Is free element a good thing for The Grinding Mallet

[Ubungtharion]

Im a hammer user and i have decided on The Grinding Mallet. Prior to iceborne I never went near any element build but things have changed in iceborne.

Is free element a good thing for the previously mentioned hammer? Or is it still better to ignore it for weakness exploit?

[Remi]

You want Weakness Exploit regardless of anything. As for the Acid weapons, just put elementless on them for +15 raw. If you wanted a para Hammer use Viper Tobi.

[lexilogo]

Acidic Glavenus weapons aren't really ones where Free Element is something you should be interested in. Handicraft is a way bigger priority and when you're building that much Handicraft it's tough to find room to fit Free Element.

I would also say that even with Iceborne's elemental buffs, using elements on Hammer is still a bit questionable.

[dark sol]

raw damage is still the best option with hammers.if you want status efect, go for paralysis.

[Turel]

Originally posted by Ubungtharion:

Im a hammer user and i have decided on The Grinding Mallet. Prior to iceborne I never went near any element build but things have changed in iceborne.

Is free element a good thing for the previously mentioned hammer? Or is it still better to ignore it for weakness exploit?

Myself I have been using grinding mallet for a while it's still one of the best hammers other than shara ishvalda hammer (I can't think of the name of it ) free element is still very good the only down side to the hammer is lack of sharpness (So use 3 piece teo for master touch) good luck and use the handy craft 4 charm plus a handy craft/ vitality deco