Drax

Drax

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Statistics

• 200%
• 0%
• 110%

Type	Tool
Damage	35 (Melee)
Knockback	4.75 (Average)
Bonus	-1 range
Critical chance	4%
Use time	24 (Fast)
Velocity	36
Tool speed	7
Tooltip	'Not to be confused with a picksaw'
Rarity	4
Sell	4 40
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Hamdrax
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 579
• Internal Projectile ID: 107

The Drax is a Hardmode tool that is the alternative to the Pickaxe Axe. Appearances and sounds aside, the two tools are functionally identical, but the Pickaxe Axe is half a second faster than the Drax, just like every Hardmode drill/pickaxe. Unlike most drills, Drax has a minimal amount of knockback.

It is obtained after killing the three Mechanical Bosses and combining their souls with some hallowed bars. On the  Mobile version, it has a chance of being found In a Shadow Chest, making it obtainable in pre-Hardmode.

It can mine any block except Lihzahrd Bricks.

Its best Modifier is Godly.

Crafting

Recipe

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Achievement

Drax Attax • “”

Craft your first Drax or Pickaxe Axe. Template:Pc icon

Tips

• Due to its rapid attack speed, high damage and knockback, it can serve as a melee weapon for low-end close-range targets.
• Template:Mobile icon If found in a shadow chest pre-hardmode, the player has a significant mining advantage, as it mine all pre-plantera blocks, at which point the Picksaw is needed.

Trivia

• It used to be called the Hamdrax as it had 85% hammer power, but as of 1.2, it no longer has its hammer abilities. This is due to the fact that hammers can now be used to create slopes and half-blocks, which would conflict with its mining functionality. In addition, players often complained that they would accidentally remove background walls when building using the Hamdrax. As of version 1.2, with an exception of early 1.3, no item combining the abilities of a hammer, pickaxe, and axe currently exist, presumably for these very reasons.
• "Drax" is a portmanteau of words, drill and axe, because it can perform the actions of both.
• The original tooltip for the Hamdrax was “Not to be confused with a hamsaw.”
• The message that shows up on the mobile version when you kill a player with a Drax still shows it as death by Hamdrax.

History

• 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• 1.2.3: Recipe now includes one of each of the Souls dropped by the Mechanical Bosses.

• 1.2: Changes:
  • Removed Hammer capabilities
  • Re-named to "Drax"
  • Now only takes Hallowed Bars to craft. The old recipe required: one of each: Adamantite Chainsaw, Adamantite Drill, Cobalt Chainsaw, Cobalt Drill, Mythril Chainsaw, Mythril Drill, plus 5 of each: Soul of Fright, Soul of Might and Soul of Sight.

• 1.1: Introduced as Hamdrax.

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