Tomahawk

Tomahawk

Class	Melee Weapon
Type	Throwable
Weapon	Axe
Headshot	+125%
Armor Pen	25%

The Tomahawk is a throwing axe, a one-handed blade that works both in flight and in the hand. Its in-game line is short: walk the warpath. Axes are throwable weapons, so the Cool throwing perks work on the Tomahawk just like on knives. The axe hits harder with each throw than a knife does. Its cuts can also cause Bleeding. It works best in a Cool build that wants a heavier throwable. It is the base axe for the Iconic Agaou from the Phantom Liberty expansion. The weapon shop in West Wind Estate sells the Tomahawk, and enemies drop it. A throwing build can pick one up through most of the story.

Combat

The Tomahawk can be swung or thrown. A thrown axe returns to V on its own after its recovery time. A thrown headshot deals heavy damage. In stealth, the Cool perk Killer Instinct raises axe damage while V is out of combat. A first throw at an unaware enemy therefore hits hardest.

Once a fight starts, the Cool perks let V throw again and again. Juggler resets the cooldown of every throwable after a thrown headshot or crit kill. A clean kill lets V throw the next axe straight away. Scorpion Sting poisons enemies hit by thrown crits or headshots. Pay It Forward boosts the next throw after an axe is pulled back out of an enemy. Between throws, the Tomahawk still works as a blade in the hand, and its cuts can cause Bleeding.

How to Get Tomahawk Guide

Buy the Tomahawk from the weapon shop in West Wind Estate.
Loot it from enemies who carry one.

Tomahawk Map Location

The map shows the weapon shop in West Wind Estate.

Tomahawk map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Compatible Mods

8 weapon mods are compatible with Tomahawk.

Name	Image	Effect
Airstrike		Raises crit chance and crit damage for midair attacks
Boomerang		A headshot kill with a thrown weapon can return it at once
Cyclone		A sprint attack opens unlimited combos with stacking attack speed
Javelin		More armor penetration with melee, doubled on throws
Pax		Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat
Severance		Hits to the head or limbs of a weakened enemy can dismember and kill
Silencio		More crit chance and crit damage when crouched and undetected
Zero-G		More effective range, thrown weapons fly straight

Upgrades

Only Iconic weapons can be upgraded, so a stronger Tomahawk is a higher-tier one. Shop stock and loot scale with V's level. A bought axe matches a looted one of the same tier.

Character Builds

Throwing perks come from the Cool tree, and they work on axes as well as knives. Scorpion Sting shortens recovery and adds poison. Juggler shortens it further and boosts thrown headshot damage. Sleight Of Hand adds crit damage each time Juggler triggers. Finisher: Act Of Mercy adds a finisher with knives and axes that restores Health. Pounce lets V start a finisher from farther away after a throw lands. Style Over Substance, the top throwing perk, makes throws during slides, dodges and crouch-sprints guaranteed crits.

For cyberware, Handle Wrap adds crit chance with throwables for a few seconds after each throw. Stabber adds crit chance with blades and throwables. Its mod slots take throwable and blade mods. Javelin adds armor penetration, and the bonus doubles on throws. Boomerang gives the axe a chance to return at once after a headshot kill. Zero-G removes the drop from the throw and adds range.

Select a Build

Throwing Knife Build

The build opens from stealth and removes a few targets before the fight starts. Headshots and crits with thrown knives bring the knife back to hand through Juggler. When the character is detected, the Sandevistan or Kerenzikov slows time to finish the enemies who spotted it.

Attributes: Body 18, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 20.

The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.

PerksCyberwareMods

Name	Level	Effect
Painkiller	Body 4	Slow Health regeneration in combat
Adrenaline Rush	Body 15	More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode
Feline Footwork	Cool 4	Faster and safer while crouched
Killer Instinct	Cool 4	More damage with knives, axes and silenced guns before combat
Gag Order	Cool 4	A quick hit after being spotted delays detection by others
Scorpion Sting	Cool 9	Thrown crits and headshots apply Poison
Neurotoxin	Cool 9	Poison also blinds and stops sprinting
Parasite	Cool 9	Health back from thrown crits and headshots
Accelerated Toxin Absorption	Cool 9	Strong attacks and throws on poisoned enemies deal a burst of Poison
Corrosion	Cool 9	Poison works on mechs, robots, drones and turrets
Ninjutsu	Cool 15	Sprint while crouched
Creeping Death	Cool 15	Health, Stamina and speed from kills while hidden
Vanishing Act	Cool 15	Optical Camo turns on while crouch-sprinting
Juggler	Cool 15	Thrown headshots and crits return the weapon at once
Sleight Of Hand	Cool 15	Crit Damage stacks each time Juggler triggers
Finisher: Act Of Mercy	Cool 15	A thrown weapon Finisher that heals
Pay It Forward	Cool 15	Big melee hit after picking up a thrown blade
Pounce	Cool 15	Finishers from range after a throw
Style Over Substance	Cool 20	Guaranteed crits when throwing on the move
Slippery	Reflexes 4	Harder to hit while moving fast
Dash	Reflexes 9	Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper
Air Dash	Reflexes 15	Dash in midair
All Things Cyber	Technical Ability 9	Stronger cyberware stats
License To Chrome	Technical Ability 15	Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot
Ambidextrous	Technical Ability 15	A second Hands cyberware slot
Edgerunner	Technical Ability 20	Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost

