Hammer
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This article is about the type of weapon. For the specific weapon item sold by NPC weaponsmiths, see Hammer (item).
The hammer is a type of a two-handed weapon. Hammers are known for their wide variety of control skills and breadth of their attacks. They are melee weapons with the exception of the Revenant who uses them as a long range weapon.
Skills by profession[edit]
# | Skill | Description | ||||
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Guardian | ||||||
1 | Hammer Swing | ½ | Chain. Strike your foe. | |||
1 | Hammer Bash | ½ | Chain. Bash your foe. | |||
1 | Symbol of Protection | 1 | Symbol. Smash a mystic symbol onto the ground that gives protection to you and your allies. | |||
2 | Glacial Blow | ¾ | 4 | Crush nearby foes with a chilling slam. If your target has been struck by Banish, teleport to them. | ||
2 | Mighty Blow | ¾ | 4 | Damage nearby foes with a mighty ground slam. If your target has been struck by Banish, teleport to them. | ||
3 | Zealot's Embrace | 1 | 12 | Send a wave toward your foe that immobilizes foes in a line. Gain barrier for each target struck. Barrier is reduced for each target struck beyond the first. | ||
4 | Banish | 1 | 15 | Launch your foe with a powerful smash. Striking a foe refreshes Mighty Blow and allows your next Mighty Blow to teleport to that foe. | ||
5 | Ring of Warding | ¾ | 30 | Ward. Create a ring around you that foes cannot cross. Trapped foes cannot exit the ring while it is active. | ||
Revenant | ||||||
1 | Hammer Bolt | ¾ | Hurl your weapon at enemies, striking foes in its path. | |||
2 | Coalescence of Ruin | ¾ | 4 | Slam the ground with your hammer, creating a cascading eruption of energy. | ||
3 | Phase Smash | 1 | ¼8 | Leap through the Mists to the target area. When you land, damage and chill foes in an area, then teleport back to your previous location. | ||
4 | Field of the Mists | ¾ | 12 | Create a field from the Mists that blocks incoming projectiles in front of you, then fire bolts at foes around your target. | ||
5 | Drop the Hammer | ½ | 15 | Summon a massive hammer from the Mists to strike the ground. Recharge Coalescence of Ruin if you strike an enemy. | ||
Warrior | ||||||
1 | Hammer Swing | ½ | Chain. Bash your foe. | |||
1 | Hammer Bash | ½ | Chain. Bash your foe again. | |||
1 | Hammer Smash | ½ | Smash the ground and damage nearby foes. | |||
2 | Fierce Blow | ¾ | 6 | Weaken your foe with a fierce blow, dealing increased damage when striking a controlled or defiant foe. Controls include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. | ||
3 | Hammer Shock | ½ | 8 | Smash the ground and send out a crippling wave. | ||
4 | Staggering Blow | ½ | 18 | Push back nearby foes with a staggering blow. | ||
5 | Backbreaker | 1 | 25 | Knock down your foe. Weakened foes stay knocked down longer. Recharges Fierce Blow if you control a foe with this ability. Recharges Fierce Blow if striking a target with a defiance bar. | ||
F1 | Earthshaker | ¾ | 8 | Burst. Jump to the targeted location and slam your hammer down, damaging and stunning foes. | ||
Berserker | ||||||
F1 | Rupturing Smash | ¾ | 5 | Primal Burst. Jump to the targeted location and slam your hammer down, creating a deadly chain of earthen shock waves that immobilize and daze foes. | ||
Scrapper | ||||||
1 | Positive Strike | ½ | Chain. Smack your hammer into your foe while empowering yourself. | |||
1 | Negative Bash | ½ | Chain. Slam your hammer into your foe to leave them vulnerable. | |||
1 | Equalizing Blow | ½ | Chain. Bring down your hammer on your foe. | |||
2 | Electro-whirl | 1 | 6 | Spin around, reflecting missiles and hitting enemies. | ||
3 | Rocket Charge | 1 | ¾12 | Dash forward with a rocket-charged hammer to damage enemies. | ||
4 | Shock Shield | 1 | ¾18 | Block attacks while striking foes in front of you, gaining barrier with each enemy you hit. | ||
5 | Thunderclap | ¾ | 20 | Ionize an area, bringing down the power of lightning to stun foes and damage them over its duration. | ||
Untamed | ||||||
1 | Hammer Strike | ½ | Chain. Strike your foe. | |||
1 | Hammer Slam | ½ | Chain. Strike your foe again. | |||
1 | Heavy Smash | ½ | Smash the ground and damage nearby foes. | |||
1 | Relentless Whirl | 2 | Unleashed Ambush. Spin and attack nearby foes, moving faster while channeling. Create a spore when striking an enemy for the first time. | |||
2 | Unleashed Wild Swing | ½ | 7 | Strike nearby enemies, inflicting damage. Deals increased damage to disabled or defiant enemies. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. | ||
2 | Wild Swing | ½ | 7 | Strike nearby enemies, inflicting cripple. Gain barrier for each target struck. Barrier is reduced for each target struck beyond the first. | ||
