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, preventing other sources of EMP from working for a bit. 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.

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

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