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Copper Axe
April 17, 2026 at 02:50 PM
Append Hardwood unlock framing, upgrade path, combat-use note
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.
Detail | Value |
|---|---|
Station | |
Core Ingredients | Copper Ingot, Wood, Hardwood for the handle |
Damage | Approximately 255 raw damage (base variant) |
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.
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.
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.
Axe | Recipe | Primary Role |
|---|---|---|
Stone Axe | 3 Wood + 3 Stone | Soft Wood only; Hardwood swings slow |
Copper Axe | 5 Copper Ingot + 5 Wood | Unlocks reasonable Hardwood chopping pace |
Iron Axe | 5 Foothills Iron Ingot + 5 Wood | Fastest chopping tier in the launch build |
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.
