Comrade's Hammer

Comrade's Hammer

Class	Revolver
Type	Tech
Ammo	Handgun Ammo
Tier	Iconic
Armor Pen	75%
Attack Speed	1.7
Charge Time	1 s
Location	Arroyo

Comrade's Hammer is a Tech revolver rebuilt to fire one huge explosive round at a time. Its modified cylinder holds a single shell, and that shell destroys whatever it hits. Each shot also has a crit damage bonus and a chance to set the target on fire. The downside is the reload after every shot. A Quick Melee Attack that lands reloads the gun at once. The Hammer works best in a bold close-range build that shoots, strikes and shoots again. Comrade's Hammer is crafted from a spec looted from Darius Miles. He leads the Suspected Organized Crime Activity on Hargreaves Street in Arroyo, Santo Domingo.

Combat

Each pull of the trigger fires one explosive round. The blast hits everything near the impact, so the best target is the enemy at the centre of a group. One well-placed shot can damage several enemies at once. The burn chance keeps some of them hurting afterwards. The explosive shell cannot pierce walls like other Tech rounds, so the shot has to reach the target directly.

After every shot the cylinder is empty, and a normal reload is slow. V is exposed after each blast. The Iconic effect solves this. Landing a Quick Melee Attack on an enemy or a vehicle reloads the Hammer instantly. Up close, V can shoot, pistol-whip and shoot again to keep the damage coming. At longer range, it is safer to fire and then duck into cover or swap to another gun while reloading.

Like other Tech weapons, the Hammer can be charged before release. Its crit damage bonus rewards builds that already land plenty of crits.

How to Get Comrade's Hammer Guide

Travel to Arroyo in Santo Domingo, east of the Red Dirt bar.
Find the Suspected Organized Crime Activity on Hargreaves Street.
Kill Darius Miles and his crew.
Loot the Comrade's Hammer crafting spec from Darius.
Craft the revolver in the crafting menu.

Comrade's Hammer Map Location

Comrade's Hammer map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Crafting Spec

Darius Miles drops the Comrade's Hammer spec at the Suspected Organized Crime Activity in Arroyo. The spec lets V craft Comrade's Hammer in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.

The table shows what crafting Comrade's Hammer costs at each tier.

Tier	Components
Tier 5	40 Tier 5 components

Upgrades

Comrade's Hammer is crafted from its spec in the crafting menu. Like every Iconic weapon, it can then be raised through the tiers in the Upgrades section, paid for with crafting components. The last step, from Tier 5+ to Tier 5++, costs 200 Tier 5 components.

The table shows what each tier step of Comrade's Hammer costs.

Upgrade	Components	Requirement
Tier 1 to Tier 1+	75 Tier 1 components	-
Tier 1+ to Tier 2	40 components	-
Tier 2 to Tier 2+	75 Tier 2 components	-
Tier 2+ to Tier 3	40 components	-
Tier 3 to Tier 3+	75 Tier 3 components	-
Tier 3+ to Tier 4	40 components	-
Tier 4 to Tier 4+	75 Tier 4 components	-
Tier 4+ to Tier 5	40 components	-
Tier 5 to Tier 5+	75 Tier 5 components	-
Tier 5+ to Tier 5++	200 Tier 5 components	Phantom Liberty

Character Builds

Comrade's Hammer works best in a Technical Ability build with Tech weapon perks. Bolt makes a shot count as fully charged if the trigger is released just before full charge. It also adds damage to charged shots. Internal Clock widens the timing window for a Bolt. In Charge stops the gun from firing on its own at full charge. V can then hold the shot until the enemies group together. Lightning Storm speeds up the next charge after a Bolt.

Some Cool perks help with the revolver too. Quick Draw speeds up the swap to the revolver, which helps when switching to it for a single blast. High Noon and Rinse And Reload both speed up reloads after certain kills. They shorten the dangerous moment after each shot.

