Claw Hammer in 7 Days to Die
“The claw hammer is great for repairing and upgrading base walls and not bad as a weapon. Repair with a Repair Kit. Scrap to Iron.”
The Claw Hammer is a tier 1 repair tool with 22 block damage and 12 damage per hit, +10% to blocks at quality 2 rising to +50% at quality 6. Craft it at the Backpack once Repair Tools reaches 4 (Handy Land magazines), or loot it from 18 kinds of container or buy it from traders.
- Block damage
- 22
- Damage per hit
- 12
- Attacks per minute
- 70
- Durability, Q1 → Q6
- 300 → 1000
- Mod slots, Q1 → Q6
- 1 → 4
- Stamina per hit
- 17.1
- Range
- 2.2
Bars: against the highest of all 16 tools.
What the Claw Hammer is for
- Against materials: wood −50%, earth −75% (DamageModifier, as the file writes it)
- Repaired with: Repair Kit
- Scraps into: Iron
Claw Hammer recipe
At the Backpack, unlocked at Repair Tools level 4 — raised by reading Handy Land.
| Ingredient | Quality 1 | Quality 6 |
|---|---|---|
 Forged Iron | 12 | 14 |
 Wood | 6 | 8 |
 Leather | 2 | 4 |
 Duct Tape | 2 | 4 |
 Legendary Parts | — | 1 |
Where to find the Claw Hammer
18 containers can roll it, traders can stock it.
15 of the containers are common to every tier 1 tool — listed on the tools page; the 3 below are particular to the Claw Hammer.
Rolling Toolbox
Shelf
Toolbox
Perks named in its tags: Miner 69'er (Strength) and Mother Lode (Strength).
Claw Hammer vs Nailgun
Its neighbours in the game's tech line (PreviousTechItem). Damage is per hit; hits per minute are attacks for hand tools, rounds for motor tools.
| Claw Hammer | Nailgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Block damage | 22 | — |
| Damage per hit | 12 | 5 |
| Hits per minute | 70 | 257 |
| Durability at Q6 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Mod slots at Q6 | 4 | 0 |
| Unlock level | 4 | 26 |
| Base value | 500 | 1100 |
Mods that fit the Claw Hammer
12 mods fit, by the install tags in item_modifiers.xml: the 12 every tool takes, and nothing beyond them. Cosmetic dyes fit too. What each mod does
Claw Hammer — FAQ
What mods can you put on the Claw Hammer?
How much block damage does the Claw Hammer do?
Other repair tools
Read from the 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files (items, item modifiers, recipes, progression, loot, traders). PinDrop is fan-made and not affiliated with The Fun Pimps.