3 | Overbearing Smash | ¼ | 12 | Quickly strike the ground, dazing nearby enemies. If this strikes an enemy, follow up with a leaping strike that dazes enemies again. If you strike an enemy that is using a skill, gain barrier. | ||
3 | Unleashed Overbearing Smash | ¼ | 12 | Quickly strike the ground, blinding nearby enemies. If this strikes an enemy, follow up with a leaping strike that removes boons. | ||
4 | Savage Shock Wave | ¾ | 15 | Smash the ground, creating three expanding shock waves that apply conditions. | ||
4 | Unleashed Savage Shock Wave | ¾ | 15 | Smash the ground, creating three shock waves that deal damage. Deal increased damage to disabled enemies, defiant enemies, and enemies with conditions. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. | ||
5 | Thump | ¾ | 20 | Leap forward and slam the ground with your hammer, knocking down nearby enemies. | ||
5 | Unleashed Thump | ¾ | 20 | Leap forward and slam the ground with your hammer, gaining boons for each target struck. | ||
Weaver | ||||||
3 | Dual Orbits: Fire and Water | 18 | Dual Attack. Summon projectiles of fire and ice that circle around you, striking enemies they pass through. While the fire projectile is active, it grants you increased outgoing damage. While the ice projectile is active, you take reduced damage from conditions. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
3 | Dual Orbits: Fire and Air | 18 | Dual Attack. Summon projectiles of fire and ice that circle around you, striking enemies they pass through. While the fire projectile is active, it grants you increased outgoing damage. While the air projectile is active, your chance to critically strike is increased. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
3 | Dual Orbits: Fire and Earth | 18 | Dual Attack. Summon projectiles of fire and earth that circle around you, striking enemies they pass through. While the fire projectile is active, it grants you increased outgoing damage. While the earth projectile is active, you take reduced damage from strikes. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
3 | Dual Orbits: Water and Air | 18 | Dual Attack. Summon projectiles of ice and air that circle around you, striking enemies they pass through. While the ice projectile is active, you take reduced damage from conditions. While the air projectile is active, your chance to critically strike is increased. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
3 | Dual Orbits: Water and Earth | 18 | Dual Attack. Summon projectiles of fire and ice that circle around you, striking enemies they pass through. While the ice projectile is active, you take reduced damage from conditions. While the earth projectile is active, you take reduced damage from strikes. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
3 | Dual Orbits: Air and Earth | 18 | Dual Attack. Summon projectiles of air and earth that circle around you, striking enemies they pass through. While the air projectile is active, your chance to critically strike is increased. While the earth projectile is active, you take reduced damage from strikes. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
Catalyst | ||||||
3 | Grand Finale | ¾ | 15 | Redirect any active circular projectiles towards your target. | ||
1 | Singeing Strike | ½ | Singe your foes by unleashing a burst of flame from your hammer. | |||
2 | Surging Flames | ¾ | 8 | Sweep your hammer forward to send flames rushing at your enemies. | ||
3 | Flame Wheel | 18 | Summon a projectile of fire that circles around you, damaging foes. While this projectile is active, it grants you increased outgoing damage. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
4 | Triple Sear | ¾ | 20 | Sear a path to burn your enemies. | ||
5 | Molten End | 1 | 25 | Slam your hammer into the ground, damaging nearby enemies. If this strikes a burning enemy, gain offensive boons. | ||
1 | Stream Strike | ½ | Chain. Strike your foe with a watery blow. | |||
1 | Water Rush | ½ | Chain. Slam your foe with a rush of water. | |||
1 | Chilling Crack | ½ | Crack the ground to chill your foes. | |||
2 | Rain of Blows | 1 | ½6 | Strike your foes repeatedly. Enemies hit by all strikes become chilled. | ||
3 | Icy Coil | 18 | Summon a projectile of ice that circles around you, damaging foes. While this projectile is active, you take reduced damage from conditions. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
4 | Crashing Font | ¾ | 20 | Leap at your target and strike nearby foes. Heal for each target struck. Heal for a lesser amount for each target struck beyond the first. | ||
5 | Cleansing Typhoon | ½ | 25 | Strike nearby foes, cleansing a condition for each target struck. | ||
1 | Wind Slam | ¾ | Slam your foe with a gust of wind. | |||
2 | Hurricane of Pain | 3 | 10 | Manifest a powerful cyclone at the target location, periodically damaging enemies. | ||
