Warhammer Sling
Hurls a rock at range for low energy cost. Reaches targets well outside melee range.
Applies to 15 September 2026 updateUpdated
Creator-tested
- Class
- Mercenary
- Weapon
- Warhammer
- Role
- Ranged poke
- Applies to
- 15 September 2026 update
- Balance passes
- 1 line, latest 2026-08-28

When to use it
Described as unpopular, and taken anyway: it is the hammer stance’s only ranged option and it costs almost nothing, which matters in a kit that otherwise has to walk into every fight. The surprise value is real — nobody plays around a Mercenary throwing rocks.
Builds using this
- Mercenary — Skullcrusher hammer, PvP — Firebox explains it at 02:30Levels 1 and 2 both taken. Level 2 attacks without a charge — undocumented in the tooltip, and the reason the sling can be comboed against another player.
What the balance passes changed
- 2026-08-28 · BuffedAnimation speed increased.
Direction is the patch note’s own word, not a verdict on whether the skill is now good. Patch notes and update history.
Where this comes from
Opens at 00:25, where the skill is explained. Full citation below.
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Sources for this page
- FIDISTI — Hammer Spin is Busted, Mercenary Build — Launch build, published 4 August 2026 and demonstrated on full green gear. Source for the Warhammer skill kit, the Hammer Spin / Assault Hammer / Warhammer Sling stun-stack loop, and the Wrath / Stoic affix pair that supports it.
Other Mercenary Warhammer skills
- Hammer Spin — Stun engine
- Assault Hammer — Gap close / chase
