Ledo's Great Hammer is a great hammer in Dark Souls III: The Ringed City.
In-Game Description
- Great Hammer wielded by the Silver Knight Ledo. Ledo's Hammer is by far the heaviest weapon amongst those wielded by the knights of Anor Londo.
- Ledo, an eccentric who traveled across the outskirts, became a close friend to the giants and even Havel, the Rock.
- Skill: Call to Stone
Spin to lure stones to the steel hammer, and use strong attack to transition into an earth slam that shatters the stones in a shockwave.
Availability[]
Dropped by Silver Knight Ledo.
Characteristics[]
One of the most powerful, large, and over-the-top weapons in the game, Ledo's Great Hammer is capable of dishing out extreme damage and has a versatile moveset.
The moveset is standard for great hammers, save for the strong attack, which comprises a graceful leaping smash that deals massive damage and takes a surprisingly short time to charge fully.
More importantly, it has one of the most powerful skills in its class, Call to Stone. Upon activation, the head becomes shrouded in stone as the player performs a moderately fast spin-attack. Following it up with a strong attack completes the combo for an extremely hard-hitting ground smash that disperses the stone, producing an explosion of debris. If a player is hit by every single attack of this skill combo, survival is unlikely. This entire combo gives players Hyper Armor.
However, when players do not activate the smash attack, the weapon will remain buffed by the stone that wraps it, giving it significantly more damage for some time before disappearing. The player can break the stones around the weapon and deal the area-of-effect blast anytime within the duration by performing a charged strong attack, making it a very versatile skill that can be used strategically.
The weapon gains a superb A scaling in Strength with enough upgrades and has no other stat requirements, making it most effective on pure strength builds.
Ledo's Great Hammer also has very obvious drawbacks. It is the heaviest weapon in the game at 28 units. Although its attacks grant large amounts of poise, they are slow and predictable. In addition, its massive size can obstruct the players view of their surroundings, much like (but not to the extent of) Smough's Great Hammer. It also consumes more stamina per attack than a regular great hammer, such as the Great Mace. Players without high investment in Endurance may find it necessary to equip stamina-boosting items, such as the Chloranthy Ring, or use Green Blossoms to use this weapon effectively.
Fortunately, the DLC this weapon is found in also includes useful rings to counter some of these drawbacks (Havel's Ring +3 for its weight, Chloranthy Ring +3 for its stamina usage, and Ring of Favor +3 for both its weight and stamina usage).
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
|---|---|
| One-handed Weak Attack |
??? |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
??? |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Alternating swings in a wide arc, from left to right and crosswise. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Jumping overhead smash. |
| Jump Attack | ??? |
| Running Attack | ??? |
| Rolling Attack | ??? |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
??? |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
??? |
Upgrades[]
| Upgrade Level | Attack Values | Aux. Effects | Bonuses | |||||||||
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| Ledo's Great Hammer | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | – |
| Ledo's Great Hammer +1 (Twinkling Titanite ×1 & 1910 souls) | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | – |
| Ledo's Great Hammer +2 (Twinkling Titanite ×2 & 2674 souls) | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | A | – | – | – |
| Ledo's Great Hammer +3 (Twinkling Titanite ×4 & 3438 souls) | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | A | – | – | – |
| Ledo's Great Hammer +4 (Twinkling Titanite ×8 & 4202 souls) | 266 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | A | – | – | – |
| Ledo's Great Hammer +5 (Titanite Slab ×1 & 5730 souls) | 296 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | A | – | – | – |
The data displayed above are current as of Patch App 1.15 Regulation 1.35.