Code Vein II Hammers: Weapons Guide & Overview

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Code Vein II Hammers Weapons Guide

Hammers are heavy weapons prized for their devastating single-hit damage and their ability to easily break enemy stances. They feature powerful techniques that slam down from mid-air or unleash shockwaves around the wielder, making them especially effective at turning the tide of battle—even when surrounded by multiple foes.

Code Vein II Hammers Stats

The table below lists all hammers in Code Vein II, including each weapon’s attack power, bleed factor, attribute modifiers, and burden. This section is designed to help you quickly compare options and determine which hammer best fits your build, whether you’re looking for fast combos, strong scaling, or specific elemental effects.

Hammers Breakdown

The section below lists additional information on the hammers in the table above, including how to obtain them, a brief overview of their strengths and playstyle, and their available weapon formae.

Ancient Hunter’s Hammer

• How to Obtain: 2277: The Present – Purchase from Jadwiga in MagMell
• Description:
  • A hammer with reduced stat burden
  • Strong attacks swing the hammer in a full arc, raising it high
• Weapon Formae:
  • Gaia Impact – Smash the ground, leap up, and slam down with an attack. The downward impact creates a shock wave, disrupting enemies in a wide area.
  • Adrenaline – Temporarily boosts your attack power.

Forma Mech-Hammer Mjolnir

• How to Obtain: 2179: The Hero Josee’s Era – Sunken City – Purchase from Jadwiga’s Minion southeast of Western Gatehouse Ruins
• Description:
  • A hammer that requires Strength & Dexterity
  • Equipped with a propulsion mechanism, it allows for movement-based attacks
  • Strong attacks are a rotating strike following a charge. Charged strong attacks start with a rotating strike, followed by an upper swing that launches the user into the air. After jumping, midair attacks are possible.
• Weapon Formae:
  • Backdraft – Slam your weapon down, sending energy through it to create a shock wave, using its momentum to launch yourself backwards
  • Conservation – Temporarily reduces stamina consumption. The effect ends if you take damage.

Grotesque Bone Mace

• How to Obtain: 2179: The Hero Josee’s Era – Sunken City – Dropped by an enemy north of the Sunken Pylon
• Description:
  • A hammer that primarily requires Strength
  • Inflicts buildup of the venom status ailments
  • Strong attacks execute a short step followed by a sweeping horizontal strike. Charged strong attacks perform a spinning attack like a top.
• Weapon Formae:
  • Focused Contamination – Temporarily lengthens the duration of status ailments dealt to enemies by you and your partner

Heavy Axe

• How to Obtain: 2277: The Present – Undead Forest – Ruined Town – Loot a chest
• Description:
  • A hammer that primarily requires Strength
  • Strong attacks execute a short leap lunge followed by a heavy horizontal slash
• Weapon Formae:
  • Endless Onslaught – Unleash powerful, continuous back-and-forth strikes. Repeat the input during the attack to continuously strike. Press R2 to finish with a powerful strike. (Consumes ichor on use.)
  • Guard Reversal – Temporarily enables you to deflect enemy attacks and stagger them after guarding

Huge Hammer

• How to Obtain: 2277: The Present – Undead Forest – On northeastern side of Sanatorium – Purchase from Jadwiga’s Minion
• Description:
  • A hammer specialized for Strength
  • Strong attacks execute a short step followed by a sweeping horizontal strike. Charged strong attacks perform a spinning attack like a top.
• Weapon Formae:
  • Doomfall – Descend from midair to land a mighty blow. Creates a shock wave upon impact. Can only be used while in midair.
  • Heart Breaker – Temporarily increases user’s stagger attack power

Impulse Anchor

• How to Obtain: Purchase from Jadwiga at MagMell after receiving the VIP Pass during Requests from a Friend: Jadwiga quest
• Description:
  • A hammer that primarily requires Strength
  • Moderately high bleed effect on hit
  • Equipped with a propulsion mechanism, it allows for movement-based attacks
  • Strong attacks are a rotating strike following a charge. Charged strong attacks start with a rotating strike, followed by an upper swing that launches the user into the air, allowing for midair attacks after the motion.
• Weapon Formae:
  • Vanquisher – Perform a midrange slide to knock an enemy upward before slamming them back down
  • Overdrive – Temporarily boosts Attack for you and your allies. Effect ends when user takes damage.

Lost Heavy Axe

• How to Obtain: 2277: The Present – Sunken City – Tower of Regeneration – Purchase Jadwiga’s Minion
• Description:
  • A hammer that requires Strength & Dexterity
  • Moderately high bleed effect on hit
  • Strong attacks execute a short leap lunge followed by a heavy horizontal slash
• Weapon Formae:
  • Endless Onslaught – Unleash powerful, continuous back-and-forth strikes. Repeat the input during the attack to continuously strike. Press R2 to finish with a powerful strike. (Consumes ichor on use.)
  • Hunting Feast – Temporarily increases the bleed factor of weapon attacks.

Nameless Hammer

• How to Obtain: 2277: The Present – Sunken City – Arcade Ruins – Loot from a chest
• Description:
  • A hammer that primarily requires Strength
  • Strong attacks deliver a full-force strike
• Weapon Formae:
  • Gaia Impact – Smash the ground, leap up, and slam down with an attack. The downward impact creates a shock wave, disrupting enemies in a wide area.
  • Immortal Bane – Temporarily makes attacks reduce more of an enemy’s recoverable damage.

Old Engraved Hammer

• How to Obtain: During Requests from a Friend: Noah quest
• Description:
  • A hammer with low stat burden and high offensive power
  • Strong attacks execute a short leap lunge followed by a heavy horizontal slash
• Weapon Formae:
  • Mighty Smash – Raise your weapon over your head, then swing it with all your might. Hold the input to charge the attack and release to activate it. Higher charges deal greater damage.

Primordial Battle Axe

• How to Obtain: 2178: The Hero Lyle’s Era – Corroded Scar – In Front of Castle Gate – Purchase from Jadwiga’s Minion
• Description:
  • A hammer that primarily requires Strength
  • Strong attacks execute a short leap lunge followed by a heavy horizontal slash
• Weapon Formae:
  • Doomfall – Descend from midair to land a mighty blow. Creates a shock wave upon impact. Can only be used while in midair.
  • Royal Heart – Temporarily increases disruption resistance to enemy strikes while attacking

Tyrant’s Labrys

• How to Obtain: Purchase from Jadwiga at MagMell after receiving the VIP Pass during Requests from a Friend: Jadwiga quest
• Description:
  • A hammer specialized for Strength
  • Strong attacks deliver a short-reaching slam. Charged strong attacks consume ichor to unleash a blood-element shock wave.
• Weapon Formae:
  • Mighty Smash – Raise your weapon over your head, then swing it with all your might. Hold the input to charge the attack and release to activate it. Higher charges deal greater damage.
  • Flashing Fang – Increases the power of the next attack by an amount based on the user’s stats

VK Hammer

• How to Obtain: 2178: The Hero Lyle’s Era – Corroded Scar – Forward Base Two – Purchase from Jadwiga’s Minion
• Description:
  • A hammer that primarily requires Strength
  • Its balanced performance makes it easy to wield
  • Strong attacks deliver a full-force strike
• Weapon Formae:
  • Endless Onslaught – Unleash powerful, continuous back-and-forth strikes. Repeat the input during the attack to continuously strike. Press R2 to finish with a powerful strike. (Consumes ichor on use.)
  • Iron Will – Temporarily reduces all incoming damage

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