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Shovels

Due to our lengthy arguments over whether shovels should be considered axes or lances, it has been decided that they are both: when equipped with a shovel, the user chooses whether each attack counts as Axe-type or Lance-type (explained conceptually as "switching stances"), and the weapon counts as that type defensively over the opposing team's next Phase. However, to use a shovel as an axe, one must have the adequate Axe-type Weapon Level, and so for a Lance, requiring training in both weapon classes in order to properly utilize this switching strategy. As usual, if the wielder tries to attack using a stance for which they lack the required Weapon Level, the attack will always miss; as such, when a shovel is equipped by a character who only has one of the two required Weapon Levels, the shovel always counts as that type for defensive purposes.

Name: Snow Shovel
Type: Melee
Subtype: Axe or Lance (choose per turn)
Level: D
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack +1 (+2 to Made of Ice)
Hits: 1
Information: A wide, flat shovel used to clear driveways. The user can switch between an Axe-like or a Lance-like stance, allowing the weapon to count as either for a given attack and subsequent defensive turn. As a snow shovel, it also deals extra damage to characters who are Made of Ice.

Name: Shovel
Type: Melee
Subtype: Axe or Lance (choose per turn)
Level: C
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack x2 (+2 to Made of Earth)
Hits: 1
Information: A normal shovel. It can be used in either an Axe-like or a Lance-like stance, counting as that type for each attack and subsequent defensive turn. As a digging tool, it also deals extra damage to targets who are Made of Earth.

Name: Shovel Blade
Type: Melee
Subtype: Axe or Lance (choose per turn)
Level: B
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack x2 +2 (+2 to Made of Earth)
Hits: 1
Information: A bladed shovel used as a weapon by Shovel Knight. Like other shovels, it can be used as either an Axe or a Lance, and it deals extra damage to characters who are Made of Earth.

Name: Polar Shovel
Type: Melee
Subtype: Axe or Lance (choose per turn)
Level: A
Element: None
Ailment: None
Power: Attack x2 +4 (+2 to Made of Ice)
Hits: 1
Information: An enormous, bladed snow shovel used by Polar Knight. The strongest kind of half-Axe half-Lance weapon, it deals extra damage to foes who are Made of Ice.