Hammers: Warrior Equipment and Acquisition

A heavy weapon category for Warrior

Hammers are Warrior's blunt-weapon family, distinct from Fighter's maces. Warrior Pawns can use them, and Warfarer is the additional compatible Arisen vocation. The similarity between a mace head and a hammer head is not a compatibility rule.

Compare this category with greatswords when preparing a Warrior, and use the Warrior profile for abilities rather than assuming that a different weapon grants different unlock progress.

Steel Urchin as a starting reference

The shared table also includes Black Matter. Its recorded acquisition is chest at Ancient Battlefield. Read the source and access notes before treating it as an available upgrade.

The reviewed Steel Urchin record points to Roderick's Smithy in Vernworth. It is a concrete shop example, not an instruction that every player should buy it. The displayed base price, weight and attributes come from the linked reference; your existing enhanced weapon may compare differently.

2 selected hammers records. Base reference values before enhancement, reviewed 2026-10-12. This is not an exhaustive list or a current-patch gameplay test. Each name links to its canonical acquisition record; the row's source supports its recorded values.

Selected named weapons, unenhanced reference attributes and acquisition sources

Weapon / vocation	Base reference attributes	Where to look
Steel UrchinHammersWarrior / Warfarer	Strength 103 Magick 0 Knockdown 236Weight 6.33 kg · Element: None	VernworthRoderick's Smithy.6,300 G reference shop priceA hammer for Warrior or Warfarer, not a Fighter mace. Base price and current shop inventory may differ.Game8: Steel Urchin ↗
Black MatterHammersWarrior / Warfarer	Strength 220 Magick 0 Knockdown 389Weight 10 kg · Element: None	Ancient BattlefieldA treasure chest in the area identified by the item reference.Purchase price not suppliedThe source does not establish a purchase price or a complete route in this row.Game8: Black Matter ↗

Do not reduce the choice to Strength

A useful personal comparison includes damage type, element, weight and enhancement state as well as Strength and Knockdown. This page does not infer a hit-by-hit stagger threshold or a guaranteed outcome against Cyclops from the equipment number.

Our suggested test is to check the candidate in the equip preview, then assess the action you actually use in a familiar encounter before investing further materials. Do not compare an upgraded greatsword against an unenhanced hammer and interpret the difference as proof that the entire family is worse.

Avoid a misleading flavor-text label

The Game8 Steel Urchin page has an archistaff-like descriptive sentence alongside its hammer heading and Warrior stat table. A separate Gamer Guides hammer entry agrees on the item category and recorded attributes. We use the structured hammer record, not that mismatched flavor sentence.

Open Gear Finder for the same item data or the enhancement reference before upgrading. Neither tool models your complete character.