Sledgehammer
The Sledgehammer is a heavy blunt melee weapon and demolition tool in DayZ. It can destroy certain player-built fortifications, mine large rock formations for Large Stones, open canned food with 30% to 50% food loss, and disarm activated Bear Traps.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Sledgehammer is a heavy utility melee weapon in DayZ. It is slower and larger than smaller tools, but it hits hard, deals strong shock damage, and has useful demolition and stone-gathering actions.
In-game description
“Flat metal head can apply more force than other hammers, due to its large size. Certainly useful for various demolition purposes.”
Main Uses
- Destroy certain player-built fortifications
- Mine large rock formations for Large Stones
- Open canned food with 30% to 50% food loss
- Disarm activated Bear Traps
- Use as a heavy blunt melee weapon
- Deal high shock damage in melee combat
How to use this item
Destroy fortifications
Use the Sledgehammer to completely destroy certain player-built fortifications. Destroying a structure this way does not return materials.
- Equip the Sledgehammer.
- Approach a compatible player-built fortification.
- Use the destroy action when available.
- Be aware that destroyed structures will not return materials.
Mine rocks
Use the Sledgehammer on large rock formations to mine Large Stones.
- Equip the Sledgehammer.
- Find a valid large rock formation.
- Use the mine rock action.
- Collect the Large Stones.
Open canned food
The Sledgehammer can open canned food, but a large amount of food may be spilled.
- Hold the canned food or the Sledgehammer.
- Combine the Sledgehammer with the can.
- Open the can and expect 30% to 50% food loss.
Disarm a bear trap
The Sledgehammer can be used to disarm an activated Bear Trap.
- Approach the Bear Trap carefully.
- Equip the Sledgehammer.
- Use the disarm action on the trap.
How to get Sledgehammer
- Search industrial areas.
- Check warehouses, garages, construction zones, workshops, and work buildings.
- Look around storage areas where heavy tools can spawn.
- Loot players or bases where demolition and base-building tools are stored.
Spawn info
- • The Sledgehammer is listed as a common industrial item.
- • It is heavy, takes 12 inventory slots, and is most useful for demolition, mining rocks, and high-shock melee hits.
Important notes
- The Sledgehammer is both a tool and a blunt melee weapon.
- It deals high shock damage compared with many lighter melee weapons.
- It can completely destroy certain player-built fortifications, but does not return materials.
- It can mine large rock formations to obtain Large Stones.
- It can open canned food, but spills 30% to 50% of the food.
- It can disarm activated Bear Traps.
- An unused pristine Sledgehammer can mine 16 Stones before becoming ruined.
- The wiki lists no repair item for the Sledgehammer.