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Fortnite: What Is The Melee Weapon Exactly?

Aaron KohnBy Aaron KohnFebruary 4, 20222 Mins Read
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Fortnite: What Is The Melee Weapon Exactly?

Welcome to our guide of “Fortnite: What Is The Melee Weapon Exactly?”. Players can use a variety of guns in Fortnite, however exactly what are the melee weapons & how can you do melee damage to your opponents? We’re here to resolve such questions.

Fortnite: What is the melee weapon exactly?

In Fortnite Chapter 3, there is only one melee weapon: your faithful Pickaxe! This means you’ll start each battle having a melee weaponry at your disposal, making any melee objectives rather simple to complete.
Other melee weapons, like the limited Lightsaber as well as the Sideways Scythe weaponry, have previously been available in Fortnite but you’ll have to adjust with your Pickaxe for the time being.

Dealing with melee damage

You can’t use weaponry like assault rifles and otherwise the throwable objects like grenades, therefore you’ll need to use your pickaxe to deliver melee harm to other players. In Fortnite, players generally utilize pickaxes to farm wood, stones, and metals. These elements are used to construct defensive walls, roofs, and stairways.
The pickaxe could also be utilized to deliver damage to adversaries when no weapons are available. This normally happens when players first arrive on The Island without any items. Just grab your pickaxe and keep swinging to do melee damage.

How much damage is too much damage?

There’s a cause most Fortnite gamers don’t use the pickaxe. Simply defined, it’s a bad offensive option that exposes you to opposing fire due to the close proximity required. It also only deals 20 damage each hit. A pickaxe is unlikely to be enough to beat an adversary player until they counterattack with a stronger weapon or flee. Still, it’s better than nothing if it’s your only option. Also, you may wish to utilize the pickaxe to accomplish weekly tasks and max your Battle Pass.

We hope you liked our ‘Fortnite: What Is The Melee Weapon Exactly?’ guide. Feel free to leave a comment below.

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