====== Tomahawk Item ======

{{ rpd:images:item_Tamahawk.png|Tomahawk }}

**Tomahawk** (properly called "Tamahawk" in the code) is a throwing weapon in Remixed Dungeon. It's a heavy throwing axe that deals significant damage to enemies.

==== Item Properties ====
  * **Type**: Throwing weapon (missile)
  * **Damage**: 4-20 (MIN=4, MAX=20)
  * **Strength Required**: 17
  * **Durability**: Single use (consumed when thrown)
  * **Stackable**: Yes, typically found in quantities of 1-12
  * **Weight**: Standard for missile weapons
  * **Price**: 20 gold per tomahawk

==== Special Mechanics ====
  * **Bleeding Effect**: When hitting an enemy, causes bleeding damage equal to the attack damage
  * **Single Use**: Each tomahawk is consumed after being thrown at an enemy

==== Acquisition ====
  * Found randomly throughout the dungeon, typically in quantities of 5-12
  * Available in shops
  * Dropped by certain enemies
  * Found in chests and other containers

==== Variants ====
  * **Standard Tomahawk**: Regular version with 4-20 damage range
  * **Gnoll Tomahawk**: Special variant with slightly lower stats (3-17 damage) but different sprites

==== Strategy ====
  * Effective for dealing high single-target damage from a distance
  * The bleeding effect can be particularly useful against enemies with high HP
  * Good for softening enemies before melee combat
  * Useful against groups of weaker enemies where the bleeding effect can spread
  * Requires sufficient strength (17) to wield effectively

==== Code References ====
  * **Java Implementation**: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/watabou/pixeldungeon/items/weapon/missiles/Tamahawk.java|Tamahawk.java]]
  * **Gnoll Variant**: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/nyrds/pixeldungeon/items/common/GnollTamahawk.java|GnollTamahawk.java]]
  * **Sprite**: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/watabou/pixeldungeon/sprites/ItemSpriteSheet.java#L49|ItemSpriteSheet.TOMAHAWK]]
  * **String Resources**: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/res/values/strings_all.xml#L1922-L1923|Tamahawk_Name, Tamahawk_Info]]

==== Related ====
  * [[rpd:missile_weapons|Missile Weapons]] - Other throwing weapons
  * [[rpd:bleeding_buff|Bleeding]] - Status effect caused by this weapon
  * [[rpd:throwing_weapons|Throwing Weapons]] - General category of ranged weapons

{{tag> rpd items weapons throwing missile tomahawk tamahawk axe bleeding}}