Axe

This article is about the weapon type. For the weapon purchased from NPC weaponsmiths, see Axe (weapon). For the tool used to gather crafting materials from trees, see Gathering tool#Logging axes.

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Axe

Type

One-handed weapon

Used by

Warrior
Ranger

Main-hand only:

Firebrand
Necromancer
Mirage

Off-hand only:

Revenant

Crafted by

Weaponsmith

Gallery
Axe concept art.

The axe is a one-handed weapon that may be wielded in the main hand and off-hand. Their skills typically deal great damage and control movement.

Skills by profession

#	Skill			Description
Firebrand
1	Core Cleave	0.5½		Cleave at your enemy with a physical and a magical axe.
1	Core Cleave, Bleeding Edge, Searing Slash (firebrand) chain  Bleeding Edge	0.5½		Slice through your foe again, physically and magically, as your weapon is heating up.
1	Core Cleave, Bleeding Edge, Searing Slash (firebrand) chain  Searing Slash	0.5½		Unleash your searing axe in an overhand slash, following it up with a magical edge.
2	Symbol of Vengeance	1	8	Symbol. Cleave your axe into the ground, reducing enemy movement and carving a razor-sharp symbol of vengeance.
3	Blazing Edge	0.75¾	12	Conjure a magical axe to rake your enemies toward you.
Revenant
4	Frigid Blitz	0.5½	10	Hurl your axe at your target, damaging and chilling the foes the axe passes through. When the axe reaches the target, shadowstep to it and deliver a large blow.
5	Temporal Rift	0.5½	15	Slice into the Mists, creating an unstable rift. After a short duration, this rift will collapse in on itself, pulling in enemies.
Warrior
F1	Eviscerate		8	Burst. Leap at your foe with a devastating attack. Effect increases with adrenaline level. Gain might if this attack hits.
1	Chop	0.25¼		Chop your foe.
1	Chop, Double Chop, Triple Chop chain  Double Chop			Chop your foe twice.
1	Chop, Double Chop, Triple Chop chain  Triple Chop	10.5½		Deliver three final chops to your foe.
2	Cyclone Axe	0.5½	6	Spin around and attack all nearby foes, applying vulnerability each hit. Gain fury for each foe hit.
3	Throw Axe	0.25¼	1	Throw an axe that cripples foes, dealing bonus damage at lower health thresholds.
4	Dual Strike	0.5½	12	Strike your foe with both weapons. Gain quickness for each strike that hits.
5	Whirling Axe	30.5½	15	Spin and attack nearby foes. You can move while spinning.
Berserker
F1	Decapitate	0.75¾	5	Primal Burst. Gather your strength into a powerful attack. If it hits, gain might and recharge this skill.
Ranger
1	Ricochet	0.25¼		Bounce your axe between multiple foes, gaining might for each enemy struck.
2	Splitblade	0.75¾	6	Throw a spread pattern of five whirling axes that bleeds foes.
3	Winter's Bite	0.5½	10	Throw an axe to chill your foe. Your pet's next attack inflicts weakness.
4	Path of Scars	0.5½	15	Throw your axe so that it returns to you, striking foes each way.
5	Whirling Defense	30.25¼	25	Block projectiles while damaging nearby foes.
Mirage
1	Lacerating Chop	0.5½		Inflict bleeding on your target.
1	Lacerating Chop, Ethereal Chop, Mirror Strikes chain  Ethereal Chop	0.5½		Inflict Torment on your target.
1	Lacerating Chop, Ethereal Chop, Mirror Strikes chain  Mirror Strikes	0.5½		Inflict bleeding and torment on your target.
1	Imaginary Axes	0.5½	1	Ambush. Release phantasmal axes that seek out the nearest target after a short delay. Condition stacks reduced for clones.
2	Lingering Thoughts	0.75¾	0.25¼	Clone. Spin forward and strike multiple times, inflicting conditions and leaving a mirage at your starting position. If an enemy is near the mirage when it expires, a clone is summoned.
3	Axes of Symmetry	0.75¾	10	You and all your axe clones shadowstep to a random location around your target and strike, applying confusion. This attack breaks enemy targeting, and your illusions change focus to the targeted foe.
Necromancer
1	Rending Claws	1		Slash your foe twice with ghostly claws to make them vulnerable. Vulnerability applied increases against foes below the health threshold.
2	Ghastly Claws	10.75¾	8	Summon spectral claws to slash your foe in a quick flurry of strikes, gaining life force per strike. This attack deals increased damage per stack of vulnerability on your target.
3	Unholy Feast	1	12	Cripple nearby foes and convert their boons into conditions. Release an Unholy Burst on foes below the health threshold.

Related traits

Proficiencies

•  Axe Proficiency — You can wield axes.
•  Axe Proficiency — You can wield axes.

