Editing Zeushammer

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{{For|the persona variant of this weapon|Persona zeushammer}}
{{Infobox main|weapon
| name = Zeushammer
| image = Zeushammer.png
| type = Equipment
| type2 = Weapons
| description = A warhammer with an embedded EMP capacitor. Upon impact, it blasts the target with an EMP burst in addition to the physical damage.
| tech level = Ultra
| class = Ultra
| mode = Melee
| meleeattack1dmg = 15
| meleeattack1type = poke
| meleeattack1part = Handle
| meleeattack1cool = 2.0
| meleeattack1ap = 22
| meleeattack2dmg = 31
| meleeattack2type = blunt
| meleeattack2part = Head
| meleeattack2cool = 3.0
| meleeattack2ap = 46
| MeleeWeaponAverageDPS = 9.95
| MeleeWeaponAverageAP = 42
| marketvalue = 2000
| mass base = 1.2
| damage type = Blunt
| has quality = True
| page verified for version = 1.2.2753
| weaponTags = UltratechMelee
| thingSetMakerTags = RewardStandardMidFreq
}}
The '''Zeushammer''' is a DLC [[Weapons#Melee Weapons|melee weapon]] that emits an [[EMP]] upon hitting a target.

== Acquisition ==
Zeushammers cannot be crafted, instead they can only be [[trade|purchased]] from [[Outlander]] and [[Empire]] combat suppliers and [[faction base]]s, or received as a quest reward.

They can also be obtained from the following raider types:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Raider Kind !! Chance !! Average Quality !! Health
|-
| [[Empire#Champion|Champion]] || ?% || ? || 70-230%
|-
| [[Empire#Yeoman|Nobles]] (All) || ?% || Excellent || 100%
|}

== Summary ==
{{For|a full exploration of the effects of EMP damage|EMP}}

When a zeushammer hits with its head, its deals 9 [[EMP]] damage in addition to its base damage. No EMP damage is inflicted by the handle attack. Unlike its normal damage, the EMP damage does not scale with [[quality]]. EMP damage does not deal physical damage. Instead, it stuns [[turret]]s, [[mechanoid]]s, and [[mortar]]s for 4.5 seconds. After being stunned, mechanoids become "Adapted" and gain immunity against further stuns for {{Ticks|2200}}. Immunity is applied on stun, and the duration is not extended by stunning an already adapted mechanoid. EMP also disables [[shield belt]]s, causes [[brain shock]] on humanoids with brain implants, and vomiting on those with certain stomach implants.

== Analysis ==
As a zeushammer deals blunt damage, it can be better than the monosword against armor, as most enemies have much better Sharp % rating than Blunt. However, the sword will completely ignore even a [[centipede]]'s Sharp armor. Zeushammers only start to surpass them when against humans with [[marine armor]] and [[cataphract armor]]. Even then, a monosword's raw damage will not be far behind.

Due to adaptation, a zeushammer can actually become counterproductive when fighting mechs along with [[EMP grenades]] or another source of EMP. All other sources of EMP stun for much longer, but the first stun causes adaptation immediately, so it prevents other sources of EMP from applying their longer stun. The zeushammer retains its niche against turrets, as well as certain other uses of EMP (like breaking [[shield belt]]s). However, the localized nature of the EMP from the zeushammer allows you to retain your shield belts to protect your melee fighters as they engage in melee.

{{Weapon Quality Table|Zeushammer| Melee}}

== Version history ==
* [[Royalty DLC]] release - Added.
* [[Version/1.5.4062|1.5.4062]] - Texture recreated with higher quality.

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