Fireaxe

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

- Ellis

"Axe me a question, I dare you."

- Rochelle

The Fireaxe is a close combat weapon from Left 4 Dead 2.

It is found the following campaigns:


 * Dead Center
 * The Passing
 * Dark Carnival
 * Swamp Fever
 * Hard Rain
 * No Mercy (Left 4 Dead 2 only)
 * Crash Course (Left 4 Dead 2 only)
 * Death Toll (Left 4 Dead 2 PC version only)
 * Blood Harvest (Left 4 Dead 2 only)
 * The Sacrifice (Left 4 Dead 2 only)
 * Cold Stream
 * The Last Stand (Left 4 Dead 2 version)

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

Melee Mechanics
The Fireaxe is classified as a slashing weapon: it will sever limbs and spew blood on the screen.

Pros

 * Has an incredibly wide swing, allowing multiple Infected to be killed at once.
 * Excels at destroying crowds.
 * A very common find.
 * Most hit rays out of all 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.

Bugs

 * When attacking with the Fireaxe as one of the Left 4 Dead 2 survivors, Coach's grunt noise is sometimes played.