Sharpened Volcano Fragment

Sharpened Volcano Fragment
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Melee
Released:	February 3, 2011 Patch
Availability:	Promotional, Drop or Craft
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Genuine Collector's
Loadout Stats
Sharpened Volcano Fragment 1 - 100 On Hit: target is engulfed in flames -20% damage penalty Improves upon Mother Nature's original design for volcanos by increasing their portability. Modern science is unable to explain exactly where the lava is coming from.

“

You look like death warmed over. Ha ha ha ha! Click to listen — The Spy

”

The Sharpened Volcano Fragment is a promotional melee weapon for the Pyro. It appears as an obsidian axe with glowing lava flowing along the blade's extreme edges.

This weapon deals 20% less damage than the standard Fire Axe, but ignites enemies upon contact.

Players who pre-purchased RIFT on Steam before March 1, 2011 received a Genuine quality version of the weapon.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage	100%	52
Point blank		44-60
Critical		156
Mini-crit		60-81
Afterburn		3 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		4 / tick 80 total
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Afterburn duration		10 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Axtinguisher		Reclaimed Metal		Sharpened Volcano Fragment
	+	x2	=

Related achievements

General

Escape the Heat Jump into a pool of refreshing water while on fire.

Flamethrower Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.

 Soldier

Semper Fry Kill 20 enemies while you are on fire.

 Pyro

Baptism by Fire Force 10 burning enemies to jump into water. Burn Ward Ignite 3 Medics that are ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. Clearcutter Kill 6 people with your axe in one life. Combined Fire Use your shotgun to finish off 20 players you've ignited. Controlled Burn Ignite 50 enemies capturing one of your control points. Cooking the Books Ignite 5 enemies carrying your intelligence. Firewall Ignite 5 Spies who have a sapper on a friendly building. Firewatch Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in. Freezer Burn Provide enemies with freezecam shots of each of your taunts. Got A Light? Ignite an enemy Spy while he's flicking a cigarette.

I Fry Ignite 10 disguised Spies. Lumberjack Kill 3 people with your axe in one life. Next of Kindling Ignite an enemy, and the Medic healing him. Pilot Light Ignite a rocket-jumping Soldier while he's in midair. Pyromancer Do 1 million points of total fire damage. Second Degree Burn Kill a burning enemy who was ignited by another Pyro. Spontaneous Combustion Ignite 10 cloaked Spies. Trailblazer Ignite 10 enemies that have recently used a teleporter. Weenie Roast Have 2 enemy Scouts on fire at the same time.

 Heavy

Rasputin In a single life, get shot, burned, bludgeoned, and receive explosive damage.

 Engineer

The Extinguished Gentleman Have dispensers you built extinguish 20 burning players.

 Medic

Autoclave Assist in burning 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Pyro.

Infernal Medicine Extinguish 100 burning teammates.

 Sniper

Friendship is Golden Extinguish a burning teammate with your Jarate.

 Spy

Burn Notice Survive 30 seconds after being ignited while cloaked.

Update history

February 3, 2011 Patch

• The Sharpened Volcano Fragment was added to the game.

February 7, 2011 Patch

• Fixed burning deaths to always use the death notice icon for the weapon that started the burn.
• Updated the burn effect from the Pyro's Sharpened Volcano Fragment to only last for a limited time on enemies.
• Updated the RIFT pre-order items to be not-tradable until the RIFT pre-order period is over.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

March 1, 2011 Patch

• Updated the Sharpened Volcano Fragment and the Sun-on-a-Stick so they can be traded.
• [Undocumented] Updated the Sharpened Volcano Fragment and Sun-on-a-Stick so they can be crafted.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The crafting cost for this weapon was changed from one Refined metal + Powerjack + Degreaser to two Reclaimed Metal + Axtinguisher.
• Sharpened Volcano Fragments crafted using the previous recipe have been upgraded to Vintage quality.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The damage penality attribute was changed from "-20% damage done" to "-20% damage penalty".

September 20, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added this weapon to the drop system.

Trivia

• According to Trion Worlds' press release for the promotion, the Sharpened Volcano Fragment was originally intended to use the Axtinguisher's stats .

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  Promotional image featuring the Scout and the Pyro wielding the RIFT weapons.

• 

  Announcement on Steam featuring the new items.

• 

  Second announcement on Steam after purchasing the new items.

See also

• Sun-on-a-Stick
• RIFT Well Spun Hat Claim Code
• Sharpened Volcano Fragment strategy

External links

• TF2 Official Blog: "From Hell" February 3, 2011