Sledgehammer

SLEDGEHAMMER
SLEDGEHAMMER
Weapon Quote	“A melee weapon and tool that destroys the arena itself; can also perform a secondary overhead attack”
Profile
Build	H Heavy
Icon
Type	Melee
Unlock	Free
Damage
Primary-Fire	Precise - 120; Glancing blow - 90
Alt-Fire	Precise - 200; Glancing blow - 150
Environmental	685
Environmental Alt-Fire	Over 2000

The Sledgehammer is a Heavy class melee weapon designed to deal high contact damage and structure damage, using either sustained swings or its hard-hitting overhead swing.

Usage

The Sledgehammer can be selected as the weapon of any Heavy build loadout.

The attack trigger can be used to slash opponents in front of the user to damage them. The trigger must be released before attacking again.

The secondary attack trigger can be used to enter an overhead swing animation, which will deal enhanced damage to a small range of area in front of the user when it completes.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip Sledgehammer	1	△	Y	Weapon
Attack (Tap)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Overhead attack (Tap)		L2	LT	Secondary fire

Stats

Properties

Weapon

Melee — Strikes targets close to the contestant. Can attack forever without reloading.

Single Fire — Attacks once when the trigger is used. The trigger must be released before attacking again, though the next attack can be buffered.

Alternate Attack — Has an alternate attack that performs a slower, high-damage overhead swing.

Hitscan — Travels in a straight line, meaning there is no bullet drop. The direction will deviate from the crosshairs depending on accuracy.

Major Structure Damage — Damages structures. Alternate Attack instantly destroys a concrete wall.

No Attack Sequence — Attacks from right to left and left to right, but these have no difference in timing or hit registration.

No Critical Hit — Does not critically hit for increased damage, even if the target was struck on the head.

Guide

Strengths

The Sledgehammer can easily outdamage any opponents that are in range if its overhead swing is consistently hit.
The Sledgehammer deals high structure damage and its overhead swing instantly breaks through any wall, allowing the user to manipulate a structure to fit their needs.
The Sledgehammer thrives in chaotic fights in close quarters.

Weaknesses

The Sledgehammer's melee range combined with the Heavy's immobility makes it highly vulnerable to slippery contestants, particularly Light contestants using gadgets such as the Evasive Dash.

Tactics

The user can freely rotate while charging up the overhead swing if an opponent is trying to dodge it by moving around the user.
The Goo Gun can be used to trap opponents, allowing the user to catch up with them and hit them with a hammer swing. The Sledgehammer will deal damage to the target even if there is a goo blob around them.
The Winch Claw can be used to reel in an opponent, to subsequently hit them with an overhead swing.
The overhead swing always outdamages the regular swing. The regular swing should be used to finish off opponents at lower health or to damage opponents that the user can not catch in their overhead swing.

Useful Damage Combinations

Build	Attack Combo	Damage
Light	Alt Fire	$200$
Medium	Alt Fire → Primary Fire	$200 + 120 =$ $320$
Medium	Primary Fire → Primary Fire → Quick Melee	$120 + 120 + 25 =$ $265$
Heavy	Alt Fire → Alt Fire	$200 + 200 =$ $400$
Heavy	Primary Fire → Primary Fire → Primary Fire	$120 + 120 + 120 =$ $360$

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP can be earned by damaging and eliminating opponents with the Sledgehammer.

Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.

Source	XP Reward
XP Breakdown
Damage dealt by the Sledgehammer	0.2 × Damage Dealt
Opponent eliminated by damage from the Sledgehammer	50
Assist on an opponent damaged by the Sledgehammer	20
XP Earned per 1000 structural damage done	5

Level 1

DEFAULT

Sledgehammer

Level 2

9,000 XP

DYE JOB (Yellow)

Level 3

9,000 XP

DYE JOB (Blue)

Level 4

36,000 XP

DYE JOB (Red)

Level 5

54,000 XP

DYE JOB (White)

Level 6

162,000 XP

TRIANGLE TWINKLE

Level 7

144,000 XP

STRIPED GRAZER

Level 8

136,000 XP

PAINTED PREDATOR

Level 9

200,000 XP

PREDASHEEN

Level 10

150,000 XP

ALTITUDE SICKNESS

Level 11

200,000 XP

CLOUDPIERCER

Level 12

200,000 XP

PEACH HORIZON

Level 13

200,000 XP

TWILIGHT RIPTIDE

Level 14

200,000

MOLTEN CURRENT

Level 15

200,000

WORLDSEED

Cosmetics

Notice

These sections only display cosmetics in the cosmetics database. Some limited cosmetic items might be missing.

Skins

800

RIFF WRECKER

S1 BP LEVEL 32

RIFF WRECKER

400

500

400

500

500

400

400

300

150

175

Default

150

Default

125

Animations

Name	Rarity	Source	Description
LOADOUT LOADED	LEGENDARY	500	The gear's here. Now comes the fun part.

Name	Rarity	Source	Description
OPEN INVITATION	EPIC	250	Call them in. Bring them down. Own the spotlight.
VIRTUAL VORTEX	RARE	125	Spin your way into the spotlight and leave a trail of awe with every rotation.

Gallery

Trivia

The Sledgehammer modeled after the real-life sledgehammer.
About the Riff Wrecker skin:

“This must be one of the best "weapon inspects" in a game ever if you ask me, I'm a bit biased perhaps...) it is Carl playing... he is also the lead singer in Death By Rhodents.”

Rob Runesson, Embark

History

Patch	Changes
11.0.0	Added Stamina and Precision Added Stamina regeneration time of 2s Primary Attack Replaced old damage value of 100 Set damage for precise hits to 120 Set base damage to 90, this damage value is used for ‘glancing blows’ Increased lunge distances from 4.5m to 5m Decreased lunge target angle from 25° to 20°, meaning players need to be more precise with their aim to get the benefits of the lunge Set Precision zone angle to 10° Secondary Attack Replaced old damage value of 175 Set damage for precise hits to 200 Set base damage to 150, this damage value is used for ‘glancing blows’ Added a small pushback to opponents when hit by the secondary attack Increased lunge distances from 4.5m to 5m Decreased lunge target angle from 25° to 20°, meaning players need to be more precise with their aim to get the benefits of the lunge Set Precision zone angle to 10°
7.9.0	Secondary Attack damage increased from 154 to 175
7.6.0	Primary Attack Increased the outer width of the primary attack’s hit sweeps by ~80%, so that it better matches the weapon’s animation Decreased the inner width of the hit sweep nearest to the camera, to prevent it hitting objects just outside the player’s field of view, making the weapon slightly more reliable
7.3.0	Increased the height of the primary attack hit sweep from 15cm to 25cm, making this type of attack more reliable
7.0.0	Decreased the damage of primary attacks from 115 to 100 Decreased the damage of secondary attacks from 200 to 154
4.4.0	Decreased the sweep duration of the secondary attack by 25% Decreased the sweep width of the secondary attack from 30cm to 25cm Increased the sweep width of the primary attack from 12cm to 15cm
3.0.0	Updated camera animation when sprinting, which should reduce motion sickness for some players