Magic Hammer

Magic Hammer
Artwork of the Magic Hammer from A Link to the Past
First appearance	A Link to the Past (1991)
Appearances	A Link to the Past Four Swords Adventures
Found	(A Link to the Past) Palace of Darkness (Four Swords Adventures) Item Podiums
Use	Smashing objects Damaging enemies
Effective against	(A Link to the Past) Helmasaur King Helmasaur Turtle

"You got the Magic Hammer! You can drive the wooden stakes down into the ground! You can use it to pound on other things too!"

— In-game description from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Magic Hammer is a recurring weapon in the The Legend of Zelda series.

Appearances

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Despite its name, the Magic Hammer holds no apparent enchantment or magical properties besides it's light weight, unlimited usage and special effect when used on frozen enemies. It is found in the first dungeon in the Dark World, the Palace of Darkness, in which it is required to destroy the metal plating protecting the face of the Helmasaur King, the dungeon's boss.

Aside from damaging enemies, it can be used to smash various pegs that block certain paths around the Light and Dark Worlds, as well as to flatten Bad Moles that block Link's path. Unlike the hammers of the three-dimensional Legend of Zelda games, the weapon is rather fast, but has a very poor range. When used on an enemy frozen by the Ice Rod or Ether Medallion, a Magic Decanter often appears.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

Magic Hammers can be found on Item Podiums throughout Hyrule. They can smash objects and flatten stumps blocking Link's way. If Link builds up power by holding a Magic Hammer above his head, he can smash it down with great force, temporarily stunning any nearby enemies. If Link meets a Great Fairy, it can upgrade his Magic Hammer to a Level 2 Magic Hammer. It is identical to the Level 1 Magic Hammer, except that it produces a much larger shockwave when Link charges his attack.

Non-Canon Appearances

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Hyrule Warriors

The Magic Hammer appears as Darunia's Level 1 weapon in his Hammer moveset.

Hyrule Warriors Legends

Promotional Render of the Magic Hammer

In Linkle's Tale: Powers Collide, Darunia calls his Magic Hammer a legendary hammer, indicating that (at least within the non-canon Hyrule Warriors universe) the Magic Hammer possesses a similar legendary status as the Hero of the Gorons' Megaton Hammer.

Non-canon warning: Non-canonical information ends here.

Gallery

Goron Chief, Darunia wielding his Magic Hammer in his Battle Intro from Hyrule Warriors

See also

• Hammer
• Hammer (Hyrule Warriors)
• Igneous Hammer
• Megaton Hammer
• Nice Hammer
• Skull Hammer