Drax

Drax

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Statistics

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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 () / pre-Hardmode (, see notes) 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 can be crafted after killing the three Mechanical Bosses and combining their souls with Hallowed Bars, or on  Mobile and 3DS, rarely in Shadow Chests in the Underworld.

Like the Pickaxe Axe, its power is sufficient to mine any block except Lihzahrd Bricks.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.

Crafting

Recipe

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Achievements

Drax Attax • “Craft a drax or pickaxe axe using hallowed bars, and the souls of the three mechanical bosses.”

Craft your first Drax or Pickaxe Axe.

Tips

• Due to its rapid attack speed, high damage and low knockback, it can serve as a melee weapon for low-end close-range targets.
• The Drax can be found in one Shadow Chests in a world. Because of this, the player has a significant mining advantage, as it can mine all pre-Plantera blocks, at which point the Picksaw is needed. It makes killing Mechanical Bosses much easier, as the player will have access to Chlorophyte weapons and armor.

Trivia

• "Drax" is a portmanteau of the words drill and axe, because it can perform the actions of both.
• It was originally called the Hamdrax, a portmanteau of the words hammer, drill and axe, and had 85% hammer power. Its hammer ability was removed in 1.2 when hammers were given the ability 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 the exception of the Drill Containment Unit, no item combines the abilities of a hammer and a pickaxe, presumably for these very reasons.
• The original tooltip was “Not to be confused with a hamsaw.” Although the Hamsaw (presumably a portmanteau of the words Hammer and Chainsaw) was never added to the game, the Picksaw referenced in the current tooltip was added in 1.2.
  • Though Hamsaws don't exist in Terraria, there are tools called Hamaxes.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

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

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Removed Hammer capabilities due to issues surrounding the breaking of furniture and walls simultaneously.
  • Re-named to "Drax".
  • Tooltip changed to 'Not to be confused with a picksaw' (was 'Not to be confused with a hamsaw').
  • 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.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced as Hamdrax.