Fire Axe
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The Fire Axe is the default melee weapon for the Pyro. It is a stereotypical fireman's axe with a red axe head, silver edge, and a wooden handle.
In most circumstances, the Flamethrower is a better choice for targets in melee range; however, the Fire Axe is typically used on unaware enemies, for humiliation purposes, or in countering a nearby enemy Pyro. The critical hit animation for the Fire Axe is a swift right to left horizontal swing. On a successful crit, the swing animation is a swift vertical up to down swing.
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Damage and function times
See also: Damage
| Damage and function times | ||
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| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 65 |
| Point blank | 55-75 | |
| Critical | 195 | |
| Mini-Crit | 75-101 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8 | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Related achievements
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Update history
- Fixed occasional misreporting of Fire Axe damage distances to the stats system.
April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)
- Added new swing animations.
- Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).