Overview
The Fan-Blade Greataxe is a two-handed weapon in Crimson Desert that provides increased Attack Speed for faster heavy attacks. The name refers to the weapon's distinctive blade shape, which flares outward like a fan. This design sacrifices some raw cutting power (13 base attack) in exchange for a faster swing cycle that lets Oongka connect more hits in the same time window.
For a greataxe, speed is an unusual selling point. Most two-handed weapons in this category lean heavily into slow, powerful strikes. The Fan-Blade breaks that mold by offering Attack Speed Lv. 1 as a built-in bonus, which reduces the wind-up and recovery time between swings. This makes it a more forgiving option for players who find the standard greataxe rhythm too slow and punishing.
Stats
Stat | Value |
|---|---|
Attack Power | 13 |
Attack Speed | Lv. 1 |
Critical Hit Chance | +0 |
Refinement | 10 levels |
Abyss Core Slots | 5 |
Sell Price | 1.05 Silver Coins |
Character Restriction | Oongka only |
How to Obtain
The Fan-Blade Greataxe can be found in a weapon rack in the area before the Ludvig boss fight. This means players can pick it up during the natural story progression without needing to craft it or purchase it from a merchant. The weapon is sitting on a rack alongside other equipment in the staging area leading up to the encounter at Pailune Castle.
Because it is found as free loot rather than crafted, the Fan-Blade Greataxe serves as a convenient pickup for players approaching the Ludvig fight who want to experiment with a speed-oriented greataxe before committing resources to crafting.
Combat Notes
The Attack Speed Lv. 1 bonus is the Fan-Blade Greataxe's primary advantage. In the combat system, attack speed affects how quickly each swing's wind-up and recovery animations play out. Faster animations mean shorter vulnerability windows between strikes, which is a real survival benefit against aggressive enemies that punish slow recoveries.
At 13 attack power, the Fan-Blade has the lowest base damage among all greataxes and warhammers. Players using it will notice lower damage-per-hit compared to the Horseshoe-Blade Greataxe (16 attack) or the Dekarr Greataxe (26 attack). The trade-off is landing more swings per engagement, which can actually result in comparable or higher total damage over a sustained fight.
The speed bonus also affects how well the weapon chains into Oongka's special abilities. Abilities like Giant Swing and Spinning Slash flow more smoothly out of faster basic attacks, reducing the dead time between a regular combo and an ability activation.
Refinement
The Fan-Blade Greataxe supports 10 refinement levels at a Blacksmith. Refinement raises the base attack value, which helps close the gap between this weapon and harder-hitting alternatives. Since the attack speed bonus is a fixed property, higher refinement tiers make the Fan-Blade increasingly competitive as its one weakness (low base damage) diminishes.
Tips
Pick this up from the weapon rack before the Ludvig boss fight. Having a faster weapon option can help against Ludvig's aggressive lightning-based attack patterns, since shorter recovery windows mean less time exposed to his combos.
Stack Abyss Cores with raw attack power bonuses to offset the low base damage. The speed advantage is already built in, so focus on shoring up the damage gap.
The Fan-Blade Greataxe is a good training weapon for players new to two-handed combat. The faster swing speed is more forgiving of mistimed attacks than slower alternatives.