Sgt. Hammer A - Z | Heroes of the Storm (HotS) Gameplay

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[@nathanbump3014]

Here it is ladies and gentlemen. The character I ever saw Pally play. I was in 9th grade and had just finished the Ornstein and Smough play through. It was like episode 26 of the Daily Quest. Now here I am graduated from college still loving your content. Thanks for being there through all my struggles these past 8 or 9 years Pally! Keep it up!!!!

[@MFPallytime]

Been a long road.

[@TaskForce-ql3bx]

Crazy, been watching myself throughout my entire high school. Time flies

[@DrBonely]

Have been watching since the alpha when my kids were in elementary school. One of 'em is graduating high school this year. Pally's viewing demographics are wide and varried!

[@nathanbump3014]

@@MFPallytime it really has, so glad Ive been able to been apart of your community even if i have not been very vocal in it

[@forsalebyowner5721]

I've had the pleasure of watching every single heros video pally has ever created or been a part of. You are the wise man who has given us all a helping hand when we needed a pick up. Thank you @MFPallytime

[@Entariiljc]

This was one of the most entertaining videos for the A-Z so far! You sounded like you were having so much fun. The moment you realised you’d turned Hammer into a merc camp taker was hilarious

[@AutomaticLimit]

Viewer: "Hey Pally, how do you play HotS?" Pally: "Build every character to take camps!" Viewer: "Got it!"

[@auntyaja]

I mean, it actually is a good idea XD

[@rakjazza3154]

This has been the best sgt. hammer video ever. If there are plans for more Heroes of the Storm after A-Z, Mine Build deserves a spotlight again :)

[@dudeross9120]

Word. I had written her off a long time ago but this vid actually makes me interested in toying around with her again! Thx Pally! :]

[@Zanduby]

Such an underrated build that not one of the enemy members tried to destroy the mines before engaging.

[@wraithflaire1639]

My personal default/favorite Hammer build. That said certain enemy heroes were "built" to clear Hammer's mines. When ever those appear in their comp I abandon this build immediately.

[@Salchipapafied]

That Falstad kill toward the end was so satisfying, lmao.

[@ikkiville]

As a Hammer main I'm almost saddened that you are sharing my go to build to the world. It always felt like my little secret.

[@TheVexinator]

Thumbs up for self-awareness. Embrace it, it's a great and important playstyle!

[@nemesisnidhoggr1468]

i main hammer. And mained her from beta. With how game shifted from AA focused fights and mana conservation to ability spamming - hammer is hard to play with randoms. Still absolute beast if you play with team that works around you. Sadly enough hammer is considered "artillery mage" type of hero, so you pretty much guaranteed to be matchmaked against chrome/kaelthas/keltuzad/azmodan/ li ming and etc. But even that with lvl 1 talent Maelstorm Rounds you can still own pretty much every caster you laning against. People dont realize how strong AA hammer has even in tank mode. So you can Z to caster, pop maelstorm rounds and just fk him up. It wont work in teamfights, but while you laning it's an easy early kills Mine build is great, it doesnt require you to sit in siege form, it nukes casters and deletes melee. But most importantly - it absolutely shreds forts. Full mine build + napalm strike and you melt forts and objectives like tychus melts tanks.

[@durendal1st284]

I don't play HotS anymore, haven't in years, but when I did play Sgt. Hammer was my favorite character always. I never saw this rework, but even when she was the least mobile, easiest to kill character in the game I still loved her and this looked fun as heck.

[@frogfrogsonjr]

Yeah man, they ruined the champ with these changes. Fuck having health and unstoppable, i just want to have my damage back. Hammer is dealing 380 by level 20, for ducks sake, when she used to deal almost 600, if you got the right talents.

[@saveumberto]

Get your self a partner that talks about you like pally talks about clearing waves and mercs.

[@dagenham42]

A-Z with frequent stops at M... for Mercenaries.

[@DustinFette]

That's the only build I ever play on her. I had this one game where I set up in a bush and put a ton of mines in there. An Illidan jumped on top of me. And let's just say he didn't exist after that.

