One-handed weapon · Axes

Bronze Axe

A bright and burnished blade, curved like a smile.

Damage

40 Slash

Block

parry ×2

Attack stamina

Max level

Materials fromSwamp· in the developers' Swamps test kit

Item IDAxeBronzeSpawnspawn AxeBronze 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Forgelevel 1

Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Iron Battle Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

Level	Damage	Block	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	40 Slash40 Chop	12	125	1	4× Wood 8× Bronze 2× Leather Scraps
2	45 Slash43 Chop	12	175	2	4× Bronze 1× Leather Scraps
3	50 Slash46 Chop	12	225	3	8× Bronze 2× Leather Scraps
4	55 Slash49 Chop	12	275	4	16× Bronze 4× Leather Scraps

Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.

Total cost

Craft it and upgrade to level 4:

One Bronze Axe, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill: Axes
Primary attack stamina: 8
Secondary attack: 16 stamina, ×1.5 damage
Knockback: 50
Backstab bonus: ×3
Block armor: 12
Parry bonus: ×2
Block force: 20
Movement speed: -5%
Tool tier: 2
Durability: 125 (+50 per level)
Weight: 2

Hits to kill in the Swamp

Creature	Health	Per hit	Hits	2★ hits
Skeleton	40	38.5	2	4
Blob	50	19.3	3	8
Leech	60	38.5	2	5
Draugr	100	38.5	3	8
Wraith	100	19.3	6	16
Oozer	150	19.3	8	24
Draugr Elite	200	38.5	6	16
Writhan	400	57.7	7	21
Abomination	800	38.5	21	63
Bonemass	5,000	19.3	260	—

Level 4 Bronze Axe, primary attack, skill 50 (each hit rolls 55–85% of the damage), after each creature's resistances. Try other levels and skills in the damage calculator.

Compared with similar weapons

Item	Damage	Max level	Stamina	Weight
Wooden Axe	1	4	4	2
Wooden Battleaxe	1	4	8	2.5
Stone Axe	15	30	6	1.5
Flint Axe	20	35	6	1.5
Early Axes	30	45	6	2
Bronze Axe	40	55	8	2
Iron Axe	60	75	10	2
Battleaxe	70	88	16	2.5
Black Metal Axe	100	115	14	2