The Henchman

The Henchman

Those who wield this hammer do whatever it takes to be on the right side of history — that being the winning side.
Type	Two-handed Hammer
Level	1 to 55
Damage	26 to 220 (legendary)
Speed	0.8s attack speed, 286 DPS
Defence	-
Gem Slot	-
Location	-

The Henchman is the best hammer for backstab damage. The Henchman is a two-handed hammer that deals blunt and fire damage. It adds backstab damage and crit chance.

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

Perks

Each upgrade at the Blacksmith unlocks the next perk in this order. Rarity sets how many upgrades a copy takes: one for common, up to five for legendary.

Order	Perk	Effect
1	Blunt Damage	Adds Blunt Damage equal to 10% of base damage
2	Backstab Damage	Increased Backstab Damage by 24%
3	Magic Fire Damage	Adds Magic Fire Damage equal to 10% of base damage
4	Blunt Damage	Adds Blunt Damage equal to 10% of base damage
5	Critical Strike Chance	Increased Critical Strike Chance by 7%

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

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
The Henchman	220	0.77s	286

Lore

Those who wield this hammer will do whatever it takes to end up on the right side of history. For them, that always means the winning side.

Notes

Copies come in every rarity from Common to Legendary.

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