[@ahrenstarr6273]

If you could feel my heart right now, it would hit you like a Sgt. HAMMER! 2021 A-Z Stats - SPOILERS BELOW W & L Record Overall - 50 - 16 Ranged Assassins - 16 - 7 Melee Assassins - 6 - 1 Tank - 10 - 1 Bruiser - 9 - 2 Healer - 7 - 5 Support - 2 - 0 MVPs - 13 (honorable mention - Trik as Gall) Abathur, Alarak, Anduin, Falstad (in defeat), Fenix, Greymane, Johanna, Junkrat, Kerrigan, Lili, Mephisto, Orphea, Probius, Ragnaros Wins - Abathur, Alarak, Alexstrasza, Anduin, Anub'arak, Arthas, Azmodan, Blaze, Cassia, Cho, Deathwing, Deckard Cain, Dehaka, Diablo, D.va, E.T.C., Fenix, Garrosh, Gazlowe, Genji, Greymane, Hogger, Illidan, Imperius, Johanna, Junkrat, Kael'Thas, Kel'Thuzad, Kerrigan, Kharazim, Leoric, Lili, Lt. Morales, Lucio, Lunara, Maiev, Malthael, Medivh, Mei, Muradin, Murky, Nazeebo, Nova, Orphea, Probius, Ragnaros, Raynor, Samuro, Sgt. Hammer Losses - Ana, Artanis, Auriel, Brightwing, Chen, Chromie, Falstad, Hanzo, Jaina, Li-Ming, Mal'ganis, Malfurion, Mephisto, Qhira, Rehgar, Rexxar Maps W - L (audit required) Cursed Hollow - 2 - 0 Braxxis Holdout - 6 - 1 Blackheart's Bay - 4 - 0 Infernal Shines - 7 - 2 Dragon Shire - 5 - 2 Garden Terror - 3 - 2 Hanamura Temple - 3 - 1 Sky Temple - 3 - 1 Battlefield of Eternity - 6 - 1 Volskya Foundry - 1 - 2 Towers of Doom - 3 - 1 Tomb of the Spider Queen - 4 - 1 Warhead Junction - 2 - 1 Alterac Pass - 1 - 0

[@darkfalcon59925]

damn all this and only one Alterac Pass.......

[@Mdlfh]

I remember the old Hammer, place that rocket in a straight line and watch the enemy team lose all hope.

[@atsukana1704]

That moment when you would fight so hard against it though and you just had an uphill battle the whole game. Some of those got to level 26 they went on so long

[@Mdlfh]

@@atsukana1704 Good old times!

[@rekrn12345]

They need to bring that back. It's what made her fun and unique.

[@Mdlfh]

@@rekrn12345 It sure was fun, when you were the Hammer, but there was no counter play to it.

[@Draeckon]

I mean, that isn't _entirely_ gone, it's just not as completely busted. You can still take the 20 upgrade and siege down mid by constantly blowing up the minions, it just takes longer to play out and you have to keep an eye on it to restart the cycle instead of setting it and forgetting it. Which can be very helpful since quite a few maps have little or no mercenary camps in the mid-lane.

[@dr.sleepytime5271]

I know what you mean with the Hammer hate. I played with a Fenix the other day that was ulting the enemy Hammer basically on cooldown

[@SangoProductions213]

Pallytime literally 3x'ing hammer's popularity in 1 video

[@LodvarDude]

Pally was off doing a camp while his team was owning at the enemy core. Seems fitting given the build! Shoutout to Matty on Stiches. Some really excellent hooks and Gorge!

[@the8thdeadlysin941]

Notification squad

[@asefnirumand2355]

Im here

[@SkagulTV]

Hammer is the coolest character concept in a MOBA in my opinion, a freaking siege tank in a game with wizards and warriors. The only problem is she's so niche that she can be the bane of your existence or laughably bad depending on her enemy and the friendly team. And this is why I don't think she will change much, then again, Probius got a rework so maybe there is hope. Also, gotta love her sass!

[@Nightwalker601]

That Uther tho 😂. I would honestly like to see more of Hammer doing this.

[@IrvSauce]

Me before this video: "There is absolutely no way Pally is going to try to justify making this one about taking camps too" He can't keep getting away with this

[@darkfalcon59925]

little did you know...... Pally can keep getting away with it

[@bigtee2000]

That fucking Falstad kill at the end with the mines. excellent.

[@shimayamagoto8959]

Again, Pally out here with the innovation, positiivity, and great commentary. I love your stuff :)

[@LosseB]

After a day from hell this made me giggle in absolute delight, particularly when falstad got deleted. Cheers!

