Storm Poleaxes
The Storm Poleaxes is a Melee weapon introduced in the 21.0.0 update.
Description
The Storm Poleaxes are a pair of dual held axes. It could be obtained by completing the Silver/Free Pass during the Vikings Season Battle Pass. It has medium Attack Speed and Mobility, but it's Stun/Disable Jumps and Super Punch can be quite useful. Note that the Super Punch requires 2 hits. If you die with 1 hit, the attack will be stored until respawn.
Appearance
Two identical, double headed axes. They have two blue axe heads with two horns. The handle is brown and the end of the handle is blue. Where the two axe heads meet there is a viking's head and helmet with blue eyes. The heads of the axes are patterned with three shades of blue.
Performance
This weapon has good damage, average mobility and will inflict the stun effect on enemies. After 2 shots it's super punch is activated, dealing very high damage and can potentially one shot enemies with high level modules.
It has Fixed Delay. This means that once the player switches from any weapon to this weapon, the Storm Poleaxes will always have a pull-up delay lasting around half of a second.
Strategy
Tips
- Equip the Berserk Boots and Berserk Cape to maximize mobility speed.
- Sneak up behind the enemy then attack him/her with it.
- Use this weapon at close quarters engagements, because this is a weapon that requires being up close to the target.
- Use this to stop users who frequently jump.
- Attack the head for maximum damage.
- Strafe around enemies while holding down the melee button to maximize the efficiency and killing speed.
Counters
- Pick off its user(s) from long ranges.
- Use the Reflector (gadget) so he will be less interested in hitting you.
- Area damage and shotgun weapons decimate its users.
- When caught in a melee battle, try striking the user first, backpedal, then strike again until the user dies.
- Stay out of range from a user of this weapon to prevent taking damage. Try engaging the user with a Primary weapon at medium range.
Recommended Maps
Equipment Setups
- Equip a sniper rifle for long range attacks.
- Use a powerful heavy weapon for taking out large groups of enemies.
Changelog
21.0.0
- Initial Release
- 23.3.0
- Damage increased by 12%.
- Mobility increased to 85.
23.4.0
- Damage increased by 11%.
Trivia
- It requires 2 hits to activate its
, unlike other melee weapons which only require one hit.
