Pwnhammer

Pwnhammer

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Type	Tool
Damage	26 (Melee)
Knockback	7.5 (Very strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	27 (Average)
Tool speed	14
Tooltip	Strong enough to destroy Demon Altars
Rarity	04*
Sell	78
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 367

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Treasure Bag (Wall of Flesh)Treasure Bag (Wall of Flesh)	1	100%
Wall of Flesh (Wall of Flesh Mouth)  Wall of Flesh (Wall of Flesh Mouth)	1	100%

“

Demon Altars and Crimson Altars can't be destroyed with a normal hammer. You have to pwn them.

— A loading screen tip

The Pwnhammer is a Hardmode hammer that is able to destroy Demon Altars and Crimson Altars, blessing the world with one of the six Hardmode ores. It is always dropped by the Wall of Flesh. It has a sparkle effect when used, giving off a good deal of light even in total darkness.

Its best modifier is Legendary. While Light may seem to provide a better speed boost by percentages, rounding reveals that Legendary and Light mine at equal speeds for this tool.

Notes

• While the tooltip states that it can break them, Altars can only be destroyed in Hardmode worlds, i.e. worlds where the Wall of Flesh has been defeated.

Achievements

Begone, Evil! • “Smash a demon or crimson altar with a powerful, holy hammer.”

Smash a demon or crimson altar, using the Pwnhammer.

Category: Explorer

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

Obtain a Hammer.

Category: Collector

Trivia

• The name is a reference to a series of Metroid-based levels in a level pack named The Invasion 2 for Super Mario Bros. X, a game Redigit has previously worked on.
• The Pwnhammer shares the same color scheme as items crafted from Hallowed Bars, however it itself cannot be crafted.
• The "Pwn" part of the Pwnhammer's name was a popular gaming term from the unofficial language Leet. It is derived from a misspelling of "own", which denotes success and domination, usually in multiplayer. A succeeding player is "pwning" while a failing player is being "pwned".

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1. ()

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.1.5536: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.