Ghal Maraz: both hammer evolution steps

Ghal Maraz requires two transformations. First, raise Stormcharged Warhammer to level 8 and Tactical Rock to level 9 for Uskavar the Sunderer. Then raise Uskavar to level 5 and Null Pendant to level 5 before seeking Ghal Maraz from an evolution-capable chest.

First step: Uskavar the Sunderer

Requirement	Level
Stormcharged Warhammer	8
Tactical Rock	9, maximum
Reward	Evolution-capable chest

Tactical Rock is a maximum-level exception. Owning it at level one is sufficient for some ordinary companion recipes, but not this one.

The Stormcharged Warhammer transformation also connects to unlocking Lord-Commander Carthalos. That character unlock is its own objective, with progression prerequisites; a locked objective elsewhere in the menu is not automatically completed by merely seeing the weapon’s name.

Second step: Ghal Maraz

Requirement	Level
Uskavar the Sunderer	5
Null Pendant	5, maximum
Reward	Evolution-capable chest

The second step asks for Null Pendant. Keeping a maxed Tactical Rock from the first step does not replace it. Plan room and upgrades for both passives before committing the run to this chain.

Both hammer results use the game’s Gift classification. The finder separates Gifts from ordinary results; the database includes the special second result as well as normal base weapons.

Plan the number of upgrades

If the initial hammer is level one and Tactical Rock has not been taken, reaching the first checkpoint needs seven further hammer levels plus acquiring and raising Tactical Rock through its nine levels. That is a much longer preparation than taking an any-level Tape Measure for an already-level-eight Chainsword.

This comparison counts item levels only. It does not predict the number of character levels or minutes required: offers and chest rewards can supply upgrades in different orders.

Keep the two boss roles separate

Uskavar is the named counter to Skarbrand. Ghal Maraz is the named counter to Nagash. Obtaining the first result therefore does not establish that the second Extremis counter has been assembled.

The boss guide lists these alongside the 40K counters. If the recipe looks finished but the result fails to appear, check the chest reward type before spending another run upgrading an already-complete passive.