Axe

For other uses, see Axe (disambiguation).

Axe
Primary type							Slash
Secondary type							Crush
Attack speed
5 ticks (3.0 seconds)

Axes, also referred to as hatchets, are a weapon and a tool necessary for Woodcutting. It is classified as a melee weapon, available in all varieties of metal, although its power and speed are less favourable than most others. Alternatively, they can be used to slash webs.

Higher-level axes have a greater chance of obtaining logs from a tree and thus are generally faster to woodcut with. However, certain low-level trees become attainable at maximum speed at higher woodcutting levels, even with lower-level axes.

Combat styles

Combat style		Attack type	Weapon style	Experience	Level boost
	Chop	Slash	Accurate		+3 Attack
	Hack	Slash	Aggressive		+3 Strength
	Smash	Crush	Aggressive		+3 Strength
	Block	Slash	Defensive		+3 Defence

Uses

Achievement Diary

• Varrock Diary (Easy): Chop down a dying tree in the Lumber Yard.

Forestry

• Felling axes used with Forester's rations in their inventory or inside their Forestry kit offer 10% more Woodcutting experience than regular axes while also having a 20% chance to not obtain a log.

Quests

• Grim Tales: 1 × any axe to chop down the beanstalk
• Animal Magnetism: 1 × mithril axe needed to obtain the blessed axe
• Lost City: 1 × any axe to chop a tree where Shamus is hiding
• Legends' Quest: 1 × any axe to chop trees whilst navigating through the Kharazi Jungle and cutting/shaping the adult yommi tree into a yommi totem
• Olaf's Quest: 1 × any axe to chop down the windswept tree to obtain dry wood
• A Kingdom Divided: 1 × any axe to chop down vines whilst inside the Forthos Ruins
• Lunar Diplomacy: 1 × any axe to chop down dream trees whilst in the Dream World
• Sins of the Father: 1 × any axe to chop down trees at Canifis to fix the broken bridge and to cut down the Blisterwood tree
• Song of the Elves: 1 × any axe to chop down the dead tree to free Lord Piquan Crwys

Standard axes

Item				Shop price	GE price	Weight
	Bronze axe	1	1	16	69	1.360 kg
	Iron axe	1	1	56	59	1.360 kg
	Steel axe	6	5	200	97	1.360 kg
	Black axe	11	10	Not sold	889	1.360 kg
	Mithril axe	21	20	1,664	113	1.133 kg
	Adamant axe	31	30	4,096	446	1.587 kg
	Rune axe	41	40	40,960	7,232	1.360 kg
	Dragon axe	61	60	Not sold	53,330	1.360 kg
	Crystal axe	71	70	Not sold	Untradeable	0.907 kg

Felling axes

Main article: Felling axe

Item				GE price	Weight
	Bronze felling axe	1	1	906	1.814 kg
	Iron felling axe	1	1	1,085	1.814 kg
	Steel felling axe	6	5	1,016	1.814 kg
	Black felling axe	11	10	4,575	1.814 kg
	Mithril felling axe	21	20	9,058	1.814 kg
	Adamant felling axe	31	30	40,789	1.814 kg
	Rune felling axe	41	40	2,399,249	1.814 kg
	Dragon felling axe	61	60	2,424,460	1.814 kg
	Crystal felling axe	71	70	Untradeable	1.36 kg

Other axes

Item				Shop price	GE price	Weight
	Blessed axe	21	20	Not sold	Untradeable	1.162 kg
	Gilded axe	41	40	Not sold	5,772,845	1.360 kg
	Infernal axe	61	60	Not sold	Untradeable	1.814 kg
	3rd age axe	61	65	Not sold	2,147,483,646	1.360 kg
	3rd age felling axe	61	65	Not sold	2,147,438,023	1.814 kg

Relative Chance for Standard Axes

The table below compares the standard axes' chance to obtain a log, relatively speaking, and be read by going across first and then down.

For example: the chance to obtain a log using an adamant axe (across) is 150% that of a steel axe (down), or 50% higher.

Relative Axe Log Cutting Chance Comparison

	Bronze Axe	Iron Axe	Steel Axe	Black Axe	Mithril Axe	Adamant Axe	Rune Axe	Dragon Axe	Crystal Axe
Bronze Axe	--	150%	200%	225%	250%	300%	350%	385%	402.5%
Iron Axe	--		133.3%	150%	166.7%	200%	233.3%	256.7%	268.3%
Steel Axe	--			112.5%	125%	150%	175%	192.5%	201.3%
Black Axe	--				111.1%	133.3%	155.6%	171.1%	178.9%
Mithril Axe	--					120%	140%	154%	161%
Adamant Axe	--						116.7%	128.3%	134.2%
Rune Axe	--							110%	115%
Dragon Axe	--								104.5%

Trivia

• Broken axes, before being removed after an update, were able to be wielded. But once unequipped, they could no longer be equipped by the player. They possessed the same bonuses as their unbroken counterparts.