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{
"title": "Axe",
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"label": "(link to Rarity article, displayed as Rarity tier)"
},
{
"field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
"label": "(link to Breaking#Mining efficiency article, displayed as Mining efficiency)"
},
{
"field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
"label": "(link to Melee attack#Attack damage article, displayed as Attack damage)"
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"field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
"label": "(link to Melee attack#Attack cooldown article, displayed as Attack speed)<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement only applies to Java Edition\">(link to Java Edition article, displayed as JE) only</span></i>]</sup>"
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"field": "3 (3 blocks)",
"label": "(link to Melee attack#Attack range article, displayed as Attack range)"
},
{
"field": "0",
"label": "(link to Melee attack#Hitbox margin article, displayed as Hitbox margin)"
},
{
"field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
"label": "(link to Durability article, displayed as Durability)"
},
{
"field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
"label": "(link to Enchantability article, displayed as Enchantability)"
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{
"field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
"label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
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{
"field": "No",
"label": "Stackable"
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"invimages": [
"Wooden Axe",
"Golden Axe",
"Stone Axe",
"Copper Axe",
"Iron Axe",
"Diamond Axe",
"Netherite Axe"
],
"images": [
"Wooden Axe.png",
"Enchanted Wooden Axe.gif",
"Golden Axe.png",
"Enchanted Golden Axe.gif",
"Stone Axe.png",
"Enchanted Stone Axe.gif",
"Copper Axe.png",
"Enchanted Copper Axe.webp",
"Iron Axe.png",
"Enchanted Iron Axe.gif",
"Diamond Axe.png",
"Enchanted Diamond Axe.gif",
"Netherite Axe.png",
"Enchanted Netherite Axe.gif"
]
}
An axe is a tiered tool that can quickly break wood-related and certain plant-related blocks, or be used as a melee weapon that temporarily disables shields.
There are seven axe variants:
Wooden, golden, stone, copper, iron, and diamond axes are crafted using 2 sticks and 3 identical units of tool material. This recipe can be flipped horizontally.
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| 👁 Image Wooden Axe |
👁 Image Bonus Chest |
Chest | 1 | 75%{ "item": "Wooden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.75, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
|
| 👁 Image Trial Chambers |
Entrance chest | 1 | 55.1%{ "item": "Wooden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.5508401920438958, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Entrance chest" }
| |
| 👁 Image Enchanted Golden Axe[A] |
👁 Image Bastion Remnant |
Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
|
| Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 22.8%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22793887963348602, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
| ||
| Generic chest | 1 | 9.8%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
| ||
| 👁 Image Ruined Portal |
Chest | 1 | 20.5%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| 👁 Image Stone Axe |
👁 Image Bonus Chest |
Chest | 1 | 25%{ "item": "Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
|
| 👁 Image Igloo |
Chest | 1 | 14.7%{ "item": "Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14719442350968348, "structure": "Igloo", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| 👁 Image Ocean Ruins |
Small ruins chest | 1 | 28.5%{ "item": "Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.28499313621704003, "structure": "Ocean Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
| |
| 👁 Image Iron Axe |
👁 Image Ocean ruins |
Warm ruins suspicious sand | 1 | 6.7%{ "item": "Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06666666666666665, "structure": "Ocean ruins", "container": "Warm ruins suspicious sand" }
|
| Cold ruins suspicious gravel | 1 | 6.7%{ "item": "Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06666666666666665, "structure": "Ocean Ruins", "container": "Cold ruins suspicious gravel" }
| ||
| Java Edition 26.3 | ||||
| 👁 Image Wooden Axe |
👁 Image Abandoned Camp |
Barrel | 1 | 33.6%{ "item": "Wooden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.3358200203334857, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Barrel" }
|
| 👁 Image Iron Axe |
👁 Image Abandoned Camp |
Secret chest | 1 | 12.5%{ "item": "Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.125, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Secret chest" }
|
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| 👁 Image Wooden Axe |
👁 Image Bonus Chest |
Chest | 1 | 75%{ "item": "Wooden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.75, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
|
| 👁 Image Trial Chambers |
Entrance chest | 1 | 55.1%{ "item": "Wooden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.5508401920438958, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Entrance chest" }
| |
| 👁 Image Enchanted Golden Axe[A] |
👁 Image Bastion Remnant |
Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
|
| Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 22.8%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22793887963348602, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
| ||
| Generic chest | 1 | 9.8%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
| ||
| 👁 Image Ruined Portal |
Chest | 1 | 20.5%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| 👁 Image Stone Axe |
👁 Image Bonus Chest |
Chest | 1 | 25%{ "item": "Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
|
| 👁 Image Igloo |
Chest | 1 | 14.7%{ "item": "Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14719442350968348, "structure": "Igloo", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| 👁 Image Ocean Ruins |
