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Platinum Hammer
  • Platinum Hammer item spriteold Platinum Hammer item sprite
Autoswing
Stack digit 1
Statistics
  • Pickaxe mask 0%
  • Hammer mask 59%
  • Axe mask 0%
Type
Damage10 (Melee)
Knockback5.5 (Average)
Critical chance4%
Use time27 (Average)
Tool speed21
RarityRarity level: 0
Sell24
Research1 required

The Platinum Hammer is slightly better than its Gold Hammer counterpart. Contrary to common sense, this hammer is also slightly better than the higher tiered The Breaker and Flesh Grinder. Like all hammers, it is used to remove background walls and create sloped tiles and half tiles.

Its best modifier is Legendary. While Light may seem to provide a better speed boost by percentages, rounding reveals that Legendary and Light mine at equal speeds for this tool.

Crafting

Recipes

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
Platinum HammerPlatinum Hammer
Iron AnvilIron Anvil
or
Lead AnvilLead Anvil
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
Platinum HammerPlatinum Hammer

Achievements

Achievement Stop! Hammer Time!
Stop! Hammer Time! • Obtain your first hammer via crafting or otherwise.
Obtain a Hammer.
Category: Collector Collector

History

  • Desktop 1.4.1: Platinum Bars needed to craft decreased from 10 to 8.
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