| Axe | |
|---|---|
| |
| Type | Tool, Weapon |
| Uses | Wood: 60 Stone: 132 Iron: 251 Gold: 33 Diamond: 1562 |
| Stackable |  |
| Renewable |  |
| Dropped by | Zombies (If it is holding one), Skeletons (If it is holding one), Vindicators |
| First Appearance | PE 1.2.2 |
| Data Values | Hex: Wooden: 10F Stone: 113 Iron: 102 Gold: 11E Diamond: 117 Dec: Wooden: 271 Stone: 275 Iron: 258 Gold: 286 Diamond: 279 |
| Technical Name | minecraft:wooden/stone/
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Axes are tools used to speed up the process of collecting wood-type blocks or plants.
Sources
Axes are made from 5 different materials (from lowest to highest Durability):
Wooden axes appear in most Bonus Chest, which also has stone axes on occasion. Stone axes also appear in some Igloo basements, and an Efficiency I iron axe appears in some Woodland Mansion rooms. Weaponsmith Villagers sell iron axes for 6–8 emeralds, and enchanted diamond axes for 9–12 emeralds. Alternatively, they can be made in a Crafting Table in the following arrangement:
| Axe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Material | Material | None |
| Material | Stick | None |
| None | Stick | None |
Uses
As a tool
The primary role of an axe is to quicken the collection of wood, wood-type block and pumpkins. A Player may choose to do this by hand but at a severely reduced pace. The most common type of crafted axe is probably the iron axe, as iron is a strong material that can be found in abundance. A gold axe can mine wood and wood items the quickest by far, but it has much lower durability.
What it can cut
- Wood
- Wooden Planks, Stairs, and Slabs
- Crafting Tables
- Wooden Doors and Trapdoors
- Wooden Fences and fence Gates
- Wooden Buttons
- Wooden Pressure plates
- Daylight Detector
- Signs
- Chests and Trapped Chest
- Pumpkins
- Melons
As a Weapon
Axes deal more damage than Swords, so the axe is a viable alternative as a weapon. However, there are three drawbacks to using it as a weapon, opposed to a tool:
- Attacking with an axe (or using it to mine a non-wood block) will cause it to take double durability damage.
- They require an anvil to enchant with weapon-based enchantments.
- The cooldown for an axe is longer than that of a sword.
Trivia
- Axes used to be double sided in Indev (see gallery).
- In the language files, axes are referred to as "Hatchets."
- The wooden, iron, gold, and cobblestone axe variants are renewable, but the diamond variant is not renewable.