Small ruins chest | 1 | 28.5%{ "item": "Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.28499313621704003, "structure": "Ocean Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
| |
| 👁 Image Iron Axe |
👁 Image Ocean ruins |
Warm ruins suspicious sand | 1 | 6.7%{ "item": "Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06666666666666665, "structure": "Ocean ruins", "container": "Warm ruins suspicious sand" }
|
| Cold ruins suspicious gravel | 1 | 6.7%{ "item": "Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06666666666666665, "structure": "Ocean Ruins", "container": "Cold ruins suspicious gravel" }
| ||
| Bedrock Edition 26.40 | ||||
| 👁 Image Wooden Axe |
👁 Image Abandoned Camp |
Barrel | 1 | 33.6%{ "item": "Wooden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.3358200203334857, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Barrel" }
|
| 👁 Image Iron Axe |
👁 Image Abandoned Camp |
Secret chest | 1 | 12.5%{ "item": "Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.125, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Secret chest" }
|
Toolsmith villagers occasionally throw stone axes at players with the Hero of the Village status effect.
Weaponsmith villagers occasionally throw either stone, gold, or iron axes at players with the Hero of the Village status effect.
An axe is used to break logs, blocks derived from wood and some other blocks faster than by using other tools. An axe uses 1 durability to break 1 block. For blocks that break instantly, it uses 0 durability.
The following table summarizes the speed at which axes of different qualities perform.
| Block | Breaking time (sec)[A] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Wooden | Stone | Copper | Iron | Diamond | Netherite | Golden | |
| 👁 Image Creaking Heart |
15 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.25 |
| 👁 Image Wooden Doors |
4.5 | 2.25 | 1.15 | 0.9 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 👁 Image Wooden Trapdoors |
4.5 | 2.25 | 1.15 | 0.9 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 👁 Image Barrel |
3.75 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| 👁 Image Cartography Table |
3.75 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| 👁 Image Chest |
3.75 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| 👁 Image Crafting Table |
3.75 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| 👁 Image Fletching Table |
3.75 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| 👁 Image Lectern |
3.75 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| 👁 Image Loom |
3.75 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| 👁 Image Smithing Table |
3.75 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| 👁 Image Trapped Chest |
3.75 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| 👁 Image Bamboo Mosaic |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Block of Bamboo |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Block of Stripped Bamboo |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Campfire |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Fence Gates |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Jukebox |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Logs 👁 Image Stems |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Planks |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Shelf |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Soul Campfire |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Stripped Logs 👁 Image Stripped Stems |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Stripped Wood 👁 Image Stripped Hyphae |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Wood 👁 Image Hyphae |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Wooden Fences |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Wooden Slabs |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Wooden Stairs |
3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| 👁 Image Bookshelf |
2.25 | 1.15 | 0.6 | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 |
| 👁 Image Chiseled Bookshelf |
2.25 | 1.15 | 0.6 | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 |
| 👁 Image Bamboo |
1.5 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 👁 Image Banners |
1.5 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 👁 Image Carved Pumpkin |
1.5 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 👁 Image Hanging Sign |
1.5 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 👁 Image Jack o'Lantern |
1.5 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 👁 Image Melon |
1.5 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 👁 Image Pumpkin |
1.5 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 👁 Image Sign |
1.5 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 👁 Image Note Block |
1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| 👁 Image Mangrove Roots |
1.05 | 0.55 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| 👁 Image Beehive |
0.9 | 0.45 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 👁 Image Composter |
0.9 | 0.45 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 👁 Image Wooden Button |
0.75 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 👁 Image Wooden Pressure Plate |
0.75 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 👁 Image Chorus Flower |
0.6 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 |
| 👁 Image Chorus Plant |
0.6 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 |
| 👁 Image Ladder |
0.6 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 |
| 👁 Image Bee Nest |
0.45 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 👁 Image Cocoa |
0.3 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 👁 Image Daylight Detector |
0.3 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 👁 Image Glow Lichen |
0.3 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 👁 Image Mushroom Block |
0.3 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 👁 Image Vines |
0.3 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 👁 Image Big Dripleaf |
0.15 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
Pressing attack while holding an axe inflicts damage on both mobs and other players. Upon damaging a mob or player, the axe's durability decreases by 2.
