Fireaxe

"Yeah, always wanted to be an axe murderer!"

- Ellis

"Axe me a question, I dare you."

- Rochelle

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

It is found on every campaign but The Parish.

Official Description
Great for clearing out crowds of infected, this handy lumberjack-approved melee weapon will have you stacking up the zombies like cordwood.

The Axe is classified as a Slashing weapon: it will sever limbs and spew blood on your screen.

Pros

 * Has an incredibly wide swing, allowing multiple infected to be killed at once
 * Excels at destroying crowds
 * Very common to find
 * Most hit rays compared to other melee weapons (about 16)
 * Predictable, sideways swing action: right to left on first swing, left to right on second.
 * if used correctly, it can be deadly to all common infected and most special infected, including the tank

Cons

 * Does not have a long reach when compared with other melee weapons such as a Katana
 * It is the slowest melee weapon.
 * Not recommended for killing Boomers due to bile showering attacker and any nearby Survivors