Axes are basic tools that a player can use to destroy trees and cacti, including their variants. They can also be used as weapons. New players choosing any of the Classic mode difficulty settings (Classic, Mediumcore, Hardcore) will always spawn with a Copper Axe, while Journey Mode(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) players start with an Iron Axe.
A tree has 500% hit points and a cactus 170% hit points. The chopping speed of axes is altered only by speed modifiers and nothing else.
The best modifier is Light for pre-Hardmode axes and Legendary for Hardmode axes. Exceptions are the Meteor Hamaxe, which has the same speed with the Legendary modifier as with the Light modifier, and the Shroomite Digging Claw which will cut down faster when reforged to Light.
Types
There are 31 different types of axes, 17 of which are Hardmode-exclusive.
Name
|
Axe power
|
Hammer power
|
Pickaxe power
|
Damage
|
Bonus
|
Use time
|
Mining speed
|
Knockback
|
HM
|
Rarity
|
Sell
|
![Copper Axe](/images/2/21/Copper_Axe.png) |
Copper AxeInternal Item ID: 3506
|
35%
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-1 range
|
30
(Average)
|
21
|
4.5
(Average)
|
❌
|
00*
|
80 CC
|
![Tin Axe](/images/7/7a/Tin_Axe.png) |
Tin AxeInternal Item ID: 3500
|
40%
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
28
(Average)
|
20
|
4.5
(Average)
|
❌
|
00*
|
1 SC20 CC
|
![Iron Axe](/images/8/81/Iron_Axe.png) |
Iron AxeInternal Item ID: 10
|
45%
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
27
(Average)
|
19
|
4.5
(Average)
|
❌
|
00*
|
3 SC20 CC
|
![Lead Axe](/images/c/c3/Lead_Axe.png) |
Lead AxeInternal Item ID: 3494
|
50%
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
28
(Average)
|
19
|
4.5
(Average)
|
❌
|
00*
|
4 SC80 CC
|
![Silver Axe](/images/8/83/Silver_Axe.png) |
Silver AxeInternal Item ID: 3512
|
50%
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
26
(Average)
|
18
|
4.5
(Average)
|
❌
|
00*
|
8
|
![Tungsten Axe](/images/3/37/Tungsten_Axe.png) |
Tungsten AxeInternal Item ID: 3488
|
55%
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
-
|
26
(Average)
|
18
|
4.5
(Average)
|
❌
|
00*
|
12 SC
|
![Gold Axe](/images/2/29/Gold_Axe.png) |
Gold AxeInternal Item ID: 3518
|
55%
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
-
|
26
(Average)
|
18
|
4.5
(Average)
|
❌
|
00*
|
16
|
![Platinum Axe](/images/7/75/Platinum_Axe.png) |
Platinum AxeInternal Item ID: 3482
|
60%
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
-
|
25
(Fast)
|
17
|
4.5
(Average)
|
❌
|
00*
|
24
|
![Cobalt Waraxe](/images/5/56/Cobalt_Waraxe.png) |
Cobalt WaraxeInternal Item ID: 991
|
70%
|
-
|
-
|
33
|
-
|
35
(Slow)
|
13
|
5
(Average)
|
✔️
|
04*
|
18
|
![War Axe of the Night](/images/5/54/War_Axe_of_the_Night.png) |
War Axe of the NightInternal Item ID: 45
|
75%
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
-
|
30
(Average)
|
15
|
6
(Average)
|
❌
|
01*
|
27 SC
|
![Blood Lust Cluster](/images/f/fe/Blood_Lust_Cluster.png) |
Blood Lust ClusterInternal Item ID: 799
|
75%
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
-
|
32
(Slow)
|
15
|
6
(Average)
|
❌
|
01*
|
27 SC
|
![Palladium Waraxe](/images/1/1a/Palladium_Waraxe.png) |
Palladium WaraxeInternal Item ID: 1222
|
75%
|
-
|
-
|
36
|
-
|
35
(Slow)
|
12
|
5.5
(Average)
|
✔️
|
04*
|
144
|
![Mythril Waraxe](/images/8/87/Mythril_Waraxe.png) |
Mythril WaraxeInternal Item ID: 992
|
85%
|
-
|
-
|
39
|
-
|
35
(Slow)
|
10
|
6
(Average)
|
✔️
|
04*
|
162
|
![Orichalcum Waraxe](/images/a/ae/Orichalcum_Waraxe.png) |
Orichalcum WaraxeInternal Item ID: 1223
|
90%
|
-
|
-
|
41
|
-
|
35
(Slow)
|
9
|
6.5
(Strong)
|
✔️
|
04*
|
198
|
![Adamantite Waraxe](/images/e/e2/Adamantite_Waraxe.png) |
Adamantite WaraxeInternal Item ID: 993
|
100%
|
-
|
-
|
43
|
-
|
35
(Slow)
|
8
|
7
(Strong)
|
✔️
|
04*
|
2 GC16 SC
|
![Meteor Hamaxe](/images/3/38/Meteor_Hamaxe.png) |
Meteor HamaxeInternal Item ID: 204
|
100%
|
60%
|
-
|
20
|
-
|
30
(Average)
|
16
|
7
(Strong)
|
❌
|
01*
|
30
|
![Titanium Waraxe](/images/c/c6/Titanium_Waraxe.png) |
Titanium WaraxeInternal Item ID: 1224
|
105%
|
-
|
-
|
44
|
-
|
35
(Slow)
|
7
|
7.5
(Very strong)
|
✔️
|
04*
|
252
|
![Pickaxe Axe](/images/d/d7/Pickaxe_Axe.png) |
Pickaxe AxeInternal Item ID: 990
|
110%
|
-
|
200%
|
35
|
-
|
25
(Fast)
|
7
|
4.75
(Average)
|
✔️
|
04*
|
440
|
![Chlorophyte Greataxe](/images/1/1c/Chlorophyte_Greataxe.png) |
Chlorophyte GreataxeInternal Item ID: 1233
|
115%
|
-
|
-
|
70
|
+1 range
|
30
(Average)
|
7
|
7
(Strong)
|
✔️
|
07*
|
432
|
![Picksaw](/images/c/c5/Picksaw.png) |
PicksawInternal Item ID: 1294
|
125%
|
-
|
210%
|
34
|
+1 range
|
16
