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Warhammers are a type of slow and heavy, but powerful one-handed melee weapon that employs the Crush style of attack. On monsters weak to crush attacks, the warhammer can pack a real punch - scorpions and most spider variants seem to go down quickly with a warhammer, as do dust devils.

One of the drawbacks of warhammers is their trade-off of higher damage for a lower attack speed. Because of this, most players choose to use maces since they hit faster and have a small prayer bonus.

Players can buy a variety of warhammers from Vigr's Warhammers in Keldagrim West.

Warhammers are an uncommon sight among most players, even in free-to-play worlds, as they are seen as inferior weapons by most players, who choose either faster weapons such as the scimitar or mace, or more powerful weapons such as the two-handed sword. However, it still holds its place for those who prefer high damage while still boasting the defence bonuses of a shield.

Combat styles

CombatStyles warhammer Combat style Type Experience
Pound Crush Attack and Hitpoints
Pummel Crush Strength and Hitpoints
Block Crush Defence and Hitpoints

Standard warhammers

Item Attack Bonuses Defence Bonuses Other
White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon Strength icon Ranged Strength icon Magic Damage icon Prayer icon
Bronze warhammer Bronze warhammer -4 -4 +10 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +8 0 0% 0
Iron warhammer Iron warhammer -4 -4 +11 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +9 0 0% 0
Steel warhammer Steel warhammer -4 -4 +18 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +16 0 0% 0
Black warhammer Black warhammer -4 -4 +22 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +19 0 0% 0
White warhammer White warhammer -4 -4 +22 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +19 0 0% +1
Mithril warhammer Mithril warhammer -4 -4 +25 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +20 0 0% 0
Adamant warhammer Adamant warhammer -4 -4 +33 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +31 0 0% 0
Rune warhammer Rune warhammer -4 -4 +53 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +48 0 0% 0
Dragon warhammer Dragon warhammer -4 -4 +95 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +85 0 0% 0

Other warhammers

Item Attack Bonuses Defence Bonuses Other
White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon Strength icon Ranged Strength icon Magic Damage icon Prayer icon
Cursed goblin hammer Cursed goblin hammer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0
Bone club Bone club -4 -4 +16 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +15 0 0% 0
Frying pan Frying pan -4 -4 +25 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +20 0 0% 0
Meat tenderiser Meat tenderiser -4 -4 +53 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +48 0 0% 0
Granite hammer Granite hammer 0 0 +57 -3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 +56 0 0% 0
Torag's hammers Torag's hammers -4 -4 +85 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 +72 0 0% 0
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