Shovel

What is the Shovel?

The Shovel is listed in the documented melee roster as a two-handed field tool. The supplied references provide less settled combat information for it than for weapons such as the Sledgehammer, Fire Axe, or Rebar.

For that reason, precise damage claims are intentionally omitted. Its confirmed place in the two-handed roster still establishes the main handling expectations: a larger swing commitment, stamina dependence, and no active flashlight during an attack.

How should you approach using it?

Treat the Shovel as a lane weapon until direct in-game testing confirms a more specialized role. Keep targets in front, begin from reach, and save enough stamina to move after the swing.

Do not assume that every long tool shares identical damage or knockdown behavior. Recheck the weapon after patches and use Training Range comparisons when a build decision depends on exact values.

What is confirmed?

• It is documented in the melee weapon roster.
• It uses a long two-handed handling profile.
• Attacks depend on stamina rather than ammunition.
• Exact 1.0 combat statistics require further first-party documentation.

Sources and verification

Roster placement was checked against the supplied research and the community Weapons reference. The conservative handling guidance follows the official Road to 1.0 combat update.