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Halloween Weapon Comparison

Compare weapons side by side by damage, stamina cost, Daze, Bleed, Force, story availability and Challenge use. Each stat is judged on its own — this tool never scores weapons against each other.

What matters most to you?

Showing every stat. No combined score — the values measure different things.

Quick comparison

Generated from the values below, one stat at a time.

Hatchet has lower stamina cost and higher attack power, while Wood Axe has higher damage per hit and stronger Force.

Weapon A

Hatchet

Better for

  • lower stamina cost
  • higher attack power
Full guide →

Weapon B

Wood Axe

Better for

  • higher damage per hit
  • stronger Force
Full guide →

Side-by-side stats

Damage on hit and attack power are separate values. Daze, Bleed and Force are separate combat effects — they are not damage, and nothing here is added together.

Melee stats

Damage on hit (average)

Average across this weapon’s attacks.

Hatchet
66.7
Wood Axe
100.4

Wood Axe higher

Attack power (max)

A separate combat property from damage on hit. The two are never added together.

Hatchet
40
Wood Axe
30

Hatchet higher

Stamina per attack (average)

Lower is better for repeated attacks.

Hatchet
10
Wood Axe
20

Hatchet lower

Combat effects

These are separate effects. They are not added to direct damage.

Combat effects

Bleed buildup

Hatchet
5
Wood Axe
5

Same on both weapons

Force

Hatchet
50
Wood Axe
80

Wood Axe stronger

Story availability

Story availabilityHatchetWood Axe
First availableNot confirmedReturning Home
How you get itNo reliable way to get the Hatchet has been confirmed yet.The Wood Axe is available during Returning Home, but the exact pickup has not been confirmed.
Area

Best for

What each weapon is objectively better at, based on the values above.

Hatchet

  • lower stamina cost
  • higher attack power

Wood Axe

  • higher damage per hit
  • stronger Force

Required for Challenge 5

Choose which one?

Choose the Hatchet if you care more about lower stamina cost and higher attack power.

Choose the Wood Axe if you want higher damage per hit and stronger Force.

Compare by stat

Melee weapons only. Each list ranks on one stat, and the stat systems are never combined.

Highest damage

Average damage per hit across this weapon’s attacks.

  1. 1103Pick-Axe
  2. 2100.4Wood Axe
  3. 377Broken Bat, Broken Bottle, Fire Poker, Kitchen Knife

Lowest stamina cost

Average stamina per attack. Lower is cheaper to swing.

  1. 110Broken Axe, Hatchet, Meat Cleaver
  2. 211.7Nightstick, Pipe Wrench, Sharp Pool Cue
  3. 315Broken Bat, Broken Bottle, Fire Poker, Kitchen Knife

Strongest Daze

Highest Daze buildup on a single hit, among melee weapons that inflict it.

  1. 150Sledgehammer
  2. 235Baseball Bat
  3. 325Pipe Wrench

Strongest Force

Highest Force buildup on a single hit, among melee weapons that inflict it.

  1. 1125Sledgehammer
  2. 2100Baseball Bat, Nightstick, Pick-Axe, Pipe Wrench
  3. 385Broken Bat, Broken Bottle, Fire Poker, Kitchen Knife

Ties are grouped into a single rank — a list can hold more weapons than it has ranks. Firearms are not ranked against melee weapons because the values are not comparable.

How to read these stats

Damage on hit
Direct hit property. Shown as the average across the weapon’s attacks.
Attack power
A separate combat property from damage on hit. The two are never added into a single “total damage” value.
Stamina per attack
Lower is better: it costs less stamina per swing, which matters over a longer fight.
Daze / Bleed / Force
Three separate combat effects. They are not damage, and they are never added together.
The “higher than N of M” line
How many other melee weapons that use this stat this weapon beats. Ties are common, which is why the page does not use a “#1” label.