3 | Crescent Wind | 18 | Summon a projectile of air that circles around you, damaging foes. While this projectile is active, your chance to critically strike is increased. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
4 | Wind Storm | ½ | 20 | Release a burst of air to knock down your enemies and gain superspeed. | ||
5 | Shock Blast | ¼ | 25 | Fire a blast of lightning that explodes when it reaches its destination, stunning nearby foes. | ||
1 | Stonestrike | ¾ | Arc your hammer, creating a ring of jagged rock to damage your enemies. | |||
2 | Whirling Stones | 2 | 8 | Encase your hammer with earthen spikes to deliver a powerful blow. | ||
3 | Rocky Loop | 18 | Summon a projectile of earth that circles around you, damaging foes. While this projectile is active, you take reduced damage from strikes. Summoning a circular projectile refreshes the duration of all other circular projectiles. | |||
4 | Immutable Stone | 1 | ½20 | Block the next attack. If you blocked an attack, gain barrier and an aura based on your current attunement. | ||
5 | Ground Pound | 1 | 20 | Smash your hammer into the ground to bleed and immobilize your enemies. |
Related traits[edit]
Proficiencies
- Hammer Proficiency (Scrapper) — You can wield hammers.
- Hammer Proficiency (Untamed) — You can wield hammers.
- Hammer Proficiency (Catalyst) — You can wield hammers.
Enhancements
- Merciless Hammer (Defense) — Hammer and mace skills deal increased damage when striking a disabled or defiant foe. Gain adrenaline when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, taunt, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and launch.
- Quick Draw (Skirmishing) — When swapping weapons, the next ranger weapon skill you use will recharge faster.
- Pyromancer's Training (Fire) — Your fire-weapon skills gain reduced recharge. Deal increased strike damage to burning foes.
- Aeromancer's Training (Air) — Gain ferocity, and gain additional ferocity while attuned to air. Air weapon skills get a reduced recharge time.
- Geomancer's Training (Earth) — Strike damage from nearby foes is reduced. Earth weapon skills gain reduced recharge.
- Aquamancer's Training (Water) — Increase healing to other allies. Water-weapon skills gain reduced recharge.
Weapon strength[edit]
- See also: Weapon strength
Hammer weapon strength by level and rarity | |||||||||||||||||
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Level | Basic | Fine | Masterwork | Rare | Exotic | Ascended | |||||||||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | ||||||
Level 1 | - | - | 151 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 4 | 127 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 5 | - | - | 161 | 181 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 6 | - | - | 163 | 184 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 7 | - | - | 168 | 189 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 8 | 136 | 154 | 172 | 194 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 9 | - | - | 176 | 198 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 10 | 143 | 161 | 180 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 11 | - | - | 184 | 208 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 12 | 150 | 169 | 188 | 212 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 13 | - | - | 192 | 217 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 14 | - | - | 197 | 222 | 213 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 15 | 160 | 180 | 201 | 226 | 218 | 245 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 16 | 163 | 184 | 205 | 231 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 17 | - | - | 210 | 236 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 18 | - | - | 215 | 242 | 233 | 263 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 19 | - | - | 220 | 248 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 20 | 179 | 201 | 225 | 253 | 244 | 275 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 21 | - | - | 230 | 259 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 22 | - | - | 235 | 264 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 23 | - | - | 240 | 270 | 260 | 293 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 24 | 195 | 220 | 245 | 276 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 25 | 199 | 224 | 249 | 281 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 26 | - | - | 254 | 287 | 277 | 313 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 27 | - | - | 261 | 294 | 284 | 321 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 28 | 212 | 239 | 268 | 302 | 291 | 329 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 29 | - | - | 274 | 309 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 30 | 223 | 251 | 281 | 317 | 305 | 344 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 31 | - | - | 288 | 324 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 