Items & Uniques

Axe

Axe is an item class of martial melee weapons that require strength and dexterity to equip. They come in one hand and two hand varieties.

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Axe is an item class of martial melee weapons that require strength and dexterity to equip. They come in one hand and two hand varieties.

Mechanics

List of axes

One hand axes

Item				Damage	APS	Crit	pDPS	eDPS	DPS	Stats
Bandit HatchetBandit HatchetOne Hand AxePhysical Damage: 13-31Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Attacks per Second: 1.50Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 20, 37 Str, 16 Dex	20	37	16	13-31	1.50	5.00%	33.0	—	33.0	—
Dread HatchetDread HatchetOne Hand AxePhysical Damage: 34-79Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Attacks per Second: 1.50Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 65, 116 Str, 45 Dex	65	116	45	34-79	1.50	5.00%	84.8	—	84.8	—

Two hand axes

Item				Damage	APS	Crit	pDPS	eDPS	DPS	Stats
Jagged GreataxeJagged GreataxeTwo Hand AxePhysical Damage: 43-99Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Attacks per Second: 1.15Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 40, 72 Str, 29 Dex(15-25)% chance to cause B	40	72	29	43-99	1.15	5.00%	81.6	—	81.6	(15-25)% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit
Ember GreataxeEmber GreataxeTwo Hand AxeElemental Damage: 58-154Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Attacks per Second: 1.20Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 50, 89 Str, 36 Dex100% of this Weapon's base	50	89	36	58-154	1.20	5.00%	—	127.2	127.2	100% of this Weapon's base Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage (Hidden)
Ceremonial HalberdCeremonial HalberdTwo Hand AxePhysical Damage: 53-123Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Attacks per Second: 1.20Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 52, 93 Str, 37 DexCannot use Projecti	52	93	37	53-123	1.20	5.00%	105.6	—	105.6	Cannot use Projectile Attacks
Monument GreataxeMonument GreataxeTwo Hand AxePhysical Damage: 48-143Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Attacks per Second: 1.20Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 57, 102 Str, 40 Dex	57	102	40	48-143	1.20	5.00%	114.6	—	114.6	—

List of unique axes

One hand axes

Two hand axes

List of active skill gems usable with axes

Gem	Tier
File:Hollow Resonance inventory icon.pngHollow ResonanceHollow ResonanceAttack, AoE, TriggerLevel: (1-20)Cooldown Time: 0.50 secCan Store 3 Use(s)Attack Damage: (60-187)% of baseRequires: Any non-Tali	0
File:Smash to Smithereens inventory icon.pngSmash to SmithereensSmash to SmithereensAttack, AoE, Trigger, FireLevel: (1-20)Cooldown Time: 0.50 secCan Store 1 Use(s)Attack Damage: (130-531)% of baseReq	0
File:Vivid Stampede inventory icon.pngVivid StampedeVivid StampedeAttack, AoE, Trigger, Lightning, DurationLevel: (1-20)Cooldown Time: 0.30 secCan Store 1 Use(s)Attack Damage: (100-362)% of baseRequir	0
Shockwave TotemShockwave TotemAttack, Totem, AoE, Melee, Slam, Duration, NovaTier: 3Level: (1-20)Cost: (15-103) ManaRequires: Any Martial WeaponRaise a Totem that Slams the ground around it, repeatedl	3
Herald of AshHerald of AshBuff, Persistent, AoE, Fire, Duration, HeraldTier: 4Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-He	4
Herald of BloodHerald of BloodBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Herald, PayoffTier: 4Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing an enemy with Blood Los	4
Herald of IceHerald of IceBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Cold, Herald, PayoffTier: 4Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald A	4
Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Lightning, Herald, PayoffTier: 4Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing Shocked enemies wi	4
Wind DancerWind DancerBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Melee, Trigger, StagedTier: 4Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, periodically grants stages of a buff that	4
Herald of PlagueHerald of PlagueBuff, Persistent, Chaos, HeraldTier: 8Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing a Poisoned enemy spreads its Poison to other	8
Ancestral CryAncestral CryWarcry, Attack, Buff, AoE, Melee, Slam, Projectile, Trigger, Fire, Duration, Nova, ConditionalTier: 13Level: (1-20)Cost: (10-44) ManaUse Time: 0.80 secRequires: Any Melee Mar	13

Version history

Version	Changes
Unknown	Introduced to the game.

Gem requires strength

Required dexterity

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