Hammer Mastery
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Hammer Mastery is a warrior secondary attribute.
“Hammer Mastery increases the damage you do with hammers and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a hammer. Many skills, especially hammer attack skills become more effective with higher Hammer Mastery.
— in-game description
Inherent effect[edit]
Each point in Hammer Mastery increases the damage you deal with a hammer and the chance to score a critical hit while using a hammer.
For information on the damage dealt with increasing ranks, see Damage rating.
Hammer Mastery skills[edit]
Icon | Name | Description | Campaign | |||||
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Auspicious Blow | Hammer Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage and you gain 3...7...8 Energy. Unblockable if target foe is Weakened. | 5 | Factions | |||||
Backbreaker | Elite Hammer Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage. Causes knockdown. Knockdown lasts 4 seconds with Strength 8 or higher. | 9 | Prophecies | |||||
Belly Smash | Hammer Attack. Inflicts Blindness condition to adjacent foes (3...6...7 seconds) if target foe is knocked down. | 5 | 1 | 10 | Prophecies | |||
Counter Blow | Hammer Attack. Causes knock-down if target foe is attacking. | 4 | Core | |||||
Crude Swing | Hammer Attack. Attack all adjacent foes for +1...16...20 damage. | 5 | 5 | Prophecies | ||||
Crushing Blow | Hammer Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition if target foe is knocked-down (5...17...20 seconds). | 5 | 10 | Prophecies | ||||
Devastating Hammer | Elite Hammer Attack. Causes knock-down. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds). | 7 | Core | |||||
Earth Shaker | Elite Hammer Attack. Knocks down target and adjacent foes. 50% failure chance unless Hammer Mastery is 5 or more. | 8 | Prophecies | |||||
Enraged Smash | Elite Hammer Attack. Gives you 1...3...4 strike[s] of adrenaline if you hit. Deals +10...34...40 damage and causes knockdown if target foe was moving. | 5 | 5 | Factions | ||||
Enraged Smash (PvP) | Elite Hammer Attack. Gives you 1...3...4 strike[s] of adrenaline if you hit. Deals +10...34...40 damage and causes knockdown if target foe was moving. | 5 | 10 | Factions | ||||
Fierce Blow | Hammer Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound (1...7...8 second[s]) if target foe is Weakened. | 6 | Factions | |||||
Forceful Blow | Elite Hammer Attack. Deals +10...26...30 damage. Remove target foe's stance. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds). Unblockable. | 5 | Factions | |||||
Hammer Bash | Hammer Attack. Causes knock-down. Lose all adrenaline. | 6 | Core | |||||
Heavy Blow | Hammer Attack. Deals +1...24...30 damage and causes knock-down if target foe is Weakened. Lose all adrenaline. | 5 | Core | |||||
Irresistible Blow | Hammer Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Deals 5...17...20 damage and causes knock-down if blocked. | 5 | 6 | Core | ||||
Magehunter's Smash | Elite Hammer Attack. Causes knock-down. Unblockable if target foe is enchanted. | 8 | Nightfall | |||||
Mighty Blow | Hammer Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. | 7 | Core | |||||
Mokele Smash | Hammer Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage and you gain 2 strikes of adrenaline. | 5 | 12 | Nightfall | ||||
Overbearing Smash | Hammer Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage. If target foe is knocked down, they are Dazed (1...7...8 second[s]). | 5 | 20 | Nightfall | ||||
Pulverizing Smash | Hammer Attack. Inflicts Weakness and Deep Wound conditions (5...17...20 seconds) if target foe is knocked-down. | 4 | Eye of the North | |||||
Renewing Smash | Hammer Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. You gain 3 Energy and this attack recharges instantly if target foe was knocked down. | 5 | 1 | 30 | Factions | |||
Renewing Smash (PvP) | Hammer Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. You gain 3 energy and this attack recharges instantly if target foe was knocked down. | 5 | 30 | Factions | ||||
Staggering Blow | Hammer Attack. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds). | 4 | 1 | Core | ||||
Yeti Smash | Hammer Attack. Attack all adjacent foes. Knocks down foes suffering from a condition. You lose all adrenaline. 50% failure chance unless Hammer Mastery is 5 or more. | 6 | Factions |
Notes[edit]
Knock downs[edit]
- The four Hammer Mastery elites Devastating Hammer, Backbreaker, Earth Shaker and Magehunter's Smash provide a knock down without draining all adrenaline like non-elite options such as Hammer Bash and Yeti Smash. The elite Enraged Smash also provides an easily achieved conditional knock down.
- Forceful Blow is the only Hammer Mastery elite that does not cause knock down. Counter Blow is the only non-elite adrenaline skill to cause conditional knock down without draining all adrenaline. Irresistible Blow is the only non-elite energy skill to cause conditional knock down without draining all adrenaline.
Skill analysis[edit]
- Knock down features as a conditional in many Hammer Mastery skills; Belly Smash causes blindness, Pulverizing Smash inflicts Weakness, Dazed is caused by Overbearing Smash, Crushing Blow causes Deep Wound, and Renewing Smash grants instant skill recharge.
- Weakness also features as a conditional in many Hammer Mastery skills; Auspicious Blow becomes unblockable, Yeti Smash and Heavy Blow cause knock down. It can be applied using either Devastating Hammer, Forceful Blow, Pulverizing Smash or Staggering Blow.
- Crushing Blow, Fierce Blow and Pulverizing Smash are the only skills able to apply Deep Wound in Hammer Mastery and require the target to be knocked down or suffer from Weakness.
- Enraged Smash provides an unconditional method of generating adrenaline to fuel other non-elite Hammer Mastery skills; while Auspicious Blow and Mokele Smash are the only non-elite skills providing adrenaline and Energy gain.
- Along with melee attack skills, Dwarven Battle Stance also affects Hammer Mastery attack skills.