[@amateurishauthor2202]

whenever I play hammer, my team loves fighting exactly just outside of my siege range, you gotta love it :)

[@wraithflaire1639]

Only thing I find worse then that is whenever I play Hammer during occasions when it is more beneficial for a Hammer & for the teams chances of winning for her to leave the group by herself do her sieging of structures. And while I do that the rest of the team needlessly for the situation at hand go out of their way to engage in 4v5 combat and whenever they inevitably lose they blame me.

[@amateurishauthor2202]

@@wraithflaire1639 Team: "Why aren't you with team?!" Hammer: "Because you keep moving the fight away from me, so I'm getting some siege damage." Fort destroyed! Hammer: "Worth." Team: "x4 reported."

[@wraithflaire1639]

@@amateurishauthor2202 😂 Damn right it is Worth it. Especially when it leads to an winnion after I rejoin the team at the appropriate time.

[@randyhansom]

This might be one of your best videos you've ever made.

[@mikked01]

"Everything inside the blue line is my domain." What about the shadowy area outside the line Pally?

[@bradleymoore9783]

How to use every character in HoTS to clear every objective in HoTS..not as catchy as A-Z.

[@Leonidas8149]

Another strong showing from MFPT, professional Macroer

[@jakethornhoffer3612]

Glad to see someone talk about the spider mines, they're crazy. Edit: Talents, that is

[@Thromash]

Ah so it took 20 games to turn Sgt. Hammer into a Merc camp playstyle lol

[@adamn7777]

55-9-1 now following your builds. This took a couple practice matches for me to get used to how much people tunnel vision on hammer and one match where the enemy team seemed almost intentionally designed to blow me up instantly: KT, Azmodan, and Tassadar all on the same team. Once I had a reasonable comp with me I was able to do well but this definitely seems like a character better in coordinated teams

[@darkfalcon59925]

i realize its probably late for you to start doing this, but it would have been cool to see your W/L breakdown by character like the one guy does for Pally's series. That said, you have a better record than Pally himself, so GG. lol

[@adamn7777]

@@darkfalcon59925 I could probably do that. Once I have the list setup once it's pretty easy to carry it over to the next video

[@darkfalcon59925]

@@adamn7777 true. Probably would be a little bit of a pain to do that first setup lol

[@adamn7777]

@@darkfalcon59925 I think I'll do a final sum up at the end of the whole thing, Would probably be easier and more interesting

[@leustad]

This is good. ty for demonstrating. I'mma use it tonight :D

[@Alkerae]

I expected a sad video of how bad it feels to play one of my favorite characters in the game, and instead I learned that she can also do one of my favorite jobs in the game. Neat!

[@DrBonely]

Great play, love the Falstad moment 🤣

[@blue_bloodstar6949]

I love mid-edit pally PSAs

[@wraithflaire1639]

Finally pally I've been waiting years for you to notice the benefits of the napalm strike. As you have discovered it has amazing utility. It has good wave clear, it's has good old fashion constant damage, is great for zoning, good for covering retreats and last but not least provides Sgt Hammer with the ability to utilize poke damage.

[@googiegress]

Your new Sgt Hammer laugh is delightful, it has notes of Gazlowe cackle :P

[@evangelion00]

That realization @8:07 lmao

[@UlfFormynder]

My man Matty with that hook!

[@skulliam4]

Such a great video

[@tasty_boy1905]

Okay for sure the most I laughed in some time at Pally vid. SO DAM GOOD PALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wofly5536]

Gonna have to try this build... the burst on heroes seems insane. Spoilers below: Win/Loss: 50-16; 75.8% Wins: Abathur; Alarak; Alexstrasza; Anduin; Anubarak; Arthas; Azmodan; Blaze; Cassia; Cho; Deathwing; Deckard; Dehaka; Diablo; D.Va; ETC; Fenix; Garrosh; Gazlowe; Genji; Greymane; Gul'Dan; Hogger; Illidan; Imperius; Johanna; Junkrat; Kael'Thas; Kel'Thuzad; Kerrigan, Kharazim; Leoric; LiLi; Lt. Morales; Lucio; Lunara; Maiev; Malthael; Medivh; Mei; Muradin; Murky; Nazeebo; Nova; Orphea; Probius; Ragnaros; Raynor; Samuro; Sgt. Hammer; Loses: Ana; Artanis; Auriel; Brightwing; Chen; Chromie; Falstad; Hanzo; Jaina; Li-Ming; Mal'ganis; Malfurion; Mephisto; Qhira; Rehgar; Rexxar

[@TheHorzabora]

I looooooove that Hammer skin :-) The problem with the Spider Mine build is it just feels like the antithesis of what I want Sgt Hammer to be - which is a huge gun with loads of damage. I can see how it fits with the Siege/emplacement theme - but the Spider Mines are a *bike* thing and it just… doesn’t feel right. It can be hi-larious when the enemy meet your mines - like Falstad did, and I can’t deny the macro PVE aspect of the build though! Just… more boom-boom?

