Worked out · Valheim 1.0.17
Best axes & trees for wood
Every Valheim axe by chop damage and the hits it takes to fell and split each tree, and every tree by the wood, fine wood, core wood and other wood it gives.
Most chop damage
Nord Axetool tier 699chop
Most chop per stamina
Early Axes6 stamina a swing7.3per stamina
Most fine wood
Oakneeds tool tier 225fine wood a tree
Most wood of any kind
Oak25 wood + 25 finewood50a tree
Every tree: wood it gives
| Tree | Wood | Health | Tier | Also drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeechMeadows | 20 Wood | 26080 + 60 + 2×60 | 0 | 0.25 resin, 0.25 feathers, 1.67 beech seeds |
| FirBlack Forest, Mountains | 20 Wood | 22080 + 60 + 2×40 | 0 | 0.5 fir cone, 0.13 feathers, 0.13 resin |
 PineBlack Forest | 15 Wood15 Corewood | 260120 + 60 + 2×40 | 0 | 0.33 resin, 0.08 feathers, 0.33 pine cone |
 Timber TreeDeep North | 20 Wood10 Timberwood | 260120 + 60 + 2×40 | 0 | 0.33 resin, 0.08 feathers, 0.33 pine cone |
| Scorched TreeAshlands | 13 Ashwood7 Wood | 470200 + 90 + 2×90 | 0 | 1 ashwood, 0.25 charcoal resin |
| Timber Tree— | 4 Timberwood8 Wood8 Timberwood Cone | 340200 + 60 + 2×40 | 0 | 0.5 fir cone, 0.13 feathers, 0.13 resin |
| BirchMeadows | 10 Wood10 Finewood | 26080 + 60 + 2×60 | 2 | 0.38 resin, 0.38 feathers, 0.75 birch seeds |
 Ancient TreeSwamp | 5 Wood5 Ancient Bark | 14080 + 60 | 2 | — |
| OakMeadows | 25 Wood25 Finewood | 640200 + 160 + 2×140 | 2 | 1.5 resin, 1.25 acorns, 0.63 feathers |
 Yggdrasil ShootMistlands | 10 Wood10 Yggdrasil Wood | 400100 + 100 + 2×100 | 4 | 0.75 resin, 0.75 feathers |
Wood is the average from the half logs (a fallen log splits into 2); "also drops" is what the trunk drops as it falls.
Hits to fell and split each tree
| Axe | Chop | Beech | Fir | Pine | Timber Tree | Scorched Tree | Timber Tree | Birch | Ancient Tree | Oak | Yggdrasil Shoot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nord Axetier 6 · 16 stamina | 99 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
 Thunderblood Axetier 6 · 16 stamina | 99 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
 Frostfire Axetier 6 · 16 stamina | 99 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
 Berserkir Axestier 6 · 16 stamina | 89 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
 Bleeding Berserkir Axestier 6 · 16 stamina | 89 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
 Thundering Berserkir Axestier 6 · 16 stamina | 89 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
 Primal Berserkir Axestier 6 · 16 stamina | 89 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
 Jotun Banetier 4 · 16 stamina | 79 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
 Skull Splitturtier 4 · 22 stamina | 78 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
 Black Metal Axetier 4 · 14 stamina | 69 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 12 |
 Black Metal Battleaxetier 4 · 20 stamina | 68 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 12 |
 Iron Axetier 3 · 10 stamina | 59 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 | · |
 Crystal Battleaxetier 3 · 18 stamina | 58 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 | · |
 Bronze Axetier 2 · 8 stamina | 49 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 21 | · |
 Battleaxetier 3 · 16 stamina | 48 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 22 | · |
 Nord Greataxetier 4 · 22 stamina | 48 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 16 |
 Thunderblood Greataxetier 4 · 22 stamina | 48 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 16 |
 Frostfire Greataxetier 4 · 22 stamina | 48 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 16 |
| Early Axestier 2 · 6 stamina | 44 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 23 | · |
 Flint Axetier 1 · 6 stamina | 39 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 15 | · | · | · | · |
 Stone Axetier 0 · 6 stamina | 29 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 17 | · | · | · | · |
Trunk, log and each half log are hit apart; a dot: the axe's tool tier is too low for that tree.
Formula
Chop at max level = base + per level × (max level − 1); each hit × 0.7, the roll at Wood cutting 50. A hit lands only if the axe's tool tier is at least the tree's.
Hits = Σ ceil(piece health ÷ hit) over the trunk, the log and its half logs. Wood = picks × (weight ÷ total weight) per half log × half logs.
TreeBase.Damage, TreeLog.Damage / Destroy, DropTable.GetDropList and Attack.m_specialHitSkill in the code of Valheim 1.0.17.
Assumptions
- A tree falling on others or a log rolling into rocks deals no extra damage here.
- Two-handed axes hit one tree at a time here.