Iron King Hammer | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Iron King Hammer+5 Stats
					280(*268)(*252)										100
					0 (*108)										60
					180(*259)(*162)										30
					0(*108)										60
					0(*108)										24
Requirements & Bonus
50 B (*C)				8 D				–				–
*B				C (*B)				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Great Hammer
Attack Type								Strike
Enchantable								Yes
Special								Yes

*When infused: 252 physical dmg/108 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Str scaling changes to C.

Iron King Hammer is a Great Hammer and one of the available Weapons in Dark Souls 2. Iron King Hammer boasts a tip formed of molten rock and a still-smoldering core that releases inner power through strong attacks. Its one- and two-handed attacks are powerful overhead smashes that ignite the weapon, causing flames in the surrounding area upon impact with the ground. 

Great hammer forged from the soul of the Old Iron King.

The tip is formed of molten rock.

The corpse of the Old Iron King became the vessel that bred Ichorous Earth.

The heavy rock tip is formed of cooled magma, with a still-smoldering core.

Strong attack releases its inner power.

Effect: special attack (strong attack)

How to get Iron King Hammer in DS2

• Weaponsmith Ornifex, traded for Old Iron King Soul and 5,000 souls.

DS2 Iron King Hammer Hints and Tips

• Reinforced with Petrified Dragon Bone to +5. Cannot be infused with Bleed.
• One- and two-handed R2s are overhead smashes that ignite the weapon. On impact with the ground, a small area around the weapon will be engulfed in flames. Follow-up R2s after the first hit will not re-ignite the weapon; only the first hit in the combo will get the special fire attack.
• This weapon scales with strength and dexterity for the physical damage, and intelligence and faith for the fire damage.
• It is not clear if this is due to lag, but there have been occasions when the IKH was parried and the second attack still hit the defender. This can result in the defender dying from an attack he parried.
• While the area of effect is very wide it is has very short vertical reach; an enemy can actually jump through it.
• The wide sweeping attacks coupled with the area damage make this weapon excellent for punishing backstabbers.
• The weapon has a short reach. This is a disadvantage in open areas but very useful in cramped ones where the opponent might have trouble attacking you. Cramped quarters also make it very hard for them to avoid your AoE attacks.

Iron King Hammer Upgrades in Dark Souls II

	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	112	-	50	-	-	100 60	D	D	-	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Regular +5	280	-	180	-		^	B	D	-	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Magic	100	30	45	-	-	^	D	D	C	C	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	37.9
Magic +5	252	108	162	-	-	^	C	D	B	B	-	-	-	-	42.9	26.6	27.9	27.9	37.9
Fire	107	-	72	-	-	^	D	D	-	C	-	-	-	-	44.1	9.1	36.6	29.1	39.1
Fire +5	268	-	259	-	-	^	C	D	-	B	-	-	-	-	44.1	9.1	36.6	29.1	39.1
Lightning	100	-	45	30	-	^	D	D	-	C	C	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	37.9
Lightning +5	252	-	162	108	-	^	C	D	-	B	B	-	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	46.6	37.9
Dark	100	-	45	-	30	^	D	D	-	C	-	C	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	56.6
Dark +5	252	-	162	-	108	^	C	D	-	B		B	-	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	56.6
Poison	100	-	45	-	-	^	D	D	-	C	-	-	96	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	37.9
Poison +5	252	-	162	-	-	^	C	D	-	B	-	-	120	-	42.9	7.9	27.9	27.9	37.9
Bleed (N/A)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Raw	128	-	57	-	-	^	E	E	-	D			-	-	45	10	30	30	40
Raw +5	322	-	207	-	-	^	E	E	-	C	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	40
Enchanted	112	-	50	-	-	^	E	E	D	E	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	40
Enchanted +5	280	-	180	-	-	^	E	E	C	D	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	40
Mundane	56	-	25	-	-	^	E	E	-	E	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	40
Mundane+5	140	-	90	-	-	^	D	E	-	D	-	-	-	-	40	10	30	30	40

DS2 Iron King Hammer Table Key

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)