Ice Axe
The Ice Axe is a rare camping melee weapon and utility tool in DayZ. It can create farming plots, build fences and watchtowers, dismantle and destroy player-built fortifications, mine rocks for Small Stones, open cans with 20% to 40% food loss, remove restraints, and dig worms for fishing bait.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Ice Axe is a powerful melee weapon and multipurpose tool in DayZ. It is useful for camping, survival, farming, base-building tasks, mining Small Stones, opening food cans, and digging worms for fishing.
In-game description
“An ice axe is a multi-purpose hiking and climbing tool used by mountaineers both in the ascent and descent of routes that involve frozen conditions with snow and/or ice. An ice axe can be held and employed in a number of different ways, depending on the terrain encountered.”
Main Uses
- Create a plot for planting fruits and vegetables
- Build fences and watchtowers in base building
- Dismantle certain player-built fortifications
- Destroy certain player-built fortifications
- Mine large rock formations for Small Stones
- Open canned food with 20% to 40% food loss
- Remove certain restraints from players
- Dig up worms for fishing bait
- Use as a strong melee weapon
- Repair with a Sharpening Stone
How to use this item
Create a farming plot
Use the Ice Axe to create a plot for planting fruits and vegetables.
- Equip the Ice Axe.
- Look at suitable soil or ground.
- Use the create plot action.
- Plant seeds in the prepared plot.
Build base structures
The Ice Axe can be used in base building to construct fences and watchtowers.
- Have the needed base-building materials ready.
- Equip the Ice Axe.
- Use it on the fence or watchtower construction site when the build action is available.
Dismantle fortifications
Use the Ice Axe to dismantle certain player-built fortifications.
- Equip the Ice Axe.
- Approach the player-built structure.
- Use the dismantle action if available.
Destroy fortifications
The Ice Axe can completely destroy certain player-built fortifications, returning no materials.
- Equip the Ice Axe.
- Approach the player-built fortification.
- Use the destroy action if available.
Mine rocks
Use the Ice Axe to mine large rock formations and obtain Small Stones.
- Equip the Ice Axe.
- Find a large rock formation.
- Use the mine rock action.
- Collect the Small Stones.
Open canned food
The Ice Axe can open canned food, but it wastes a noticeable amount of the food.
- Hold the can or the Ice Axe.
- Use the Ice Axe to open the can.
- Expect around 20% to 40% food loss.
Remove restraints
Use the Ice Axe to remove certain restraints from players.
- Approach the restrained player.
- Equip the Ice Axe.
- Use the remove restraints action if available.
Dig up worms
Use the Ice Axe to dig up worms for fishing bait.
- Equip the Ice Axe.
- Look at suitable ground.
- Use the dig up worms action.
- Collect the worms.
Repair the Ice Axe
Repair the Ice Axe with a Sharpening Stone to restore condition.
- Place the Ice Axe in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with a Sharpening Stone.
- Repair until the condition improves.
How to get Ice Axe
- Search camping locations.
- Check hunting and outdoor loot areas where camping gear can spawn.
- Look in cabins, camps, and wilderness-adjacent loot spots.
- Loot dead players carrying utility melee tools.
Spawn info
- • The Ice Axe is listed as a rare camping item.
- • It is useful as both a strong melee weapon and a multipurpose survival tool.
Important notes
- The Ice Axe is a melee weapon and utility tool.
- It can create farming plots.
- It can be used in base building to construct fences and watchtowers.
- It can dismantle certain player-built fortifications.
- It can destroy certain player-built fortifications, returning no materials.
- It can mine large rock formations for Small Stones.
- It can open canned food, but spills 20% to 40% of the food.
- It can remove certain restraints from players.
- It can dig up worms for fishing bait.
- The Ice Axe can kill zombies quickly compared with weaker melee tools.
- It can be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.
- The Ice Axe design is highly inspired by the Venom Ice Axe from Black Diamond Equipment.