Big Bad Axe
The better to chop you with...
Big Bad Axe is a Rare pickaxe in Fortnite. It's part of the Red Riding set. It was introduced in Chapter 2, Season 1.
- Type
- Pickaxe
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Red Riding
- Introduced
- Chapter 2, Season 1
- Added to the game files
- 20 November 2019
Item shop history
- Last seen
- 20 April 2026 · 153 days ago
- Appearances tracked
- 29
- Returned after
- 197 days
- Longest absence
- 466 days
- FNDB Rarity Score
- 27/100 · Regular
Epic's public shop feed only exposes the current day, so our archive covers the 47 days since 5 August 2026. Appearances before then aren't recorded here.
Big Bad Axe — common questions
When was Big Bad Axe last in the item shop?
Big Bad Axe was last seen in the Fortnite item shop on 20 April 2026. We've recorded 29 appearances since we began tracking the shop on 5 August 2026.
How much does Big Bad Axe cost?
We don't have a recorded price for Big Bad Axe. We only know an item's price from days it has appeared in the shop while we were tracking it, and this pickaxe hasn't.
Can you still get Big Bad Axe?
Most Fortnite cosmetics return to the item shop on rotation, but Epic doesn't publish a schedule and some items — battle pass rewards and promotional items in particular — never come back. There's no reliable way to tell in advance which category any given pickaxe falls into.
What set is Big Bad Axe part of?
Big Bad Axe is part of the Red Riding set. Items in a set are usually released together and often return to the shop together, though Epic sometimes rotates them individually.
Rest of the Red Riding set
