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The '''Axes''' skill governs your character's mastery of all axes. These weapons deal moderate-to-high damage, depending on whether you wish to wield one- or two-handed axes. It [[crosstrain]]s with the [[Maces & Flails]] skill and the [[Polearms]] skill.  
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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.  
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{{skill_aptitudes}}
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==List of Axes==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name || Dam || Hit || Speed || Hands || Size || Missile || Throw || Dam Type || Prob
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| [[Hand axe]] || 7 || +3 || 13 || One || Small || None || No || Chopping || 10
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| [[War axe]] || 11 || +0 || 15 || One || Medium || None || No || Chopping || 10
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| [[Broad axe]] || 13 || -2 || 16 || One || Medium || None || No || Chopping || 10
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| [[Battleaxe]] || 15 || -4 || 17 || Two || Large || None || No || Chopping || 10
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| [[Executioner's axe]] || 18 || -6 || 20 || Two || Large || None || No || Chopping || 2
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|-
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|}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[0.12]], axes will undergo a major change; all attacks with axes will attack the target enemy at full power, as well as all enemies adjacent to you at half power (except for the tile directly opposite the enemy you actually targeted). To compensate for this massive improvement, all axes will have their stats reduced.
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*Prior to [[0.14]], hand axes qualified as throwing weapons.
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*Prior to [[0.12]], axes had higher base damage but lacked the cleaving effect, rendering them almost identical to [[Long Blades]].
  
 
==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]]
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Revision as of 17:35, 9 April 2018

Version 0.21: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

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 DE Dg Ds Dj Dr Fe Fo Gr Gh Gn HO Hu Ko Mf Mi Mu Na Op On Sp Te Tr Vp VS
-2 1 -2 -1 -1 -2 0 N/A 0 -1 -1 8 3 0 -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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