
Pickaxe
The better to chop you with...
Introduced: Introduced in Chapter 2, Season 1.
16:9 promo art built from official Fortnite game renders, ready for thumbnails and posts.
Pickaxe Render
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Fan-made artwork using Epic's in-game renders. Not official Epic Games promotional art.
Projected to return about every 44 days
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Returned around Halloween in 5 of 8 possible years.
Seasonal information: linked to Fortnitemares.
Highlighted dates fell during Fortnitemares.
2026 · 4
2025 · 1
2024 · 8
2023 · 4
2021 · 5
2020 · 7
2019 · 3
Estimated windows, most to least likely.
Big Bad Axe typically returns about every 44 days, and it has been gone 0; some past returns were during Fortnitemares, so the next Fortnitemares window is kept as the backup window; its past cycles vary quite a bit, so treat the window as a broad estimate.
Everything measured from real Item Shop appearances.
27 recorded appearances, newest first.
+17 earlier appearances
5 of its 27 Item Shop returns came during Fortnitemares, but it also returns at other times of year. The next Fortnitemares window is shown as an alternative.
Estimated likelihood as the window approaches.
Up 7 points over the last month — a reason to keep checking.
Recalculated automatically · last updated
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