Progressive Challenges · Weapon
Pick-Axe Progressive Challenges
Complete this weapon’s Progressive Challenges in order to advance the chain. Progress belongs to this weapon’s chain.
Quick answer
13 published tasks: one ordered chain tied to Pick-Axe. A task only starts progressing once its published previous step is complete — which is not always simply the task above it.
- Type
- Progressive Challenge
- Subject
- Pick-Axe · Weapon
- Published tasks
- 13, completed in order
- Rewards include
- XP · Perk Points · Items / Cosmetics
Challenge chain
13 tasks, in published order. The chain advances one task at a time.
Task by task
The chain below is grouped into the Challenge Levels the game itself names. Every task lists the tracked action, the exact target, its published previous step and its rewards.
All 13 tasks in Pick-Axe's chain are listed below.
Challenge Level 13 tasks
Task 1Noise Excavation
Destroy 135 noise maker object
Target 135 · Reward 1,000 XP · 500 Perk Points
Details- What you need to do
- Destroy 135 noise maker object
- Target
- 135
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 1
- Reward
- 1,000 XP · 500 Perk Points
- Previous
- No previous-task requirement — first task in the chain.
- This task
- Task 1 · Destroy 135 noise maker object
- Next
- Task 2 · Deep Mining — unlocks after Task 1.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 2Deep Mining
Perform a standard grab weapon execution on 90 Special Targets
Target 90 · Reward 1,500 XP · 750 Perk Points · Miner Celebrity
Details- What you need to do
- Perform a standard grab weapon execution on 90 Special Targets
- Target
- 90
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 1
- Reward
- 1,500 XP · 750 Perk Points · Miner Celebrity
- Previous
- Task 1 · Noise Excavation
- This task
- Task 2 · Perform a standard grab weapon execution on 90 Special Targets
- Next
- Task 3 · Puncture Strike — unlocks after Task 2.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 3Puncture Strike
Execute 150 victims that are in wounded state
Target 150 · Reward 2,500 XP · 1,250 Perk Points · Rusty
Details- What you need to do
- Execute 150 victims that are in wounded state
- Target
- 150
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 1
- Reward
- 2,500 XP · 1,250 Perk Points · Rusty
- Previous
- Task 2 · Deep Mining
- This task
- Task 3 · Execute 150 victims that are in wounded state
- Next
- Task 4 · Finish the Job — unlocks after Task 3.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Challenge Level 25 tasks
Task 4Finish the Job
Execute 105 victims that are in wounded state
Target 105 · Reward 1,000 XP · 500 Perk Points · Axe to Grind
Details- What you need to do
- Execute 105 victims that are in wounded state
- Target
- 105
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 2
- Reward
- 1,000 XP · 500 Perk Points · Axe to Grind
- Previous
- Task 3 · Puncture Strike · finishes Challenge Level 1
- This task
- Task 4 · Execute 105 victims that are in wounded state
- Next
- Task 5 · Shattered Nerves — unlocks after Task 4.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 5Shattered Nerves
Smash a window or door that scares 75 victims
Target 75 · Reward 1,500 XP · 750 Perk Points
Details- What you need to do
- Smash a window or door that scares 75 victims
- Target
- 75
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 2
- Reward
- 1,500 XP · 750 Perk Points
- Previous
- Task 4 · Finish the Job
- This task
- Task 5 · Smash a window or door that scares 75 victims
- Next
- Task 6 · Power Severance — unlocks after Task 5.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 6Power Severance
Destroy 120 Power Boxes across the town
Target 120 · Reward 2,000 XP · 1,000 Perk Points
Details- What you need to do
- Destroy 120 Power Boxes across the town
- Target
- 120
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 2
- Reward
- 2,000 XP · 1,000 Perk Points
- Previous
- Task 5 · Shattered Nerves
- This task
- Task 6 · Destroy 120 Power Boxes across the town
- Next
- Task 7 · Struck a Vein — unlocks after Task 6.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 7Struck a Vein
Have 90 victims bleed to death from a wound of your making
Target 90 · Reward 2,500 XP · 1,250 Perk Points
Details- What you need to do
- Have 90 victims bleed to death from a wound of your making
- Target
- 90
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 2
- Reward
- 2,500 XP · 1,250 Perk Points
- Previous
- Task 6 · Power Severance
- This task
- Task 7 · Have 90 victims bleed to death from a wound of your making
- Next
- Task 8 · Rock Bottom — unlocks after Task 7.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 8Rock Bottom
Reach Bloodthirst Level 2 and perform a weapon execution 150 times
Target 150 · Reward 3,000 XP · 1,500 Perk Points · Can Opener, Bronze
Details- What you need to do
- Reach Bloodthirst Level 2 and perform a weapon execution 150 times
- Target
- 150
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 2
- Reward
- 3,000 XP · 1,500 Perk Points · Can Opener, Bronze
- Previous
- Task 7 · Struck a Vein
- This task
- Task 8 · Reach Bloodthirst Level 2 and perform a weapon execution 150 times
- Next
- Task 9 · Buried Alive — unlocks after Task 8.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Challenge Level 35 tasks
Task 9Buried Alive
Locate Special Targets inside hiding spots and pull them out and perform 45 weapon executions
Target 45 · Reward 3,000 XP · 1,000 Perk Points
Details- What you need to do
- Locate Special Targets inside hiding spots and pull them out and perform 45 weapon executions
