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The Hammer

Item Level 4
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
1 - 2 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.6 damage per second)
+1 Agility
+1 Stamina
Sell price: 1 silver82 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Uncommon One-Handed Mace, item level 4, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 9.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4UncommonBinds when picked up1s 82c
MoP Classic9UncommonBinds when picked up1s 82c
The Hammer Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, The Hammer is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 12888. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to The Hammer.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where The Hammer Comes From

Quests That Reward The Hammer

1 quest lists The Hammer among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How The Hammer Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name maces among their preferred weapons:

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
  • Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to The Hammer (item level 4) in item level among Weapon > Mace, from item level 1 to 6.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
The Hammer (this item)40.6 DPS, +1 Agility, +1 Stamina. QuestNot listed
Stone Gnoll Hammer420.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Cranial Thumper630.8 DPS, +1 Strength. World DropNot listed
Brackenhide Skullcracker1600.4 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. World DropNot listed
Wirt's Fightin' Leg10.4 DPSNot listed
Dornogal Guard's Hammer10.3 DPS. World DropNot listed
Jeweler's Careful Crusher10.3 DPS. World DropNot listed
Coreway Engineer's Screwdriver10.3 DPS. World DropNot listed
Extra Large Leek10.5 DPS. World DropNot listed
Dark Iron's Ceremonial Mace10.4 DPSNot listed
Deepcrawler Pincher10.4 DPS. World DropNot listed

Cranial Thumper has the highest item level here (6).

Next item levels up from The Hammer among Weapon > Mace: Heavy Bronze Mace (item level 16), Looming Gavel (item level 19), Excavator's Brand (item level 22), Ardent Custodian (item level 23) and Goblin Nutcracker (item level 23).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where The Hammer Fits

Items That Share The Hammer's Icon

The Hammer uses icon file 133057, which 25 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to The Hammer

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 52952 (52947 to 52957) were usually added in the same batch as The Hammer: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

The Hammer Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 52952 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
9 silver10 copper
Vendor sell price
1 silver82 copper
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.