Pickaxe

The Pickaxe is a standard melee weapon with a long history as the iconic tool of adventurers and heroes, and it holds A tier on the tier list. Each swing hits for 24 damage, building to a full combo of 56, backed by a chunky 60 stagger that interrupts enemies reliably.

The combo is a simple three-swing, three-hit sequence with a short 1.15s combo reset, so the rhythm stays easy to maintain in hectic fights. Reach sits at a modest 3 blocks, which means you will be fighting up close, but medium weight and 800 knockback keep the swings feeling punchy. It belongs to the Support archetype, fitting players who want a dependable weapon while their build does its real work through talents, artifacts or team utility.

You can find the Pickaxe in Howling Woods, The Deep Dark and Humbler Huskland, or earn one as a quest reward, so farming a usable copy early is realistic. Community testing measured around 371 DPS with a two-hit jump cancel using Lightning Surge, which places it well among close-range options — though that figure comes from single-target dummy testing and does not capture crowd clear.

If you like straightforward melee with honest stagger and strong jump-cancel potential, the Pickaxe is an easy pick-up-and-play option while you work toward the unique weapons further down your collection.