Axe

For other uses, see Axe (disambiguation).

Axe

Rarity tier	Common
Mining efficiency	2 4 5 6 8 9 12
Attack damage	Java Edition: 7HP 9HP 10HP Bedrock Edition: 4HP 5HP 6HP 7HP 8HP
Attack speed‌[JE only]	0.8 (1.25 seconds) 0.9 (1.111 seconds) 1 (1 second)
Attack range	3 (3 blocks)
Hitbox margin	0
Durability	Java Edition: 32 59 131 190 250 1561 2031 Bedrock Edition: 33 60 132 191 251 1562 2032
Enchantability	5 10 13 14 15 22
Renewable	Yes No
Stackable	No

An axe is a tiered tool that can quickly break wood and plant blocks, and a melee weapon with high attack damage but low attack speed.‌^{[JE only]} It has the special ability to perform crushing blows, which disable the use of a target's shield.

Variants

There are seven axe variants:

• Wooden Axe
• Golden Axe
• Stone Axe
• Copper Axe
• Iron Axe
• Diamond Axe
• Netherite Axe

Obtaining

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.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Any Planks or  Gold Ingot or  Any stone-tier block or  Copper Ingot or  Iron Ingot or  Diamond + Stick

Smithing

Ingredients	Smithing recipe
Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Axe + Netherite Ingot

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Wooden Axe	Abandoned Camp	Barrel	1	33.3% { "item": "Wooden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.33333333333333337, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Barrel" }
	Bonus Chest	Chest	1	75% { "item": "Wooden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.75, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
	Trial Chambers	Entrance chest	1	55.1% { "item": "Wooden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.5508401920438958, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Entrance chest" }
Enchanted Golden Axe[A]	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" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	20.5% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Stone Axe	Bonus Chest	Chest	1	25% { "item": "Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
	Igloo	Chest	1	14.7% { "item": "Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14719442350968348, "structure": "Igloo", "container": "Chest" }
	Ocean Ruins	Small ruins chest	1	28.5% { "item": "Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.28499313621704003, "structure": "Ocean Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
Iron Axe	Abandoned Camp	Secret chest	1	12.5% { "item": "Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.125, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Secret chest" }
	Cold Ocean Ruins	Cold ruins suspicious gravel	1	6.7% { "item": "Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06666666666666665, "structure": "Cold Ocean Ruins", "container": "Cold ruins suspicious gravel" }
	Warm ocean ruins	Warm ruins suspicious sand	1	6.7% { "item": "Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06666666666666665, "structure": "Warm ocean ruins", "container": "Warm ruins suspicious sand" }
Copper Axe	Abandoned Camp	Common chest	1	19% { "item": "Copper Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Common chest" }
Damaged Stone Axe[B]	Trial Chambers	Corridor chest	1	19.6% { "item": "Damaged Stone Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.19614132283617636, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor chest" }
Enchanted Iron Axe[A][C]	Trial Chambers	Corridor chest	1	10.2% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.101618311707246, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor chest" }
Damaged Golden Axe[B]	Trial Chambers	Intersection barrel	1	22.3% { "item": "Damaged Golden Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22342803610021233, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
Enchanted Diamond Axe[A][C]	Trial Chambers	Intersection barrel	1	5.9% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
Damaged Diamond Axe[D]	Trial Chambers	Intersection chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Damaged Diamond Axe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11183763693762816, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }

Villager gifts

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

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.

Usage

Breaking

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.

Speed

The following table summarizes the speed at which axes of different qualities perform.

• Proper tool, but does not drop itself (it drops nothing or another item).
• Proper tool and drops itself.

