Hammers (weapon type)

For the slime with a similar name, see Hammer (Slime).

Hammers are a recurring blunt weapon type in the Dragon Quest series. In the early series they tended to function as early and mid-game weapons, bowing out to swords as the player approached the final few areas in the games. However, they still found a place in many a player's inventory thanks to the Hela Hammer, one of the most useful tools for besting Metal Slimes.

With the debut of Level-5 as the series developer in Dragon Quest VIII, hammers have taken on a much more substantial role in the series, accumulating a varied and useful collection of unique skills.

Depending of the title, Hammers can either be wielded with two hands, or just one, thusly enabling the equipment of a Shield in the other hand,

Appearances

Dragon Quest

• Oaken club

Dragon Quest II

• Oaken club
• Sledgehammer

Dragon Quest III

• Oaken club
• War Hammer

Dragon Quest IV

• Oaken club
• Hela hammer

Dragon Quest V

• Giant mallet
• Sledgehammer
• War Hammer
• Hela hammer

Dragon Quest VI

• Oaken club
• Giant mallet
• Sledgehammer
• War hammer
• Hela hammer

Dragon Quest VII

• Oaken Club
• Giant mallet
• Sledgehammer
• War Hammer
• Hela hammer

Dragon Quest VIII

Hammers are referred to as Clubs in Dragon Quest VIII, and are one of the three weapon categories that former bandit Yangus, and the monster arena master Morrie, can equip themselves with. Clubs are primarily chosen for brute strength over attack options, with all available skills focusing on bludgeoning a single target for high damage or knocking them senseless for a turn. As with the other weapon families, investing skill points into hammers will improve the user's critical hit rate from 1/64 to 1/32 when equipped.

• Oaken Club
• Giant mallet
• Sledgehammer
• War hammer
• Uber war hammer
• Megaton Hammer (increased odds of landing a critical hit)

Dragon Quest IX

Gladiators and Paladins can equip hammers right out of the inn, and any character that invests 100 points into the skill line may use them as well.

All hammers deal 10% more damage to Material monsters.

• List of hammer alchemy recipes in Dragon Quest IX
• Oaken club
• Ace of clubs
• Sledgehammer
• War hammer
• Über war hammer
• Giant wrench
• Terra tamper
• Terra firmer
• Terra hammer
• Marauder's maul
• Giant's hammer
• Titan's hammer
• Hela's hammer
• Megaton hammer
• Warlord's hammer
• Groundbreaker
• Earthsplitter
• Moonmasher
• Starsmasher