Hela's hammer
| Hela's hammer | |
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| Japanese | まじんのかなづち 魔神のかなづち |
| Romaji | Majin no kanazuchi |
| Old localizations | Demon hammer |
| Found in | Dragon Quest IV Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II Dragon Quest Builders Dragon Quest Builders 2 Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light Dragon Quest Walk Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers |
| Effect | Lowers the wielder's accuracy, but has a high chance of landing a critical hit when attacking. |
"Jaykers, that's got some weight to it! 'Tis finely made, to be sure, and a grand weapon, I'll grant ya. But it'd be murder to use. Only the greatest o' warriors'd get any accuracy out of it at all at all."
—Torneko, when he appraises Hela's hammer
Hela's Hammer is a recurring hammer in the Dragon Quest series. The hammer is so hefty that it has poor accuracy, but will nearly always land a critical hit when it does connect with its target, making it ideal to hunt metal slimes with. Unless noted below, the hammer reduces accuracy to 3⁄8ths (37.5%). In some games, it is a cursed piece of equipment.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit]
Hela's hammer has an Attack bonus of +70 and can be equipped by the Hero and Ragnar. It is a cursed weapon, requiring a benediction from a church if the player wishes to remove it. It can be found in a treasure chest at the Colossus. Rhinoceraxes have a 1⁄256 chance of dropping it, as well. The hammer can be sold for 850 gold, but it is not recommended to do so.
- In remake versions of the game, Psaro is able to equip the hammer without becoming cursed, but his accuracy will still be lowered when attacking.
| Game | Description |
 | Hard to aim, but this hammer really hurts when it connects.[1] |
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]
Hela's hammer has an Attack bonus of +70, only hits 25% of the time, and can be equipped by Sancho, Debora, Brownie, Orc king, Hoodlum, Archdemon, Gigantes, Battle pip, and Conkerer. In this game, it is no longer a cursed weapon and can be removed normally. It can be found in a treasure chest on B4F of the Mantleplace, and can be dropped by Balhibs at a rate of 1⁄64. One can also be found randomly from the Nadiria Treasures n' Trapdoors board by searching the ground. The hammer can be sold for a mere 300 gold.
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]
Hela's hammer has an Attack bonus of +115, a Style bonus by +33, and can be equipped by Carver, Terry, Amos, and Lizzie. It can be purchased for 15,000 gold from Greedmore Valley and sold for 11,250 gold. Stout trolls have a 1⁄128 chance of dropping them, as well.
- If the Hela's hammer and Hela's armour are both equipped when being ranked for the Best-Dressed Contest at the Château de Sass, they will provide an extra +10 to Style.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]
Hela's hammer has an Attack bonus of +115, a Style bonus of +33, and can be equipped by the Hero, Kiefer, and Aishe. It is a cursed weapon once again in this game. It can be received as a prize from the Lucky Panel from the Casino starting from Pilgrim's Rest in the present. The hammer also has a 1⁄256 chance of being dropped by Mega moais and a 1⁄128 by Drakulords.
- In remake versions of the game, the hammer can only be received as a Lucky Panel prize from the casino at the Haven's final evolution. Whaleverns have a 1⁄256 chance of dropping it, as well. Hela's hammer can also be received as a reward by completing a custom Traveller's Tablet with a Mega moai as the boss.
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]
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| Description | ||||
| A tricky tool to tame, but one that can finish foes in one fell swoop.[2] | ||||
| Rarity | Stats | Vocations | ||
| ★★☆☆☆ | Attack +132 Style +61 |
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| Notes | ||||
| Inflicts 110% damage to Material family monsters. Occasionally misses when attacking. Upgrades into Megaton hammer. |
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| Price | Location | |||
| 25,400 / 12,700 | Sold from the DQVC during the Thirst for the Cursed, Rare Weapon Fayre, and Armsageddon (Week 2) when it was still available. 1% chance of finding in Rank 6 (D) blue treasure chests. 1⁄128 chance of being dropped by Hell's gatekeepers. Received as a reward for the first-time completion of Quest #168: Potty About Pots. |
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- In this game, Hela's hammer is simply a normal, if exceptionally powerful, weapon that grants no bonuses to critical hit frequency.
Dragon Quest X[edit]
Hela's hammer has an Attack bonus of +95, a Style bonus of +9, and increases the wielder's Weight by 18. It increases the rate of landing a critical hit by 10%, but has a 20% chance of missing. It has an equipment level of 65 and can be equipped by Gladiators, Paladins, Item Masters, Gadabouts, Thieves, and Brownie monster companions, as well as Duston in the Offline version of the game.
The hammer can be created by a weapon blacksmith or made with the Fun-Size Forge. Starting with Version 5.2 of the Online version, it became easier to craft.
- Recipe: Enchanted stone x2 + Magic beast horn x10 + Molten globules + Purple orb + Faerie flame x10
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II[edit]
Hela's hammer appears on two different SP cards being wielded by Carver.
Dragon Quest Builders[edit]
Hela's hammer increases the Builder's Attack by +43, and it can damage intangible elemental monsters. It can be forged by combining two magic ingots and a thermobattery at a welder’s workbench or a machinist’s workbench.
Dragon Quest Builders 2[edit]
Hela's hammer appears as one of Malroth's several exclusive weapons. It boosts his Attack by +120, and is gifted to him after completion of the story.
Dragon Quest Walk[edit]
Hela's hammer is a 5★ axe that first appeared in the game on November 11th, 2022 on the limited "Secret of Evolution Equipment" banner, alongside both Hela's armour and the Death mask with a design that allows players to dress like Aamon's final form.
In Other Languages[edit]
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Martillo de Hela | Spanish for "Hela's hammer". |
 Français | Marteau de Hela | French for "Hela's hammer". |
 Deutsch | Hammer der Hela | German for "Hela's hammer". |
 Italiano | Martello di Hela | Italian for "Hela's hammer". |
Gallery[edit]
Famicom art from Dragon Quest IV
NES manual art from IV
Super Famicom art from Dragon Quest V
Monster Battle Road II card
Debora wielding the hammer in Scan Battlers
Hela's hammer in Walk
Hela's hammer from the Dragon Quest Legend Items Gallery
Related weapons and skills[edit]
- Headsman's axe - An axe that also has a higher chance of landing a critical hit at the cost of accuracy.
- Hatchet Man - An all-or-nothing skill with a high chance of landing a critical hit.
- POWER Pummel - A hammer skill with a 50% chance of landing a critical hit if it lands. It shares a name, Majin no Kanazuchi (まじんのかなづち) with the Hela's hammer in Japanese.
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