I've been using the Craftsman hammer up until the iron keep...

[RicemanRhys]

Should i be using something else? Anyone recommend anything?

[iLuvKoЯn]

Use something with greater length and / or greater poise damage.

[myoptic]

Hammers are pretty crap. Try the large club, longsword, or estoc for a str build.

[Scaredy Cat]

Originally posted by rawrk:

Hammers are pretty crap. Try the large club, longsword, or estoc for a str build.

If you want a meta build that is.

[Fashionbeast]

The craftsman hammer has actually a really good hitbox and solid moveset and range for a hammer class weapon.
Of course it is alway nice to broaden your horizon or get some specialized tools.

If you are willing to inverst some points into DEX there are some interesting choices.
Or you could just pump STR and trade up for a bigger piece of metal to swing like an UGS or Greathammer.

[Yal]

Originally posted by RicemanRhys:

Should i be using something else? Anyone recommend anything?

The boss of Iron Keep's soul can be turned into a pretty good (ultra) greathammer, so you could switch to that once you're through the area. Also, the miniboss' soul can be turned into the Smelter Sword, a very long sword that can hit in a 270-degree arc with native fire damage. Both are very heavy, deal high damage per hit, and have really high STR requirements.

[rokkijani]

I once played almost whole game with that Craftman's Hammer. Really liked it.

[Ǵ̶͓̂͑lí̴̤̀̄́tcĥ̸]

Of all the regular hammers I think the Craftsman is the best one (next to the basic club). If you're looking for a different weapon type with blunt damage, then probably the Great Club (or Large Club if over 50 str), or Giant Warrior Club/Gyrm Club (moveset), Drakekeepers, stuff like that..

[TrueArchery]

Originally posted by ⊂╫i└└ i∩':

Of all the regular hammers I think the Craftsman is the best one (next to the basic club). If you're looking for a different weapon type with blunt damage, then probably the Great Club (or Large Club if over 50 str), or Giant Warrior Club/Gyrm Club (moveset), Drakekeepers, stuff like that..

The regular Club isn't very good. If you got 99 Strength, it's quite decent, but dat 99 Strength. And with some Dex-investment it gets outdamaged by almost every other Hammer.
The most damaging Hammer is the Reinforced Club.
The Large Club is never more damaging than the Great Club.