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	15 (Very fast)
Velocity	36
Tool speed	4
Tooltip	'Not to be confused with a picksaw'
Rarity	04*
Sell	440
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Hamdrax
  

Sounds

Use

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

The Drax is a Hardmode (   ) / pre-Hardmode () drill and axe combination which can be crafted after all three mechanical bosses have been defeated. It is able to mine any block other than Lihzahrd Bricks.

The Drax is an alternative to the Pickaxe Axe. Appearances and sounds aside, these two tools are functionally identical and have no stat differences.

On the Nintendo 3DS version, the Drax can be found in Shadow Chests in The Underworld.

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

Crafting

Recipe

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Drax	Hallowed Bar18 Soul of Fright Soul of Might Soul of Sight	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

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.

Category: Collector

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.
• Finding the Drax in a Shadow Chest will give the player a significant mining advantage, as it can mine all pre-Plantera blocks, at which point the Picksaw is needed. It makes killing the mechanical bosses much easier, as the player will have access to Chlorophyte gear and Turtle armor.

Trivia

• The tool is named "Drax", 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 in addition to its current abilities. Its hammer ability was removed in 1.2 when hammers were given the ability to create slopes and half-blocks, which would conflict with the Drax's mining functionality. In addition, players often complained that they would accidentally remove background walls when building using the Hamdrax.
  • Currently, only the Drill Containment Unit's summoned mount has all 3 abilities.
• 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 and the updated tooltip was added in 1.2.
  • Although Hamsaws do not exist in Terraria, there are tools called Hamaxes. When it was called the "Hamdrax", the Drax functioned as a Hamaxe in addition to its Pickaxe functionality (and still has the axe functionality).
• Unlike most drills, the Drax has a minimal amount of knockback.

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.
  • Renamed 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.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1. ()

• Console 1.06: Recipe now includes one of each of the Souls dropped by the Mechanical Bosses.

• Console 1.02:
  • Removed Hammer capabilities due to issues surrounding the breaking of furniture and walls simultaneously.
  • Renamed 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.

• Console-Release: Introduced as Hamdrax.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.2.3.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Can no longer be found in Shadow Chests.

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Recipe now includes one of each of the Souls dropped by the Mechanical Bosses.

• Mobile 1.2.6508:
  • Removed Hammer capabilities due to issues surrounding the breaking of furniture and walls simultaneously.
  • Renamed 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.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced as Hamdrax, can be found in Shadow Chests.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.2, can be found in Shadow Chests.