Improved Steel Axe

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Improved Steel Axe
Weapon type	Switch Axe
Attack	110
Element	—

Use this weapon in your build

An enhanced Proto Iron Axe. Skilled craftsmen have made this model far more durable.

Multi-language

English	Chinese (simplified)	Chinese (traditional)	Japanese
Improved Steel Axe	钢铁制改良剑斧	鋼鐵製改良劍斧	鋼鉄製改良剣斧

Basic info

Base data

Rarity	Atk	Def bonus	Element	Affinity	Sharpness (original & Handicraft Lv5
2	110	0	—	0%

Weapon skill slots

Slots	Rampage slot (L/HR)	Available rampage skills
	1	(Slot 1) Attack Boost II (Slot 1) Affinity Boost I (Slot 1) Defense Boost II

Switch Axe phial info

Paralysis phial

Paralysis14

Upgrade path to this weapon

Each weapon can be obtained by purchasing, forging or upgrading. The following table shows how to obtain「Improved Steel Axe」as well as all of its upstream weapons.Upgrading in the order shown by this table will lead you to「Improved Steel Axe」. You can start from any weapon along the path that is forgable.

Method	Name (en)	Name (ja)	Name (zh)	Purchase	Forge materials	Upgrade materials
Purchase/Forge	Proto Iron Axe I	鉄製試作剣斧 I	铁制试作剑斧 I	600	Iron Ore x3 300 【Obtain Ore Scrap x2】
Upgrade	Proto Iron Axe II	鉄製試作剣斧 II	铁制试作剑斧 II			Icium x2 Earth Crystal x1 Iron Ore x2 600
Upgrade	Improved Steel Axe	鋼鉄製改良剣斧	钢铁制改良剑斧			Dragonite Ore x3 Monster Bone L x2 2000

Next level upgrade of this weapon

The following weapon(s) in the table can be upgraded from「Improved Steel Axe」.

Method	Name (en)	Name (ja)	Name (zh)	Forge materials	Upgrade materials
Upgrade	Elite Switch Axe I	精鋭討伐隊剣斧 I	精锐讨伐队斩击斧 I		Commendation x1 Firestone x2 Neopteron x8 points 5000
Upgrade	The Shredder I	ボルシュレッド I	罗宋红斧 I		Zinogre Shocker x2 Dragonite Ore x3 Firestone x2 Electro Sac x1 3000

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