Attacking a boat or a minecart with any axe tier instantly destroys it [Java Edition only], without decreasing the axe's durability.
Axes have the special ability to do crushing blows[1], which disable the use of the target's shield for 5 seconds. Crushing blows are triggered only against targets that are actively holding their shield up.
Crushing blows affect all of the target's shields, rather than affecting only the one that was being used. Crushing blows do not trigger against targets whose shields are not yet past their 250ms activation delay. Crushing blows are triggered regardless of attack cooldown percentage and, unlike sweep attacks, they can be triggered at the same time as critical hits and sprint-knockback attacks.
Crushing blows work by inflicting a 5 second use cooldown. When a shield is stunned, it cannot be used by right clicking[Java Edition only] or sneaking[Bedrock Edition only]. Performing a crushing blow does not consume durability from the axe, in the same way that other attacks do not consume durability when they're blocked by a shield.
In Java Edition, a player whose shield is stunned becomes immune to knockback for several ticks.[2]
Mobs that wield axes, such as vindicators or piglin brutes, perform crushing blows should they hit a player's shield. The melee attack of a warden also performs a crushing blow should it connect against a player's shield.
In the Java Edition Combat Tests, the stun duration from crushing blows is lengthened by the Cleaving enchantment, at an additional 0.5 seconds per level with a maximum level of III.
In Java Edition, wooden, stone, and copper axes have an attack speed of 0.8 (1.25 seconds), iron axes have an attack speed of 0.9 (1.111 seconds), and golden, diamond, and netherite axes have an attack speed of 1 (1 second). They have the following statistics:
In Bedrock Edition, axes have no attack cooldown, and have the following statistics:
Using an axe on a log (stem), wood (hyphae) or block of bamboo causes it to become a stripped log (stripped stem), stripped wood (stripped hyphae), or block of stripped bamboo. Using an axe on a copper-based block or a copper golem removes one layer of oxidation or wax from the block or the golem. This consumes one point of durability from the axe.
In Java Edition, if the player holds a shield in their off-hand and attempts to strip/scrape a block with an axe, they will enable the shield instead of stripping/scraping with the axe. However, if the player sneaks, they can strip/scrape blocks as normal.
An axe can be repaired in an anvil by adding units of the tiers' repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% the axe's maximum durability, rounded down. Two axes of the same tier can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the axe's enchantments, unlike by crafting to repair.
