The Sledgehammer is a type of blunt melee weapon featured in Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide. It can be given out as a Quest reward, sold by Merchants or found on killed Zombies and in Metal chests.
Overview[]
Sledgehammers are one of the heaviest and worst handling weapons in the game. They're a large, two handed weapon that feature force as their standout attribute. They're hard to swing, since they drain a large amount of stamina to swing. They deal good damage for a two handed blunt weapon and have good durability to boot. Sledgehammers and their variants are best used against large, high health zombies such as Thugs or Wrestlers, since Infected are generally too quick to hit, especially if in a group, while they can be good crowd control against basic Walkers.
Mods[]
- See also: Mods
The Sledgehammer can accept a wide range of mods:
- Shark Mod
- Piranha Mod
- Lightning Mod
- Heavy Mod
- Magic Wand Mod
- Tesla Mod
- Weighted Mod
- Meat Cutter Mod (Riptide only)
- Diamond Edge Mod (Riptide only)
Variants[]
- Construction Hammer
- Maul
- Gabriel's Sledgehammer (Dead Island only)
Notes[]
- Titus Kabui gives a sledgehammer as a reward for his main quest Full Metal Jacket.
- Various merchants can sell Sledgehammers:
- Wes Tweddle at the Bloodbath Arena lobby can sell one.
- Rodrigue at Saint Christopher's Church can sell one.
- Florencio Morales at the Warehouse can sell one after completing his side quest Spicy Drinks.
- Kurt Keeble, Cahaya Dian and Eric Cotner in Moresby can all sell a Sledgehammer.
- Keenan Fisher at the River Village can sell one after getting his stock back at the end of the main quest Chasing Shadows.
- Dwight Turner at the Overpass Camp can sell a Sledgehammer after completing his side quest Visit to the Pub.
- Michael Stick in the Mingende Jungle can also sell one.
- In Riptide, Rodrigo in Henderson can sell one.
- When equipped with the Tesla Mod it will send an enemy flying a good distance on a critical hit; even a Thug will be sent flying.
- Long, two handed weapons such as sledgehammers are useful for getting around Moresby. If you jump onto a box truck and attract the zombies to it, the sledgehammer has the range to hit them while crouched on the roof of the truck, making it an easy and safe way to get about Moresby.
Gallery[]
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