[@IvanDimovtrz]

Really love mine build. Can you imagine stg. hammer with an axe build like Kratos in god of FUCKING WAR. /TRIPLE CAPS LOCK/ USE THE GOD DAMN AXE

[@razenburn]

This game just made an old idea of mine resurface. A vulture rider character who specialises in taking camps and being super zooms. Thanks, now I gotta look in my "notes on things that'll never happen" folder and sigh.

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

I love Pally's controversial HotS builds. Like Force Wall Tassadar, or Gust Falstad. No-one used those talents except Pally... until they did !

[@benjaminleonparodi4521]

8:25 I'm (one of) the guy(s) who commented a while ago that this A-Z is Pally having fun clearing camps lol (Kerrigan's video). Pally, just make sure you do you and that's all that matters

[@orclipse1903]

Played in QM Played in full party Bad quide. : ) P.S. Hammer 70% on EU in ranked, diamond 2.

[@ShaggyDerp]

I might be the 2% that plays her... in lvl103 on Hammer and play the mines often specially versus teams with characters like kel thuzad when you cant stand around much or a varian that dives you... mines with the armor reduction is so satisfying agains tanks 🥳🧡

[@emmanuelmacedo1095]

No! No! I have been playing Hammer for years and I have been playing the spider bomb build for a looooonnggg time.. now everyone will do it. Haha jk more hammers is better. Thanks @Pally

[@osma77]

I debated on commenting on your previous videos my sgt. Hammer build I used when I mained her, but decided to keep my mouth shut since I rarely played enough to get a high MMR. You made half of it anyway and the mine talents were quite amazing. I usually go advanced art. especially on that map for the larger splash, graduating range (the mines are probably an upgrade), Hyper cool (so you can move around more) and ultra capacitors (get a momma Morales and ultra capacitors. trust me, you need this in your life). The only two recommendations for if you play hammer again is to use lava strike more (you're not used to the low cooldown) and get used to moving slow and saving your thrusters for disengages, especially with tanks that move you around.

[@Tor-Erik]

Come to think of it... compare to all the large characters in Heroes of the Storm, Stg Hammer is actually quite tiny. Because she is fighting inside a tank, not out of it...kinda? Well she is somewhat during siege-mode.

[@LuisCastillo-tg6xw]

Appalled that no one on the enemy team even tried to dodge the mines. Not even attack them first just trying to walk through and getting melted

[@sunshui6114]

It's even more fun when you put it on the volskaya tracks. Just a constantly revolving mines of death

[@dovydassimkus2526]

Least popular!? I feel like a fight her every 2nd match! Suppose it is my curse for enjoying junkrat.

[@ThatnerdyguySam]

I just want to say that I don't even play this game but I have always loved watching you play it. I've even tried watching others play it and the actual E-Sports style games but I don't like it as much as watching your videos.

[@yutuvefan4ever]

Have all these past 7 years of HotS been a lie?, why is Spider Mine build so good? No this video must be from some sort of multi universe crap thing, where Spider Mines have taken over and auto attack Sgt. Hammer never existed

[@Rob-qe3cg]

I don't think people are sleeping on the Q talent, as much as they play sgt hammer to siege up. Watching hammers in my QM games, they take hover mode, they don't leave siege, and the split push. Even if you told them Q was good, they wouldn't pick it because they don't want to play that way.

[@benjaminlear1619]

Mine build is always what I used to play years ago. This new multiple exploding mine talent just makes me want to play again.

[@fatferby9875]

I used to play hammer without using siege mode. They crippled her racecar build so bad I still hit E to siege mode because I don't know what happened

[@thelordofthelostbraincells]

I like how anduin has ANTI DIVE (aka a pull) that kept pulling pally to safety. You can't be mad at a good support. Speaking of, I'M SO EXCITED THAT YUUMI IS COMING TO WILD RIFT!!!