(Very fast)
|
6
|
5.5
(Average)
|
✔️
|
07*
|
4 GC32 SC
|
![Shroomite Digging Claw](/images/f/fc/Shroomite_Digging_Claw.png) |
Shroomite Digging Claw(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 2176
|
125%
|
-
|
200%
|
45
|
-1 range
|
12
(Very fast)
|
4
|
6
(Average)
|
✔️
|
08*
|
4 GC
|
![Lucy the Axe](/images/c/c2/Lucy_the_Axe.png) |
Lucy the Axe(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5095
|
150%
|
-
|
-
|
27
|
-
|
15
(Very fast)
|
15
|
5
(Average)
|
❌
|
02*
|
1 GC50 SC
|
![Axe of Regrowth](/images/6/60/Axe_of_Regrowth.png) |
Axe of Regrowth(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5295
|
150%
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
-
|
24
(Fast)
|
12
|
5
(Average)
|
❌
|
04*
|
1 GC50 SC
|
![Molten Hamaxe](/images/d/d8/Molten_Hamaxe.png) |
Molten HamaxeInternal Item ID: 217
|
150%
|
70%
|
-
|
20
|
-
|
27
(Average)
|
14
|
7
(Strong)
|
❌
|
03*
|
54
|
![Haemorrhaxe](/images/1/18/Haemorrhaxe.png) |
Haemorrhaxe(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4317
|
150%
|
80%
|
-
|
30
|
-
|
27
(Average)
|
11
|
7
(Strong)
|
✔️
|
04*
|
2
|
![Spectre Hamaxe](/images/7/7e/Spectre_Hamaxe.png) |
Spectre HamaxeInternal Item ID: 1507
|
150%
|
90%
|
-
|
60
|
+3 range
|
28
(Average)
|
8
|
7
(Strong)
|
✔️
|
08*
|
4 GC32 SC
|
![Solar Flare Hamaxe](/images/e/e5/Solar_Flare_Hamaxe.png) |
Solar Flare Hamaxe(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3522
|
150%
|
100%
|
-
|
60
|
+4 range
|
28
(Average)
|
7
|
7
(Strong)
|
✔️
|
10*
|
5 GC
|
![Vortex Hamaxe](/images/3/3b/Vortex_Hamaxe.png) |
Vortex Hamaxe(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3523
|
150%
|
100%
|
-
|
60
|
+4 range
|
28
(Average)
|
7
|
7
(Strong)
|
✔️
|
10*
|
5 GC
|
![Nebula Hamaxe](/images/d/d6/Nebula_Hamaxe.png) |
Nebula Hamaxe(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3524
|
150%
|
100%
|
-
|
60
|
+4 range
|
28
(Average)
|
7
|
7
(Strong)
|
✔️
|
10*
|
5 GC
|
![Stardust Hamaxe](/images/f/f9/Stardust_Hamaxe.png) |
Stardust Hamaxe(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3525
|
150%
|
100%
|
-
|
60
|
+4 range
|
28
(Average)
|
7
|
7
(Strong)
|
✔️
|
10*
|
5 GC
|
![The Axe](/images/8/8e/The_Axe.png) |
The AxeInternal Item ID: 1305
|
175%
|
100%
|
-
|
72
|
+1 range
|
23
(Fast)
|
7 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 6 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
|
7.25
(Very strong)
|
✔️
|
08*
|
10 GC
|
Achievement
![Achievement Timber!!.png](/images/4/44/Achievement_Timber%21%21.png)
Timber!! •
“Chop down your first tree.”Chop down a
tree.
(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Category:
![Collector Collector](/images/thumb/5/5f/Collector_Achievement_Category.png/21px-Collector_Achievement_Category.png)
Collector
Tips
- Axes can be reforged to increase speed of cutting down trees, which chainsaws cannot.
History
- Desktop 1.2: Axes no longer destroy placed wood blocks, as pickaxes do now. Waraxes added as an alternative option to chainsaws for hardmode ores
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- Sapphire(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Emerald(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Diamond(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Amber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Dirt Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Sticky(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Dry Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Honey(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lava(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Wet(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Bug Net
(
- Lavaproof(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Golden(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Sickle
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- Fishing Poles
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- Snake Charmer's Flute(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rain Song(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ivy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Encumbering Stone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Guide to Critter Companionship(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Inactive(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Guide to Environmental Preservation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Inactive(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Guide to Peaceful Coexistence(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Inactive(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)