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Contents

  • Changelog
    • Updates
  • Introduction
    • A Spark Flickers
    • A World of Ash & Cinders
  • Controlling the Game
    • Overview
    • The HUD
    • Controls
  • Gameplay
    • Overview
    • Understanding Your Stats and Attributes
    • Creating Your Character
    • Character Builds
    • Your Build Is Not Your Class!
    • Archetypes
    • Choosing Equipment
    • Combat
    • Health and Survival
    • Deaths, Souls, and Leveling
    • Using Equipment
    • Upgrading Equipment
  • Additional Rules & Helpful Tips
    • Looting the Spheres of Bones
    • Bonus Luck
    • Burn the Leeches
    • Roll Mechanics
    • Matchmaking Details
  • Walkthrough
    • A Path Through Lothric and Beyond
    • Cemetery of Ash
    • Boss: Iudex Gundyr
    • High Wall of Lothric
    • Boss: Dancer of the Boreal Valley
    • Boss: Vordt of Boreal Valley
    • Undead Settlement
    • Boss: Curse-rotted Greatwood
    • Road of Sacrifices
    • Boss: Crystal Sage
    • Farron Keep
    • Boss: Abyss Watchers
    • Cathedral of the Deep
    • Boss: Deacons of the Deep
    • Catacombs of Carthus
    • Boss: High Lord Wolnir
    • Smouldering Lake
    • Boss: Old Demon King
    • Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
    • Boss: Pontiff Sulyvahn
    • Irithyll Dungeon
    • Profaned Capital
    • Boss: Yhorm the Giant
    • Anor Londo
    • Boss: Aldrich, Devourer of Gods
    • Consumed King’s Garden
    • Boss: Oceiros, the Consumed King
    • Untended Graves
    • Boss: Champion Gundyr
    • Lothric Castle
    • Boss: Dragonslayer Armour
    • Grand Archives
    • Boss: Lorian and Lothric
    • Archdragon Peak
    • Boss: Ancient Wyvern
    • Boss: The Nameless King
    • Kiln of the First Flame
    • All Possible Endings (SPOILER WARNING)
    • Boss: Soul of Cinder
  • Multiplayer and Covenants
    • Overview
    • Multiplayer Basics
    • Helping, Surviving, and Hunting Other Players
    • Covenants! Who Will You Serve?
  • Weapons, Armor, Magic, and Tools
    • Overview
    • Weapon Skills
    • Tools
      • Overview
      • Critical Items
      • Typical Consumables
      • Permanent Items
      • Basic Consumable Souls
      • Boss Souls
      • Covenant Items
      • Special Items
    • Materials
      • Overview
      • Enhancement
      • Infusion
      • Weapon Enhancement and Infusion Examples
    • Key Items
    • Spells
      • Overview
      • Sorcery
      • Pyromancy
      • Miracles
  • Equipment
    • Melee Weapons
      • Overview
      • Daggers
      • Straight Swords
      • Greatswords
      • Ultra Greatswords
      • Curved Swords
      • Curved Greatswords
      • Thrusting Swords
      • Katanas
      • Axes
      • Greataxes
      • Hammers
      • Great Hammers
      • Spears
      • Pikes
      • Halberds
      • Reapers
      • Whips
      • Fists
      • Claws
    • Ranged Weapons
      • Overview
      • Bows
      • Greatbows
      • Crossbows
    • Catalysts
      • Overview
      • Staffs
      • Pyromancy Flame
      • Talismans
    • Shields
      • Overview
      • Small Shields
      • Shields
      • Greatshields
    • Armor
      • Overview
      • Pharis’s Set
      • Hard Leather Set
      • Brigand Set
      • Lucatiel Set
      • Chain Set
      • Northern Set
      • Creighton Set
      • Iron Set
      • Sellsword Set
      • Drang Set
      • Undead Legion Set
      • Herald Set
      • Knight Set
      • Nameless Knight Set
      • Fallen Knight Set
      • Elite Knight Set
