Basic Pickaxe

Disambig gray This article is about the Save the World Harvesting Tool. For the Battle Royale Cosmetic of the same model, see Basic Basher.

“
Pickaxe: A harvesting tool that deals heavy damage against the environment, but is not very effective in combat.
”
— In-Game Description

The Basic Pickaxe is a Common Pickaxe in Fortnite: Save the World, that was introduced in Online Test 6.5.

Functionality

Functionality[]

The Basic Pickaxe functions as a harvesting tool used to damage objects for resources. When the damaging an object, a Weak Point can form on the object which can then be hit to deal additional damage.

Stats

Stats[]

Stats from ??? to present[]

Basic Pickaxe - Pickaxe - Save the World Basic Pickaxe
(Common)
DPS 16.8
DAMAGE 30
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 30
ATTACK SPEED 0.56
CRTICAL HIT CHANCE 5%
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 45 (1.5x)
DURABILITY ∞
RANGE 0

Stats from Update v1.1 to ???[]

Heavy Branch - Pickaxe - Save the World Heavy Branch
(Common)
DPS 14
DAMAGE 25
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 25
ATTACK SPEED 0.56
CRTICAL HIT CHANCE 5%
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 37.5 (1.5x)
DURABILITY ∞
RANGE 0

Stats from Update v1.0 to Update v1.1[]

Hefty Branch - Pickaxe - Save the World Heavy Branch
(Common)
DPS 14
DAMAGE 25
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 25
ATTACK SPEED 0.56
CRTICAL HIT CHANCE 5%
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 37.5 (1.5x)
DURABILITY ∞
RANGE 0

Stats from Online Test 6.5 to Update v1.0[]

Hefty Branch - Pickaxe - Save the World Hefty Branch
(Common)
DPS 16.8
DAMAGE 30
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 30
ATTACK SPEED 0.56
CRTICAL HIT CHANCE 5%
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 45 (1.5x)
DURABILITY ∞
RANGE 0

  • The Mining Pickaxe damage is dependent on what is being hit and the "team" it's on relative to the player:
    • 100% damage to hostile and neutral objectives and props (I.E. trees, rocks, and cars), but 50% damage to friendly objectives and props.
    • 70% damage to hostile and neutral players[unused] and enemies, but 35% damage to friendly players[unused] and enemies.
    • 140% damage to hostile and neutral Weak Points, but 70% damage to friendly Weak Points
    • 200% damage to hostile and neutral prop Weak Points, but 100% damage to friendly prop Weak Points
      • Props refer to objects and structures, such as trees (wooden props), rocks (stone props), and cars (metal props)
  • The Mining Pickaxe range is dependent on what is being hit:
    • 2.96m range for enemies
    • 2.88m range for buildings on the xy axix
    • 3.84m range for buildings on the z axis
    • 4m range for Weak Points
Sounds

Sounds[]

Basic Pickaxe - Pickaxe - Save the World Basic Pickaxe Sounds
Sound ID
Pickup sledgehammer_swing_ST_01
Drop sledgehammer_hit_ST_01
History

History[]

Online Tests[]

Online Test 6.5[]

  • Added the Hefty Branch in Handmade rarity

Update v1.0[Online Test 10][]

  • Changed description
    • From: "Stick (Harvesting Weapon). Deals minor damage against all types of targets."
    • To: "Harvesting Tool. A gathering tool that deals heavy damage against the environment, but is not very effective in combat."
  • Reduced damage from 30 to 25
  • Renamed from "Hefty Branch" to "Heavy Branch"

Update v1.1[Online Test 11][]

  • Changed description
    • From: "Harvesting Tool. A gathering tool that deals heavy damage against the environment, but is not very effective in combat."
    • To: "Harvesting: A gathering tool that deals heavy damage against the environment, but is not very effective in combat."
  • Changed icon from Hefty Branch - Pickaxe - Save the World to Heavy Branch - Pickaxe - Save the World

Pre-Battle Royale[]

Cert-CL-3532353[]

  • Changed description
    • From: "Harvesting: A gathering tool that deals heavy damage against the environment, but is not very effective in combat."
    • To: "Pickaxe: A harvesting tool that deals heavy damage against the environment, but is not very effective in combat."
  • Changed icon from Heavy Branch - Pickaxe - Save the World to Basic Pickaxe - Pickaxe - Save the World
  • Renamed from "Heavy Branch" to "Basic Pickaxe"

???[]

  • Increased damage from 25 to 30

Item ID

Item ID[]

Since Online Test 10, The Basic Pickaxe is referred to as Harvest Pickaxe in the files.

  • Common: WID_Harvest_Pickaxe_C_T02

In Online Test 6.5, the Basic Pickaxe is referred to as Melee Impact Pickaxe in the files.

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • Durability still exists internally (being 125) but is never depleted.
  • In Online Test 6.5, the Basic Pickaxe was tied to an ability kit, "Kit_HarvestWeapon_T02", which was removed sometime before, or in Online Test 10.
  • In Online Test 11, the Pickaxe model was reused for the Basic Pickaxe.
Gallery

Gallery[]

Former Icons[]