The Battlebranch is a unique Poleaxe from Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
Like other normal unique polearms, damage output is low, but its Life leech and Increased Attack Speed properties make it useful in early game, especially in the hands of a Desert Mercenary.
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The Battlebranch
Poleaxe
Two-Hand Damage: 30 to 65
Durability: 65 of 65
Required Strength: 62
Required Level: 25
Polearm Class - Fast Attack Speed
+30% Increased Attack Speed
+50-70% Enhanced Damage
+50-100 to Attack Rating
7% Life stolen per hit
+10 to Dexterity
Normal Polearms — Dimoak's Hew (Bardiche) • Steelgoad (Voulge) • Soul Harvest (Scythe) • The Battlebranch (Poleaxe) • Woestave (Halberd) • The Grim Reaper (War Scythe)
Exceptional Polearms — The Meat Scraper (Lochaber Axe) • Blackleach Blade (Bill) • Athena's Wrath (Battle Scythe) • Pierre Tombale Couant (Partizan) • Husoldal Evo (Bec-De-Corbin) • Grim's Burning Dead (Grim Scythe)
Elite Polearms — Bonehew (Ogre Axe) • The Reaper's Toll (Thresher) • Tomb Reaver (Cryptic Axe) • Stormspire (Giant Thresher)