Tepoztli (Timeless)

The Tepoztli is an uncommon small axe, which is found in Aztec Antiques. It is quite small but powerful, and will do a lot more damage to wooden objects as well as objects like shafts and handles
==Appearance and origins==
It is 45 centimeters long, with a wooden handle that enlarges until the top of it ; the axe blade is made out of bronze, with a trapezoidal shape, and is fixed to the haft via a small hole and a sap-based adhesive.
It is based on the eponymous axe used both as a tool and as a weapon, also called Tlaximaltepoztli, that was commonly used by Aztecs in everyday activities like carpentry or more specific things like warfare
==Attack patterns==
The Tepoztli is used to deliver heavy strikes, like it was cutting wood. It also penetrates deeply the rotten flesh, but stop quickly when it reaches the bone
==Strategies==
Even if it has an exceptionally low range, being the shortest axe of the game, it is still nonetheless quite powerful, able to kill regular zombies in only 2 blows, but it quickly gets outclassed by faster, more damaging or longer alternatives. Still, it found its way into many advanced set due to its ability as a shield-breaker ; it does huge damage to wooden objects, allowing players to use it efficiently against Jaguar Warriors and their helmets which would crumble against this axe. Otherwise, it isn't bad, but it mainly relies on stalling your target with the first strike and then to keep going with the heavy attacks until it is defeated, something can be hard to do against quick enemies that will happily poke first, leaving you defenseless and too slow to retaliate. Because of this, you should keep either weapons with a longer range (allowing you to attack first), quicker weapons (helping to avoid combos) or something to block attacks like a shield, that would give enough time to retaliate
==Trivia==
*It was added at the last minute to the batch of new weapons due to it previously lacking an ability
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