For cyberware, Feedback Circuit and the Electromag Recycler restore Health and Stamina on a fully charged Tech hit. Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics add crit chance, which makes the Hammer's crit damage bonus trigger more often.

Select a Build

Tech Weapon Build

Ping reveals enemies behind walls, and Tech weapon shots pierce the cover between them. A charged shot released at the click of Bolt deals the most damage. With a Militech Sandevistan, the charge starts first and time slows at half charge so the Bolt shot lands as a headshot.

Attributes: Body 17, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 4, Cool 20.

The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.

PerksCyberware

Name	Level	Effect
Painkiller	Body 4	Slow Health regeneration in combat
Adrenaline Rush	Body 15	More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode
Juggernaut	Body 15	More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush
Calm Mind	Body 15	Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays
Focus	Cool 9	More headshot damage and free shots while aiming
Head To Head	Cool 9	Kills reset Focus
Deep Breath	Cool 9	Time slows while Focus is active
Rinse And Reload	Cool 9	Faster reload after a kill while aiming
Deadeye	Cool 15	More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina
California Reaper	Cool 15	Stamina back after a headshot kill
Long Shot	Cool 15	Full damage at any range during Deadeye
High Noon	Cool 15	Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill
Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel	Cool 20	Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye
Slippery	Reflexes 4	Harder to hit while moving fast
Dash	Reflexes 9	Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper
Ready, Rested, Reloaded	Reflexes 9	Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads
Air Dash	Reflexes 15	Dash in midair
Sharpshooter	Reflexes 15	Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use
Gundancer	Reflexes 15	No slowdown while aiming
Glutton For War	Technical Ability 4	Kills recharge Health items and grenades
All Things Cyber	Technical Ability 9	Stronger cyberware stats
Bolt	Technical Ability 15	Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder
In Charge	Technical Ability 15	Tech weapons hold a full charge
Shock Value	Technical Ability 15	Bolt shots ignore armor
Lightning Storm	Technical Ability 15	Faster charge after each Bolt
Internal Clock	Technical Ability 15	Wider timing window for a Bolt shot
License To Chrome	Technical Ability 15	Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot
Chain Lightning	Technical Ability 20	Bolt shots arc Electrical damage to 3 nearby enemies

Name	Slot	Effect
Heal-On-Kill	Circulatory System	Health back from each kill
Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics	Face	More crit chance
Microgenerator	Hands	Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot
Immovable Force	Hands	Less recoil and tighter spread
Cellular Adapter	Integumentary System	Tech weapon damage and resistances from Technical Ability
Optical Camo	Integumentary System	Near invisibility for a few seconds
Reinforced Tendons	Legs	Double jump
Para Bellum	Skeleton	More armor

Lore

Comrade's Hammer is the Iconic variant of the Techtronika RT-46 Burya, a Tech revolver. Its description says the cylinder has been modified to hold a single explosive round capable of wreaking utter destruction. The spec is carried by Darius Miles, the leader of a crew that the NCPD flags as organized crime on Hargreaves Street.

Notes

Comrade's Hammer has its own spot on the weapon wall in V's apartment.

Weapon Categories

All Revolvers

Every revolver is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.

Iconic Revolvers

Name	Headshot	Armor Pen	Location
Amnesty	+200%	25%	Badlands East
Archangel	+200%		Arroyo
Bald Eagle			Dogtown
Comrade's Hammer		75%	Arroyo
Crash	+200%	25%	Badlands East
Doom Doom			Northside
Gris-Gris
Laika	+150%	50%	Dogtown
Mancinella	+200%	25%	Dogtown
Ol' Reliable	+200%	25%
Rosco	+150%	25%
Taigan	+175%	50%	Dogtown

Standard Revolvers

Name	Headshot	Armor Pen
DR-12 Quasar	+175%	50%
DR-5 Nova	+200%	25%
Metel	+175%	50%
Overture	+200%	25%
RT-46 Burya	+175%	50%