Craftsman's Hammer | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Craftsman's Hammer is a Hammer and one of the available Weapons in Dark Souls 2. Craftsman's Hammer is a powerful weapon upgradable with Twinkling Titanite. This hammer boasts high base damage, counter damage, and durability for its class. It can be obtained from a chest behind Steady Hand McDuff in his Lost Bastille secret room.

Craftsman's Hammer+5 Stats
					250 (*175)										130
					0 (*175)										30
					0(*175)										20
					0(*175)										80
					0(*175)										3.0
Requirements & Bonus
20 B				10				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Hammer
Attack Type								Strike
Enchantable								Yes
Special								No

*When infused: 175 physical dmg/175 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element.

An old smithing hammer.

Looks like a typical hammer, but is in fact incredibly sturdy. Some say it was the hammer used long ago by a famed blacksmith of yore.

How to get Craftsman's Hammer in Dark Souls 2

• Chest behind Steady Hand McDuff in his Lost Bastille secret room. Light the pyre in his workshop then rest at the bonfire to get him to move peacefully.

DS2 Craftsman's HammerHints and Tips

• Upgraded with Twinkling Titanite
• Cannot be infused with Bleed.
• 1-Handed regular attacks are like those of Axes
• Trivia: The design suggests a relation to the original Dark Souls smith: Andre of Astora.
• High base damage, high Counter damage, and high durability for the weapon class, but requires Twinkling Titanite.

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DS2 Craftsman's Hammer Upgrades

	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	166	-	-	-	-	130 30	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Regular +5	250	-	-	-	-	^	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Magic	116	116	-	-	-	^	B	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	37.9
Magic +5	175	175	-	-	-	^	B	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	37.9
Fire	116	-	116	-	-	^	B	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	37.9
Fire +5	175	-	175	-	-	^	B	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	46.6	27.9	37.9
Lightning	116	-	-	116	-	^	B	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	37.9
Lightning +5	175	-	-	175	-	^	B	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	37.9
Dark	116	-	-	-	116	^	B	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	56.6
Dark +5	175	-	-	-	175	^	B	-	-	-		B	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	56.6
Poison	116	-	-	-	-	^	B	-	-	-	-	-	112	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	37.9
Poison +5	175	-	-	-	-	^	B	-	-	-	-	-	140	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	37.9
Bleed (N/A)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Raw	190	-	-	-	-	^	E	-	-	-			-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Raw +5	287	-	-	-	-	^	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Enchanted	166	-	-	-	-	^	D	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Enchanted +5	250	-	-	-	-	^	D	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Mundane	83	-	-	-	-	^	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Mundane+5	125	-	-	-	-	^	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	40

Dark Souls II Craftsman's Hammer Table Key

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Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

 

Requirements/ Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	Range

 

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)