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<blockquote data-quote="MechaTarrasque" data-source="post: 7848062" data-attributes="member: 6801226">I could see something like the wizard school wants you to know certain spells even if you can't cast them yet.It varies.&nbsp; Generally no, but whether that is because his hammer is his focus or he is just drawing on enchantments from the hammer depends on the writer (I think in the late '80s/early 90's, anybody with enough Asgardian mojo [including Asgardian powered mortal supervillain the Wrecker] could do pretty much everything Thor could do with their weapon [a crowbar in the Wrecker's case], and in recent years they have focused on the hammer having intrinsic magical properties as a result of imprisoning the essence of a big magic storm).&nbsp; Sometimes Thor goes full &quot;All Father&quot; when Odin is temporarily dead or retired and then he can cast without the hammer.Also to complicate things, Odin has enchanted a bunch of weapons to turn worthy mortals into &quot;Thor&quot; so that they could die at Ragnorok leaving the real Thor alive to bring the gods back to life.&nbsp; One of those weapons is Thor's hammer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MechaTarrasque, post: 7848062, member: 6801226"] I could see something like the wizard school wants you to know certain spells even if you can't cast them yet. It varies. Generally no, but whether that is because his hammer is his focus or he is just drawing on enchantments from the hammer depends on the writer (I think in the late '80s/early 90's, anybody with enough Asgardian mojo [including Asgardian powered mortal supervillain the Wrecker] could do pretty much everything Thor could do with their weapon [a crowbar in the Wrecker's case], and in recent years they have focused on the hammer having intrinsic magical properties as a result of imprisoning the essence of a big magic storm). Sometimes Thor goes full "All Father" when Odin is temporarily dead or retired and then he can cast without the hammer. Also to complicate things, Odin has enchanted a bunch of weapons to turn worthy mortals into "Thor" so that they could die at Ragnorok leaving the real Thor alive to bring the gods back to life. One of those weapons is Thor's hammer. [/QUOTE]

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