Dreadbane

Dreadbane

A large and powerful hammer that has been corrupted by the Shroud. Good for smashing bugs!
Type	Two-handed Hammer
Level	1 to 50
Damage	24 to 200 (epic)
Speed	0.8s attack speed, 260 DPS
Defence	137 parry
Gem Slot	Always has 1 gem slot
Location	Lore Weapon, Craftable

Dreadbane is a two-handed hammer that deals blunt and Shroud damage. It adds crit damage and does extra damage to wildlife.

Damage By Level

Base damage grows with item level and with rarity. Two-handed weapons deal one and a half times as much as one-handed ones. The table shows the base damage before perks and gems. Each perk adds its own bonus on top.

Level	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
1	15	16	19	24	26
10	35	39	44	56	62
20	58	64	72	92	102
30	80	88	100	128	141
40	103	113	128	164	181
50	125	138	157	200	220

Enhancements by Level

Each upgrade at the Blacksmith raises a copy by one level and unlocks the next enhancement. The levels count from the copy's own level, so a level 9 copy unlocks them at levels 10 to 14. Rarity sets how many upgrades a copy takes: one for common, up to five for legendary.

Upgrade	Unlocks At	Enhancement	Effect
1	Level +1	Critical Strike Damage	+18% Critical Strike Damage
2	Level +2	Shroud Damage	Adds Shroud Damage equal to 10% of base damage
3	Level +3	Blunt Damage	Adds Blunt Damage equal to 10% of base damage
4	Level +4	Damage against Wildlife	+8% Damage against Wildlife and Wildbeasts
5	Level +5	Damage against Wildlife	+8% Damage against Wildlife and Wildbeasts

Skills

These skills make hammers stronger or add new moves to them.

Skill	Tree	Cost	Effect
Bash	Warrior	5	Your parry bashes the enemy for 20 blunt damage. The damage is increased by your strength attribute.
Brute	Warrior	2	All melee blunt damage is increased by an additional 10%.
Hammer Time	Warrior	3	All melee blunt damage is increased by an additional 20%.
Heavy Specialization	Warrior	5	Allows you to attack faster with Two-Handed weapons.
Relentless	Warrior	5	Dealing critical damage with a two-handed weapon increases your critical chance by another 10% for the next hit.
Whirlwind Crescendo	Warrior	5	When equipped with a Two-Handed weapon, trigger a whirl attack at the end of an attack chain. Cost: 75 Stamina

Lore

The Shroud has corrupted this large and heavy hammer. It is just the thing for squashing bugs. It belonged to a man called Uncle Dreadbane in East Lapis, who took in a family during the famine. He dragged the hammer through the halls for protection, swearing that something crawled below the city. One day he went to fetch water from the well and did not come back. His hammer still waits in the city, above the Kindlewastes Hollow Halls.

How to Get Dreadbane Guide

The Blacksmith forges it from Celestium Bars, Shroud Relic, Tropical Wood, Moonstone Dust and Steel Bars. Crafting needs a sheltered spot. Crafted copies are Rare, at item level 46.

The map is pinned to the chest that holds it.

Dreadbane map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Compared With Other Hammers

The strongest legendary hammers at level 50, sorted by damage per second.

Weapon	Damage	Speed	DPS
Aerostriker	220	0.77s	286
Battering Ram Hammer	220	0.77s	286
Blessed Club	220	0.77s	286
Chieftain's Hammer	220	0.77s	286
Constantio's Constructeer, V1.0	220	0.77s	286
Constantio's Constructeer, V2.0	220	0.77s	286
Frost Smasher	220	0.77s	286

All Hammers

Nomad Highlands

Hammers found or crafted in the Nomad Highlands:

Name	Level	Speed	DPS	Location
Aerostriker	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Nomad Highlands
Ignited Hammer	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Nomad Highlands
Soothsayer	1 to 50	0.8s	260	Lore Weapon, Craftable
Wooden Tooth	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Nomad Highlands

Kindlewastes

Hammers found or crafted in the Kindlewastes:

Name	Level	Speed	DPS	Location
Dreadbane	1 to 50	0.8s	260	Lore Weapon, Craftable
Rotblood	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Kindlewastes
Shroud Corrupted Hammer	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Kindlewastes

Albaneve Summits

Hammers found or crafted in the Albaneve Summits:

Name	Level	Speed	DPS	Location
Blessed Club	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Lore Weapon, Craftable
Frost Smasher	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Albaneve Summits
Goat Hammer	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Albaneve Summits
Head Pounder	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Albaneve Summits
Battering Ram Hammer	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Albaneve Summits

Veilwater Basin

Hammers found or crafted in the Veilwater Basin:

Name	Level	Speed	DPS	Location
Massive Hammer	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Veilwater Basin
Hammer Of The Piercing Gaze	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Veilwater Basin
Tribal Hammer	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Veilwater Basin
Chieftain's Hammer	1 to 50	0.8s	286	Veilwater Basin

Cinder's Cradle

Hammers found or crafted in the Cinder's Cradle:

Name	Level	Speed	DPS	Location
Constantio's Constructeer, V1.0	1 to 55	0.8s	286	-
Constantio's Constructeer, V2.0	1 to 55	0.8s	286	-
The Henchman	1 to 55	0.8s	286	-
The Hennihilator	1 to 55	0.8s	286	-

Hollow Halls

Hammers found in the Hollow Halls:

Name	Image	Level	Speed	DPS	Location
Mandible Crusher		1 to 50	0.8s	260	Hollow Halls Loot

Shroud Lairs

Hammers found in the Shroud Lairs:

Name	Image	Level	Speed	DPS	Location
Abysswalker		1 to 50	0.8s	260	Shroud Lair Loot

Weapon Categories

Level	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
1	15	16	19	24	26
10	35	39	44	56	62
20	58	64	72	92	102
30	80	88	100	128	141
40	103	113	128	164	181
50	125	138	157	200	220

Level	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
1	15	16	19	24	26
10	35	39	44	56	62
20	58	64	72	92	102
30	80	88	100	128	141
40	103	113	128	164	181
50	125	138	157	200	220

Level	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
1	15	16	19	24	26
10	35	39	44	56	62
20	58	64	72	92	102
30	80	88	100	128	141
40	103	113	128	164	181
50	125	138	157	200	220