How to get and use the Anvil Hammer in Elden Ring

The Anvil Hammer is one of the new colossal weapons added to Elden Ring in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. It helps you live out the fantasy of swinging a large, superheated chunk of metal at the head of anyone who looks at you funny. 

In terms of Strength/Faith based weapons, it hardly gets any better than the Anvil Hammer,  and as an added bonus, it’s an easy weapon to get. Here’s how to get the new weapon in Shadow of the Erdtree.

Shadow of the Erdtree, the Anvil Hammer location

You can find the Anvil Hammer in the Ruined Forge Lava Intake. The easiest way to get there is to start at the Pillar Path Waypoint Site of Grace and go west. You’ll need to drop down just a bit, but then you should find the entrance to the forge. 

The Ruined Forge doesn’t have many enemies guarding its halls. You’ll need to be on the lookout for Fire Blobs that will drop from the ceiling, but they’re as easy to kill as any other blob in the game. The only other enemies in here are a couple of Golem Smiths. Those unfortunately have a ton of HP and don’t take much damage from slashing or piercing weapons, but they have a weak point on their back. Plus, they’re slow enough that you can easily run past them if you need to. 

Eventually, you’ll find yourself in the main forge room. Look for a fallen pillar on the landing at the top of the staircase and run up it. Climb the ladder you find, and you’ll reach a platform with a level that lowers a large metal pipe above a pit of lava. Jump onto the pit and walk all the way up it. There will be a room on your right that contains the Anvil Hammer, an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone, and the teleporter to get you out of the dungeon. No boss in sight!

Anvil Hammer Stats and Scaling

Using the Anvil Hammer requires 39 Strength, 10 Dexterity, 10 Intelligence, and 22 Faith. The weapon also scales with all of those attributes. It starts with C scaling for Strength (which goes up to B with upgrades), D for Faith, and E for both Dexterity and Intelligence. Because of the scaling, this is primarily going to be a weapon for Strength/Faith builds, but here’s a list of the hammer’s full stats:

• Type: Colossal Weapon (Strike) 
• Weapon Skill: Smithing Arts Spears
• FP Cost: 18 
• Weight: 22.0
• Attack Power: Physical 131 / Fire 85 / Critical 100
• Guarded Damage Negation: 80.0 Physical, 43.0 Magic, 59 Fire, 43 Lightning, 41 Holy, Guard Boost 53 

Using the Anvil Hammer in Elden Ring

Like the other colossal weapons in the game, the Anvil Hammer is fairly slow, but it hits extremely hard. You could one-hand this, but I’d recommend using it two-handed to get the most damage out of its massive swings. This thing also does a huge amount of poise damage, so you’re going to be staggering enemies frequently. 

The Smithing Arts Spears skill looks incredible, but getting it off can be tricky. You slowly slam the hammer into the ground, and then flaming spears rise up and stab your enemies. It can be good for clearing a small group of foes, but I found it too slow to be useful in one-on-one combat. Oh well, though, it looks great, and sometimes that’s all you need. With max upgrades, and depending on your stats, the Anvil Hammer can easily top 1,000 damage per swing in the Land of Shadow, and that’s good enough to crush any qualms I have about its skill.