Iron Sledgehammer

## Description

The **Iron Sledgehammer** is a tier 2 sledgehammer - a two-handed melee weapon used to pummel your enemies and an effective tool for destroying blocks.

## Uses

### As a Weapon

The Iron Sledgehammer is an extended range melee weapon and can strike multiple Zombies at close quarters. It is one of the highest damage melee weapon types in the game, but attacks are slow, with a short delay from when the attack is initiated to when the swing occurs. It can kill an average Zombie with one direct hit to the head or two hits or more to the body. It is able to do massive damage with the stealth bonus multiplier, despite a lower stealth damage multiplier than other weapons. There is a chance that the Iron Sledgehammer will cause the target to be dismembered. Power attacks have a tendency to send zombies flying if it's a fatal or stunning hit.

### As a Tool

The Iron Sledgehammer has a reach of up to 3.5 blocks away and is very effective when used to destroy blocks. However, it is only slightly more effective than the Stone Axe for harvesting the materials from these blocks, since it has a 75% penalty to resources harvested. While it is not the appropriate tool for harvesting either stone-based or concrete blocks, it is an alternative due to its speed at destroying those types of blocks. If you have a stamina boosting effect or skill points invested in offsetting the high stamina cost, it is one of the quickest ways to break into safes and through vault doors.

## Crafting

### Required Items

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*The recipe above contains the Resources/Magazines needed for each Quality level of the **Iron Sledgehammer**.
A higher Quality item may provide better stats at the cost of increased material and unlock requirements.*

## Repair

The Durability of an Iron Sledgehammer deteriorates with each use. When its Durability reaches zero, it becomes unusable until repaired. Repairing an Iron Sledgehammer requires 1 Repair Kit. Repairing restores its Durability back to Max Durability.

## Recommended Mods

 .44 Magnum Bullet (AP) ·
 .44 Magnum Bullet (HP) ·
 7.62mm Bullet ·
 7.62mm Bullet (AP) ·
 7.62mm Bullet (HP) ·
 9mm Bullet ·
 9mm Bullet (AP) ·
 9mm Bullet (HP) ·
 Exploding Arrow ·
 Exploding Crossbow Bolt ·
 Flaming Arrow ·
 Flaming Crossbow Bolt ·
 Iron Arrow ·
 Iron Crossbow Bolt ·
 Robotic Turret Ammo ·
 Robotic Turret Ammo (AP) ·
 Robotic Turret Ammo (Shell) ·
 Rocket Frag ·
 Rocket HE ·
 Shotgun Breaching Slug ·
 Shotgun Shell ·
 Shotgun Slug ·
 Steel Arrow ·
 Steel Crossbow Bolt ·
 Stone Arrow ·
 **Weapons** | Melee
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 Hunting Knife ·
 Iron Knuckles ·
 Iron Spear ·
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 Machete ·
 Pipe Baton ·
 Robotic Sledge ·
 Steel Club ·
 Steel Knuckles ·
 Steel Sledgehammer ·
 Steel Spear ·
 Stone Sledgehammer ·
 Stone Spear ·
 Stun Baton ·
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 Blunderbuss ·
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 Hunting Rifle ·
 Iron Crossbow ·
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 M60 Machine Gun ·
 Marksman Rifle ·
 Pipe Machine Gun ·
 Pipe Pistol ·
 Pipe Rifle ·
 Pipe Shotgun ·
 Pistol ·
 Primitive Bow ·
 Pump Shotgun ·
 Robotic Turret ·
 Rocket Launcher ·
 SMG-5 ·
 Sniper Rifle ·
 Tactical Assault Rifle ·
 Wooden Bow ·