An axe can receive the following enchantments:
| Name | Description | Max Level | Method | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | Increases the mining speed. | V | 👁 Image Enchanting Table 👁 Image Anvil |
10 |
| Fortune[note 2] | Increases the amount of drops when mining. | III | 👁 Image Enchanting Table 👁 Image Anvil |
2 |
| Silk Touch[note 2] | Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined. | I | 👁 Image Enchanting Table 👁 Image Anvil |
1 |
| Sharpness[note 3] | Increases the damage dealt. | V | 👁 Image Enchanting Table[BE only] 👁 Image Anvil |
10 |
| Smite[note 3] | Increases the damage dealt to undead. | V | 👁 Image Enchanting Table[BE only] 👁 Image Anvil |
5 |
| Bane of Arthropods[note 3] | Increases the damage dealt to arthropods. | V | 👁 Image Enchanting Table[BE only] 👁 Image Anvil |
5 |
| Cleaving[JE Combat Tests only][note 3] | Increases the damage and shield cooldown time dealt. | III | 👁 Image Enchanting Table 👁 Image Anvil |
|
| Looting[JE Combat Tests only][note 4] | Increases the amount of drops when killing an entity with the axe. | III | 👁 Image Anvil |
2 |
| Knockback[JE Combat Tests only][note 4] | Increases the knockback dealt. | II | 👁 Image Anvil |
5 |
| Fire Aspect[JE Combat Tests only][note 4] | Ignites any targets hit by the axe and lights unlit candles, campfires, and Block of TNT when used. | II | 👁 Image Anvil |
2 |
| Sweeping Edge[JE Combat Tests only][note 4] | Increases the sweeping damage dealt. | III | 👁 Image Anvil |
2 |
| Unbreaking | Grants a chance to negate durability consumption. | III | 👁 Image Enchanting Table 👁 Image Anvil |
5 |
| Mending | Repairs the axe when obtaining experience. | I | 👁 Image Anvil |
2 |
| Curse of Vanishing | The axe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item. | I | 👁 Image Anvil |
1 |
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Axe strips | Blocks | When an axe strips a log or wood block | item.axe.strip | subtitles.item.axe.strip | 0.9 | 1.0/0.85 | 16 | |
| Wax off | Blocks | When an axe unwaxes a block of copper | item.axe.wax_off | subtitles.item.axe.wax_off | 1.0 | 0.9/1.1/1.0 | 16 | |
| Axe scrapes | Blocks | When an axe deoxidizes a block of copper | item.axe.scrape | subtitles.item.axe.scrape | 1.0 | 1.0/0.9/1.1 | 16 | |
| Item breaks | Players | When an axe's durability is exhausted | entity.item.break | subtitles.entity.item.break | 0.8 | 0.8–1.2 | 16 | |
| Sounds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| Axe strips | Blocks | When an axe strips a log or wood block [sound 1] | use.wood | subtitles.item.axe.strip | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When an axe strips a stem or hyphae block [sound 1] | use.stem | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Footsteps | Players | When an axe strips a block of bamboo [sound 1] | step.bamboo_wood | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Footsteps | Players | When an axe strips a cherry log or cherry wood block [sound 1] | step.cherry_wood | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Wax off | Friendly Mobs | When an axe unwaxes a copper blocks and copper golem [more information needed] | copper.wax.off | subtitles.item.axe.wax_off | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | |
| Axe scrapes | Friendly Mobs | When an axe deoxidizes a copper blocks and copper golem | scrape | subtitles.item.axe.scrape | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | |
| Item breaks | Players | When an axe's durability is exhausted | random.break | subtitles.entity.item.break | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| 👁 ItemSprite wooden-axe.png: Sprite image for wooden-axe in Minecraft Wooden Axe | wooden_axe | Item | item.minecraft.wooden_axe |
| 👁 ItemSprite stone-axe.png: Sprite image for stone-axe in Minecraft Stone Axe | stone_axe | Item | item.minecraft.stone_axe |
| 👁 ItemSprite copper-axe.png: Sprite image for copper-axe in Minecraft Copper Axe | copper_axe | Item | item.minecraft.copper_axe |
| 👁 ItemSprite iron-axe.png: Sprite image for iron-axe in Minecraft Iron Axe | iron_axe | Item | item.minecraft.iron_axe |
| 👁 ItemSprite diamond-axe.png: Sprite image for diamond-axe in Minecraft Diamond Axe | diamond_axe | Item | item.minecraft.diamond_axe |
| 👁 ItemSprite golden-axe.png: Sprite image for golden-axe in Minecraft Golden Axe | golden_axe | Item | item.minecraft.golden_axe |
| 👁 ItemSprite netherite-axe.png: Sprite image for netherite-axe in Minecraft Netherite Axe | netherite_axe | Item | item.minecraft.netherite_axe |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 👁 ItemSprite wooden-axe.png: Sprite image for wooden-axe in Minecraft Wooden Axe | wooden_axe | 311 | Item | item.wooden_axe.name |
| 👁 ItemSprite stone-axe.png: Sprite image for stone-axe in Minecraft Stone Axe | stone_axe | 315 | Item | item.stone_axe.name |
