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{{weapon
|name=heavy hammer
|tile=[[image:heavy hammer.png]]
|smalldmg=1d6
|largedmg=1d6
|tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
|skillraw=[[war hammer|hammer]]
|cost=500
|weight=60
|material=metal
}}
{{otheruses|the weapon in SLASH'EM|the weapon in SlashTHEM|heavy hammer (SlashTHEM)}}
{{for|the weapon in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]|heavy war hammer}}
A '''heavy hammer''' is a type of melee [[weapon]] that appears in [[NetHack Plus]], [[SLASH 6]] and [[SLASH'EM]]. It is a one-handed weapon that uses the [[hammer]] skill and is made of [[metal]].

The heavy hammer is the [[base item]] for the [[artifact]] [[Mjollnir]].

==Generation==
Heavy hammers are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].

[[Upgrading]] a war hammer will create a heavy hammer, and vice versa.

==Description==
The heavy hammer is only slightly stronger than a normal war hammer, dealing 1d6 base damage to all monsters.

==Strategy==
As a base item for Mjollnir, the heavy hammer provides relatively little advantage to Mjollnir compared to vanilla ''NetHack'': most of Mjollnir's utility in SLASH'EM comes from its massive flat +24 damage bonus against monsters without [[shock resistance]], due to SLASH'EM artifact mechanics.
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 Heavy hammers are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
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 ==Strategy==
-As a base item for Mjollnir, the heavy hammer provides relatively little advantage to Mjollnir compared to the war hammer in vanilla ''NetHack'': most of Mjollnir's utility in SLASH'EM comes from its massive flat +24 damage bonus against monsters without [[shock resistance]], due to SLASH'EM artifact mechanics. With this in mind, its [[weight]] of 60 aum is not especially unreasonable, and its metal material precludes any worries about [[erosion]] (although Mjollnir is erosion-proofed when gifted regardless).
+As a base item for Mjollnir, the heavy hammer provides relatively little advantage to the artifact over the war hammer base item in vanilla ''NetHack'': most of Mjollnir's utility in SLASH'EM comes from its massive flat +24 damage bonus against monsters without [[shock resistance]], due to SLASH'EM artifact mechanics. With this in mind, its [[weight]] of 60 aum is not especially unreasonable, and its metal material precludes any worries about [[erosion]] (although Mjollnir is erosion-proofed when gifted regardless).
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 {{otheruses|the weapon in SLASH'EM|the weapon in SlashTHEM|heavy hammer (SlashTHEM)}}
 {{for|the weapon in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]|heavy war hammer}}
-A '''heavy hammer''' is a type of melee [[weapon]] that appears in [[NetHack Plus]], [[SLASH 6]] and [[SLASH'EM]]. It is a one-handed weapon that uses the [[hammer]] skill and is made of [[metal]].
+A '''heavy hammer''' is a type of [[melee]] [[weapon]] that appears in [[NetHack Plus]], [[SLASH 6]] and [[SLASH'EM]]. It is a one-handed weapon that uses the [[hammer]] skill and is made of [[metal]].
 The heavy hammer is the [[base item]] for the [[artifact]] [[Mjollnir]].