[@knightofthecouch1673]

16:29 Leoric: "My creepyhand has a restraining order, I cannot hit a damn thing!" -Me trying to hit on girls :"First time?"

[@TehBacca]

If you want to see another person play the mine build, watch FanHots he does it every now and then, one of his favorites for Hammer.👍

[@thijsdeboer389]

8:00 wait did pally just turn Hammer into a merc specialist 8:02 yep😂😂

[@chaseemills]

Pally you should try executioner at 16 to go along with your mines! It’d be the perfect synergy!

[@noobgravelgal]

Pally! The whole video I was screaming at you to click the lightwell lol! Kudos to that Anduin player as there was a lightwell down whenever someone got low.

[@somesassybrat305]

Loved the mine spec, especially with melee heavy teams as the enemy. The bane of your mines is overwatch characters though, since most of them autoattack them and destroy them pretty fast if they use attack move.

[@Spooky_Spookerson]

Hammer is such a strange character, her selling point is staying in siege mode dealing high damage at range, but there are so many characters that punish you for standing still that her main strength turns into her biggest weakness. That being said, an unattended hammer will melt your base in no time. She honestly needs more talent and maybe even ability revamps for her main strength to be viable. Hover siege mode comes too little too late, you are either already losing or crushing your opponent. Maybe a talent that lets you remain is siege for a second or two when you activate thrusters. A quick reposition skill or talent would come a long way.

[@pjenner79]

This is still one of my favorite characters.. came back to play just for this character

[@Bar0n970]

With so much displacement and the strength of stitches rn I don't see hammers popularity changing anytime soon, she gets displaced so hard and it's so difficult to recover

[@PersianGamer36]

Mind tanking heroes like butcher morales and hammer require a specific mindset to really excel. You have to know everyone on a-posing team is saving cds to nuke u. Soooo play around it and recognize is something I have to constantly tell myself to do

[@KraylebStudios]

I really love the idea of this character, switching from mobile to stationary

[@Rashomonking]

ive seen fanHOTS play this build before, pretty sure he prefers it as well, definitely underrated

[@googiegress]

Belt AND suspenders? Somebody really wants to make sure her pants stay up!

[@ricoarmstrong7440]

I remember in one of the other A - Z when you said you had to prepare for Srgt Hammers. Great Progress.

[@NazgulGnome]

High win rate plus low popularity means small sample size and inaccurate data

[@Shadow.24772]

if mines get nerfed after this Pally, i swear...(it's a JOKE) >:P

[@TruePirateKing12]

My god I have to try this build on hammer. That looks amazing.

[@aboodbyxapn8332]

The natural counter of sgt hammer is nova, butcher and stitches, that's the issue

[@heraldvanyel1321]

Love to see someone else using the build I run on Hammer its so much fun and I get so much toxic comments when I run it lol 😆

[@Thorims]

we should call this A - Z taking merc camps gameplay xd

[@ericchu3925]

I remember I had so much fun with mine build when it had a talent that add a push to enemy it hits. not alot ... but it mess them up so bad.. lol

[@smartfiredragon]

dangit pally u ruined it now its brought to attention of people 😥 i been running that for a long time now in pub games :D

[@CreepingTerror]

I could not stop noticing that bayonet. It's so ridiculous :D

[@Tyranzor64]

It's weird seeing Hammer outside of her tank...

[@Tachii31]

Gotta love the MFJungleTime revelation.

[@jasonthompson9595]

its been 7 days and nexus is full of mine build hammers already

[@alost4yearold]

I hammer main, that mine knock back kill of falstad made me so stoked

[@kevin1212345]

U need to convince tryk to stitches hook someone into ur mines

[@sagacity1071]

"Even the devs are sleeping on this" What devs?

[@Piggyandsilly]

wow i really need to try this build! looks so fun ♥

[@MrMacMan23]

That realization was really funny

[@StevenMontero-o2w]

Muller Landing

[@bobgumkowski9595]

It’s 2022 and hammer is still in the game… sad.

[@arthusii3024]

I wanna see this build on hanamura....

[@-IsaacMarr-]

I love Sgt Hammer. She's so much fun. It's crazy to me that she's so unpopular.

[@frogfrogsonjr]

The rework killed her, sadly.

[@Talon771]

Random comment for channel interaction

[@OldChanCharlie]

10:39 Ming and Fenix going off looked so cool