Stats
- Damage
- 28
- Durability
- 43
- Shop price
- 15c
- Rank required
- —
- Ammo
- —
- Category
- Melee
Where it sits on the Anvil ladder
The Weapon Upgrade Anvil runs two ladders: upgrading walks a piece up its own family, while trading jumps sideways into a different weapon — and trades can bypass rank locks the shop enforces.
The rest of the melee rack
What else fills the same slot, ordered by damage.
| Weapon | Dmg | Durability | Cost | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halberd | 28 | 50 | 25c | 2 |
| Aged Francesca Axe | 25 | 29 | 10c | — |
| Aged Halberd | 25 | 35 | 20c | 1 |
| Conquistador Side Sword | 24 | 38 | 20c | 2 |
| Dark Tizona Sword | 24 | 38 | 20c | 2 |
| Aged Conquistador Side Sword | 22 | 25 | 15c | 1 |
| Aged Dark Tizona Sword | 22 | 25 | 15c | 1 |
| Machete | 22 | 43 | 5c | — |
| Polehammer | 22 | 45 | 20c | 1 |
| Rapier | 21 | 35 | 15c | — |
| Serpent Hilt Smallsword | 21 | 35 | 15c | — |
| Aged Machete | 20 | 29 | 3c | — |
| Aged Polehammer | 20 | 30 | 10c | — |
| Aged Rapier | 19 | 23 | 10c | — |
| Aged Serpent Hilt Smallsword | 19 | 23 | 10c | — |
| Spear | 17 | 38 | 10c | — |
| Aged Spear | 15 | 25 | 5c | — |
| Spike Bayonet | — | — | — | — |
| Training Sword | — | — | — | — |
Carrying it
Melee is silent, never runs out, and works in every weather. It also has a backstab bonus and an overhead stab to the head that deals double damage — see the tips page. The cost is durability: 43 before it needs replacing, and enemies can parry and disarm you.
Keep reading
All 51 distinct weapons with the Anvil ladder.
The four roles a crew settles into.
What this is pointed at, with HP and multipliers.
How the shop opens up as you climb.
Michael for blades, Barbara for guns.
Affording the tier you actually want.
Francesca Axe questions
How much damage does the Francesca Axe do in The Mound?
28 damage, with 43 durability. That ranks it 19 of 36 among weapons with published figures. The game never shows you this number in-game, so it is a community measurement — we publish it only because two independent databases agree on it.
How much does the Francesca Axe cost?
15c in the shop, with no rank requirement at all.