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Hammer

With its requirements met (Str 14 · Dex 7), Hammer reaches 366 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art, Sacred and Magic at 529.

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Chest · Leyndell, Royal Capital

Attack rating (+25): 366
Scaling (+25): Str B · Dex D
Class: Hammer
Weight: 6.5
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 7
Skill: Kick
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Hammer, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 14 · Dex 10 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	141	366 +25	Physical 366	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	134	353 +25	Physical 353	Str ADex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	127	336 +25	Physical 336	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	126	328 +25	Physical 328	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	210	476 +25	Physical 232Fire 244	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	211	529 +25	Physical 255Fire 274	Str DDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	204	464 +25	Physical 228Lightning 236	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	187	529 +25	Physical 255Holy 274	Str DDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	187	529 +25	Physical 250Magic 279	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	198	457 +25	Physical 264Magic 193	Str BDex DInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	117	332 +25	Physical 332	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	117	332 +25	Physical 332	Str BDex DInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	123	344 +25	Physical 344	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc B

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Strength
Dexterity

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Strength's soft caps.

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Stat level	Strength	Dexterity
10	–	366
13	–	372
14	366	–
16	–	377
17	380	–
19	–	383
20	393	–
22	–	388
23	404	–
25	–	393
26	416	–
28	–	397
29	427	–
31	–	402
32	438	–
34	–	406
35	448	–
37	–	411
38	459	–
40	–	415
41	469	–
43	–	419
44	479	–
46	–	423
47	488	–
49	–	427
50	497	–
52	–	430
53	506	–
55	–	434
56	514	–
58	–	437
59	520	–
61	–	439
62	526	–
64	–	442
65	532	–
67	–	444
68	538	–
70	–	447
71	544	–
73	–	449
74	550	–
76	–	452
77	557	–
79	–	455
80	563	–
82	–	456
83	565	–
85	–	457
86	567	–
88	–	458
89	570	–
91	–	459
92	572	–
94	–	460
95	574	–
97	–	461
98	577	–
99	577	462

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	14–18: +4.75 · 18–60: +3.26 · 60–80: +2.05 · 80–99: +0.74	577 from 366
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.88 · 18–60: +1.36 · 60–80: +0.85 · 80–99: +0.37	462 from 366

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade, by affinity

Standard
Flame Art
Sacred
Magic

At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).

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Upgrade level	Standard	Flame Art	Sacred	Magic
0	141	211	187	187
1	149	224	200	200
2	158	236	213	213
3	166	249	226	226
4	175	261	240	240
5	184	274	253	253
6	192	286	267	267
7	201	299	280	281
8	210	311	295	294
9	219	324	308	309
10	228	337	322	322
11	237	350	335	335
12	246	362	349	349
13	255	375	363	363
14	264	388	377	376
15	273	400	390	390
16	282	413	404	404
17	291	426	418	418
18	300	439	432	431
19	310	453	447	446
20	319	466	460	460
21	328	478	474	473
22	338	491	487	487
23	347	504	501	501
24	357	516	515	515
25	366	529	529	529

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Cold · Frost	Poison · Poison	Blood · Blood loss
0	66	66	57
1	67	67	58
2	69	68	59
3	70	69	60
4	72	70	61
5	73	71	62
6	75	73	63
7	77	75	64
8	78	76	65
9	80	77	66
10	81	78	67
11	83	80	69
12	85	81	70
13	86	82	71
14	88	83	72
15	89	84	73
16	91	86	74
17	92	87	75
18	94	88	76
19	96	89	77
20	97	90	78
21	99	91	79
22	100	93	80
23	102	94	81
24	104	95	82
25	105	96	83

#9 of 16 hammer weapons by attack rating

Flowerstone Gavel390 +10
Stone Club379 +25
Ringed Finger375 +10
Monk's Flamemace369 +25
Hammer366 +25
Morning Star338 +25
Mace333 +25
Curved Club333 +25
Spiked Club333 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Marika's Hammer, 538).

Moveset from the game files

Damage with Standard +25 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	100	366	6.5	14	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	370	6.5	14	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	102	373	6.5	14	0.50 s
R1 4Strike	103	377	6.5	14	0.50 s
R1 5Strike	110	403	13	14	0.67 s
R2Strike	125	458	13	23.4	—
Charged R2Strike	160	586	36.4	35.1	1.17 s
R2 2Strike	125	458	13	23.4	—
Charged R2 2Strike	160	586	36.4	35.1	1.23 s
Running R1Strike	105	384	6.5	17.5	0.63 s
Running R2Strike	120	439	13	23.4	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	329	6.5	11.7	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	329	6.5	11.7	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	392	9.8	11.7	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	465	24.1	23.4	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	125	458	36.4	23.4	0.63 s

Two-handed16players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	408	8.5	17.5	0.50 s
R1 2Strike	104	412	8.5	17.5	0.47 s
R1 3Strike	105	416	8.5	17.5	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	106	420	8.5	17.5	0.47 s
R1 5Strike	113	448	16.9	17.5	0.77 s
R2Strike	130	516	14.3	28.1	—
Charged R2Strike	165	655	39.7	42.1	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	130	516	14.3	28.1	—
Charged R2 2Strike	165	655	39.7	42.1	1.23 s
Running R1Strike	110	436	8.5	21.1	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	125	496	14.3	28.1	0.77 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	377	8.5	15.2	0.40 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	377	8.5	15.2	0.50 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	444	9.8	14	0.50 s
Jumping R2Strike	132	524	26	28.1	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	140	555	39.7	28.1	0.67 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabStrike · 2 hits	55 + 192	905	0	19.9	0.53 s
RiposteStrike · 2 hits	55 + 303	1,312	0	19.9	0.97 s

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	141	141	—
+1	149	149	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	158	158	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	166	166	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	175	175	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	184	184	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	192	192	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	201	201	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	210	210	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	219	219	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	228	228	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	237	237	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	246	246	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	255	255	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	264	264	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	273	273	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	282	282	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	291	291	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	300	300	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	310	310	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	319	319	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	328	328	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	338	338	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	347	347	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	357	357	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	366	366	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Hammer

Placed in the world 1

Leyndell, Royal Capital · Fortified Manor, First Floor

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 507 in 1.02.1 → 514 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.09507 → 514 (+1.4%)

Rebuilt from the weapon's own patch history; upgrade and scaling-curve tables are taken as they are today.

Patch history 6

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

1.03.1from 1.02.1
- Guard boost36→34
1.04.1from 1.03.3
- Guard boost34→36
1.07from 1.06
- Stance damage6→6.5
1.08from 1.07.1
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise ×0.018 ×0.052 +0.034+189%
1.09from 1.08.1
- Strength scaling57→60Standard
- Strength scaling59→61Heavy
- Dexterity scaling43→45Keen
- Strength scaling51→53Quality
- Dexterity scaling51→53Quality
- Strength scaling35→36Fire
- Strength scaling17→18Flame ArtSacredMagic
- Faith scaling34→35Flame ArtSacred
- Dexterity scaling35→36Lightning
- Intelligence scaling38→39Magic
- Strength scaling51→54Cold
- Intelligence scaling32→34Cold
- Strength scaling54→57PoisonBlood
- Strength scaling22→24Occult
- Arcane scaling69→72Occult
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Defence and poise 1
Poise	×0.018	→	×0.052	+0.034+189%

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

Other hammers with similar AR

Overview

Class: Hammer
Weight: 6.5
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 7
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 11080000