A slab of never-melted ground on a handle. Physics filed a complaint.
Weapon stats
Class
Great Axe
world pool: Frostspire Expanse
Base damage
26
at 1x multiplier
True speed
1.46s
listed as 1.14s
Range
8 studs
NPC sell
$1,550
at 1x, 100% quality
Rune slots
3
Min ores
15
Recommended
34
ores
RNG-lock
40
ores w/ lock on
Forge odds curve — Frostspire Expanse anvil
P(Great Axe class) P(Permafrost Maul) ▏RNG-lock
Per-forge probability by crucible size N without RNG lock. The Great Axe class curve peaks at N=37 on the gaussian weight table; Permafrost Maul takes 23.8% of the Great Axe variant roll at Frostspire Expanse. With RNG Lock at N≥40 the orange class line becomes a flat 100%.
Expected forges — with & without RNG lock
Ores (N)
P(Permafrost Maul) no lock
Expected forges
With RNG lock
34
6.1%
~1 in 17
needs 40 ores
40
7.0%
~1 in 15
~1 in 5 locked
45
5.6%
~1 in 18
~1 in 5 locked
55
1.6%
~1 in 63
~1 in 5 locked
"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this
variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 40,
leaving only the 23.8% variant roll.
Top 3 ore recipes for Permafrost Maul
Solved at the Frostspire Expanse anvil with RNG lock targeting the Great Axe class — BiS god-roll, clean zero-waste split, and a no-raid farmable fallback.
👑 God-Roll BiS
Stormsilver×12
Skyforge Ingot×28
Total ores
40
Multiplier
8.3x
Target chance
23.8% · ~1 in 5
Est. DPS
174
Trait coverage: Stormsilver 30%OPTIMAL
Highest score: 174.4 DPS on Permafrost Maul at 23.8% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.
Same-class alternatives at an identical 8.3x multiplier, quality
100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.
Frequently asked questions
How many ores do you need to RNG-lock Permafrost Maul in The Forge?+
Permafrost Maul is a Great Axe: its class roll RNG-locks at 40 ores, its recommended crucible is 34 and its absolute minimum is 15. At 40+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 5.
What is the best ore recipe for Permafrost Maul?+
The solver's BiS recipe is 12× Stormsilver + 28× Skyforge Ingot — 8.3x multiplier, 23.8% per forge at Frostspire Expanse. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.
How fast is Permafrost Maul really?+
The tooltip lists 1.14s but the real swing is 1.46s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 1.46s figure, the same one the game engine uses.
Is Permafrost Maul worth forging?+
Permafrost Maul is a S-tier Great Axe with 26 base damage and 3 rune slots. With RNG lock it lands in ~5 forges on average — check the comparison table for where it sits inside Great Axe.