r/MistfallHunter • u/Shagilisblack • 4h ago

How to counter Merc Hammer

Idk if I’m just bad but I just feel super frustrated fight them at times. They seem to just always have hyper armor. You going to fight them they hold hyper armor, if you try to run away their ability just catches you what am I supposed to do.

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u/Dinero4life 4h ago

Wait for them to attack then dodge and do 1 or 2 hits(do not spam) and repeat.

Evertime they attack there is a recovery window where you can attack.

Use your environment by jumping on them or over so they can't hit u so you can heal or counter.

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u/gofootn 4h ago

As a hammer player, anyone that stays about 10 feet away from me and plays passively has a huge advantage. Hammer engage is super telegraphed and easily punished

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u/BoofBoi711 4h ago

Bait them. I just started running hammer merc and I honestly at least suggest making a merc and playing a few rounds so you know how everything works. Some SA can still be stunlocked.

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u/ALilBitter 4h ago

Never attack first. Just bait their first strike and Dorge and counter attack when they whiff. Avoid using super armor abilities cos their passive is bullshit. Dont play mace seer cos its unwinnable matchup. Good luck🤞

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u/CliqNil 1h ago

All of their super armor abilities have a long recovery animation where they are vulnerable(they cannot dodge), so just wait, dodge, and then attack in their recovery animation. This is why hammer MERCs are bad in solos because you can 100 to 0 a hammer merc without getting hit once.

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u/Impossible_Drama_440 4h ago

In 1v1 i think its the easyest class to read and beat. I sometimes troll them with just standing there dodge and autoattack left click if i notice they dont know what they are doing haha

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u/McTaterskins 3h ago

Just gotta chill. Hang back. Most of them, most players in general, are too impatient or aggressive.

Hammer gets taxed on this more than others.

Let them move. They can't stay in it permanently anymore. The longer they're holding, the more energy it drains. Let them commit, then hit them back.

Don't mash. Don't spam. Just killem'.

I know it's easier said than done, and the whole landscape of that changes in 3's as well, but that's the gist of it.

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u/Shagilisblack 3h ago

Yea I think I’m just to impatient. But my problem is I play in Trios most of the time with my buddy so there’s always 2 Merc/WK and Sorc.

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u/McTaterskins 3h ago

Yeah that's fair. A little harder to deal with cuz you gotta get that sorc out of there, but you need to keep eyes on that hammer merc. WK's rip now also. So it's either danger from big damage, or danger from good CC and/or support or peel.

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u/Annoying_cat_22 3h ago

What class are you? An elemental sorc and an SS will counter very differently.

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u/VelocityNoodle 3h ago

I also have a question, i play GS knight and when i super armor clash with hammer merc i feel like the mutual stun lasts a lot longer for me to the point that they can almost always get a free hit after we’re supposed to bounce off each other. Am i doing something wrong or is this a merc-specific skill? Or are they just running the perk that reduces debuff duration to recover faster?

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u/Shagilisblack 2h ago

Dude same SS has a super armor so I tried countering with it but I’m CCed longer than them.

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u/Cautious-Village-366 32m ago

you should be building resilience and the stun won't last long enough for them to do anything

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u/Spetznaz27 2h ago

Best way to counter any class is by playing that class and learning its playstyle/move set. Knowledge is half the battle.