One-handed weapon · Axes

Iron Axe

Sharp and strong, a woodcutter's friend.

Damage

60 Slash

Block

parry ×2

Attack stamina

Max level

Materials fromMeadows· in the developers' Mountains test kit

Item IDAxeIronSpawnspawn AxeIron 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Forgelevel 2

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

Upgrades by level

Level	Damage	Block	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	60 Slash50 Chop	21	175	2	4× Wood 20× Iron 2× Leather Scraps
2	65 Slash53 Chop	21	225	3	10× Iron 1× Leather Scraps
3	70 Slash56 Chop	21	275	4	20× Iron 2× Leather Scraps
4	75 Slash59 Chop	21	325	5	40× Iron 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 Iron Axe, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill: Axes
Primary attack stamina: 10
Secondary attack: 20 stamina, ×1.5 damage
Knockback: 50
Backstab bonus: ×3
Block armor: 21
Parry bonus: ×2
Block force: 20
Movement speed: -5%
Tool tier: 3
Durability: 175 (+50 per level)
Weight: 2

Hits to kill in the Meadows

Creature	Health	Per hit	Hits	2★ hits
Neck	5	52.5	1	1
Deer	10	52.5	1	1
Boar	10	52.5	1	1
Greyling	20	52.5	1	2
Greydwarf	40	52.5	1	3
Greydwarf Shaman	60	52.5	2	4
Greydwarf Brute	150	52.5	3	9
Fuling	175	52.5	4	10
Eikthyr	500	52.5	10	—

Level 4 Iron 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
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
Black Metal Battleaxe	110	128	20	2.5
Crystal Battleaxe	120	138	18	2.5