Field Arsenal: Machete to Rescue Beacon

Armageddon published twenty-four first-party loadout rows with category, tier, role, and a short official note. The set runs from the default Mallet through the Machete and Fire Axe to the M9A3, Molotov, Phalanx pills, gene therapy, and the Rescue Beacon. Filter by category or role. Changing a control hides rows; it does not open a stub. This page refuses a ballistic calculator. Firearms can take sights, scopes, and suppressors, but Torn Banner did not publish a complete damage table for guns.

Official Steam screenshot of a bloodied Responder swinging a fire axe into a zombie inside a diner while other undead close in. — FIG. 5.0 — Fire axe in a diner, Steam still

5.1

Named roster

CategoryRole

Weapon	Category	Tier	Role	Notes
Mallet	melee-1h	1	default-inventory	Replaces Small Pipe in default inventory; base 10/13/15, headshot 20/25/30.
Small Wrench	melee-1h	unspecified	fast-charged	Charged swing +12 percent; strong attack 13.
Small Pipe	melee-1h	2	headshot	Moved to Tier 2; headshot 20/30/35.
Tire Iron	melee-1h	unspecified	heavy	1.0 fix restores intended base heavy attack damage 20.
Small Knife	melee-1h-slash	unspecified	slash	1.0 fix restores intended base strong attack damage 18.
Cleaver	melee-1h-slash	unspecified	slash	Quick 15; charged headshot 50.
Machete	melee-slash	unspecified	slash	Base damage 20/25/34.
Hatchet	melee-slash	unspecified	slash	Base damage 20/25/34.
Rebar	melee-2h	unspecified	heavy	Quick 15; headshot strong 35.
Hockey Stick	melee-2h	1	reach	Moved to Tier 1; quick 15. Launch hotfix drops loadout price to 400 Credits.
Large Pipe	melee-2h	2	heavy	Also called Long Pipe in the hotfix; base 20/25/33.
Large Wrench	melee-2h	unspecified	heavy	Quick and charged swings slowed 10 percent.
Baseball Bat	melee-2h	2	fast-blunt	Retuned to 20/25/33 because 1.0 called prior speed and stats too potent.
Shovel	melee-2h	unspecified	mixed	Base 20/25/34; headshot 35/45/50.
Tree Trimmer	melee-2h-slash	unspecified	slash	Base 25/30/35; re-enabled as a loadout item in the launch hotfix.
Fire Axe	melee-2h-slash	unspecified	slash	Stability quick attack 10 after the universal slashing buff.
M9A3	firearm-handgun	loadout	sidearm	Loadout price reduced 2500 to 1500 Credits.
DB12	firearm-shotgun	loadout	close	Loadout price reduced 1200 to 600 Credits.
Rochester 1873	firearm	loadout	unspecified	Re-listed in the 13 Aug 2026 loadout hotfix.
Frag Grenade	explosive	loadout	area	Loadout price increased 150 to 300 Credits.
Molotov	explosive	tool	area	Introduced in Genesis 0.8.0 and listed in Steam about text.
Rescue Beacon	loadout-utility	highest	permadeath-insurance	Consumable loadout slot purchasable with Credits or Merits; prevents the next permadeath loss.
Phalanx pills	medical	world-loot	infection-delay	3 doses per bottle; delay NPV without curing it.
Experimental gene therapy	medical	rare	infection-cure	One spawn per match; 30-second cycle that cures and grants immunity.

Filter melee-1h to see Mallet, Small Wrench, Small Pipe, and Tire Iron. Filter slash to see Machete, Hatchet, Fire Axe, Cleaver, and Tree Trimmer. Filter firearm to see M9A3 at 1500 Credits, DB12 at 600, and Rochester 1873 re-listed in the hotfix. Filter medical to see Phalanx pills and experimental gene therapy. Filter loadout-utility to see the Rescue Beacon.

Molotov is the Genesis 0.8.0 explosive that Steam about text still lists. Frag Grenade rose from 150 to 300 Credits. If a row’s tier is unspecified, the 1.0 note did not give a tier and this table does not invent one. Hidden rows stay in the DOM so a later filter can show them again without a page reload.

Official Steam achievement icon titled Rip & Tear for app 292000. — FIG. 5.1 — Rip & Tear achievement

5.2

1.0 melee numbers

The melee table is written against 100 HP zombies, 70 HP Shamblers, and 130 HP Primes. Mallet replaced Small Pipe in the default inventory at 10/13/15 base and 20/25/30 headshot. Small Pipe moved to Tier 2 at 20/30/35 headshot. Machete and Hatchet share 20/25/34 base. Fire Axe stability quick attack is 10 after the universal slashing buff. Baseball Bat was retuned to 20/25/33 because 1.0 called prior speed and stats too potent.

The 13 August hotfix restores intended heavy attacks on Tire Iron (20) and Small Knife (18), drops Hockey Stick to 400 Credits, and re-enables Tree Trimmer as a loadout item. Large Pipe, also called Long Pipe in the hotfix, sits at 20/25/33. Those figures are the official notes. They are not a DPS spreadsheet and they do not extend to the M9A3 or DB12.

Official Steam screenshot of a first-person melee struggle over a sledgehammer with several zombies at a night gas station. — FIG. 5.2 — Sledgehammer struggle still

Armageddon notes Steam about text

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