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Ice axe

Hache de glace
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An ice-based axe with an interesting shape.

The essentials

  • Simplest: buy it, 37,000 G (Stornway – Weapon Shop (post-game)).
  • To gather: 9 ingredients, 5 Krak Pot uses (crafting tree in the details).
  • Sells for 18,500 G.
  • Attack +108: 8th of 19 axes; top: Galaxy axe (+178).
  • Used to make: Avalanche axe.

“Simplest”, in this order: buy it (cheapest), pick it up, from a monster (best rate), make it, then the other sources.

Attack +108

Vocations that can equip it: Gladiator, Ranger

Effects: ice element; ×1.1 against plant

Style: Aloof 65 · Vanity 61 · Naive 55 · Casual 54 · Chic 53 · Allure 37

Shops Read in the code

  • 37,000 G: Stornway – Weapon Shop (post-game)

Alchemy Read in the code

  • Recipe in the book “Elements of Alchemy: Water and Ice” (Swinedimples Academy – Main Building Lv 1)

To gather for 1 Ice axe

9 ingredients · 5 Krak Pot uses

Crafting tree

made in the Krak Pot · to find. Tap an ingredient to switch: the list follows.

  • Ice axe
      • Slime crown
          • Reckless necklace
          • Saint's ashes
          • Dragon scale
          • Corundum
    • Ice crystal×3

Tree idea: Antoine. Thank you!

DQVC (Wi-Fi shop, online) Community (yabd.org)

  • 18,500 G: Armsageddon 2 (Feb 25)

Used to make

Avalanche axe

Best attack in the category, by vocation

Under the hood

Internal item number: 20210; record no. 981 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 18500; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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