Black Hammer

Black Hammer
Overview
Type	Sniper Rifle
Slot	Special
Rarity	Legendary
Minimum Level	20
Technical Specifications
140 - 170 ATTACK
Rate of Fire	12
Impact	37
Range	80 - 92
Stability	35 - 69
Reload	50 - 76
Magazine	3
Other Specifications
Zoom	40 - 60
Aim Assist	14 - 42
Recoil Direction	74
Equip Speed	20 - 40
Fire Mode	Single
Quality	60
Tier	5
Inventory Information
Stack	1
Transferable	True
Item Action	Dismantle
API Information
Item Hash	560601823

"I cannot permit you to exist."

― In-game description

Black Hammer is a legendary sniper rifle. It can only be obtained as a random loot drop in the Crota's End raid. This weapon can be earned as an Exotic Version called Black Spindle.

Sources

Black Hammer can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:

	Crota's End
	This item can drop during the Crota's End Raid.

Upgrades

Black Hammer can also be upgraded with the following perks:

Column 0

		Solar Damage
		This weapon causes Solar Damage.

Column 1

		Ambush SLH25
		Agile, snappy scope. Handles beautifully. Rewards a skilled hand.

		TacSys SLS15
		Mid-zoom scope. Useful for unpredictable situations.

		Hawkeye SLR15
		Mid-zoom precision scope. Increased range and target acquisition. Heavy.

Column 2

		White Nail
		Rapidly landing three precision shots will refill the magazine from your reserves.

Column 3

		Upgrade Damage
		Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

Column 4

		Snapshot
		Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast.

		Flared Magwell
		Reload this weapon even faster.

		Perfect Balance
		This weapon has extremely low recoil.

Column 5

		Mulligan
		Missing a shot has a chance to return ammo directly to the magazine.

Column 6

		Upgrade Damage
		Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

		Hive Disruptor
		Increase damage to Hive Majors.

Column 7

		Upgrade Damage
		Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

		Upgrade Damage
		Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

		Upgrade Damage
		Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

Removed Perks

Black Hammer previously held one of the following perks prior to a Destiny update:

		Ascend
		Increases the Attack value of this weapon to the highest available in Year 1.

Trivia

• This weapon was remade in Year 2 as the exotic sniper rifle Black Spindle.
• The original Black Hammer was wielded by Crota. His sisters harassed him because the weapon simply removed existence, unlike the Spindle, which bound targets to alternate existences of endless torture.