| 👁 ItemSprite copper-axe.png: Sprite image for copper-axe in Minecraft Copper Axe | copper_axe | 772 | Item | item.copper_axe.name |
| 👁 ItemSprite iron-axe.png: Sprite image for iron-axe in Minecraft Iron Axe | iron_axe | 298 | Item | item.iron_axe.name |
| 👁 ItemSprite diamond-axe.png: Sprite image for diamond-axe in Minecraft Diamond Axe | diamond_axe | 319 | Item | item.diamond_axe.name |
| 👁 ItemSprite golden-axe.png: Sprite image for golden-axe in Minecraft Golden Axe | golden_axe | 325 | Item | item.golden_axe.name |
| 👁 ItemSprite netherite-axe.png: Sprite image for netherite-axe in Minecraft Netherite Axe | netherite_axe | 607 | Item | item.netherite_axe.name |
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
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| 👁 Image | 👁 Image | MOAR Tools | Construct one type of each tool. | Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one , and one hoe with the same material. | 15 | Bronze | |
| 👁 Image | 👁 Image | Wax on, Wax off | Apply and remove Wax from all the Copper blocks!!! | Wax and de-wax each oxidation stage of the 4 original copper blocks in the game: blocks of copper, cut copper blocks, cut copper stairs, and cut copper slabs. | 30 | Silver | |
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
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| 👁 Image 👁 Image | Lighten Up | Scrape a Copper Bulb with an to make it brighter | Use any type of axe on a lit copper bulb that is at least partially oxidized. |
| 👁 Image 👁 Image | Wax Off | Scrape Wax off of a Copper block! | Use an to revert any of these 15 waxed variants of copper blocks:
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| February 20, 2024 | 👁 Image A Mojang short about bugs shows early textures of netherite items, including the axe. | ||||||
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| Java Edition Indev | |||||||
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| 0.31 | 20100110 | 👁 Image Added axes, which are internally referred to as hatchets. | |||||
| An axe is used to gather wood 400% faster than by hand. | |||||||
| When starting in a new world, the player is given one of each tool. | |||||||
| 20100122-2251 | 👁 Image The texture of axes has been changed. Half of the axe head has been removed. | ||||||
| 20100124-2119 | 👁 Image The texture of axes has been changed again. The other axe head is now used instead. | ||||||
| A complete toolset is no longer given to the player on starting a new world. Instead, there are multiple chests in the later called "Indev House" containing a stack of most accessible blocks / items including tools. | |||||||
| 20100128-2200 | 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Tools now have tiers. Wooden, stone, and diamond axes have been added. | ||||||
| 👁 Image The texture of the existing axes, now known as iron axes, has been changed. | |||||||
| An axe held by the player is now rendered to appear more 3D. | |||||||
| They cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the item chest in the Indev house. | |||||||
| 20100129-1447 | Wooden, stone, iron, and diamond axes can now be crafted. | ||||||
| Due to a bug, stone axe can be crafted only in next version | |||||||
| 20100130 | 👁 Image Axes can now be made out of gold. | ||||||
| 20100131-2156 | Tools now take damage when being used. Better tools now last longer. | ||||||
| 20100206-2034 | 👁 Image The texture of golden axes has been changed. | ||||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
| 1.0 | With tooltips being added, axes now have an official name as axes instead of hatchets. | ||||||
| 1.2 | Gold tools, including axes, now remove blocks faster than diamond tools. | ||||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.2.4 | release | Spruce planks, birch planks, and jungle planks can now be used to craft wooden axes. | |||||
| 12w21a | Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond axe for 9–11 emeralds, and 1 iron axe for 6–7 emeralds. | ||||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w21a | Instead of replacing the barehanded damage (1HP👁 💔 ), axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all axes doing 1HP👁 💔 more damage than before. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w34a | Axes now use the attack speed combat mechanic meter. The time it takes for the meter to fill up for an axe is 1.2 seconds. | |||||
| 15w34b | Axes now have an attack speed of 0.8, taking about 1.25 seconds to fill the attack meter. | ||||||
| 15w34c | Axes do 4HP👁 ❤️ 👁 ❤️ more damage than previously. | ||||||
| Axes now have an attack speed of 0.85. | |||||||
| Axes now have a random chance to temporarily disable shield use, a chance that is increased by efficiency level and whether or not the user is sprinting. | |||||||
