Hammer

General
A Hammer is a two handed weapon that causes blunt damage.


 * Dictionary Definition: "A hand tool that has a handle with a perpendicularly attached head of metal or other heavy rigid material, and is used for striking or pounding." - []."

The Warrior's Hammer Mastery attribute improves damage dealt by the hammer and related skills, and is often a requirement for this weapon type.

Hammer Attacks can only be performed when equipped with a hammer. For a list of hammer attacks, see: Category:Hammer Mastery Skills.

Damage Stats
Being two-handed weapons, hammers offer the highest damage range from all weapons in Guild Wars, but at the cost of negating the benefit of a left hand item like a shield or focus item.

The maximum damage range for hammers is 19-35.

Hammers are slower than other melee weapons, and swing once every 1.66 seconds vs 1.00 for swords and 1.33 for axes.

The speciality of Hammers compared to other melee weapons is that hammers can be used to knock down a foe. Scroll down for details.

Upgrades and Modifiers
A Hammer can be equipped with a magic haft (name prefix) and/or grip (name suffix) to add extra bonuses to the weapon.

Furthermore a hammer may come with a number of non-salvagable magic modifiers.

See "Weapon Upgrades" for details.

Knocking Down
The speciality of Hammers compared to other melee weapons is that hammers can be used to knock down a foe, which will interrupt the target's current action, whether it is an attack or casting a spell.

The following hammer attack skills cause knock-down:
 * Backbreaker (4 seconds!)
 * Counter Blow (against attacking foes)
 * Devastating Hammer (causes Weakness too)
 * Earth Shaker (all adjacent foes!)
 * Hammer Bash
 * Heavy Blow (against foes suffering from weakness)
 * Irresistible Blow (against foes who block)

When a foe has been knocked down, use Belly Smash or Crushing Blow to deal additional damage or blind him.

Note: Warriors can use Stonefist Gauntlets to increase the knock-down time.

Hammer Types
''Note: The visual appearance has no influence whatsoever on the weapon stats. A Foehammer with damage 19-35 is just as good as a Ball Hammer with damage 19-35. Which look you prefer is merely a matter of taste.''

The following hammer types can be found in GuildWars:


 * Ascalon Maul
 * Ball Hammer
 * Break Hammer
 * Dwarven Hammer
 * Foehammer
 * Giant Slayers Hammer
 * Magmas Arm
 * Mursaat Hammer
 * Rams Hammer
 * Righteous Hammer
 * Righteous Maul
 * Runic Hammer
 * Shining Maul
 * Shiverpeak Hammer
 * Summit Hammer
 * Swamp Club
 * Twin Hammer
 * War Hammer


 * Unique Hammers:
 * Bludgeoner
 * Thorgall's Stone Smasher
 * Malinon's Skull Crusher
 * Malinon's Malign Hammer

For a list of all hammers in the game, see also: Category:Hammers.