Block	Breaking time (sec)[A]
	Default	Wooden	Stone	Copper	Iron	Diamond	Netherite	Golden
Creaking Heart	15	7.5	3.75	3	2.5	1.9	1.7	1.25
Wooden Doors	4.5	2.25	1.15	0.9	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4
Wooden Trapdoors	4.5	2.25	1.15	0.9	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4
Barrel	3.75	1.9	0.95	0.75	0.65	0.5	0.45	0.35
Cartography Table	3.75	1.9	0.95	0.75	0.65	0.5	0.45	0.35
Chest	3.75	1.9	0.95	0.75	0.65	0.5	0.45	0.35
Crafting Table	3.75	1.9	0.95	0.75	0.65	0.5	0.45	0.35
Fletching Table	3.75	1.9	0.95	0.75	0.65	0.5	0.45	0.35
Lectern	3.75	1.9	0.95	0.75	0.65	0.5	0.45	0.35
Loom	3.75	1.9	0.95	0.75	0.65	0.5	0.45	0.35
Smithing Table	3.75	1.9	0.95	0.75	0.65	0.5	0.45	0.35
Trapped Chest	3.75	1.9	0.95	0.75	0.65	0.5	0.45	0.35
Bamboo Mosaic	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Block of Bamboo	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Block of Stripped Bamboo	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Campfire	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Fence Gates	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Jukebox	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Logs Stems	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Planks	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Shelf	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Soul Campfire	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Stripped Logs Stripped Stems	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Stripped Wood Stripped Hyphae	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Wood Hyphae	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Wooden Fences	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Wooden Slabs	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Wooden Stairs	3	1.5	0.75	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.35	0.25
Bookshelf	2.25	1.15	0.6	0.45	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2
Chiseled Bookshelf	2.25	1.15	0.6	0.45	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2
Bamboo	1.5	0.75	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.15
Banners	1.5	0.75	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.15
Carved Pumpkin	1.5	0.75	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.15
Hanging Sign	1.5	0.75	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.15
Jack o'Lantern	1.5	0.75	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.15
Melon	1.5	0.75	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.15
Pumpkin	1.5	0.75	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.15
Sign	1.5	0.75	0.4	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.15
Note Block	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.15	0.15	0.1
Mangrove Roots	1.05	0.55	0.3	0.25	0.2	0.15	0.15	0.1
Beehive	0.9	0.45	0.25	0.2	0.15	0.15	JE: 0.15 BE: 0.1	0.1
Composter	0.9	0.45	0.25	0.2	0.15	0.15	JE: 0.15 BE: 0.1	0.1
Wooden Button	0.75	0.4	0.2	0.15	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.1
Wooden Pressure Plate	0.75	0.4	0.2	0.15	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.1
Chorus Flower	0.6	0.3	0.15	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.05
Chorus Plant	0.6	0.3	0.15	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.05
Ladder	0.6	0.3	0.15	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.05
Bee Nest	0.45	0.25	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.1	JE: 0.1 BE: 0.05	0.05
Cocoa	0.3	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Daylight Detector	0.3	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Glow Lichen	0.3	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Mushroom Block	0.3	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Vines	0.3	0.15	0.1	0.1	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Big Dripleaf	0.15	0.1	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05

Attacking

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.

Crushing blow

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.

Statistics

Java Edition

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:

Unenchanted
Type	Mining efficiency	Attack damage	Attack speed	DPS	Attack range	Hitbox margin	Durability	Lifetime damage inflicted[note 1]	Enchantability
	2	7HP	0.8 (1.25 seconds)	5.6	3 (3 blocks)	0	59	210HP × 105	15
(critical)		10.5HP × 5.25		8.4				336HP × 168
	12	7HP	1 (1 second)	7			32	112HP × 56	22
(critical)		10.5HP × 5.25		10.5				168HP × 84
	4	9HP	0.8 (1.25 seconds)	7.2			131	594HP × 297	5
(critical)		13.5HP × 6.75		10.8				1768.5HP × 884.25
	5	9HP	0.8 (1.25 seconds)	7.2			190	855HP × 427.5	13
(critical)		13.5HP × 6.75		10.8				2565HP × 1282.5
	6	9HP	0.9 (1.111 seconds)	8.1			250	1125HP × 562.5	14
(critical)		13.5HP × 6.75		12.15				3375HP × 1687.5
	8	9HP	1 (1 second)	9			1561	7029HP × 3514.5	10
(critical)		13.5HP × 6.75		13.5				21073.5HP × 10536.75
	9	10HP	1 (1 second)	10			2031	10160HP × 5080	15
(critical)		15HP × 7.5		15				30465HP × 15232.5

Enchanted
Type	Base mining efficiency	Efficiency I	Efficiency II	Efficiency III	Efficiency IV	Efficiency V
	2	4	7	12	19	28
	4	6	9	14	21	30
	5	7	10	15	22	31
	6	8	11	16	23	32
	8	10	13	18	25	34
	9	11	14	19	26	35
	12	14	17	22	29	38
Type	Base attack damage	Sharpness I	Sharpness II	Sharpness III	Sharpness IV	Sharpness V
	7HP	8HP	8.5HP × 4.25	9HP	9.5HP × 4.75	10HP
(critical)	10.5HP × 5.25	11.5HP × 5.75	12HP × 6	12.5HP × 6.25	13HP × 6.5	13.5HP × 6.75
	9HP	10HP	10.5HP × 5.25	11HP × 5.5	11.5HP × 5.75	12HP × 6
(critical)	13.5HP × 6.75	14.5HP × 7.25	15HP × 7.5	15.5HP × 7.75	16HP × 8	16.5HP × 8.25
	10HP	11HP × 5.5	11.5HP × 5.75	12HP × 6	12.5HP × 6.25	13HP × 6.5
(critical)	15HP × 7.5	16HP × 8	16.5HP × 8.25	17HP × 8.5	17.5HP × 8.75	18HP × 9
Type	Base attack damage	Smite / BoA I	Smite / BoA II	Smite / BoA III	Smite / BoA IV	Smite / BoA V
	7HP	9.5HP × 4.75	12HP × 6	14.5HP × 7.25	17HP × 8.5	19.5HP × 9.75
(critical)	10.5HP × 5.25	13HP × 6.5	15.5HP × 7.75	18HP × 9	20.5HP × 10.25	23HP × 11.5
	9HP	11.5HP × 5.75	14HP × 7	16.5HP × 8.25	19HP × 9.5	21.5HP × 10.75
(critical)	13.5HP × 6.75	16HP × 8	18.5HP × 9.25	21HP × 10.5	23.5HP × 11.75	26HP × 13
	10HP	12.5HP × 6.25	15HP × 7.5	17.5HP × 8.75	20HP × 10	22.5HP × 11.25
(critical)	15HP × 7.5	17.5HP × 8.75	20HP × 10	22.5HP × 11.25	25HP × 12.5	27.5HP × 13.75