Enhancements

•  Unrelenting Criticism — Axe skills gain a chance to inflict bleeding. Symbol of Vengeance now dazes on its initial strike.
•  Ferocious Strikes — Gain increased ferocity while dual-wielding weapons.
•  Axe Mastery — Gain ferocity. Gain additional ferocity for each axe you are wielding. Axe skills gain reduced recharge and grant adrenaline when critically striking.
•  Dual Wielding — Attack speed is increased when wielding a main-hand weapon in your off hand.
•  Honed Axes — Gain ferocity. Axe skills gain reduced recharge, and you gain additional ferocity while wielding an axe. Winter's Bite now impacts an area.
•  Mirrored Axes — Reduce recharge of axe skills. Axe skills generate an additional phantom axe.
•  Spiteful Talisman — Deal increased damage to foes with no boons. Focus and Axe skills recharge faster.

Weapon strength

See also: Weapon strength

Dagger weapon strength by level and rarity
Level	Basic		Fine		Masterwork		Rare		Exotic		Ascended
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
Level 1	-	-	142	150	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 3	-	-	146	155	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 4	119	126	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 5	-	-	151	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 6	-	-	153	163	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 7	-	-	157	167	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 8	128	136	161	171	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 9	-	-	165	175	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 10	134	142	169	179	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 11	-	-	173	183	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 12	140	149	177	188	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 13	-	-	181	192	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 14	-	-	184	196	200	212	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 15	150	159	188	200	204	217	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 16	153	163	192	204	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 17	-	-	197	209	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 18	-	-	201	214	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 19	-	-	206	219	224	238	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 20	168	178	211	224	229	243	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 21	-	-	215	229	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 22	-	-	220	234	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 23	-	-	225	239	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 24	183	194	229	244	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 25	186	198	234	249	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 26	-	-	239	253	260	276	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 27	-	-	245	260	267	283	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 28	199	211	251	267	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 29	-	-	257	273	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 30	209	222	264	280			-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 31	-	-	270	286	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 32	219	233	276	293	300	318	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 33	-	-	282	300	306	325	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 34	-	-	288	306	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 35	234	249	-	-	320	339	346	368	-	-	-	-
Level 36	239	254	301	319	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 37	-	-	308	327	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 38	-	-	315	334	342	363	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 39	-	-	322	342	349	371	378	401	-	-	-	-
Level 40	262	278	329	349	357	379	385	409	-	-	-	-
Level 41	-	-	336	356	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 42	-	-	343	364	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 43	-	-	350	371	379	402	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 44	284	302	357	379	386	410	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 45	290	308	364	386	394	418	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 46	-	-	371	394	403	428	436	463	-	-	-	-
Level 47	-	-	379	403	-	-	446	473	-	-	-	-
Level 48	308	327	388	412	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 49	-	-	396	421	430	457	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 50	322	342	-	-	439	466	475	504	-	-	-	-
Level 51	-	-	413	439	448	476	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 52	336	357	422	448	457	486	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 53	-	-	430	457	466	495	503	534	-	-	-	-
Level 54	-	-	439	466	-	-	513	545	-	-	-	-
Level 55	357	379	447	475	-	-	523	556	-	-	-	-
Level 56	364	386	456	484	494	525	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 57	-	-	465	494	504	535	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 58	-	-	475	504	514	546	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 59	-	-	484	514	524	556	-	-	-	-	-	-
Level 60	393	418	493	524	534	567	576	611	-	-	-	-
Level 61	-	-	503	534	-	-	586	623	-	-	-	-
Level 62	-	-	512	544	554	588	597	634	675	716	-	-
Level 63	-	-	521	553	564	598	-	-	686	729	-	-
Level 64	424	450	531	563	574	609	-	-	700	743	-	-
Level 65	431	458	540	573	583	619	630	669	713	758	-	-
Level 66	-	-	549	583	595	632	-	-	727	772	-	-
Level 67	-	-	560	595	607	644	654	695	-	-	-	-
Level 68	455	483	571	606	618	656	667	708	-	-	-	-
Level 69	-	-	582	618	630	669	679	721	-	-	-	-
Level 70	473	502	593	629	641	681	691	734	781	830	-	-
Level 71	-	-	603	641	653	693	703	747	795	844	-	-
Level 72	490	521	614	652	664	705	715	760	809	858	-	-
Level 73	-	-	625	664	-	-	-	-	822	873	-	-
Level 74	-	-	636	675	687	730	740	786	837	888	-	-
Level 75	517	549	647	687	699	742	753	800	851	904	-	-
Level 76	526	558	658	698	711	755	766	813	866	919	-	-
Level 77	-	-	669	711	724	768	779	827	-	-	-	-
Level 78	-	-	681	723	736	781	792	841	895	950	-	-
Level 79	-	-	693	736	-	-	805	855	909	966	-	-
Level 80	563	598	704	748	761	808	819	869	924	981	970	1,030

See also

• Gallery of axes

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Weapons

One-handed

Axe • Dagger • Mace • Pistol • Sword

Main-hand only

Scepter

Off-hand only

Focus • Shield • Torch • Warhorn

Two-handed

Greatsword • Hammer • Longbow • Rifle • Short bow • Staff

Aquatic

Harpoon gun • Spear • Trident

Other

Bundles