Mercenary build
Official Beginner Setup — Hammer
Bellring Games' official starter loadout for the Hammer Mercenary, from the official Discord.
OfficialBeginnerHammer
Bellring Games' recommended beginner setup for the Hammer Mercenary, published in the official Mistfall Hunter Discord. The official loadout selects Skullcrusher, Earthshaker on the skill side, allocates 8 talent points, and flags 5 affixes as the gear priorities to hunt for. Open it in the editor below — skills and talents come pre-filled exactly as published, and any change you make becomes your own shareable link.
Selected skills (2)
The setup selects these on top of the weapon's basic kit — each class's core weapon actions are always available and are not part of the selection.
SkullcrusherHammer
Vigorously swing and smash the hammer forward, dealing Physical Damage. Hold to charge up to 2 times. Gain Super Armor during charging. Cooldown increases with charge level. Lv.1 Charge: Unleash an additional sweeping attack dealing Physical Damage. Lv.2 Charge: Leap forward and smash the ground, dealing Physical Damage. Gain Super Armor during casting.
EarthshakerHammer
Lift the hammer and smash the ground, dealing Physical Damage. Hold the button to charge up to 2 times and gain Super Armor while charging. Enemies' Movement Speed is reduced for a short duration upon taking damage from this skill, regardless of whether the skill is charged or not. Cooldown increases with charge level. Lv.1 Charge: Increases AoE and Damage Multiplier. Lv.2 Charge grants Super Armor during casting, with increased Impact, and generates an additional seismic wave dealing Physical Damage. This skill can be cast in the air but cannot be charged.
Talent allocation (8 points)
Grouped by the in-game talent rings. Prerequisite chains in the official allocation are complete — the whole set loads legally into the editor.
Weapon Mastery
Hammer of ConvergenceLv 2
After a charge-type skill grants Super Armor through charging, it greatly increases Physical Resistance and Magic Resistance. This effect is removed when Super Armor ends.
UnstoppableLv 2
When triggering Super Armor Clash, your own Energy will not be reduced, and the enemy will be Stunned.
Relentless AdvanceLv 2
You can move and dodge while charging Power Hammer and Punishing Hammer. You may dodge up to 2 times, and each dodge consumes Energy.
Earthshaker Enhancement
Leap StepLv 7
You can move, jump, and dodge while charging Earthshaker. You may dodge up to 2 times, and each dodge consumes Energy. Once you dodge during charging, the skill's cooldown will be the same as that of a Lv.2 charge cast.
Thunderous HammerLv 7
When a charged attack hits, it reduces the cooldown of Earthshaker.
Skullcrusher Enhancement
Dynamic ChargeLv 4
You can move and dodge while charging Skullcrusher. You may dodge up to 2 times, and each dodge consumes Energy. Once you dodge during charging, the skill's cooldown will be the same as that of a Lv.2 charge cast.
Skullcrushing EchoLv 4
When a charged attack or skill hits, it reduces the cooldown of Skullcrusher.
Iron-Clad BodyLv 4
Skullcrusher on Lv.1 Charge grants Super Armor during casting.
Key affixes (5)
The gear priorities the official setup calls out. The source lists them without slot assignments, so they are shown the same way here — hunt for them on whatever slots roll them.
Stoic(Defensive) — When Health is below X%, increase Physical Resistance and Magic Resistance. Upon reaching a certain level, when Health is below X%, restore Health. Cooldown: Xs.
Tenacious(Defensive) — Increases Maximum Health. Upon reaching a certain level, increases Healing.
Focused(Utility) — Increases Charging Speed. Upon reaching a certain level, increases Movement Speed while charging.
Wrath(Offensive) — When Health is below X%, increase Physical Damage and Magic Damage. Upon reaching a certain level, when Health is below X%, increase Attack.
Valor(Offensive) — Increases Attack. Upon reaching a certain level, also increases Defense Penetration.
Outgrown the starter setup? Fork it — change anything, and the link becomes your build.
Open & fork this buildLoadout as published by Bellring Games; validated against game data as of the 2026-08-06 update. Skill, talent and affix text is in-game text © Bellring Games. Affix values are intentionally not tracked — check exact numbers in game.