- Target
- 45
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 3
- Reward
- 3,000 XP · 1,000 Perk Points
- Previous
- Task 8 · Rock Bottom · finishes Challenge Level 2
- This task
- Task 9 · Locate Special Targets inside hiding spots and pull them out and perform 45 weapon executions
- Next
- Task 10 · Cave In — unlocks after Task 9.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 10Cave In
Use a weapon finisher execution on 225 victims
Target 225 · Reward 4,000 XP · 1,500 Perk Points
Details- What you need to do
- Use a weapon finisher execution on 225 victims
- Target
- 225
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 3
- Reward
- 4,000 XP · 1,500 Perk Points
- Previous
- Task 9 · Buried Alive
- This task
- Task 10 · Use a weapon finisher execution on 225 victims
- Next
- Task 11 · Lethal Point — unlocks after Task 10.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 11Lethal Point
Kill 105 victims with one hit
Target 105 · Reward 5,000 XP · 2,000 Perk Points · To the Point
Details- What you need to do
- Kill 105 victims with one hit
- Target
- 105
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 3
- Reward
- 5,000 XP · 2,000 Perk Points · To the Point
- Previous
- Task 10 · Cave In
- This task
- Task 11 · Kill 105 victims with one hit
- Next
- Task 12 · Frenzied Excavation — unlocks after Task 11.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 12Frenzied Excavation
Reach Bloodthirst Level 3 and perform a bloodthirsty grab weapon execution on 120 Residents
Target 120 · Reward 6,000 XP · 2,500 Perk Points
Details- What you need to do
- Reach Bloodthirst Level 3 and perform a bloodthirsty grab weapon execution on 120 Residents
- Target
- 120
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 3
- Reward
- 6,000 XP · 2,500 Perk Points
- Previous
- Task 11 · Lethal Point
- This task
- Task 12 · Reach Bloodthirst Level 3 and perform a bloodthirsty grab weapon execution on 120 Residents
- Next
- Task 13 · Unstoppable Force — unlocks after Task 12.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Task 13Unstoppable Force
Perform a Bloodthirsty execution while being undetected on a terrified victim 150 times
Target 150 · Reward 7,000 XP · 3,000 Perk Points · Skull Miner, Silver Chrome, Not-So-Picky Killer
Details- What you need to do
- Perform a Bloodthirsty execution while being undetected on a terrified victim 150 times
- Target
- 150
- Challenge Level
- Challenge Level 3
- Reward
- 7,000 XP · 3,000 Perk Points · Skull Miner, Silver Chrome, Not-So-Picky Killer
- Previous
- Task 12 · Frenzied Excavation
- This task
- Task 13 · Perform a Bloodthirsty execution while being undetected on a terrified victim 150 times
- Next
- No published task depends on this one.
This tracker does not sync with the game, and marking this task never marks the earlier tasks for you — the chain only shows the dependency.
Rewards in this chain
- XP
- 13 of 13 tasks award XP
- Perk Points
- 13 of 13 tasks award Perk Points
- Items / Cosmetics
- Miner Celebrity · Rusty · Axe to Grind · Can Opener · Bronze · To the Point · Skull Miner · Silver Chrome · Not-So-Picky Killer
Rewards are listed per task and summarised as “which tasks award which reward”. They are deliberately not added into one total, because the current data does not establish that every task in the chain is claimable in a single run.
Progressive vs Prestige
Progressive Challenges are one fixed ordered chain. Pick-Axe's Prestige is a separate 1–5 progression that draws from its own pool of possible Challenges. They share the word “Challenge” but they are not one system.
Why isn't this weapon chain progressing?
Check these in order
- Are you using the correct weapon?
- Only Pick-Axe advances this chain. A different weapon has its own separate chain.
- Is the earlier step in the chain complete?
- Each task only opens after its published previous step — that is not always simply the task above it. Open the task you are stuck on below and it names the exact step it waits for.
- Are you performing the exact tracked action?
- Every task card repeats the tracked action the game counts, word for word. A similar action with a different counter will not move it.
- Are you hitting the exact target?
- Every task card also shows the exact target. Progress below that number leaves the task open.
- Still no progress?
- Recheck the in-game Challenge screen after the match and confirm you are looking at the same task in the same chain. If every condition above is met, a tracking issue remains possible — this page does not treat it as a bug.
Other chains of this type
FAQ
- How do Pick-Axe's Progressive Challenges work?
- Complete the 13 published tasks in chain order. A task only starts progressing once its published prerequisite is complete.
- Why is my next Pick-Axe Challenge locked?
- The next task depends on its published prerequisite. Open the task above it in the chain to see the required previous step — this page names that step instead of assuming the chain is always the next line.
- Are Pick-Axe Progressive Challenges the same as Prestige?
- No. Progressive Challenges are one fixed ordered chain. Pick-Axe Prestige is a separate 1–5 progression that draws from its own pool of possible Challenges.
- What rewards do Pick-Axe's Progressive Challenges give?
- Every published task awards XP and Perk Points, and 6 of the 13 tasks also award an item or cosmetic. Rewards are listed per task — this page does not add them into one total.
Related guides
Found here
- Pick-Axe Weapon GuideWeapon
- Progression OverviewLevels, Perks, Challenges and Prestige