The Innovation Axe is a pickaxe style in the Innovation cosmetic set, a bonus Battle Pass reward built around Vanguard Sloan in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3. You do not buy it from the Item Shop or level up a tier track to get it. Instead, it unlocks once you finish a set number of Weekly Quests tied to the Innovation rewards.
Quick answer: Complete 8 Weekly Quests released between Week 7 and Week 11 to unlock the Innovation Axe pickaxe style. Since four quests drop each week, clearing every Week 7 and Week 8 quest gets you to eight.
What you need before starting
Progress toward the Innovation Axe comes only from Weekly Quests in the Chapter 7 Season 3 track. Two things gate the reward.
| Requirement | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Chapter 7 Season 3 Battle Pass | The Innovation set is a Battle Pass reward, so the quest progress is tied to owning the pass. |
| 8 completed Weekly Quests | The pickaxe style specifically unlocks at eight total quests finished across the eligible weeks. |
How the Weekly Quest count works
The Innovation rewards draw from Weekly Quests released during Weeks 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Each week adds four objectives to the Weekly Highlights area of the Battle Royale Quests tab, and every quest you finish counts toward the running total.
The full set needs 20 completed quests. Each cosmetic in the set unlocks at a fixed milestone along the way, and the Innovation Axe sits at the eight-quest mark.
| Reward | Weekly Quests needed |
|---|---|
| Innovation Pack Back Bling Style | 4 |
| Innovation Axe Pickaxe Style | 8 |
| Innovation Wings Glider Style | 12 |
| The Innovation (Helmet Off) Style | 16 |
| The Innovation (Helmet On) Style | 20 |
New Weekly Quests go live every Thursday at 9 AM EDT. Because you need eight finished quests and only four release per week, the earliest you can reach the Innovation Axe is after the Week 8 batch unlocks, assuming you have cleared everything from Week 7 first.
Steps to reach the Innovation Axe
How to confirm the pickaxe unlocked
Once you cross eight completed Weekly Quests, the Innovation Axe appears in your locker under pickaxes and can be equipped. If it still reads as locked, the two usual causes are not owning the paid Battle Pass or not yet having eight quests marked complete.
Note: Skipping quests in any eligible week slows the count, since the total carries across Weeks 7 to 11 rather than resetting each week. Staying current with every Thursday’s objectives keeps you on the fastest path to the Axe and the remaining Innovation cosmetics, with the complete set reachable no earlier than August 13, after the Week 11 quests go live.