| 15w35a | The damage of axes has been reduced by 1HP👁 💔 . | ||||||
| The speed of axes has been increased to 0.9. | |||||||
| 15w37a | Axes now have attack speed based on the tier, with wooden and stone having a speed of 0.8, iron having a speed of 0.9, and diamond and gold having a speed of 1. | ||||||
| 1.11 | 16w35a | An axe now has a 100% chance of disabling shield use, and the chance is no longer increased by Efficiency level and whether or not the user is sprinting. | |||||
| 16w39a | An iron axe enchanted with Efficiency I can now be found in the "Tree-chopping room" in woodland mansions. | ||||||
| 1.13 | 18w07a | Using an axe on a log now turns it into a stripped log. | |||||
| pre2 | Using an axe on wood now turns it into stripped wood. | ||||||
| 1.13.1 | 18w30b | The durability of all axes has been reduced by one due to the fixing of a bug.[3] | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image The textures of all axes have been changed. | |||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | 👁 Image Added netherite axes. | |||||
| Netherite axes are obtained by combining one diamond axe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table. | |||||||
| 20w10a | 👁 Image The texture of netherite axes has been changed. | ||||||
| Netherite axes can no longer be crafted. | |||||||
| Netherite axes are now obtained by combining one diamond axe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table. | |||||||
| 1.17 | 21w11a | Axes can now be used to scrape wax and oxidation off copper blocks. | |||||
| ? | The caption for using an axe on a log to turn it into a stripped log has been changed from "Debarking log" to "Axe strips". | ||||||
| 1.19.4 Experiment | 23w04a | Upgrading diamond axes to netherite axes now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template. | |||||
| 1.20 | 23w12a | Upgrading diamond axes to netherite axes requiring the netherite upgrade smithing template has been moved out of experimental and is now functional in normal gameplay. | |||||
| 1.20.5 | 24w03a | Axes can now receive Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods through an enchanting table, rather than only through an anvil.[4] | |||||
| 24w12a | Axes can no longer receive Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods through an enchanting table. | ||||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | While holding a shield and an axe, blocking with a shield is now prioritized over stripping or scraping blocks with an axe.[5] | |||||
| 1.21.9 | 25w31a | 👁 Image Added copper axes. | |||||
| ? | Players now become immune to knockback for several ticks when their shield is stunned by an axe's crushing blow.[is this the correct version?][2] | ||||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
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| v0.2.0 | 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Added wooden, stone, iron, golden, and diamond axes (Currently unobtainable except stone axes). | ||||||
| v0.3.0 | Wooden axes can now be crafted with wooden planks and sticks. | ||||||
| Survival players no longer start with an infinite durability stone axe in the inventory. | |||||||
| v0.3.2 | Iron, golden and diamond axes can now be crafted with corresponding materials and sticks. | ||||||
| v0.4.0 | Removed stone axes from the Creative inventory. | ||||||
| v0.11.0 | build 11 | All axes are now available in the Creative inventory. | |||||
| build 12 | All axes have been removed from Creative. | ||||||
| build 13 | All axes have been re-added to Creative Mode. | ||||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Instead of replacing the barehanded damage (1HP👁 💔 ), axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all axes doing 1HP👁 💔 more damage than before. | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Stone axes now can be found inside igloo basement chests. | |||||
| 1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Weaponsmith villagers now sell iron axes for 6-8 emeralds as part of their first tier trades and enchanted diamond axes for 9-12 emeralds as part of their third tier trades. | |||||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Iron and golden axes are now smeltable. | |||||
| Iron axes with the Efficiency I enchantment can now be found inside chests in woodland mansions. | |||||||
| Added vindicators, who rarely drop iron axes. | |||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Wooden and stone axes can now be found in bonus chests. | |||||
| 1.2.13 | beta 1.2.13.8 | Using an axe on a log now turns it into a stripped log. | |||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.20.1 | Stone axes can now be found inside ocean ruins chests. | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image The textures of all axes have been changed. | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Vindicators and pillagers that spawn in raids can now drop an iron axe. | |||||
