Statius's warhammer

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Statius's warhammer is part of Statius's Equipment and is obtained as a very rare drop by killing Revenants in the Forinthry Dungeon or the Chaos Elemental.

This weapon has a special attack called Smash, which deals up to 25% more damage and decreases the opponent's current Defence by 1 + 30%. When activated, the player raises the hammer and smashes it downward on the opponent. It drains 35% of the special attack bar and can be used on players and monsters. The special-attack sounds similar to the dragon mace's special attack "Shatter". With the correct bonuses and strength level, players can hit as hard as an Armadyl godsword or Dharok's set effect.

In terms of draining defence, a Bandos godsword is often a better choice, because its special attack can drain the opponent's defence by over 70. However, the Bandos Godsword drains defence based on damage done, so the average defence drain is closer to 35. The Statius's warhammer's special attack can easily be used three times, using a Recover special, Ring of vigour, or by waiting (30 seconds at most, auto-restoring SA energy). Three successful special attacks will drain the defence to 70% * 70% * 70% = 35.7%. Assuming this, a BGS will drain defence more effectively, on average, only if the opponent's defence is lower than 35 / 64.3% = 54.

A Bandos godsword is non-degradable, costing only coins, while the Statius's warhammer degrades, at a price of. For these reasons, the Statius's warhammer is only useful at the Corporeal beast, or Nomad, if you are having trouble.

This weapon came out with the release of PvP worlds. The normal (i.e. uncorrupt) version requires 78 Attack and lasts for 1 hour of Combat, while the corrupt version requires 20 Attack and lasts for 15 minutes equipped.

Contrary to popular belief, this item does NOT degrade while using NON-COMBAT magic.

Statius's warhammer is often considered the "best" warhammer in RuneScape, and one of the strongest one-handed weapons in RuneScape, based on its statistics. Rather, it would be more specific to point it out as the most "powerful" warhammer, though not necessarily the "best". (This is a factor by technicality, as one could consider the comparable Torag's hammers to be the "best" warhammer[s] (if they are in fact seen as warhammers) in the game, based on the fact that they do not disintegrate after a period of time and, when they become damaged, can be repaired.)

Levels 1 to 99

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Levels 100 and above

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Trivia

 * When the special attack is done, the pointed top region of the warhammer looks like it extends. It's actually probably part of the special attack which makes the hammer resemble a hilt and the extended region the blade of some sort of sword. This is seen clearly when watching the special attack in slow motion.

Statius's warhammer

Statius's warhammer