Sgt. Hammer Build Guide : 3 builds, 3 paths, 3 ways to play (D.va Patch) :: Heroes of the Storm (HotS) Strategy Builds

Sgt. Hammer

Build: Hammer Time

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Level 13

Level 16

Level 20

Threats to Sgt. Hammer with this build

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Threat		Notes
1		No Threat
2		No Threat
3		No Threat
4		No Threat
5		No Threat
6		No Threat
7	Dehaka	If he gets in range, he'll Q you into his team.
8	Artanis	Prism swapping you into the enemy team
8	Diablo	Flipping you into bad situations.
9	Zeratul	Less bursty, but still a lot of damage
10	Stitches	He can hook you while you're sieged, putting you in a very bad position
10	Nova	She can burst you down incredibly quickly

Sgt. Hammer

Build: Siege Tank Hammer

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Level 20

Threats to Sgt. Hammer with this build

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1		No Threat
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5		No Threat
6		No Threat
7		No Threat
8		No Threat
9		No Threat
10	Stitches	See Hammer Time for full threat information

Sgt. Hammer

Build: Hero Damage Hammer

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20

Threats to Sgt. Hammer with this build

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Threat		Notes
1		No Threat
2		No Threat
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4		No Threat
5		No Threat
6		No Threat
7		No Threat
8		No Threat
9		No Threat
10	Stitches	See Hammer Time for full threat information

Talent Breakdown Top

Level 1

Yes:
is just barely better than , because when combined with Hover Siege, you can get into good positions while stealthed. It can also help you with bursting a lot.

Situational:
is good if you're going to be be left alone a lot. But if there's a Stitches or Nova, you'll definitely want to go with Ambush.

No:
An unnecessary ability. The 75% decreased time on Silences, Slows, Stuns, and Roots, is nice, but you really shouldn't be getting the debuffs on you anyway.

No:
This talent allows you to get lots of health regen, but with and , you don't really need it.

Level 4

Yes:
The 15% may sound small to you, but it can really stack up. It allows you to survive against minion waves until level 10, and even then it's still very helpful.

No:
The 100% bonus of Ambush combined with the 60% makes for a devastating burst, but unless you want to go all in on Hero damage, Vigorous Assault is still better.

No:
The knockback is nice. It helps you escape a lot better. But once you get , you can heal and therefore escape. It's only a 3-level wait. But IF you want to screw around, pick this. It's basically a , but AoE. This, coupled with , allows you to troll people pretty hard.

Level 7

Yes:
This talent is really good. If you're close to death, all you have to do is press 1 and you've got 35% of your health back in 6 seconds. It's saved my life many times before.

No:
As of the August 24th patch, thrusters are always active at the altars, making this talent about half as effective. is just too good to pass up!

No:
You really never use the Mines, and this upgrade is for a pretty much useless ability.

Level 10

Yes:
Napalm strike is simply amazing. It's her minion-clearing tool, and generally good at hunting people down too. With the level 20 upgrade it gets more range and damage, making a great heroic even better. I personally get it 100% of the time

No:
is just a large skillshot, which you really don't need, because you're one of the best pushers in the game. With the level 20 upgrade, , you can literally put a timer on the game if you can place it well enough, but it's hard to do, because you need to basically be in their base to set it up right, and I you can get in their base already, you've basically already won. Napalm is much better in pretty much every way.

Level 13

Yes:
This talent is incredibly useful when sieging. Usually the team won't have more than 1-2 tanks, so this will be very good.

Situational:
If the enemy team has Cho'Gall and another tanky hero, you might want to pick this, or if they have 3 tanks. But other than that, is better.

No:
You already have for this, you don't need your mines to do it too.

No:
Not very useful, as you already have and to get away.

Level 16

Yes:
combined with allow you to move around stealthed. It's also really good if you're just barely out of range.

Situational:
This is good if you're with an Uther or Jaina. It can help you deal a LOT more burst damage.

Situational
Really just a matter of preference. I like the Ambush + Hover Siege Mode combo a lot though. Really your preference though.

No:
You really don't need any more survivability, you should be in the back of your team at all times.

Level 20

Yes:
This upgrade is amazing. It gives you such a big range that if someone's on your screen, you can hit them. It makes Napalm much better at chasing down people with using your Z.

Situational:
The 20% increased range affects your siege mode, but compared to , it's just not as good.

Situational:
If you've picked BFG, you need this. But, to be honest, you shouldn't have.

No:
This just adds a little more splash and damage every 5 seconds. Not worth it, considering you already have splash on every auto attack.

This Sgt. Hammer build is an all-around build. It's good for siege and Hero damage, and easily modifiable. I hope you enjoyed it!

Changes Top

September 13 Patch: removed, a buff to that doesn't put it above , and they moved from level 16 to level 7. Not much change to be honest.

August 24 Patch: Removed and , as they are no longer available. Also, now that thrusters are always active while at the Hall of Storms, isn't very good now.

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