Hammer

The Hammer is a blunt weapon type in Dauntless.

Summary

A lethal union of cudgel and cannon. Use the maul to splinter bones and scales, then finish things off with a blast from the cannon. You can even leverage explosions to dodge.

Weapons

	Name	Power		Elemental Power	Perks	Cell Slots	Unique Effects
	Recruit's Hammer	80	80	None	None	None	None
	Raging Crash	100	550	None	+1~3 Ragehunter	Power Cell Utility Cell	None
	Fall of the Shrike	100	550	None	+1~3 Conditioning	Power Cell Mobility Cell	+100 part damage on next hit after a dodge.
	Quillshot's Roar‎	100	550	None	+1~3 Acidic	Power Cell Defense Cell	None
	Skarn's Vengeance	100	550	None	+1~3 Knockout King	Power Cell Defense Cell	Dealing damage has a chance (based on damage dealt) to grant a stacking, refreshing 40 health shield that lasts for 12s.
	Charred Crusher	100	550	+80 Blaze	+1~3 Aetherhunter	Power Cell Power Cell	None
	Ember Maul	100	550	+80 Blaze	+1~3 Evasive Fury	Power Cell Mobility Cell	The fifth hit in a row deals +150% stagger damage
	Winter Squall‎	100	550	+80 Frost	+1~3 Nimble	Power Cell Mobility Cell	Evading drops a trio of Ice Mines on a 30 second cooldown.
	Thundering Maul‎‎	100	550	+80 Shock	+1~3 Aetheric Attunement	Power Cell Defense Cell	20% damage vs Behemoth Heads
	Nayzaga's Charge‎	100	550	+80 Shock	+1~3 Savagery	Power Cell Utility Cell	Heal for 300 whenever a Behemoth is staggered.
	Pangar's Rampage	100	550	+80 Frost	+1~3 Knockout King	Power Cell Defense Cell	None
	Inferno's Burden	100	550	+80 Blaze	+1~3 Overpower	Power Cell Power Cell	The sixth hit in quick succession deals 250 bonus damage and major blaze damage
	Storm Hammer	100	550	+80 Shock	+1~3 Aetheric Attunement	Power Cell Mobility Cell	Reloads 2 hammer ammo after dodging through an attack.
	Kharabak's Jaw	100	550	None	+1~3 Deconstruction	Power Cell Technique Cell	Restore 30 stamina after reloading a shell
	Break of Dawn	100	550	+80 Radiant	+1~3 Cunning	Power Cell Mobility Cell	10% chance for attacks to hit twice
	Fall of Night	100	550	+80 Umbral	+1~3 Cunning	Power Cell Utility Cell	When under 20% health, deal +50% damage
	Sovereign's Grudge	100	550	None	+1~3 Sharpened	Power Cell Utility Cell	After not dealing damage for 6 seconds, the next 2 attacks deal 25% increased damage.
	Stalker's Price	100	550	+80 Umbral	+1~3 Wild Frenzy	Technique Cell Utility Cell	Dealing damage has a chance (based on damage dealt) to generate a Shadow Orb that increases damage dealt by 2.5% for 5 seconds. If 5 or more Orbs are present, the bonus doubles.
	Valomyr's Burden	100	550	+80 Radiant	+1~3 Aetherhunter	Power Cell Utility Cell	Once charged, your next attack will deal 550 bonus radiant damage. Charge rate increases with current health.
	Brutality of Boreus	100	550	+80 Frost	+1~3 Conditioning	Power Cell Defence Cell	Using Ammo generates a Frost Sprite that cause your next attack to deal 50 bonus damage and minor frost damage. Max 4 Sprites.

Exotics

Exotic Hammers requires obtaining a special blueprint for each one from Heroic Patrols, Dyadic Drift Expeditions, Firebrand Charrogg Pursuits.

	Name	Power		Elemental Power	Perks	Cell Slots	Unique Effects
	Molten Edict	100	550	+80 Blaze	None	Power Cell  Defence Cell	Replaces all hammer blasts with unique fireball abilities that deal blaze damage.

Hammer Specials

	Name	Description	Obtained From
	Concussive Salvo	Loads ammo into the hammer before releasing, damage and interrupting behemoths.	Available from the start.
	Mighty Landbreaker	Loads ammo into the hammer before releasing, creating an aether vent that buffs players.	Hammer Mastery level 8
	Molten Edict	Converts all explosive uses of ammo into fireball attacks.	Available only on Molten Edict.

Hammer Mods

	Name	Description	Obtained From
	Weighted Crown	Stagger damage is no longer halved when attacking Behemoth legs. Stagger damage can now be dealt to all Behemoth parts.	Hammer Mastery level 6
	Impulse Crown	Aerial Strike grants increased damage dealt for 10 seconds. Bonus is doubled if a Behemoth's head is struck.	Hammer Mastery level 10
	Extended Clip	Ammo increased to 6.	Hammer Mastery level 16

Controls

• PC Controls
• Xbox One Controller
• PlayStation 4 Controller

Moves

Physical Attack
Devastating hammer strikes.

Elemental Blast
Fire an elemental blast attack that consumes ammunition.

Reload
Press again during the active reload window to shorten reload time.

Combos

Horizontal Hammers
> >

Lunging Strikes
> >

Repeating Uppercut
> >

• End any Ground Combo with an Elemental Blast
  

Primed Strike
(any input) > (before dealing damage)

• This can be chained into any combo string (Horizontal Hammers, Lunging Strikes, Repeating Uppercut)

Quick Reload
(any input) > (after dealing damage)

• This can be chained into any combo string (Horizontal Hammers, Lunging Strikes, Repeating Uppercut)

Evasive Blast
> (Rapidly)

• Cannot be sprinting

Aerial Combos

Double Jump
(Sprinting) > (Rapidly)

Aerial Strike into a ground combo
(Sprinting) >

• Transitions into any Ground Combo

Moves

Physical Attack
Devastating hammer strikes.

Elemental Blast
Fire an elemental blast attack that consumes ammunition.

Reload
Press again during the active reload window to shorten reload time.

Combos

Horizontal Hammers
> >

Lunging Strikes
> >

Repeating Uppercut
> >

• End any Ground Combo with an Elemental Blast
  

Primed Strike
(any input) > (before dealing damage)

• This can be chained into any combo string (Horizontal Hammers, Lunging Strikes, Repeating Uppercut)

Quick Reload
(any input) > (after dealing damage)

• This can be chained into any combo string (Horizontal Hammers, Lunging Strikes, Repeating Uppercut)

Evasive Blast
> (Rapidly)

• Cannot be sprinting

Aerial Combos

Double Jump
(Sprinting) > (Rapidly)

Aerial Strike into a ground combo
(Sprinting) >

• Transitions into any Ground Combo

Moves

Physical Attack
Devastating hammer strikes.

Elemental Blast
Fire an elemental blast attack that consumes ammunition.

Reload
Press again during the active reload window to shorten reload time.

Combos

Horizontal Hammers
> >

Lunging Strikes
> >

Repeating Uppercut
> >

• End any Ground Combo with an Elemental Blast
  

Primed Strike
(any input) > (before dealing damage)

• This can be chained into any combo string (Horizontal Hammers, Lunging Strikes, Repeating Uppercut)

Quick Reload
(any input) > (after dealing damage)

• This can be chained into any combo string (Horizontal Hammers, Lunging Strikes, Repeating Uppercut)

Evasive Blast
> (Rapidly)

• Cannot be sprinting

Aerial Combos

Double Jump
(Sprinting) > (Rapidly)

Aerial Strike into a ground combo

(Sprinting) >