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This page is about the weapon. For the obsolete card, see Hammer card.

Name	Hammer
Skill	Maces & Flails
Damage	8
Accuracy	+3
Base delay (%)	14 (140%)
Min delay	7 at skill 14
Hands	1H
Size	Little
Ranged?	No

A blunt striking weapon, essentially equivalent to a mace.

"The hammah that John Henry swung,
It weighed over nine poun',
He broke a rib in his left han' side,
And his intrils fell on the groun',
And his intrils fell on the groun'."

-Onah L. Spencer, _John Henry_. Early 20th cent.

This weapon falls into the Maces & Flails category. It is a one handed weapon, and it is better for the strong.

The hammer is a novelty weapon with the same stats as a mace. It can be found in a few vaults, most notably Crazy Yiuf's cottage. Forgewrights begin the game with a +0 hammer.

	Image
Mundane
Magical
Artifact

History

Name	Hammer
Skill	Maces & Flails
Damage	7
Accuracy	+3
Base delay (%)	13 (130%)
Min delay	6 at skill 12
Hands	1H
Size	?
Ranged?	No

Hammers were reintroduced as 0.29, using the same stats as a mace. Their original stats are listed here.
Hammers were removed in 0.17.
Prior to 0.13, hammers were ordinary weapons which you could find randomly generated throughout the Dungeon.

Weapons
Axes	Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe
Maces & Flails	Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip
Long Blades	Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword
Polearms	Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Partisan • Spear • Trident • Trishula
Ranged Weapons	Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow
Short Blades	Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword
Staves	Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff
Throwing	Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net

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-''This page is about the Hammer [[Weapon|weapon]]. For the card, see [[Deck of destruction#Hammer card|Hammer card]].''
+{{version033}}
+''This page is about the [[weapon]]. For the obsolete card, see [[Hammer card]].''
+{{weapon
+ |name      = Hammer
+ |cost      = ?
+ |skill     = Maces & Flails
+ |damage    = 8
+ |accuracy  = +3
+ |basedelay = 14 (140%)
+ |mindelay  = 7 at skill 14
+ |hands     = 1H
+ |size      = Little
+ |ranged    = No
+ |acquirement = ?
+}}
+{{flavour|A blunt striking weapon, essentially equivalent to a mace.
+----
+"The hammah that John Henry swung,<br>
+It weighed over nine poun',<br>
+He broke a rib in his left han' side,<br>
+And his intrils fell on the groun',<br>
+And his intrils fell on the groun'."
+-Onah L. Spencer, _John Henry_. Early 20th cent.}}
+{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a one handed weapon, and it is better for the strong.}}
+The '''hammer''' is a novelty weapon with the same stats as a [[mace]]. It can be found in a few [[vault]]s, most notably [[Crazy Yiuf|Crazy Yiuf's]] cottage. [[Forgewright]]s begin the game with a +0 hammer.
+{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
+! || Image
+|-
+| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Hammer1.png]]
+|-
+| '''Magical''' || [[File:Hammer2.png]]
+|-
+| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Hammer3.png]]
+|}
+==History==
 {{weapon
   |name = Hammer
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   |damage = 7
   |accuracy = +3
-  |basedelay = 130%
+  |basedelay = 13 (130%)
+ |mindelay = 6 at skill 12
   |hands = 1H
   |ranged = No
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   |acquirement = ?
 }}
+*Hammers were reintroduced as [[0.29]], using the same stats as a mace. Their original stats are listed here.
-{{flavour|The kind of thing you hit nails with, adapted for battle.}}
+*Hammers were removed in [[0.17]].
+*Prior to [[0.13]], hammers were ordinary weapons which you could find randomly generated throughout the Dungeon.
-{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a one handed weapon, and it is better for the strong.}}
-Although it has high accuracy, the low damage output of the '''hammer''' makes it a poor choice after the earliest floors. Keep an eye out for a good [[mace]], [[morningstar]], or [[spiked flail]] to replace it.  Even a [[whip]] is often a better weapon, particularly if it has a brand such as [[electrocution]].
-{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
-! || Common || Dwarven || Orcish
-|-
-| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Hammer 1.png]] || [[File:Dwarven hammer 1.png]] || [[File:Orcish hammer 1.png]]
-|-
-| '''Magical/Artifact''' || [[File:Hammer 2.png]] || [[File:Dwarven hammer 2.png]] || [[File:Orcish hammer 2.png]]
-|}
 {{weapons}}
 [[Category:Maces & Flails]]