| Trading has been changed, weaponsmith villagers now sell iron axes for 3 emeralds and enchanted diamond axes for 12 emeralds as part of their fourth tier trades. | |||||||
| Stone axes, enchanted iron axes, and diamond axes can now be bought from toolsmith villagers. | |||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | 👁 Image Added netherite axes. | |||||
| Netherite axes are obtained by combining one diamond axe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table. | |||||||
| 👁 Image The texture of diamond axes has been changed. | |||||||
| beta 1.16.0.57 | Netherite axes can no longer be crafted. | ||||||
| Netherite axes are now obtained by combining one diamond axe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table. | |||||||
| Stone axes can now be crafted using blackstone. | |||||||
| Golden axes now generate randomly enchanted in ruined portal chests. | |||||||
| Netherite axes now generate randomly enchanted in bastion remnants chests. | |||||||
| 1.16.20 | beta 1.16.20.50 | Added piglin brutes, who rarely drop golden axes. | |||||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.54 | Piglin brutes no longer spawn with enchanted axes. | |||||
| 1.16.220 | beta 1.16.220.52 | Axes can now be used to scrape wax off copper blocks. | |||||
| 1.18.30 | Preview 1.18.30.27 | Axes can now temporarily disable shield use. This is not mentioned in the official changelog.[6] | |||||
| 1.19.80 Experiment | Preview 1.19.80.21 | Upgrading diamond axes to netherite axes now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template. | |||||
| 1.20.0 | Preview 1.20.0.21 | Upgrading diamond axes to netherite axes requiring the netherite upgrade smithing template has been moved out of experimental and is now functional in normal gameplay. | |||||
| 1.20.60 Experiment | Preview 1.20.60.20 | Randomly enchanted diamond axes now generate in trial chambers. | |||||
| 1.21.100 Experiment | Preview 1.21.100.23 | 👁 Image Added copper axes. | |||||
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| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Added axes (all five types). |
| TU14 | 1.04 | Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond axe for 9–11 emeralds, and 1 iron axe for 6–7 emeralds. | |||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Instead of replacing the barehanded damage (1HP👁 💔 ), axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all axes doing 1HP👁 💔 more damage than before. | ||
| TU36 | CU25 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | Patch 7 | The attack damage of axes is now shown above the hotbar when switching to it if the item has less than 3 enchantments. | |
| TU54 | CU44 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | Patch 24 | 1.0.4 | An iron axe enchanted with Efficiency I can now be found in the "Tree-chopping room" in woodland mansions. |
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Using an axe on a log now turns it into a stripped log. | ||
| Stone axes can now be found inside ocean ruins chests. | |||||||
| 1.90 | 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image The textures of all axes have been changed. | ||||||
| 1.91 | Vindicators and pillagers that spawn in raids can now drop an iron axe. | ||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
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| 0.1.0 | 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Added axes. | ||||||
| Java Edition Combat Tests | |||||||
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| 1.14.3 | The attack speed for all axes has been increased to 2. | ||||||
| Decreased the attack damage of all axes, making them all deal 1HP👁 💔 more damage than their sword counterparts across all tiers. | |||||||
| The attack reach for all axes has been decreased to 2.5, down from 3. | |||||||
| 3 | The Chopping enchantment has been added for axes, which adds 1 damage and 0.5 seconds (10 game ticks) of shield stunning per level and is mutually exclusive with Sharpness. | ||||||
| Axes now disable shields for 1.6 seconds (32 game ticks), down from 5 seconds (100 game ticks). | |||||||
| Axes now lose 1 durability when attacking instead of 2. | |||||||
| 4 | Knockback, Sweeping Edge, Looting, and Fire Aspect enchantments can now be applied to axes. | ||||||
| 6 | The Chopping enchantment for axes has been renamed to Cleaving. | ||||||
| The Cleaving enchantment now adds 1 additional damage, making the totals 2HP👁 ❤️ at level 1, 3HP👁 ❤️ 👁 💔 at level 2, and 4HP👁 ❤️ 👁 ❤️ at level 3. | |||||||
Issues relating to "Axe" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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