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11 Overview
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33 Copper Axe is an early-game tool-weapon that doubles as the primary wood-chopping and crate-breaking tool during the Coastal Jungle phase. Per community guide data, the base variant delivers around 255 raw damage, which pushes it past most Stone-tier options as the go-to axe until iron becomes routine.
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55 Crafting
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77 DetailValueStationWeaponsmith Workshop or WorkbenchCore IngredientsCopper Ingot, Wood, Hardwood for the handleDamageApproximately 255 raw damage (base variant)
88 Uses
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1010 Chop Wood and Hardwood efficiently.Break crate blockades at POIs like Abandoned Buccaneer Warehouse.Fill in as a melee weapon in a pinch, though dedicated weapons outperform it in combat.
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1212 Upgrade Path
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1414 Once Foothills Iron Ore is accessible, move to the Iron Pickaxe for mining and a heavier axe or specialist melee weapon for combat. The Copper Axe stays in the toolbag for quick chopping.
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1616 See Also
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1818 Copper PickaxeStone PickaxeWorkbenchWeapons
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20+Hardwood Chopping Speed
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22+Method.gg's wood-farming guide lists the Copper Axe as the first axe that can chop Hardwood trees at a reasonable pace. The Stone Axe struggles against Hardwood and wastes many swings; the Copper Axe clears them in a handful of hits. Because Hardwood gates multiple mid-game recipes (Cookware Shelf, higher-tier carpentry), the jump from Stone Axe to Copper Axe is effectively mid-game infrastructure unlock.
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24+Upgrade Path
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26+AxeRecipePrimary RoleStone Axe3 Wood + 3 StoneSoft Wood only; Hardwood swings slowCopper Axe5 Copper Ingot + 5 WoodUnlocks reasonable Hardwood chopping paceIron Axe5 Foothills Iron Ingot + 5 WoodFastest chopping tier in the launch build
27+Combat Use
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29+As a melee fallback, the Copper Axe hits for roughly 255 raw damage per community guides, which puts it ahead of Stone-tier weapons but below dedicated Sabers and Halberds at the same progression point. Treat it as a tool first and an emergency weapon second.