Axe

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An Axe is a one-handed melee weapon that can require investment in the Axe Mastery attribute and has a maximum damage range of 6-28 slashing damage. It is one of the three preferred weapons of Warriors.

[edit] Properties

• Maximum damage range: 6 - 28.
• Damage type: Slashing damage¹.
• Attack rate: 1.33 seconds.
• Base: Unsalvagable inherent (from Prophecies or Factions) or salvagable inscription (Nightfall or Eye of the North).
• Modifiers: Axe Haft (name prefix) and Axe Grip (suffix).

1. Some axes deal piercing damage.

Axes with maximum damage have been observed with attribute requirements ranging from 7 to 13. Max damage unique, collector and weaponsmith axes have an attribute requirement of 9.

[edit] Axe types

Note: This is a list of all the different appearances an axe may have. It is completely independent of its stats and modifiers; for example, a Cleaver will be as effective as a Sephis Axe if they share the same inscription and modifiers.

Core	Prophecies	Factions	Nightfall	Promotional Axes	Eye Of The North	Bonus Mission Pack
Battlepick1 Chaos Axe Cleaver (double-headed) Dwarven Axe Great Axe Hand Axe Piercing Axe1 PvP Axe Serpent Axe Sickle (double-headed) Spiked Axe Starter Axe Stygian Reaver Tribal Axe War Axe	Ascalon Axe Battle Axe1 Deldrimor Axe Double-bladed Axe Flame Spitter Hatchet Krytan Axe Kyhlo Axe Sephis Axe Summit Axe White Reaver	Archaic Axe Celestial Axe Cleaver (Canthan variant) Crude Axe (double-headed) Dragoncrest Axe3 Gemstone Axe Gothic Axe Gothic Dual Axe Grinning Dragon Axe Halo Axe Hand Axe (spiked) Jade Axe Kaineng Axe Kanaxai's Axe Mammoth Axe Morning Star Axe Plagueborn Axe Runic Axe Rusty Axe Sickle (crescent) Zodiac Axe3	Ancient Axe Avian Axe Barbed Axe Cracked Axe Crescent Axe Crude Axe (single-headed) Dual Winged Axe Fiery Blade Axe4 Gemstone Axe Heket Axe Hooked Axe Icy Blade Axe5 Sephis Axe Serpentine Reaver Shadow Axe Sickle (crescent) Tormented Axe6 Ungula Axe Winged Axe	Candy Cane Axe2 Wintergreen Axe2	Asuran Axe Charr Axe Charrslayer Axe Destroyer Axe Eaglecrest Axe Fiery Blade Axe Greater Jagged Reaver Greater Summit Axe Jagged Reaver Lesser Jagged Reaver Norn Axe Pyroclastic Axe Serpent Axe Sickle(Tyrian variant) Stygian Reaver Summit Axe Tribal Axe White Reaver	Charr Axe Mursaat Axe Tengu Axe Undead Axe

1. Battlepicks, Piercing Axes and some Battle Axes inflict piercing damage.
2. Candy Cane Axes and Wintergreen Axes have 10-10 damage and an attribute requirement of 0.
3. Dragoncrest Axes and Zodiac Axes are only available in Urgoz's Warren and The Deep.
4. Fiery Blade Axes inflict fire damage and will not accept prefix upgrades.
5. Icy Blade Axes inflict cold damage and will not accept prefix upgrades.
6. Tormented Axes can only be obtained in exchange for an Armbrace of Truth.

[edit] See also

• List of unique axes
• Gallery of unique axes