goes from 1 (least) to 5 (most), and is identical for all melee weapon types. I.E. a 3 sword = a 3 spear = a 3 hammer.
• Dmg Bonus: This determines how you multiply the item damage by your stats to reach the actual damage. Each point in this statistic multiplies your damage by bonus/100 %. For example a damage bonus of 70 is 70/100 or and additional .7% weapon damage per point. Most weapons have 100 str, which gives 100/100 or an additional 1% weapon damage per point in str.
• Weapon Speed (WSM): A relative comparison to other weapons of the same type. 0 is the base -10, -20, etc is faster, 10, 20, etc is slower.
• Swing Speed: The speed shown in-game for each character using this melee weapon. This speed is mostly meaningless and is included for completeness only. Characters are abbreviated to their first letters, with Amazon = Am and Assassin = As.

v1.09+ Stats

Image	Name	Properties	Special Properties	Attack Stats
	Skull Splitter Military Pick	(11-14) - (17-22) Damage 26 Durability 33 Dex Required 49 Str Required Item Level: 28 Clvl Req: 21	Hit Blinds Target +2 +20% Mana Regen Adds 1 - (12-15) Lightning Damage +50-100 to Attack Rating +60-100% Enhanced Damage 15% Chance of Open Wounds	Range: 2 Weapon Speed: -10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Swing Speed: Very Fast: As/P Fast: Am/B/D/N/S

Prior Stats

• v1.08: Had Hit Blinds Target, +20% Mana Regen, Adds 1-12 Lightning Damage, +50 to Attack Rating, +60-70% Enhanced Damage.