The Axe

The Axe

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Statistics

• 0%
• 100%
• 175%

Type	Tool
Damage	72 (Melee)
Knockback	7.25 (Very strong)
Bonus	+1 range
Critical chance	4%
Use time	23 (Fast)
Tool speed	7 / 6
Rarity	08*
Sell	10
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 1305

The Axe is a Hardmode, post-Plantera hamaxe, a combination of a hammer and an axe. It produces an overdriven electric guitar sound when swung. The Axe has a 2% (1/50) chance of being dropped by Plantera on the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version,  Old Chinese version,  tModLoader version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, and a 0.5% (1/200) chance on the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version.

Its best modifier is Legendary. While Light may seem to provide a better speed boost by percentages, rounding reveals that Legendary and Light mine at equal speeds for this tool.

Notes

• The Axe is capable of breaking Demon and Crimson Altars.
• In PvP, it seems to be able to hit a player twice in one swing.
• While autoswinging, the player will be unable to change direction, much like The Breaker, Excalibur, The Horseman's Blade, and the War Axe of the Night.
• It has the highest axe power of any item in the game (175%), even surpassing that of the Luminite Hamaxes (all 150%). It also has 12 more base damage, but its range is shorter by 3 tiles.

Achievements

Stop! Hammer Time! • “Obtain your first hammer via crafting or otherwise.”

Obtain a Hammer.

Category: Collector

Trivia

•     Modifier prefixes are added in front of the "The" in its name, which can result in a grammatically incorrect name such as "Keen The Axe". It shares this trait with all other items that can obtain modifiers and whose names begin with "The". This error is not present in the  Old-gen console version.
• The Axe closely resembles a "Flying V" guitar model.
• The Axe was added as a tribute to Dimebag Darrell, guitarist and member of the American heavy metal band Pantera, which Cenx has stated is her favorite band.
• Its name and sprite refer to electric guitars being nicknamed "axes" in rock and heavy metal music culture. Its dual role as a hammer comes from how some classic "hard rockers" would famously smash their guitars on stage as part of their acts.
  • Before becoming rock slang for the guitar in 1967, "axe" was first used as jazz slang in 1955 (possibly earlier) for the saxophone, and later the trumpet (for its history; see here, and here).
• The Axe is one of the two musical weapons in the game, the other being the Magical Harp.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Drop rate increased from 1/200 to 1/50.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.