Sledgehammer

Sledgehammer is a weapon classified under the Light Machine Gun category. Since Sledgehammer is used during combat, it is considered a Combat Equipment. These items are used to damage and defeat enemies or break destructible objects.

Note: All numeric values (except the power level) mentioned are only applicable to the default state of the weapon. It may be possible to increase or decrease the net values using inscriptions, but they will not be shown.

WEAPON Sledgehammer
Epic Light Machine Gun
Epic Light Machine Gun
Stats
Damage	487
Damage	487
Rare Light Machine Gun
Rare Light Machine Gun
Stats
Damage	424
Damage	424
Uncommon Light Machine Gun
Uncommon Light Machine Gun
Stats
Damage	369
Damage	369
Common Light Machine Gun
Common Light Machine Gun
Stats
Damage	321
Damage	321
RPM	300
RPM	300
Range	45
Range	45
Ammo	150
Ammo	150
Magazine	50
Magazine	50
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Sledgehammer is a weapon classified under the Light Machine Gun category. Since Sledgehammer is used during combat, it is considered a Combat Equipment. These items are used to damage and defeat enemies.

Description and Alternative Items

For the alternative item, see Cycle of Pain

Sledgehammer is the lower form of Cycle of Pain. It is the Heaviest, but slowest hitter in light machine gun class.

Obtaining Methods

Sledgehammer can be obtained in the following ways:

• Loot
• Crafting

Cortex Entry

Cortex Entries are small pieces of lore attached with the particular weapon found in Anthem and accessed through the Cortex. All weapons have at least one entry associated with them. All Masterwork and Legendary weapons' cortex entries directly add to the narrative of the world.

Check Cortex Entry: Sledgehammer (Weapon) for More Information

The Sledgehammer is the heaviest hitter in the light machine gun class. It has the least amount of ammunition and the slowest rate of fire, but every round hits with considerable force. This is an effective weapon when facing heavy targets.

For a Collection of similar Cortex Entries, See: Light Machine Gun (Armory)

Blueprint and Crafting

Sledgehammer is an item that can be crafted. It requires different amounts of resources depending upon its rarity. Complete the requirement in Blueprint Acquisition to unlock the Blueprint. Then craft the item in the Forge using the resources.
Unlocked blueprints can be found in the Craft tab located under the appropriate combat equipment slot (Weapon/Gear/Component) of a javelin in the loadouts tab of the Forge.
The following table provides insights on blueprint and crafting requirements:

	Blueprint Acquisition	Sledgehammer Blueprint	Crafted Sledgehammer
Uncommon	Sledgehammer I Challenge
Rare	Sledgehammer II Challenge
Epic	Sledgehammer III Challenge

Required Crafting Resources

Check Cortex Entry: Sledgehammer (Blueprint) for More Information

Uncommon 20 Chimeric Compound 20 Chimeric Alloy 10 Weapon Parts 5 Uncommon Ember Rare 20 Chimeric Compound 20 Chimeric Alloy 10 Weapon Parts 5 Rare Ember Epic 20 Chimeric Compound 20 Chimeric Alloy 10 Weapon Parts 5 Epic Ember

Trivia (May Contain Spoilers)

• In the game the Magazine size (also known as the clip size) is incorrectly referred to as Ammo within the statistics of a weapon.

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