Hunt Showdown How To Unlock Throwing Axe

Here's how you gain access to the Throwing Axe in Hunt: Showdown. This process involves understanding the game's Bloodline Rank and associated challenges.

Reaching Bloodline Rank 58

The Throwing Axe is locked behind a Bloodline Rank requirement. You need to reach Bloodline Rank 58 to unlock it. This Rank represents your overall progression in the game.

Gaining Bloodline XP

You accumulate Bloodline XP through various activities within the game. Here are the primary methods:

• Extracting with Hunters: The most substantial source of Bloodline XP comes from successfully extracting with a Hunter. The amount of XP depends on several factors.
• Completing Challenges: Hunt: Showdown features daily and weekly challenges that award significant Bloodline XP upon completion. These range from killing specific enemy types to using particular weapons.
• Killing AI and Bosses: Eliminating AI enemies like Hounds, Armored, and Immolators grants small amounts of Bloodline XP. Killing and banishing bosses yields a larger XP reward.
• Looting Clues and Rifts: Interacting with clues and rifts also provides Bloodline XP, though a relatively small amount compared to other methods.
• Hunter Level: The level of the hunter you extract with directly impacts the Bloodline XP gained. Higher level hunters provide greater rewards.

Optimizing Bloodline XP Gain

To reach Bloodline Rank 58 efficiently, consider these strategies:

• Focus on Survival: Prioritize extracting with your hunter alive. A dead hunter provides significantly less Bloodline XP. Play cautiously and avoid unnecessary risks, especially when starting.
• Complete Challenges Regularly: Check the available challenges daily and weekly and tailor your gameplay to complete them. These often offer a large boost to your progress.
• Engage with the Objective: Pursue clues, banish bosses, and extract with bounties. This maximizes your overall XP earnings per match.
• Utilize XP Boosters: If available, use XP boosters to accelerate your Bloodline XP accumulation. These can be obtained through events or the in-game store.
• Consider Quickplay: Quickplay matches can be a faster way to gain Bloodline XP, especially if you are skilled at the game mode. However, the risk is higher, and the rewards are less consistent than Bounty Hunt.

The Book of Weapons

Once you reach Bloodline Rank 58, the Throwing Axe isn't automatically unlocked. It becomes available in the Book of Weapons.

Navigating the Book of Weapons

The Book of Weapons is your in-game library of available weapons, tools, consumables, and traits. You access it from the main menu.

Finding the Throwing Axe

Within the Book of Weapons, navigate to the "Tools" section. You will find the Throwing Axe listed there. Note that other tools also require Bloodline Rank unlocks and are listed within the same area.

Unlocking the Throwing Axe

When you find the Throwing Axe in the Book of Weapons, you will see a requirement for unlock. If you are Rank 58 or higher, the unlock option will be available. You'll need to spend Hunt Dollars to fully unlock the Throwing Axe.

Hunt Dollars

Hunt Dollars are the primary in-game currency used to purchase weapons, tools, consumables, and traits. You earn Hunt Dollars by:

• Extracting with Hunters: The amount of Hunt Dollars you earn depends on your performance during the match, including kills, clues looted, and bounties extracted.
• Completing Contracts: Similar to challenges, contracts offer Hunt Dollar rewards for completing specific objectives.
• Selling Items: You can sell unwanted weapons, tools, and consumables from your inventory for Hunt Dollars.
• Looting from Dead Hunters: You can loot Hunt Dollars from the bodies of dead hunters in the game world.

Acquiring Sufficient Hunt Dollars

If you don't have enough Hunt Dollars to unlock the Throwing Axe, focus on earning more through the methods listed above. Prioritize completing contracts and extracting with hunters to maximize your income.

Using the Throwing Axe Effectively

Unlocking the Throwing Axe is just the first step. Mastering its use requires practice and understanding its strengths and weaknesses.

Practicing in Training Mode

Hunt: Showdown has a training mode where you can freely experiment with different weapons and tools, including the Throwing Axe. Use this mode to practice your aiming and get a feel for the axe's trajectory and range.

Understanding Trajectory and Drop

The Throwing Axe has a significant arc and drop, especially at longer ranges. You need to compensate for this when aiming. Practice throwing at different distances to develop a sense of how much to lead your target.

Effective Ranges

The Throwing Axe is most effective at close to medium ranges. At longer distances, the accuracy becomes unreliable. Try to close the distance before throwing.

Situational Awareness

The Throwing Axe is a versatile tool but not a replacement for firearms. Use it strategically in situations where it excels, such as ambushes, quick follow-up attacks, or silently eliminating AI enemies. Be aware of your surroundings and don't rely solely on the Throwing Axe in open engagements.

Combining with Other Weapons

The Throwing Axe can be a valuable complement to your primary and secondary weapons. For example, you could use it to quickly finish off a wounded enemy or to create an opening for a follow-up attack with your firearm.

Retrieving Your Axe

Remember that after throwing your axe, you need to retrieve it. This leaves you vulnerable, so ensure the area is safe before retrieving. The Quartermaster trait reduces stamina consumption when using melee weapons, including retrieving thrown axes, and allows you to carry more tools.

Real-World Application of Lessons Learned

The patience and persistence required to unlock and master the Throwing Axe translate to various aspects of daily life and work. Just as in the game, achieving long-term goals requires consistent effort, strategic planning, and adaptability. Breaking down a large goal (like reaching Bloodline Rank 58) into smaller, manageable tasks (completing daily challenges, focusing on survival) allows you to track progress and stay motivated. The importance of resource management (Hunt Dollars) mirrors the need for budgeting and prioritizing expenditures in real-world scenarios. Finally, the necessity of practice and adapting to different situations applies to skill development and problem-solving in any field.

Checklist for Unlocking and Mastering the Throwing Axe

1. Reach Bloodline Rank 58.
2. Check the Book of Weapons.
3. Unlock the Throwing Axe with Hunt Dollars.
4. Practice in Training Mode.
5. Master trajectory and drop.
6. Experiment with effective ranges.
7. Utilize axe strategically.