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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 [[crosstrain]]s with the [[Maces & Flails]] skill and the [[Polearms]] skill.  
 
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 [[crosstrain]]s with the [[Maces & Flails]] skill and the [[Polearms]] skill.  
  
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[[weapon#Axes|List of axes]]
 
 
*[[Species#Melee_.26_Ranged_Combat|Table of species aptitudes]]
 
*[[Species#Melee_.26_Ranged_Combat|Table of species aptitudes]]
 
*[[Weapon_selection#Axes|Axe selection strategy]]
 
*[[Weapon_selection#Axes|Axe selection strategy]]

Revision as of 21:10, 18 November 2017

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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 Speed Hands Size Missile Throw Dam Type Prob
Hand axe 7 +3 13 One Small None No Chopping 10
War axe 11 +0 15 One Medium None No Chopping 10
Broad axe 13 -2 16 One Medium None No Chopping 10
Battleaxe 15 -4 17 Two Large None No Chopping 10
Executioner's axe 18 -6 20 Two Large None No Chopping 2

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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