Hammers

Hammers are tools that are used to break background walls and to create half-blocks and slopes. Higher-level hammers (e.g. the Chlorophyte Warhammer) have high damage and can serve as weapons. Some can serve as both hammers and axes at the same time, known as hamaxes. New players do not spawn with a hammer, unless they are in Journey Mode in which case an Iron Hammer is provided for them.

Any hammer may be used to break Shadow Orbs and Crimson Hearts. A Pwnhammer or better is required to destroy altars, however, this is only possible in a world where the Wall of Flesh has been defeated. When attempting to destroy one with a lesser hammer, or prior to defeating the Wall of Flesh, the player will take damage equal to half their current health, and the altar will remain unharmed.

Despite not being a hammer, the Drill Containment Unit can destroy altars in Hardmode worlds and will slope surrounding blocks when mining.

Types

There are currently 32 different hammers available in Terraria, 12 of which are Hardmode-exclusive.

Name		Hammer power	Axe power	Damage	Bonus	Use time	Mining speed	Knockback	HM	Rarity	Sell
	Wooden Hammer Internal Item ID: 196	25%	-	2	-1 range	37 (Very slow)	25	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	10
	Rich Mahogany Hammer Internal Item ID: 657	35%	-	4	-	33 (Slow)	23	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	10
	Palm Wood Hammer Internal Item ID: 2516	35%	-	4	-	33 (Slow)	23	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	10
	Boreal Wood Hammer Internal Item ID: 2746	35%	-	4	-	33 (Slow)	23	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	10
	Copper Hammer Internal Item ID: 3505	35%	-	4	-1 range	33 (Slow)	23	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	80
	Tin Hammer Internal Item ID: 3499	38%	-	6	-	31 (Slow)	21	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	120
	Iron Hammer Internal Item ID: 7	40%	-	7	-	30 (Average)	20	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	320
	Ebonwood Hammer Internal Item ID: 654	40%	-	7	-	30 (Average)	20	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	10
	Shadewood Hammer Internal Item ID: 922	40%	-	7	-	30 (Average)	20	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	10
	Lead Hammer Internal Item ID: 3493	43%	-	8	-	29 (Average)	19	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	480
	Ash Wood Hammer Internal Item ID: 5283	45%	-	9	-	30 (Average)	20	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	10
	Silver Hammer Internal Item ID: 3511	45%	-	9	-	29 (Average)	19	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	8
	Tungsten Hammer Internal Item ID: 3487	50%	-	9	-	28 (Average)	25	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	12
	Gold Hammer Internal Item ID: 3517	55%	-	9	-	28 (Average)	23	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	16
	The Breaker Internal Item ID: 104	55%	-	24	-	45 (Very slow)	19	6 (Average)	❌	01*	30
	Pearlwood Hammer Internal Item ID: 660	55%	-	10	-	29 (Average)	19	5.5 (Average)	✔️	00*	10
	Flesh Grinder Internal Item ID: 797	55%	-	23	-	40 (Very slow)	19	6 (Average)	❌	01*	30
	Platinum Hammer Internal Item ID: 3481	59%	-	10	-	27 (Average)	21	5.5 (Average)	❌	00*	24
	Meteor Hamaxe Internal Item ID: 204	60%	100%	20	-	30 (Average)	16	7 (Strong)	❌	01*	30
	Rockfish Internal Item ID: 2320	70%	-	24	-	24 (Fast)	14	6 (Average)	❌	03*	150
	Molten Hamaxe Internal Item ID: 217	70%	150%	20	-	27 (Average)	14	7 (Strong)	❌	03*	54
	Pwnhammer Internal Item ID: 367	80%	-	26	-	27 (Average)	14	7.5 (Very strong)	✔️	04*	78
	Haemorrhaxe Internal Item ID: 4317	80%	150%	30	-	27 (Average)	11	7 (Strong)	✔️	04*	2
	Hammush Internal Item ID: 787	85%	-	26	-	27 (Average)	14	7.5 (Very strong)	✔️	07*	8
	Chlorophyte Warhammer Internal Item ID: 1234	90%	-	80	+1 range	35 (Slow)	14	8 (Very strong)	✔️	07*	432
	Chlorophyte Jackhammer Internal Item ID: 1262	90%	-	45	-	15 (Very fast)	4	5.2 (Average)	✔️	07*	432
	Spectre Hamaxe Internal Item ID: 1507	90%	150%	60	+3 range	28 (Average)	8	7 (Strong)	✔️	08*	432
	Solar Flare Hamaxe Internal Item ID: 3522	100%	150%	60	+4 range	28 (Average)	7	7 (Strong)	✔️	10*	5
	Vortex Hamaxe Internal Item ID: 3523	100%	150%	60	+4 range	28 (Average)	7	7 (Strong)	✔️	10*	5
	Nebula Hamaxe Internal Item ID: 3524	100%	150%	60	+4 range	28 (Average)	7	7 (Strong)	✔️	10*	5
	Stardust Hamaxe Internal Item ID: 3525	100%	150%	60	+4 range	28 (Average)	7	7 (Strong)	✔️	10*	5
	The Axe Internal Item ID: 1305	100%	175%	72	+1 range	23 (Fast)	7 / 6	7.25 (Very strong)	✔️	08*	10

Achievement

Stop! Hammer Time! • “Obtain your first hammer via crafting or otherwise.”

Obtain a Hammer.

Category: Collector

Trivia

• All six Hardmode ores have no hammer or hamaxe available.
• The Paladin's Hammer will activate the achievement even though it does not act as a hammer would.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Added four new hamaxes crafted using Luminite Bars and Celestial Fragments.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Fixed bug where the player would float when standing between a downwards slope and a halftile.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Added upside down slopes. Fixed two of the floating player bugs where the player is wildly off the surface they are standing on.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Hammers now produce half-blocks and slopes.
  • Hammers no longer remove furniture or life crystals, which is now removed with pickaxes or drills.

• Desktop 1.0.6: Hammers now destroy blocks faster, walls about twice as fast as other objects.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.