Axes

For another type of tool that can be used to chop down trees, see Chainsaws.

See also: Hamaxes.

Axes are the basic type of tool that can be used to used to destroy trees (for collecting Wood). They can also be used as weapons. Despite how many later-tiered Axes don't match up to the Molten Hamaxe's 150% axe power, all axe tiers from Palladium and on are still able to mine up trees faster due to the rapid rate at which they hit the tree.

The best prefix for any Axe is Legendary.

A tree has 500% hit points and a cactus 170% hit points. The speed of cutting down trees is modified only by the axe's speed prefix and nothing else.

New players spawn with a Copper Axe.

Axe	Made from	Axe Power	Hammer Power	Pickaxe Power	Damage	Range	Tree	Tree time	Speed
Copper Axe	9× + 3×	35%	0%	0%	3	-1	15 Hits	5.25s	29 (Average)
Tin Axe	9× + 3×	40%	0%	0%	4	0	13 Hits	4.33s	27 (Average)
Iron Axe	9× + 3×	45%	0%	0%	5	0	12 Hits	3.8s	26 (Average)
Lead Axe	9× + 3×	50%	0%	0%	6	0	10 Hits	3.16s	27 (Average)
Silver Axe	9× + 3×	50%	0%	0%	6	0	10 Hits	3.00s	25 (Average)
Tungsten Axe	9× + 3×	55%	0%	0%	7	0	10 Hits	3.00s	25 (Average)
Gold Axe	9× + 3×	55%	0%	0%	7	0	10 Hits	3.00s	25 (Average)
Platinum Axe	9× + 3×	60%	0%	0%	8	0	9 Hits	2.55s	24 (Average)
War Axe of the Night	10×	75%	0%	0%	20	0	7 Hits	1.75s	29 (Average)
Blood Lust Cluster	10×	75%	0%	0%	22	0	7 Hits	1.75s	31 (Slow)
Meteor Hamaxe	35×	100%	60%	0%	20	0	5 Hits	1.33s	29 (Average)
Cobalt Waraxe	10×	70%	0%	0%	33	0	8 Hits	1.06s	34 (Slow)
Molten Hamaxe	15×	150%	70%	0%	20	0	4 Hits	0.93s	26 (Average)
Palladium Waraxe	10×	75%	0%	0%	36	0	7 Hits	0.93s	34 (Slow)
Mythril Waraxe	10×	85%	0%	0%	39	0	6 Hits	0.8s	34 (Slow)
Orichalcum Waraxe	12×	90%	0%	0%	41	0	6 Hits	0.7s	34 (Slow)
Adamantite Waraxe	12×	100%	0%	0%	43	0	5 Hits	0.5s	34 (Slow)
Titanium Waraxe	13×	105%	0%	0%	44	0	5 Hits	0.5s	34 (Slow)
Pickaxe Axe	18× + 1×Template:Linked icon + 1×Template:Linked icon + 1×Template:Linked icon	110%	0%	200%	37	0	5 Hits	0.58s	24 (Fast)
Chlorophyte Greataxe	18×	115%	0%	0%	70	+1	5 Hits	0.5s	29 (Average)
Spectre Hamaxe	18× + 18×	115%	90%	0%	60	+3	5 Hits	0.66s	27 (Average)
Shroomite Digging Claw Template:Pc icon	18×	125%	0%	200%	45	-1	4 Hits	0.26s	11 (Very Fast)
Picksaw	N/A (Dropped by Golem 12.5%)	125%	0%	210%	34	+1	4 Hits	0.4s	15 (Very Fast)
The Axe	N/A (Dropped by Plantera 0.5%)	175%	100%	0%	72	+1	3 Hits	0.35s	22 (Fast)

Reforge

Axes can be reforged to increase speed of cutting down trees. The best prefix is Light for pre-hardmode axes and Legendary for hardmode axes. Exceptions to this rule are Meteor Hamaxe which has the same speed with Legendary modifier as Light modifier, and Shroomite Digging Claw which will cut down faster when reforged to Light.

Chainsaws cannot be reforged for speed, making them inferior to Axes. The Sawtooth Shark is the only pre-hardmode chainsaw, and it takes 1.06s to cut down a tree, making it better than Meteor Hamaxe but worse than Molten Hamaxe.

History

• 1.2.3: Pickaxe Axe and Drax now require 1 soul from each Mechanical boss to craft.

• 1.2: Axes no longer destroy placed wood blocks, as pickaxes do now. Waraxes added as an alternative option to chainsaws for hardmode ores

• 1.0.6: Axes now destroy blocks faster.

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