Axes

Axe
Type:	Tools, Crafted
Stackable:	No

Axes are tools used to ease the process of collecting wood and other wooden objects, but are not required to gather them.

Obtaining

Natural Generation

A damaged stone axe can be found in a bonus chest. Wooden and stone axes can also generate inside loot chests in ruins, dungeons, and skyholds.

Crafting

Axes can be crafted from wood, cobblestone, iron ingots, gold ingots, or diamonds.

Usage

Mining

The axe is used to mine wood and wooden based blocks faster. It is not needed as much as the pickaxe. Compared to the axe, breaking these things by hand is still pretty quick.

Weapon

Axes can be used to deal more damage to mobs than by hand, however an axe does half a heart less damage than a sword of the same material, and uses up two durability points when used to deal damage to mobs. This makes them a less used weapon than swords because they are crafted with three tool materials as opposed to two, however they do less damage and do not last as long, making the sword the better option.

Types

Axe	Material	Uses	Comments
	Wooden planks	60	Easiest axe to craft, however also the slowest. Can be found in the bonus chest and loot chest.
	Cobblestone	130	Second easiest to craft, and slightly faster than the wooden axe. Can also be found in the bonus chest and loot chest.
	Iron ingot	251	Slightly harder to craft, however quite fast.
	Gold ingot	33	Fastest mining speed, however it is not recommended for regular use as it has very low durability, so it uses up a lot of gold quickly.
	Diamond	1500	Faster mining speed than the iron axe, however slightly slower than gold. It has a lot of durability for how much it costs.

Data Values

Different axes have different item ids.

Here is a table:

Axe	ID
	wooden_axe
	stone_axe
	iron_axe
	golden_axe
	diamond_axe

History

Version	Date	Changes
Prior to 1.4.34	Day 11	Added axes

See Also

• Shovels
• Pickaxes
• Swords
• Hoes
• Tools