32 | 234 | 263 | 294 | 332 | 320 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 33 | - | - | 301 | 339 | 327 | 368 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 34 | - | - | 307 | 347 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 35 | 250 | 282 | 314 | 354 | 341 | 384 | 369 | 416 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 36 | 255 | 288 | 321 | 361 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 37 | - | - | 328 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 38 | - | - | 336 | 378 | 364 | 411 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 39 | - | - | 343 | 387 | 372 | 420 | 403 | 454 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 40 | 279 | 314 | 350 | 395 | 380 | 429 | 411 | 463 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 41 | - | - | 358 | 403 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 42 | - | - | 365 | 412 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 43 | - | - | 373 | 420 | 404 | 455 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 44 | 303 | 342 | 380 | 429 | 412 | 464 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 45 | 309 | 348 | 388 | 437 | 420 | 473 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 46 | - | - | 395 | 445 | 429 | 484 | 465 | 524 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 47 | - | - | 404 | 456 | - | - | 475 | 536 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 48 | 328 | 370 | 413 | 466 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 49 | - | - | 422 | 476 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 50 | 343 | 387 | 431 | 486 | 468 | 528 | 506 | 570 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 51 | - | - | 441 | 497 | 478 | 539 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 52 | 358 | 404 | 450 | 507 | 487 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 53 | - | - | 459 | 517 | 497 | 560 | 537 | 605 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 54 | - | - | 468 | 528 | - | - | 547 | 616 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 55 | 380 | 429 | 477 | 538 | 516 | 582 | 558 | 629 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 56 | 388 | 437 | 486 | 548 | 527 | 594 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 57 | - | - | 496 | 559 | 538 | 606 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 58 | - | - | 506 | 570 | 548 | 618 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 59 | - | - | 516 | 582 | 559 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 60 | 419 | 473 | 526 | 593 | - | - | 614 | 692 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 61 | - | - | 536 | 604 | - | - | 625 | 705 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 62 | - | - | 546 | 615 | 590 | 666 | 636 | 717 | 719 | 811 | - | - | |||||
Level 63 | - | - | 556 | 626 | 601 | 677 | - | - | 732 | 825 | - | - | |||||
Level 64 | 451 | 509 | 565 | 638 | 611 | 689 | - | - | 746 | 841 | - | - | |||||
Level 65 | 460 | 518 | - | - | 622 | 701 | 671 | 757 | 760 | 858 | - | - | |||||
Level 66 | - | - | 585 | 660 | 634 | 715 | - | - | 775 | 874 | - | - | |||||
Level 67 | - | - | 597 | 673 | - | - | 698 | 787 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 68 | 485 | 547 | 608 | 686 | 659 | 743 | 711 | 801 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 69 | - | - | 620 | 699 | 671 | 757 | 724 | 816 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 70 | 504 | 568 | 632 | 712 | 683 | 771 | 737 | 831 | 833 | 939 | - | - | |||||
Level 71 | - | - | 643 | 725 | 696 | 784 | 750 | 845 | 847 | 955 | - | - | |||||
Level 72 | 523 | 589 | 655 | 738 | 708 | 798 | 763 | 860 | 862 | 972 | - | - | |||||
Level 73 | - | - | 666 | 751 | - | - | - | - | 876 | 988 | - | - | |||||
Level 74 | - | - | 678 | 764 | 733 | 826 | 789 | 889 | 892 | 1,006 | - | - | |||||
Level 75 | 551 | 621 | 690 | 778 | 745 | 840 | 803 | 905 | 907 | 1,023 | - | - | |||||
Level 76 | 560 | 632 | 701 | 791 | 758 | 855 | 817 | 921 | 923 | 1,041 | - | - | |||||
Level 77 | - | - | 714 | 805 | 771 | 870 | 831 | 967 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 78 | - | - | 726 | 819 | 784 | 885 | 845 | 952 | 954 | 1,076 | - | - | |||||
Level 79 | - | - | 738 | 833 | - | - | 859 | 968 | 969 | 1,093 | - | - | |||||
Level 80 | 600 | 677 | 751 | 847 | 811 | 914 | 872 | 984 | 985 | 1,111 | 1,034 | 1,166 |
Related achievements[edit]
- Weapon Master: Hammer Master — Deliver 5,000 killing blows with a hammer. (11 )
Notes[edit]
- Although the Necromancer cannot wield hammer-class weapons, the scythe wielded while in Reaper's Shroud is counted as a hammer for the purposes of the Hammer Master achievement.
See also[edit]
The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Hammer. |
- Gallery of hammers
- Weaponsmith - the profession that crafts Hammers
- Conjure Lightning Hammer