Hammer and Anvil S-Tier Build Guide

[@JudgeDread-sj9ki]

I like it i got it cause i finnally decided to complete story,, i use impact round charge improvement to convert impact rounds or normal rounds to ammo get between 4 to 8 rounds running around

[@-Buckarooz]

You may want to try experimenting by changing weak point sight with shell up, it's not a massive difference in damage, but due to the spread of pellets unless you are close enough to put the barrel up the nostrils of the enemy some pellets may miss that weak point.

[@twoolefarts]

Will have to give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching.

[@W.A.-Linux]

I hope you reach 1k subscribers fast. Thanks for the video.

[@twoolefarts]

Appreciate that, thanks for watching!

[@jimboyle4934]

Just started cooking #3 👍

[@twoolefarts]

Awesome. Good luck have fun with it.

[@A2theC]

I'm sure no one asked but I thought I'd share my different build to help out anyone struggling. I have not tested in laboratory for "stat numbers" I just use it in the field & enjoy blasting things in missions. 1,069,949 DPS with 5 catalyst... I haven't finished but there are some options. This is no crit build. hammer/anvil my gold roll stats: crit damage 10.9% weak point 11.3% firearm atk 12.2% electric atk 1798 with 5 catalyst: rifling reinforcement action reaction expand weapon charge recycling genius fire rate up shell up weapon tuning reload expert optional: general round charge (pick up more ammo) compulsive high power rounds (hold more ammo) bullet integration (even level 1 adds 5k DPS) charge amplification (level 1 adds 47.5k DPS but take away crit damage)

[@twoolefarts]

You should try doing some lab testing a B and see what you get. Let us know the results.

[@A2theC]

​@@twoolefarts I did some lab testing against Smithereens & Executor which admittedly aren't fully built but I had positive results. I was consistently able to clear the mob with less ammo used but not able to consistently "one shot" mid level with any of the weapons. I tested from the same marker to ensure consistency, with exception of Anvil mode I did on line from within the circle for distance shot. Minimum ammo used: Hammer 18 / Anvil 16 Smithereens 19 Executor 22 I used for Smithereens = none, Executor = no activator/2 catalyst: Gold rolls= Smithereen: firearm ATK, rounds per magazine/electric ATK/Crit Damage. Executor: Firearm ATK/Crit rate/crit damage/weakpoint damage Rifling Reinforcement Action Reaction Shell up Fire rate up Expand Weapon Charge/Concentrate Support Ammo With Charge Amplification I now have 1,259,799 DPS but lower maximum ammo. I'm still working to add catalyst to add more modules. The reason I decided to build into this shotgun over the others was because of much higher DPS from zero investment with same modules.

[@Lapdogst]

I was super excited about this shotgun. I mainly played Roadhog in Overwatch, so having a weapon that mimicked his was exciting for me. I was hoping for a ranged shotgun for my Gun Gley-something I could use while hanging back. But after building and testing, it massively underperformed. I wouldn't call it an S-tier weapon-C at best.

[@twoolefarts]

Thanks for commenting

[@A2theC]

Like anything in life, it's what you make of it. This shotgun has the highest base damage so builds to higher damage. I'm very happy with it.

[@JudgeDread-sj9ki]

I agree it's fun to use but the airbrust should act like one even hitting the enemy at before max fall off should hit the extra damage but nope just hits and does explosion instead of detanateting in front of them

[@MLew0032]

With all that toxic I would swap out Toxic Conductor with Toxic Circulation unless you are using Gley. (89.6% toxic dmg buff!)

[@twoolefarts]

Great Idea let me test it.

[@firstbase1171]

I’d say still get it’ll add to your MR plus it may possibly get a rework for it to be better

[@twoolefarts]

Agreed. Build your rankings and see what happens.

[@rickiboulter3053]

Just working on my 5th copy of it right now.

[@twoolefarts]

Ahead of me then what a fun grind. Good luck. THanks for watching

[@kingcurmudgeon8685]

This weapon is bad. Don’t invest in it. It’s really that bad and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise

[@xthijsbos6811]

I killed Gluttony in 7 sec with that gun so how is it bad?

[@dasiyaking9031]

I also killed Tony with this same gun in 13 secs.

[@twoolefarts]

Everyone has an opinion. I felt the same way until I full researched it and modded it properly.

[@A2theC]

I love this thing, I have a million DPS with it. Enjoy being unhappy I guess?

[@TheCosta5000]

NGL i forgot all about this weapon.

[@DeathsheadF6871]

wait until Feb update to invest on this weapon.. its the weakest out the ult shotguns. TFD will buff it like they did the smithereenes. the buff may differ its mod set up so the only thing i would do is put an generator sub stat it and dont cata until further notice. its mediocre at best with any descendant. good luck everyone :)

[@xthijsbos6811]

I killed Gluttony in 7 sec with that gun so how is it bad?

[@DeathsheadF6871]

@@xthijsbos6811 bruh i can kill gluttony with a purple shotgun in 7 secs as well.. Nerfed gluttony is easier than devour..in terms of all arounder gun its garbage right now.. cmon man dont try to justify a shitty gun.. the balancing in this game is garbage right now :) good Hussle tho.

[@xthijsbos6811]

@@DeathsheadF6871 you said the gun is trash and i said this gun is very strong

[@DeathsheadF6871]

@@xthijsbos6811 yes after testing it thoroughly yes the shotgun is trash. Hammer and anvil is trash for ALL AROUND CONTENT. Specially when content is not balanced correctly. Judging a weapons performance on a NERFED boss gluttony)is comical. But you believe what you want.

[@twoolefarts]

If you have not fully invested in it I would say it is hard to judge it. You can see mine is fully moded and in mobbing it deletes everything. Not sure what your judgement is based on but to each his own for sure.

[@DILUSI]

Its a weird weapon for sure

[@fammud1192]

I refuse to believe the basically zero damage this does at close range and randomly at other times too is anything but a bug. It's simply unusable because of it, and without the anvil mode it's just a really, really bad shotgun.

[@twoolefarts]

Stand back further. Get away from the enemies and try it.

[@fammud1192]

@@twoolefarts That's literally what I said lol. Anyway, sometimes it doesn't do damage even at range, and just why? It's already nerfed in anvil mode, why should it sometimes do no damage at all? It also has an AoE which increases as you upgrade it, that does basically zero damage. It makes no sense and just feels dysfunctional. It's obviously just a broken buggy mess.

[@A2theC]

Works great for me... It's my main shot gun now, hits very hard, more than all others in my experience.

[@fammud1192]

@@A2theC I'm sure you can make it work if you really try, but I'm also sure that the weapon not doing any damage under certain conditions or at random isn't intended and should be reported as an issue to the developers rather than quietly accepted. New and reworked abilities in this game very often have very serious bugs, they need to be talked about so they get fixed, not ignored. As for hitting hard, the other two ult shotguns are crit monsters with other great abilities, so this can't even come close to competing in terms of damage. Still, those are the strongest weapons in the game by far, and it doesn't exactly make the H&A weak, I think the weapon seems like it should be fun to use, that's why I'd like to see it fixed, I'm not just dunking on it out of spite lol.

[@Furansurui]

not really worth that kind of gun for all descendants except Gley who can do unli bullets

[@twoolefarts]

Not sure how I would use it either but it hits hard when you are in the sweet spot.