Axes

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The Axes skill governs your character's mastery of all axes. These weapons deal only moderate damage, but their cleaving attacks damage multiple adjacent monsters. It crosstrains with the Maces & Flails skill and the Polearms skill.

Aptitudes

At Ba Co DE Dg Ds Dj Dr Fe Fo Gr Gh Gn Hu Ko Mf Mi MD Mu Na Op On Sp Te Tr Vp VS
-2 1 0 -2 -1 -1 -2 0 N/A 0 -1 -1 8 0 -2 -2 2 2 -2 0 0 0 -2 1 -2 -1 -1

List of Axes

Name Dam Hit Delay Min delay Hands Size Cuts Hydras?
Hand axe 7 +3 13 6 (14 skill) One Any Yes
War axe 11 0 15 7 (16 skill) One Any Yes
Broad axe 13 -2 16 7 (18 skill) One Medium+ for 1H Yes
Battleaxe 15 -4 17 7 (20 skill) Two Medium+ Yes
Executioner's axe 18 -6 19 7 (24 skill) Two Medium+ Yes

History

  • Prior to 0.14, hand axes qualified as throwing weapons.
  • Prior to 0.12, axes had higher base damage but lacked the cleaving effect, rendering them almost identical to Long Blades.

See Also

Skills
Weapons Short BladesLong BladesRanged Weapons

AxesMaces & FlailsPolearmsStavesUnarmed CombatThrowing

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