Meta Pick #1
82.9% WR291 matches
Polehammer
Judicator Armor
Demon Helmet
How to Play Hammer in Albion Online
"Hammers focus on massive impact and long-duration crowd control. While Maces are often more versatile, Hammers excel at locking down specific targets for extremely long periods or providing the "hard" engage that decides a fight in seconds. The Great Hammer and Tombhammer are legendary in the Mists and small-scale PvP."
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Pros and Cons
✓ Advantages
- •Longest duration stuns in the game
- •Massive physical impact and displacement
- •Excellent at catching kiting players
- •High disruption potential
✗ Disadvantages
- •Longer cooldowns than other weapon lines
- •Requires precision to land big skillshots
- •Low sustained damage
- •Vulnerable during engage if CC is dodged
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Gameplay Tips
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The "Tackle" (Great Hammer E) can travel through walls and obstacles; use this for surprise engages.
- 2
Use Grasp of the Undead (Tombhammer E) to pull kiting enemies back into your team.
- 3
Pair your stuns with your team's burst for guaranteed kills.
- 4
Be careful of being kited after you use your mobility E.
Live Data Integration
Current hammer Meta Builds
These are the top performing builds pulled directly from recent PvP combat data.
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Best Armor Pairings
Knight Armor
To provide a wind wall for your team after you engage.
Stalker Hood
To reveal and debuff targets for your team.
Caerleon Cape
To reset your Q ability for more sustained CC.
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Weapon Variants
Great Hammer
Catch & Dive CompsThe E (Tackle) dashes a massive distance, ignoring CC and even travelling through Wind Walls. It stuns everything in its path, making it the best weapon to catch fleeing targets.
Tombhammer
1v1 & Small Scale PicksFires a ranged hand from the ground (Grasp of the Undead) that stuns and damages. Hitting it requires skill, but it deals surprisingly high damage for a tank weapon.
Forge Hammers
Bruiser / BrawlerA unique dual-wielding tank weapon. The E turns you into a giant, boosting your armor and causing all your auto-attacks to heavily slow enemies. Great for brawling in the Mists.
Grovekeeper
ZvZ Area DenialJumps into the air and slams the ground with an enormous AoE stun. This is the gold standard for defensive tanking in large scale fights to stop an enemy push dead in its tracks.
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Recommended Passives
Stunning Strike
Stuns the enemy every few normal attacks. Similar to the Mace, this is fantastic for stacking CC on a single target.
Power Geyser
Every 4 normal attacks restores energy. Very helpful if you are using mana-intensive W abilities consistently.
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Detailed Combos & Tactics
The Escapist Catcher (Great Hammer)
1
Equip the Heavy Cleave (W) ability.
2
Use Tackle (E) to rapidly close the gap and stun the fleeing enemy.
3
Position yourself slightly ahead of them and start channeling Heavy Cleave (W) right as the stun ends to drop massive burst damage.
The Mists Brawler (Forge Hammers)
1
Activate your Giant Steps (E) when the enemy commits to the fight.
2
Continuously auto-attack them to keep them permanently slowed.
3
Use Knockback (W) if they try to use a major defensive or cast a big damage spell to interrupt them and create space.