Fireaxe

"Axe me a question, I dare ya!"

- Rochelle

"Alright, I've always wanted to be an axe murderer!"

- Ellis

The Axe is a new close combat weapon introduced in Left 4 Dead 2.

The axe, along with all other new melee weapons introduced in Left 4 Dead 2, is carried in the same slot that the pistols are, adding yet another tactical choice to make in the game.

The axe can be used indefinitely like other melee weapons (excluding the Chainsaw) and as any melee weapon is capable of killing Tanks in 10 hits, Witches in 4 hits, Common in 1 hit, and Special Infected in 1-2 hits. The axe should not be used against Boomers or Spitters, despite the one-hit-kill. The axe is a slashing weapon, and has the ability to sever limbs. As with all Close Combat weapons, it can cause friendly fire damage to The Survivors.

Every time it is used on a common infected, a large splatter of blood will appear on-screen. Great for clearing out crowds of infected, this handy lumberjack-approved melee weapon will have you stacking up the zombies like cordwood.