Part of the Sea of Conquest Ships Series:

Ships Hub: Damage types and slots (Start Here).

Ship Tier List: Every hull ranked.

Shipbuilding Guide: The 10% Legendary roll.

Luna Guide: Cutthroat targeting explained.

Quick Answer

Warhammer is the most-used damage ship in Sea of Conquest — a Legendary Cutthroat burst hull available from Season 1.

Two routes to it, and they are not equivalent:

Shipbuilding, where you roll a 10% chance of Legendary (against 28% Epic and 62% Rare), and the ship gets random skills.

A pack, historically around $100, where the ship comes with fixed skills.

That second point matters more than the money. A built Warhammer with three skills you cannot use is worse than an Epic hull with the right ones. The pack version removes that risk entirely, which is the real product being sold.

Cutthroat: What You Are Actually Buying

Warhammer deals Cutthroat damage, which hits the single enemy with the lowest current HP — not the nearest, not the biggest.

That makes it an execution hull. Pair it with something that spreads damage across the enemy fleet — Artillery is the natural partner — and Warhammer converts wounded ships into dead ones. A dead enemy deals zero damage for the rest of the fight, which is why the combination outperforms two damage hulls of the same type.

Run it alone against a healthy enemy fleet and it is far less impressive, because there is nothing to execute. Full targeting breakdown in the ships hub.

Crewing It

All three slots matched to Cutthroat for the free +20% attribute bonus:

Slot	Hero
Captain	Bones — single-target burst, and he has an exclusive trinket granting critical rate
First Mate	Onimusha (Season 3 collab) or Lord Kojo (assassin First Mate)
Gunner	Luna or Kartal

Margaret is a useful flex option with aggro manipulation.

Gems: yellow matched to Cutthroat, plus red gems to 100% critical rate before converting into critical damage. Execution damage benefits disproportionately from reliable crits — see the captain equipment guide.

Should You Build or Buy?

Free-to-play: do not plan around getting Warhammer. A 10% roll is not a plan. Build toward the luck counter guarantee instead, run the free Epics in the meantime — Crimson Sentinel from the 7-day Pirate King's Trail and Providence from Season 2's Sea Voyage — and take Warhammer if it lands.

Spending: the pack is one of the better-value purchases in the game specifically because of the fixed skills, not because it saves time. Compare against recurring passes first — see the top up guide.

Either way: a 6-star Epic beats a 2-star Legendary, and the same logic applies to hulls. A fully upgraded Crimson Sentinel outperforms a half-finished Warhammer.

Where It Performs

PvP. Its home. Player fights end fast, burst wins them, and finishing a wounded ship before it acts is decisive.

Mixed-fleet PvE, provided something else creates the wounded targets.

Poorly against sea monsters. A single enormous health pool never becomes a low-HP target until the fight is already decided. Bring a Drowning hull instead — Drowning ignores armour and scales with fight length.

FAQ

Is Warhammer the best ship in Sea of Conquest?

The best damage ship, and the most-used. Your flagship still outranks it, and Providence or Boreas beat it at their own roles.

How do I get the Warhammer?

Shipbuilding at a 10% Legendary rate, or a pack at roughly $100 that comes with fixed skills.

Is the pack worth it?

The fixed skills are the real advantage — a built Warhammer rolls random skills and can land badly.

What heroes go on the Warhammer?

Bones as Captain, Onimusha or Lord Kojo as First Mate, Luna or Kartal as Gunner — all Cutthroat, for the +20% bonus.

Is it good against sea monsters?

No. Cutthroat needs a low-HP target, which a single huge health pool does not provide. Use Drowning.

What should I run until I get one?

Crimson Sentinel (free, 7-day Pirate King's Trail) and Providence (free, Season 2 Sea Voyage).

Key Takeaways

Most-used damage hull in the game, Legendary Cutthroat burst.
10% build odds — plan around the guarantee, not the roll.
The pack's fixed skills are the real product; built versions roll random.
Pair Cutthroat with Artillery to create the targets it executes.
Weak against sea monsters. Bring Drowning there.

Sea of Conquest Warhammer: The Best Damage Ship and How to Get It