Hammer

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

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

Consisting of a spiked hammerhead on a medium haft reinforced by langets, this blunt weapon can deliver significant striking force and can even pierce through armour. "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 mediocre combat performance which you can only find in the vault Crazy Yiuf generates in. Although functional early on, their mediocre damage output makes them a poor choice after the earliest floors. Keep an eye out for a good mace, flail, or morningstar to replace it. Due to its superior speed, even a whip is often a better weapon, particularly if it has a good brand such as electrocution.

	Common	Dwarven	Orcish
Mundane
Magical/Artifact

History

Prior to 0.13, hammers were ordinary weapons which you could find randomly generated throughout the Dungeon.