Monster Hunter Wilds · Hammer build
Updated · Ver. 1.042 · HR 100+ · Comfort · B tier weapon
A Hammer build that squeezes in comfort skills without giving up much damage: Focus 3 speeds up charged attacks, Earplugs lets you keep attacking through most roars, and Slugger helps the KOs, while Black Eclipse, Weakness Exploit 5, Critical Eye 4 and Critical Boost 5 keep it at 572 effective raw in JPJRampage's math.
Attack
Priority 1
Weakness Exploit
5/5
Priority 2
Focus
3/3
Priority 3
Earplugs
2/3
Priority 4
Critical Eye
4/5
Priority 5
Critical Boost
5/5
Priority 6
Maximum Might
3/3
Priority 7
Antivirus
3/3
Set bonus
Black Eclipse I · 2 pts
Group bonus
Guts (Tenacity) · 3 pts
Set bonus
Second Wind I · 2 pts
Mantle
Corrupted Mantle
Sharpness
Bound Admonition forged from one element infusion and three attack infusions, attack focus, upgraded to its Gogma form.
Rolled
Gore Magala's Tyranny1
Lord's Soul1
Weakness ExploitLv 1
Stamina SurgeLv 1Rey Dau's VoltageLv 1Maximum MightLv 1Lord's SoulLv 1
CounterstrikeLv 2Lord's SoulLv 1Nu Udra's MutinyLv 1
Fulgur Anjanath's WillLv 1Maximum MightLv 2AgitatorLv 1GogmapocalypseLv 1
ConstitutionLv 2Scale LayeringLv 1Gore Magala's TyrannyLv 1
Guardian's ProtectionLv 1Fulgur Anjanath's WillLv 1CoalescenceLv 1Stamina SurgeLv 1
Charm
Golden Age Charm
Slots 1-1-W1
Critical EyeLv 3Adrenaline RushLv 1Charge faster and never stop for a roar: Focus 3 shortens every charge, and Earplugs lets you keep hitting the head through most roars, which makes two KOs per hunt easy with Slugger on top. Black Eclipse infects you with the Frenzy each fight; cure it by dealing damage for an affinity boost, bigger with Antivirus 3. Keep stamina full for Maximum Might and let Counterstrike 3 turn knockbacks into +25 attack.
FocusSluggerThe Focus/KO jewel gives Focus 3, which charges the Hammer noticeably faster, and Slugger 1 for more stun damage on the head. It costs the Attack or Expert jewel the other sets use in that slot.
EarplugsTwo Earplugs jewels in the Gore coil and the Fulgur greaves let you keep attacking through most roars instead of covering your ears, so you lose fewer openings on the head.
AntivirusBlack Eclipse I2 ptsGore Coil β and the Gore Magala's Tyranny roll unlock Black Eclipse; cure the Frenzy by dealing damage for bonus affinity. Antivirus 3 comes entirely from three Sane jewels, one on the Gogmazios braces and two in the charm.
Guts (Tenacity)3 ptsSecond Wind I2 ptsMaximum MightRey Sandhelm γ, Udra Miremail γ and the weapon roll carry Lord's Soul for Guts (Tenacity): 5% more attack until it saves you from one lethal hit. Second Wind from the Fulgur greaves and Gogmazios braces protects Maximum Might.
EarplugsG. Fulgur Greaves β is rarity 6, so Transcendence upgrades its slots from 2-1 to 3-2: room for the Chain jewel and the second Earplugs jewel.
Craftable charm version (545 EFR): Rey Sandhelm γ head, Gogmazios Vambraces α, a transcended G. Fulgur Coil β, Gore Greaves β and Exploiter Charm II. JPJRampage is blunt about it: it falls well behind the other sets and the charm holds it back, so aim for a better roll.
Drop the Focus/KO jewel for Charge Up/Attack or Charge Up/Expert if you do not need faster charges; that brings it close to the main set.
Build by JPJRampage, adapted and re-fitted to the database.
Updated · Ver. 1.042 · gear data from wilds.mhdb.io · build adapted from JPJRampage
A Hammer build that squeezes in comfort skills without giving up much damage: Focus 3 speeds up charged attacks, Earplugs lets you keep attacking through most roars, and Slugger helps the KOs, while Black Eclipse, Weakness Exploit 5, Critical Eye 4 and Critical Boost 5 keep it at 572 effective raw in JPJRampage's math.
Loadout: Bound Admonition (Critical Jewel III [3] ×2, Focus/KO Jewel [3]); Rey Sandhelm γ, Udra Miremail γ, Gogmazios Vambraces α, Gore Coil β, G. Fulgur Greaves β; Golden Age Charm; Corrupted Mantle; armor jewels Tenderizer Jewel [3] ×4, Counter Jewel [2], Sane Jewel [1] ×3, Earplugs Jewel [2] ×2, Chain Jewel [3], Expert Jewel [1]. Core skills: Weakness Exploit 5, Focus 3, Earplugs 2, Critical Eye 4, Critical Boost 5, Maximum Might 3, Antivirus 3, plus Black Eclipse I (Gore Magala's Tyranny) and Guts (Tenacity) (Lord's Soul) and Second Wind I (Fulgur Anjanath's Will).
Bound Admonition with Critical Jewel III [3], Critical Jewel III [3], Focus/KO Jewel [3]; Rey Sandhelm γ, Udra Miremail γ, Gogmazios Vambraces α, Gore Coil β, G. Fulgur Greaves β; Golden Age Charm; Corrupted Mantle. That reaches Weakness Exploit 5, Focus 3, Earplugs 2, Critical Eye 4 with Black Eclipse I, Guts (Tenacity), Second Wind I.
Soft skin · HZV 45+. A Hammer build that squeezes in comfort skills without giving up much damage: Focus 3 speeds up charged attacks, Earplugs lets you keep attacking through most roars, and Slugger helps the KOs, while Black Eclipse, Weakness Exploit 5, Critical Eye 4 and Critical Boost 5 keep it at 572 effective raw in JPJRampage's math.
Little: JPJRampage's math gives 572 effective raw, against 595 for the main Black Eclipse Hammer. Faster charges and fewer roar interruptions often make up the difference in practice.
It is adapted from JPJRampage's video "MH Wilds - The 3 New Best Hammer Builds for Title Update 4!", re-fitted to the game data on this site: every piece, jewel and skill total above is checked against the database, and the swaps list what was changed and why.
Hammer is B tier on the weapon tier list. This is one of 3 Hammer builds on the site, each tuned for a different target.
Hammer · Endgame metaAttack Boost 5, Critical Boost 5 and Weakness Exploit 5 with Black Eclipse and Guts on a raw Hammer.
Weakness Exploit 5 · Attack Boost 5 · Critical Boost 5
Hammer · Endgame metaOffset build: Powerhouse from a Doshaguma roll, Critical Eye 5, Weakness Exploit 5 and Agitator 4.
Weakness Exploit 5 · Critical Eye 5 · Critical Boost 5
