How to get the hammer in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood

While exploring the island of Rumbla v Mario and Luigi: Brotherhoodplayers will come across several items that are most likely to catch their attention, such as switches, cracked rocks, and crates. However, they won't be able to do anything about it at that point. To interact with these objects, players must find the appropriate tool, and in this case, it is the one Hammera common item in Super Mario RPG.

This guide will help players find the hammer in Mario and Luigi: Brotherhood so they can get past these obstacles and reach previously unreachable areas in the game.

How to get the hammer in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood

Once players connect Rumbla Island to the Uni-Strom, a container will appear on Shipshape Island with someone trapped inside. It is at this point in the story that players will be able to get their hands on the Hammer.

Willma's children are stranded on two different islands. Players must bring them back to their mother, but must decide if they want to save Billdit or Maykit first. Billdit was last seen in Raynforst and Maykit went to Twisten Sprout.

Regardless of which path players choose first, they will get the Hammer once they reattach the Raynforst or Twisten Sprout..

How to use the hammer in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood

Mario and Luigi equip the Hammer as soon as they get it, meaning players can immediately start smashing things left and right. Similar to jumping, Mario and Luigi each have their own hammer buttons. If players want to use the Hammer as Mario, they must press X; to use it as Luigi, they have to press Y instead. The hammer is useful in several cases, such as:

• Smashing crates and cracked rocks
• Activation of switches
• Wetting enemies in combat

Here's how to use the hammer in all of these situations:

How to break crates and rocks in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood

Players will encounter hundreds of crates and cracked rocks here Mario and Luigi: Brotherhood. They can break rocks and crates like Mario using Hammer (X) when facing an object, or using Hammer (Y) or Luigi Logic (L) like Luigi.

How to activate switches in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood

Players will see different green L switches and red M switches while playing Mario and Luigi: Brotherhoodand can activate them once they unlock the Hammer.

To activate the Luigi Switch, players must use Luigi Logic (L) or press the Y button while nearby. To activate the Mario Switch, just press the X button while looking at him.

How to hit enemies with a hammer in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood

Players can thrash enemies in battle by selecting the Hammer box. Additionally, instead of jumping at an enemy to get ahead in battle, they can also swing their hammer and hit them. It's a bit slower though, so it's a riskier move. Here's a video demonstrating how to perform the Hammer attack perfectly, whether players start as Mario or Luigi:

Deal as much damage as possible with a Hammer attack Mario and Luigi: Brotherhoodplayers must wait for Mario or Luigi to prepare a swing before pressing the command button. The command line can be confusing because it seems like the A and B buttons are supposed to be held down to charge an attack, but they aren't. Overall, the Hammer attack can be tricky to understand the first few tries, but players should get the hang of it quickly.

The hammer is especially useful for attacking enemies who are protecting their heads or when a jump attack is ineffective.