Name	Slot	Effect
Black Mamba	Circulatory System	More damage against poisoned enemies
Kerenzikov Boost System	Frontal Cortex	Stronger Kerenzikov with free shooting Stamina
Mechatronic Core	Frontal Cortex	More damage against drones, robots and mechs
Handle Wrap	Hands	More crit chance with throwables
Shock Absorber	Hands	Less recoil
Optical Camo	Integumentary System	Near invisibility for a few seconds
Defenzikov	Integumentary System	Mitigation after Kerenzikov ends
Kerenzikov	Nervous System	Slows time when aiming during a slide or dodge
Stabber	Nervous System	More crit chance with Blades and throwables
Militech Apogee Sandevistan	Operating System	Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses
Dense Marrow	Skeleton	More melee damage
Spring Joints	Skeleton	Stronger Mitigation

Name	Image	Effect
Zero-G		Longer throws on a straight path

Notes

Agaou is the Iconic variant of the Tomahawk. It is an electrified axe, and crits with a throw release a shockwave that damages several enemies.
Agaou drops from Ayo Zarin, a Voodoo Boys lieutenant who holds the ruins of the Luxor High Wellness Spa in Dogtown.

Weapon Categories

All Melee Weapons

Every melee weapon is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.

Iconic Melee Weapons

Name	Weapon	Headshot	Armor Pen	Location
Agaou	Axe	+125%	25%	Dogtown
BFC 9000	One-Handed Club			Rancho Coronado
Baby Boomer	Two-Handed Club		25%
Baseball Bat x-MOD2	Two-Handed Club			Dogtown
Black Unicorn	Katana		25%
Blue Fang	Knife	+150%		Badlands South
Butcher's Cleaver	Knife		25%	Coastview
Byakko	Katana		25%	Little China
Caretaker's Spade	Hammer		25%	Corpo Plaza
Claw x-MOD2	Axe
Cocktail Stick	Katana		25%	Japantown
Cottonmouth	One-Handed Club		25%	Japantown
Crowbar	One-Handed Club
Cut-o-Matic x-MOD2	Chainsword			Dogtown
Errata	Katana		25%	Arroyo
Fang	Knife	+50%
Gold-Plated Baseball Bat	Two-Handed Club		25%	North Oak
Gwynbleidd	Sword
Headhunter	Knife	+150%		West Wind Estate
Jinchu-Maru	Katana		25%	Japantown
Murphy's Law	One-handed Club		50%	Dogtown
Nehan	Knife	+150%		Arasaka Waterfront
Sasquatch's Hammer	Hammer		75%	Coastview
Satori	Katana		25%	Arasaka Waterfront
Scalpel	Katana		25%	Northside
Sir John Phallustiff	Blunt		25%	Kabuki
Stinger	Knife	+150%		Badlands East
Tinker Bell	One-Handed Club		50%	Badlands East
Tsumetogi	Katana		25%	Japantown
Volkodav	Machete		25%	Dogtown

Standard Melee Weapons

Name	Weapon	Headshot	Armor Pen	Location
Baseball Bat	Two-Handed Club		25%
Chef's Knife	Knife	+150%
Claw	Axe	+125%	25%
Cut-O-Matic	Chainsword		50%
Electric Baton Alpha	One-Handed Club			Rancho Coronado
Electric Baton Beta	One-Handed Club		50%
Electric Baton Gamma	One-Handed Club		50%
Hammer	Hammer		25%
Kaiken	Knife	+150%
Kanabo	Two-Handed Club		25%
Katana	Katana		25%
Knife	Knife	+200%
Kukri	Machete		25%
Machete	Machete		25%
Neurotoxin Knife	Knife	+150%
Punknife	Knife	+150%
Razor	Machete		25%
Steel Pipe	One-Handed Club		25%
Tire Iron	One-Handed Club		25%
Tomahawk	Axe	+125%	25%