      • Alva Set
      • Drakeblood Set
      • Faraam Set
      • Sunset Set
      • Sunless Set
      • Brass Set
      • Favor Set
      • Eastern Set
      • Thorn Set
      • Catarina Set
      • Morne Set
      • Lothric Knight Set
      • Cathedral Knight Set
      • Winged Set
      • Outrider Knight Set
      • Pontiff Knight Set
      • Fire Witch Set
      • Dancer Set
      • Dark Set
      • Black Knight Set
      • Silver Knight Set
      • Dragonslayer Set
      • Wolf Knight Set
      • Smough Set
      • Lorian Set
      • Golden Set
      • Firelink Set
      • Black Iron Set
      • Executioner Set
      • Exile Set
      • Gundyr Set
      • Havel Set
      • Assassin Set
      • Black Hand Set
      • Black Leather Set
      • Shadow Set
      • Leonhard Set
      • Pale Shade Set
      • Black Set
      • Painting Guardian Set
      • Sorcerer Set
      • Clandestine Set
      • Old Sorcerer Set
      • Court Sorcerer Set
      • Karla Set
      • Dusk Set
      • Xanthous Set
      • Scholar Set
      • Sage Set
      • Pyromancer Set
      • Cornyx Set
      • Conjurator Set
      • Cleric Series
      • Maiden Set
      • Evangelist Set
      • Deacon Set
      • Archdeacon Set
      • Jailer Set
      • Prayer Set
      • Fire Keeper Set
      • Ragged Set
      • Worker Set
      • Grave Warden Set
      • Soldier Set
      • Thrall Set
      • Wolnir Set
      • Avarice Set
      • Dragon Set
    • Rings
    • Arrows & Bolts
      • Overview
      • Arrows
      • GreatArrows
      • Bolts
  • The Bestiary
    • Overview
    • Cemetery of Ash
    • High Wall of Lothric
    • Undead Settlement
    • Road of Sacrifices
    • Farron Keep
    • Cathedral of the Deep
    • Catacombs of Carthus
    • Smouldering Lake
    • Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
    • Irithyll Dungeon
    • Profaned Capital
    • Anor Londo
    • Consumed King’s Garden
    • Untended Graves
    • Lothric Castle
    • Grand Archives
    • Archdragon Peak
    • Dark Spirits
    • NPCs
  • NPC Questlines
    • Overview
    • Andre the Blacksmith
    • Anri and Horace
    • Cornyx the Pyromancer
    • Greirat
    • Hawkwood the Deserter
    • Irina of Carim
    • Eygon of Carim
    • Karla the Witch
    • Leonhard, The Ringfinger
    • Ludleth of Courtland
    • Holy Knight Hodrick
    • Orbeck of Vinheim
    • Shrine Handmaid
    • Unbreakable Patches
    • Rosaria
    • Siegward of Catarina
    • Sirris of the Sunless Realms
    • The Fire Keeper
    • The Giant of the Undead Settlement
    • The Nestling of Firelink Shrine (Snuggly the Crow)
    • Yoel of Londor
    • Yorshka
    • Yuria of Londor
  • Trophies and Achievements
    • Achievements
    • Gestures
  • Videos
    • Iudex Gundyr
    • Dancer of the Boreal Valley
    • Vordt of the Boreal Valley
    • Abyss Watchers
    • Deacons of the Deep
    • High Lord Wolnir
    • Pontiff Sulyvahn
    • Yhorm the Giant
    • Oceiros, the Consumed King
    • Dragonslayer Armour
  • Maps
    • Illustrated World Map
    • Cemetery of Ash
    • High Wall of Lothric
    • Undead Settlement
    • Road of Sacrifices
    • Farron Keep
    • Cathedral of the Deep
    • Catacombs of Carthus
    • Smouldering Lake
    • Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
    • Irithyll Dungeon
    • Profaned Capital
    • Anor Londo
    • Consumed King's Garden
    • Untended Graves
    • Lothric Castle
    • Grand Archives
    • Archdragon Peak
  • Artbook
    • NPCs
    • Enemies
    • Bosses
  • Credits
    • Legal

