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For the persona variant of this weapon, see Persona zeushammer.

The Zeushammer is a DLC melee weapon that emits an EMP upon hitting a target.

Acquisition

Zeushammers can be purchased from any combat supplier or war merchant, or obtained as a quest reward, once you have the Royalty DLC active.

Summary

The zeushammer is a strong, blunt melee weapon. It completely beats a uranium mace of the same quality. However, it falls short of the monosword's sheer damage output and AP.

When a zeushammer hits, its EMP will stun mechanoids, turrets, and mortars for 4.5s. regardless of quality. After being stunned, mechanoids become 'Adapted' and gain immunity against further stuns for 2,200 ticks (36.67 secs), regardless of stun length.

Blunt damage in it of itself also has a small chance to stun the target, regardless of their organic status.

Analysis

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

Due to adaptation, a zeushammer actually becomes counterproductive when fighting mechs with EMP grenades, or another source of EMP. The zeushammer retains its niche against turrets, as well as certain other uses of EMP (like breaking shield belts or low-shield packs).

Attack table

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Attacks

Zeushammer			Handle (Poke)					Head (Blunt)					Human: Left & rigth fist (Blunt)					HP	Value
Quality	DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	HP	Value
Awful	7.62	31.07%	12	2s	17.6%	6	8.33%	24.8	3s	36.8%	8.27	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 8.33%	100	1000
Poor	8.52	34.7%	13.5	2s	19.8%	6.75	8.33%	27.9	3s	41.4%	9.3	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 8.33%	100	1500
Normal	9.41	38.33%	15	2s	22%	7.5	8.33%	31	3s	46%	10.33	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 8.33%	100	2000
Good	10.3	41.97%	16.5	2s	24.2%	8.25	8.33%	34.1	3s	50.6%	11.37	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 8.33%	100	2500
Excellent	11.78	48%	18	2s	26.4%	9	25%	37.2	3s	55.2%	12.4	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 0%	100	3000
Masterwork	14.24	58%	21.75	2s	31.9%	10.88	25%	44.95	3s	66.7%	14.98	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 0%	100	4000
Legendary	16.2	66%	24.75	2s	36.3%	12.38	25%	51.15	3s	75.9%	17.05	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 0%	100	5000

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.
↑ Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

Version history

Royalty DLC release - Added.

Weapons

Melee | Neolithic: Breach axe • Club • Ikwa • Knife (Jade) • Spear

Medieval: Gladius • Longsword • Mace • Axe • Warhammer

Ultra: Eltex staff • Monosword (Persona) • Plasmasword (Persona) • Zeushammer (Persona)

Improvised: Beer • Elephant tusk • Thrumbo horn • Wood

Ranged | Neolithic: Greatbow • Pila • Recurve bow • Short bow • Flamebow

Industrial: Assault rifle • Autopistol • Bolt-action rifle • Chain shotgun • Heavy SMG • Launcher (EMP, Incendiary, Smoke, Toxbomb ) • LMG • Machine pistol • Minigun • Pump shotgun • Revolver • Sniper rifle

Spacer: Charge lance • Charge rifle

Consumables: Doomsday rocket launcher • Triple rocket launcher

Throwables: EMP grenades • Frag grenades • Molotov cocktails • Tox grenades

Mechanoid: Heavy charge blaster • Inferno cannon • Needle gun • Thump cannon • Beam graser • Charge blaster turret • Hellsphere cannon • Mini-flameblaster • Mini-shotgun • Slugthrower • Spiner • Toxic needle gun

Structures: Autocannon • Mini-turret gun • Mortar (Weapon) • Uranium slug cannon • Auto-mortar • Inferno cannon (Turret) • Light charge blaster • Mini-slugger • Tactical turret gun

[Actual-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.

[Chance-2] Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

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 The '''Zeushammer''' is a DLC [[Weapons#Melee Weapons|melee weapon]] that emits an [[EMP]] upon hitting a target.
-==Obtaining==
+== Acquisition ==
-Zeushammers can be purchased from any combat supplier or war merchant or obtained as a quest reward, once you have the Royalty DLC active.
+Zeushammers can be purchased from any combat supplier or war merchant, or obtained as a quest reward, once you have the [[Royalty DLC]] active.
-== Usage ==
+== Summary ==
+The zeushammer is a strong, blunt melee weapon. It completely beats a [[uranium]] [[mace]] of the same [[quality]]. However, it falls short of the [[monosword]]'s sheer damage output and {{AP}}.
-The Zeushammer's EMP blast upon hitting a target makes it one of the better melee weapons to fight [[mechanoid]]s with, however it still falls short of the [[monosword]]'s sheer damage output and armor penetration.
+When a zeushammer hits, its [[EMP]] will stun [[mechanoids]], [[turrets]], and [[mortar]]s for 4.5s. regardless of [[quality]]. After being stunned, mechanoids become 'Adapted' and gain immunity against further stuns for 2,200 ticks (36.67 secs), regardless of stun length.
-However, since it deals blunt damage, (most enemies have far better sharp armor than blunt armor) this weapon is much better suited when dealing with armored enemies, and can have better DPS than the monosword, specially when dealing with the centipede (since it can stack the EMP with blunt damage).
+Blunt damage in it of itself also has a small chance to stun the target, regardless of their organic status.
-When inflicted, EMP will stun [[mechanoids]] and [[turrets]], including both human and mechanoid variants as well as [[mortar]]s, for 4.5s. After being stunned, mechanoids become 'Adapted' and gain immunity against further stuns for 2,200 ticks (36.67 secs). Turrets do not become adapted. It is currently unclear if zeushammers cause a shorter "adapted" time to match their shorter stun time than other EMP sources.
+== Analysis ==
+As a zeushammer deals blunt damage, it can be better against armor - most enemies have much better Sharp % than Blunt %. However, the monosword will completely ignore even a [[centipede]]'s armor; zeushammers only start to surpass them when against humans with [[marine armor]] and [[cataphract armor]]. Even then, the sword's raw damage will not be far behind.
+Due to adaptation, a zeushammer actually becomes counterproductive when fighting mechs with [[EMP grenades]], or another source of EMP. The zeushammer retains its niche against turrets, as well as certain other uses of EMP (like breaking [[shield belt]]s or [[low-shield pack]]s).
 {{Weapon Quality Table|Zeushammer| Melee}}