Hammerfall¶

Notable · Strength · Melee · Show on tree

Details¶

Connections¶

	Name	Type	Effect
	Path	Travel passive
	Armour	Passive	4% increased armour
	Stagger power	Passive	10% increased stagger build-up
	Melee damage	Passive	6% increased melee damage
	Attack area	Passive	4% increased attack area of effect
	Melee damage	Passive	6% increased melee damage

Keywords¶

• Stagger: Reaching the stagger threshold briefly interrupts the target. Stagger build-up increases progress from hits; general ailment build-up does not affect it.
• Build-up: Makes matching damage apply an ailment more readily. It does not add a missing damage type, increase ailment damage or extend duration; impale uses an…
• How you fight: Bonuses can apply to an attack category rather than a particular weapon. Only hits matching the named category receive the bonus.
• Strength: Strength raises maximum health and carry weight. It also contributes to the skill multiplier of weapons governed by Strength.

{
  "mods": [
    {
      "stat": "AilmentBuildPct",
      "value": 0.25,
      "subject": "Staggering"
    },
    {
      "stat": "DamagePct",
      "value": 0.15,
      "subject": "Melee"
    },
    {
      "stat": "AttrMight",
      "value": 15.0
    }
  ],
  "icon": "v2:melee"
}

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.