Great Hammers (Dark Souls III)

For other uses, see Great Hammers and Great Hammers (Dark Souls II).

Main article: Weapon Types (Dark Souls III)

Great Hammers are a type of weapon in Dark Souls III.

The largest and most powerful class of ultra weapon, great hammers possess the heftiest Poise health and inflict the most Poise damage of all ultra weapons, making them the strongest Hyper Armor weapons in the game. With the exception of the Pickaxe, all great hammers inflict Strike damage, which is the least-resisted physical damage type on the vast majority of all armor, allowing these weapons to inflict much more damage than their peers. Like greataxes, great hammers possess very powerful vertical swings that can stagger foes in an area around the impact point, which can interrupt enemies attempting to outspace the wielder's swings even if they take no damage.

However, they are extremely slow to bring to bear, meaning that they must be used with care due to how vulnerable the wielder becomes between attacks. Their extreme weight and immense stamina consumption also means that heavy Endurance and Vitality investment is mandatory, and like other ultra weapons they scale primarily with Strength.

Within the great hammers weapon class, there also exists a sub-class of three Ultra Great Hammers, which possess increased Poise health, making them extremely difficult to interrupt once they are in motion. These weapons, Smough's Great Hammer, Morne's Great Hammer and Ledo's Great Hammer, are immensely heavy and require copious amounts of Strength to wield, but when used properly can dominate an area around them, becoming monsters on the battlefield.

Like their smaller cousins, the primary skill used by great hammers is Perseverance, providing instant Hyper Armor to give the wielder increased survivability.

Great Hammers

Great Hammers	Attack Values					Aux. Information					Required Attributes				Dura / Wt
	Damage Reduction (%)										Attribute Bonus
Large Club	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100	40	22	–	–	–	125	10.0
	50.0	35.0	45.0	40.0	35.0						C	–	–	–
Great Club	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100	40	28	–	–	–	280	12.0
	55.0	40.0	45.0	40.0	40.0						C	–	–	–
Great Mace	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100	45	32	–	–	–	150	18.0
	55.0	45.0	50.0	45.0	45.0						D	–	–	–
Spiked Mace	149	–	–	–	–	43	–	–	100	40	21	13	–	–	140	16.0
	55.0	40.0	35.0	35.0	40.0						C	–	–	–
Pickaxe	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100	40	18	9	–	–	105	8.0
	50.0	35.0	30.0	30.0	35.0						C	–	–	–
Great Wooden Hammer	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100	40	18	–	–	–	135	6.0
	50.0	40.0	35.0	35.0	40.0						C	–	–	–
Gargoyle Flame Hammer	122	–	100	–	–	–	–	–	100	45	22	–	9	9	150	11.0
	55.0	40.0	35.0	35.0	40.0						D	–	E	E
Morne's Great Hammer	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100	45	50	–	–	30	250	24.0
	70.0	50.0	45.0	45.0	50.0						D	–	–	D
Smough's Great Hammer	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100	45	45	–	–	–	205	24.0
	70.0	50.0	45.0	45.0	50.0						C	–	–	–
Quakestone Hammer (AoA)	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100	40	40	–	–	–	150	15.0
	55.0	40.0	35.0	35.0	40.0						C	–	–	–
Ledo's Great Hammer (TRC)	170	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	100	50	60	–	–	–	310	28.0
	85.0	55.0	60.0	55.0	55.0						B	–	–	–
Vordt's Great Hammer	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	110	100	45	30	–	–	–	170	17.0
	55.0	45.0	35.0	35.0	45.0						C	–	–	–
Old King's Great Hammer	180	–	69	–	–	–	–	–	100	45	30	–	10	10	185	18.5
	60.0	45.0	40.0	40.0	45.0						D	–	D	D
Dragon Tooth	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100	45	40	–	–	–	340	21.0
	60.0	45.0	40.0	40.0	45.0						C	–	–	–