Dark Souls III Guide (Steam) › Equipment › Melee Weapons

Hammers

The simplest form of weapon, Hammers can be literally no more than a stout stick, perhaps with some metal banding attached. Elegance and sophistication are not to be found here, but heavy hitting weapons with mild attribute requirements and good Str scaling are.

Primarily dealing Strike damage, Hammers fare well against armored foes, and with a common mix of access to the Warcry and Perseverence skills, you can choose between damage boosting or Poise boosting.

Like Straight Swords and Axes, Hammers are another potential choice for a one handed and shield mix. You can easily find a Club or Mace early in the game, so experiment with them to see if they suit your tastes.

HammersTypeArt/CostWeightPowerAdd. EffectScalingRequirementsMaterial
Blacksmith Hammer Strike Perseverance/9 5.0 105p - C/-/-/- 13/13/0/0 Titanite
Club Strike Warcry/20 2.5 108p - C/-/-/- 10/0/0/0 Titanite
Drang Hammers Strike Spin Bash/7/15 9.0 110p - C/E/-/- 18/16/0/0 Titanite
Heysel Pick Thrust Steady Chant/9 4.5 93p/70m/60sb - D/E/C/- 12/10/19/0 Twinkling Titanite
Mace Strike Perseverance/9 5.0 115p - C/E/-/- 12/7/0/0 Titanite
Morning Star Strike Perseverance/9 5.0 122p 33bl D/E/-/- 11/9/0/0 Titanite
Reinforced Club Strike Warcry/20 4.0 110p 33bl C/-/-/- 12/0/0/0 Titanite
Warpick Thrust Galvanize/9 4.5 113p - C/E/-/- 12/10/0/0 Titanite
Blacksmith Hammer

Metal hammer passed down amongst blacksmiths of the shrine. Serves as a strike weapon, but also excels at reducing poise and breaking the guard of a shield.

Of course, a hammer’s true potential is realized in the hands of a blacksmith.

Skill: Perseverance

Assume an unfaltering stance of prayer to temporarily boost poise. Damage reduced while activated.

Found/Dropped: Untended Graves

Strike
Perseverance / 9
5.0
105
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
C
-
-
-
13
13
-
-
Titanite

Club

A simple wooden club. Characterized by savage leaping attacks.

This crude bladeless strike weapon is effective against most foes, and can break the guard of a shield.

Skill: Warcry

Let out a spirited warcry that temporarily boosts attack, and enables a special consecutive strong attack.

Found/Dropped: High Wall of Lothric

Strike
Warcry / 20
2.5
108
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
C
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
Titanite

Drang Hammers

Paired hammers of the Drang Knights, descendants from the land known for the legend of the Linking of the Fire.

When the Drang Knights disbanded, they scattered across the lands as sellswords. They quickly became known for shieldless, aggressive tactics that struck fear in the hearts of men.

Skill: Spin Bash

Bash foes with a large spinning motion, and utilize momentum to transition into an overhanded strong attack smash.

Found/Dropped: Cathedral of the Deep

Strike
Spin Bash / 7 / 15
9.0
110
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
C
E
-
-
18
16
-
-
Titanite

Heysel Pick

Choice weapon of Yellowfinger Heysel, a Finger of Rosaria and xanthous scholar.

This is both a weapon and a sorcery staff. The gold specks are remnants of lost sorceries.

Skill: Steady Chant

For a short moment, boost the strength of sorceries.

Found/Dropped: Yellowfinger Heysel (first encounter only, Road of Sacrifices/Farron Keep), or as a Man-grub in front of Rosaria if not killed as a spirit

Thrust
Steady Chant / 9
4.5
93
70
0
0
0
100
60
0
0
0
D
E
C
-
12
10
19
-
Twinkling Titanite

Mace

Iron hammer designed for use in battle. A common weapon for clerics.

This bladeless strike weapon is effective against most foes, and can break the guard of a shield.

Skill: Perseverance

Assume an unfaltering stance of prayer to temporarily boost poise. Damage reduced while activated.

Found/Dropped: Greirat

Strike
Perseverance / 9
5.0
115
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
C
E
-
-
12
7
-
-
Titanite

Morning Star

Hammer with a sharp spike on its pommel. One of the more barbaric cleric weapons.

The sharp thorns allow this strike weapon to induce bleeding.

Skill: Perseverance

Assume an unfaltering stance of prayer to temporarily boost poise. Damage reduced while activated.

Found/Dropped: Shrine Handmaid

Strike
Perseverance / 9
5.0
122
0
0
0
0
100
0
33
0
0
D
E
-
-
11
9
-
-
Titanite

Warpick

A war hammer with a hard pronged head. Was originally a pickaxe, but was refitted for battle.

This simple but deadly weapon hits heavily with thrust damage, easily puncturing metal armor.

Skill: Galvanize

Temporarily boost stamina recovery speed by sheer force of will, or perhaps as a channeling of the original owner’s industrious efforts.

Found/Dropped: Greirat

Thrust
Galvanize / 9
4.5
113
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
C
E
-
-
12
10
-
-
Titanite

Reinforced Club

A club made more deadly by the attachment of numerous nails to its head.

The nails allow this strike weapon to be lacerating, but the damage caused by their insertion has reduced its durability, making the weapon fragile.

Skill: Warcry

Let out a spirited warcry that temporarily boosts attack, and enables a special consecutive strong attack.

Found/Dropped: Undead Settlement

Strike
Warcry / 20
4.0
110
0
0
0
0
100
0
33
0
0
C
-
-
-
12
-
-
-
Titanite

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