Hammers (Dark Souls)

Main article: Weapon Types (Dark Souls)

For other uses, see Hammers.

Hammers are a type of weapon in Dark Souls.

Overview

Hammers are an interesting group of weapons in that they mostly deal Strike Damage, along with two that deal Thrust. They share similar attack animations with Axes and Greataxes, and their general usage is similar too. While hammers have slightly inferior attack rating compared to their axe counterpart, the damage type they deal means they tend to deal higher damage to armored opponents.

Due to hammers having high poise damage they can stagger opponents with relative ease, potentially creating a stun-lock on bosses like Phase 1 Ornstein, or Gwyn. Hammers also possess a whiff animation in which if an attack does not connect with an enemy, there will be increased recovery frames. All attacks that have a whiff animation may also deal bonus 1.125x damage to an enemy if the attack connects. Sweet spot damage may not always occur but can only occur on attacks that have a whiff animation penalty.

Hammers

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Hammer	Damage Type	Attack Values					Stat Requirements
		Damage Reduction					Parameter Bonus
	Auxiliary Effect
Blacksmith Giant Hammer	Strike Lightning	120	—	—	200	100	16	—	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—	—
Blacksmith Hammer	Strike	87	—	—	—	100	14	—	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—	—
Club	Strike	87	—	—	—	100	10	—	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—	—
Hammer of Vamos	Strike Fire	115	—	64	—	100	14	—	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—	—
Mace	Strike	91	—	—	—	100	12	—	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—	—
Morning Star	Strike	83	—	—	—	100	11	—	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—	—
Pickaxe	Thrust	89	—	—	—	100	14	—	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—	—
Reinforced Club	Strike	97	—	—	—	100	12	—	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—	—
Warpick	Thrust	91	—	—	—	100	11	10	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—

Hammer
Blacksmith Giant Hammer	120	0–	0–	200	100	2D	0–	0–	0–	250	6.0
Blacksmith Hammer	87	0–	0–	0–	100	3C	0–	0–	0–	250	5.0
Club	87	0–	0–	0–	100	5A	0–	0–	0–	250	3.0
Hammer of Vamos	115	0–	64	0–	100	3C	0–	0–	0–	250	5.0
Mace	91	0–	0–	0–	100	4B	0–	0–	0–	250	4.0
Morning Star	83	0–	0–	0–	100	3C	0–	0–	0–	180	4.0
Pickaxe	89	0–	0–	0–	100	4B	0–	0–	0–	250	5.0
Reinforced Club	97	0–	0–	0–	100	3C	0–	0–	0–	100	4.0
Warpick	91	0–	0–	0–	100	3C	2D	0–	0–	220	3.5

Hammer
Blacksmith Giant Hammer +5	180	0–	0–	300	100	2D	0–	0–	0–	250	6.0
Blacksmith Hammer +15	217	0–	0–	0–	100	4B	0–	0–	0–	250	5.0
Club +15	182	0–	0–	0–	100	5A	0–	0–	0–	250	3.0
Hammer of Vamos +5	172	0–	96	0–	100	3C	0–	0–	0–	250	5.0
Mace +15	227	0–	0–	0–	100	5A	0–	0–	0–	250	4.0
Morning Star +15	207	0–	0–	0–	100	4B	0–	0–	0–	180	4.0
Pickaxe +15	222	0–	0–	0–	100	5A	0–	0–	0–	250	5.0
Reinforced Club +15	242	0–	0–	0–	100	4B	0–	0–	0–	100	4.0
Warpick +15	227	0–	0–	0–	100	3C	2D	0–	0–	220	3.5