7 Days to Die’s 2.0 Perk Changes May Hammer Home a New…

The next major update for 7 Days To Die is fast-approaching, with some major balancing changes, performance improvements, and a variety of other new content coming. Whether players are jumping into 7 Days to Die’s experimental 2.0 update early or diving into the full update on its official release date on June 30, players should consider giving one often-overlooked weapon type some extra attention in this new update.

While sledgehammers have always been a reliable melee weapon type in 7 Days to Die, they were previously held back by being one of the most stamina-hungry weapons. Thanks to the new balancing changes coming in 7 Days to Die’s Storm’s Brewing V2.0 update, sledgehammers’ biggest weakness will no longer be an issue, potentially making them the new meta for melee weapon builds.

7 Days to Die V2.0 Storms Brewing Update Expect

What to Expect from 7 Days to Die V2.0 Storm's Brewing Update

The next major update for 7 Days to Die has plenty of major changes and new features that players can look forward to when it releases in late June.

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By Anthony Bussing

7 Days to Die’s 2.0 Melee Meta Has a New Contender

7 Days to Die’s Storm’s Brewing V2.0 Update Sledgehammer Buffs Explained

Sledgehammers now have a dedicated Skill Magazine set, Sledge Saga
The Big and Fast pre-existing Strength Perk that allows Strength-based weapons to swing faster has two additional perk levels.
Grand Slam is a new Strength Perk that adds a chance for sprinting power-attacks with Strength-based weapons to ragdoll enemies

Alongside several balancing changes and new Perks coming in 7 Days to Die’s 2.0 update, the sledgehammer weapon type will finally have its own Skill Magazine set. Each unique issue of these Skill Magazines that players read will grant a permanent upgrade to sledgehammers' overall performance. Although the most notable of these upgrades is the capstone Skill that players will get from collecting each of the seven sledgehammer Skill Magazines, which makes heavy-attack kills with sledgehammers replenish players' stamina.

Considering that the high stamina cost was generally the biggest drawback of sledgehammers compared to other melee weapons before this new update for 7 Days to Die, this capstone upgrade will be a game-changer. Especially since sledgehammers previously didn’t have a Skill Magazine set at all, so this is an outright buff for this weapon type that will arguably make it one of the best melee weapons in 7 Days to Die in the new meta.

7 Days to Die’s Strength Attribute Builds Are Also Getting Major Buffs in Version 2.0

In addition to providing extra inventory slots, the Pack Mule Perk now provides increased crafting speed and a chance to avoid incoming damage
Junk Miner is a new Perk that allows mining tools to obtain increased resources from harvesting junk sources
Strength Mastery is a new Perk that provides various buffs for survivability, Strength-based weapons, and additional utilities for mining tools.

Beyond the specific buffs coming for sledgehammers, Strength Attribute builds are also getting some new and improved functionality in the Storm’s Brewing V2.0 update. In the past, mining in 7 Days to Die has always generally been one of the most valuable, and arguably mandatory, skills, which makes the improved resource yield and utility of mining tools another perfect excuse for players to invest in a sledgehammer build, since sledgehammers and mining skills both fall under the Strength Attribute.

Sledgehammers Will Be a Perfect Fit for 7 Days to Die’s New Difficulty Spike

These upcoming balancing changes are especially important for players to consider when attempting to navigate the new POIs and survive the Blood Moon horde nights, because of the new zombie types coming in 7 Days to Die’s 2.0 Update. Each of the new zombies is expected to be extremely tough, and now, zombies can also spawn in and crawl through 1x1 spaces, which together will raise the game’s difficulty across the board. As such, it’s more important now than ever that players have weapons that excel at both single-target damage and crowd control. Thankfully, these were already sledgehammers' biggest strengths, except now this weapon type will have the much-needed benefit of improved stamina efficiency on top of them.

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