The Blacksmith Giant Hammer is a hammer in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Wooden hammer of the giant blacksmith in Anor Londo who handles lightning weapons.
- The giant blacksmith forges with this wooden hammer, as it would be hazardous to handle lightning weapons with metals.
Availability[]
Dropped by the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo upon death.
Characteristics[]
The Blacksmith Giant Hammer has low scaling but a high base damage, and still more scaling than any weapon upgraded through the lightning path, which have no scaling whatsoever. In terms of damage, this hammer will be poor on a regular leveled playthrough due to having split Physical and Lightning AR due to the way this AR is reduced when going through enemy defenses. Coupled with some enemies significant lighting resistance, this weapon will not perform well on all enemies and bosses.
Like all Hammers, if an attack doesn't connect with an enemy, the user will stumble and seem to not be able to handle the weight. If the hit connects, the stumble animation does not come into play and the user moves as normal. This animation means that this Hammer gains Sweet Spot Damage bonus.
The Blacksmith Giant Hammer is a popular weapon for SL1 (Soul Level 1) playthroughs, as it can be 2-handed by Level 1 characters, though it is not the best weapon depending on the boss. For a full chart that details what weapons and upgrade paths will be best at SL1 refer to this SL1 Loadouts Sheet.
Scaling Percentages[]
- Strength - 35%
- Dexterity - 0%
- Intelligence - 0%
- Faith - 0%
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
|---|---|
| One-handed Weak Attack |
Somewhat quick diagonal hit. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Forward jump. Smash hammer into ground. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Somewhat quick diagonal hit. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Forward jump. Smash hammer into ground. |
| Jump Attack | Forward jump. Smash hammer into ground. |
| Running Attack | Hammer is pulled backwards then quickly smashed into the ground. |
| Rolling Attack | Quick overhead swing. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Block. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Somewhat quick diagonal hit. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Twinkling Titanite and 2,000 souls per upgrade.
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| Blacksmith Giant Hammer | 120 | – | – | 200 | D | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Blacksmith Giant Hammer +1 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) |
132 | – | – | 220 | D | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Blacksmith Giant Hammer +2 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) |
144 | – | – | 240 | D | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Blacksmith Giant Hammer +3 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) |
156 | – | – | 260 | D | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Blacksmith Giant Hammer +4 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) |
168 | – | – | 280 | D | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Blacksmith Giant Hammer +5 (Twinkling Titanite ×4) |
180 | – | – | 300 | D | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Hammers |
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| Blacksmith Giant Hammer • Blacksmith Hammer • Club • Hammer of Vamos • Mace Morning Star • Pickaxe • Reinforced Club • Warpick |