Code Vein 2: Hammer Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

Hammers in Code Vein 2 are the game's most specialised weapon category — slow, heavy, and built almost entirely around one thing: taking enemies off their feet.

Hit a Boss with two or three Mighty Smash strikes on its legs, and it enters a Downed state, opening a free critical hit window that no other weapon type creates as reliably.

All 12 confirmed Hammer locations are tracked on MapMaster's interactive Code Vein 2 maps.

How Hammers Work in Code Vein 2

Hammers — also called Greathammers — prioritise poise damage over speed. Light attacks execute overhead strikes with relatively quick recovery for the weight class.

Heavy attacks perform charged slams that consume significant stamina but deal extreme stagger damage. The signature ground-pound skill shakes the area around the impact, staggering multiple enemies simultaneously.

Against armoured enemies and Elite Enemies that resist flinching from lighter weapons, Hammers break posture faster than any other weapon type.

Most carry the Mighty Smash or Crushing Blow Combat Formae — the latter flattens smaller enemies in a single hit.

Hammer Scaling: Strength, Fortitude, and the Burden Trade-Off

Every Hammer in the guide scales primarily with Strength and Fortitude.

The Fortitude scaling is notable — it's not just a secondary stat here, it's often co-primary. The Patientia Bloodline: Iris 3 is the most-cited Hammer Blood Code, providing enough Strength to wield Tyrant's Labrys without Overburden and enough Mind margin for additional damage buffs through your Jail.

The Burden trade-off is the central constraint. Hammers are heavy enough that most Blood Codes without high Strength will push you into a Slow dodge tier.

Two options manage this: equip the Superbia: Lou Blood Code (which prevents Overburden entirely via its Trait) or use high-weight Boosters.

If you're committed to a Hammer build and neither is available, lean into Shields for blocking rather than rolling — guarding into Hammer counter-attacks is a viable alternative to dodge-based play.

Mastering a Hammer's proficiency and speaking to Lavinia at the Hub unlocks the Hammer Mastery Booster, giving a permanent +4 Strength boost.

The Downed State: Hammers' Most Powerful Combat Tool

The Downed mechanic is Hammers' definitive combat reward. After two to three Mighty Smash hits on a Boss's legs, the Boss drops into a Downed state — sprawled and completely vulnerable for several seconds.

Any attack during Downed registers as a critical hit. This Downed window can end fights significantly faster than standard DPS trading, and it applies to most story Bosses in the game.

Against optional Bosses resistant to standard stagger, combining Mighty Smash with the Crushing Blow Forma on alternating strikes breaks posture even faster.

All 12 Hammer Locations in Code Vein 2

• MagMell Island (1): Hammer of Thralldom — sold by Jadwiga's Minion.
• MagMell Hub (3): Ancient Hunter's Hammer — Jadwiga, available after Clifftop Cavern. Tyrant's Labrys — Jadwiga, requires VIP Pass: Iron. Impulse Anchor — Jadwiga, requires VIP Pass: Bronze.
• The Continent (4): Forma Mech-Hammer Mjolnir — Jadwiga's Minion at the train station. VK Hammer — Jadwiga's Minion at Forward Base Two. Lost Heavy Axe — Jadwiga's Minion behind the Tower of Regeneration. Huge Hammer — Jadwiga's Minion next to the building with trees inside.
• Pioneer Castle (1): Primordial Battle Axe — sold by Jadwiga's Minion inside the dungeon.
• Ruined Town (1): Heavy Axe — chest by the tires, between two buildings.
• Arcade Ruins (1): Nameless Hammer — chest by the wall.
• Plagued Village: Underground Facility (1): Grotesque Bone Mace — RNG enemy drop from the enemy next to the stairs. Not a guaranteed pick-up — farm the spawn on repeated runs if needed.