Pwnhammer

Smashing altars to seed hardmode mineral veins

The Pwnhammer is a pivotal Hardmode progression tool dropped by the Wall of Flesh with a 100% drop rate. Possessing 80% hammer power, it can destroy Demon Altars and Crimson Altars scattered across the corruption and crimson chasms. Destroying the first altar spawns Cobalt or Palladium in the caverns; the second spawns Mythril or Orichalcum; and the third spawns Adamantite or Titanium. Further altars seed additional ore veins in diminishing quantities.

Altar destruction hazards and heavy hammer swings

Each destroyed altar spawns a hostile Wraith that floats toward the player, requiring immediate combat awareness. Striking an altar with a weaker hammer or before Hardmode inflicts recoil damage equal to half the player's health without breaking the altar. In combat, the Pwnhammer swings with 26 base melee damage and 7.5 knockback, batting away approaching monsters. The Light prefix provides the best swinging speed for shaping blocks and demolishing altars.

Trivia

• Smashing altars with the Pwnhammer seeds Hardmode ore veins throughout the cavern layer.
• Attempting to break an altar before Hardmode inflicts recoil damage to the player.