Bedrock Edition

In Bedrock Edition, axes have no attack cooldown, and have the following statistics:

Unenchanted
Type	Damage	DPS	Attack Range	Hitbox Margin	Durability	Lifetime damage inflicted	Enchantability
Wooden	4HP	8	3 (3 blocks)	0	60	240 ( × 120)	15
Wooden (Critical)	6 ()					360 ( × 180)
Golden	4 ()				33	132 ( × 66)	22
Golden (Critical)	6 ()					198 ( × 99)
Stone	5HP	10			132	660 ( × 330)	5
Stone (Crtitcal)	7.5 ( × 3.75)					990 ( × 495)
Copper	5 ()				191	955 ( × 477.5)	13
Copper (Critical)	7.5 ( × 3.75)					1432.5 ( × 716.25)
Iron	6HP	12			251	1506 ( × 753)	14
Iron (Critical)	9 ()					2259 ( × 1129.5)
Diamond	7HP	14			1562	10,934 ( × 5467)	10
Diamond (Critical)	10.5 ( × 5.25)					16,401 ( × 8,200.5)
Netherite	8HP	16			2032	16,256 ( × 8,128)	15
Netherite (Critical)	12 ()					24,384 ( × 12,192)

Stripping and scraping

Using an axe on a log, wood, or a block of bamboo causes it to become stripped, creating a stripped log, stripped wood, or a stripped block of bamboo. This is also true for stems and hyphae found in the Nether.

Axes can also be used to scrape wax and oxidation off of copper blocks and golems and to turn copper golem statues into copper golems.

Both stripping and scraping consume one point of durability.

In Java Edition, if the player is holding a shield in their off-hand and attempts to strip/scrape a block with an axe, they will block using the shield instead of stripping or scraping. If the player sneaks, they are able to use the axe as normal.

Repairing

Combining

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Notes
Matching Damaged Axes		The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Ingredients	Grinding recipe	Notes
Matching Damaged Axes		The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Anvil repair

Name	Ingredients	Anvil recipe
Wooden Axe	Damaged Wooden Axe + Any Planks	Wooden Axe
Stone Axe	Damaged Stone Axe + Cobblestone or  Blackstone or  Cobbled Deepslate	Stone Axe
Copper Axe	Damaged Copper Axe + Copper Ingot	Copper Axe
Iron Axe	Damaged Iron Axe + Iron Ingot	Iron Axe
Golden Axe	Damaged Golden Axe + Gold Ingot	Golden Axe
Diamond Axe	Damaged Diamond Axe + Diamond	Diamond Axe
Netherite Axe	Damaged Netherite Axe + Netherite Ingot	Netherite Axe

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.

Enchantments

An axe can receive the following enchantments:

Name	Description	Max Level	Method	Weight
Efficiency	Increases the mining speed.	V	Enchanting Table Anvil	10
Fortune[note 2]	Increases the amount of drops when mining.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Silk Touch[note 2]	Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.	I	Enchanting Table Anvil	1
Sharpness[note 3]	Increases the damage dealt.	V	Enchanting Table‌[BE only] Anvil	10
Smite[note 3]	Increases the damage dealt to undead.	V	Enchanting Table‌[BE only] Anvil	5
Bane of Arthropods[note 3]	Increases the damage dealt to arthropods.	V	Enchanting Table‌[BE only] Anvil	5
Cleaving‌[JE Combat Tests only][note 3]	Increases the damage and shield cooldown time dealt.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil
Looting‌[JE Combat Tests only][note 4]	Increases the amount of drops when killing an entity with the axe.	III	Anvil	2
Knockback‌[JE Combat Tests only][note 4]	Increases the knockback dealt.	II	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	Anvil	2
Sweeping Edge‌[JE Combat Tests only][note 4]	Increases the sweeping damage dealt.	III	Anvil	2
Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Mending	Repairs the axe when obtaining experience.	I	Anvil	2
Curse of Vanishing	The axe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Anvil	1

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Wooden Axe	wooden_axe	Item	item.minecraft.wooden_axe
Stone Axe	stone_axe	Item	item.minecraft.stone_axe
Copper Axe	copper_axe	Item	item.minecraft.copper_axe
Iron Axe	iron_axe	Item	item.minecraft.iron_axe
Diamond Axe	diamond_axe	Item	item.minecraft.diamond_axe
Golden Axe	golden_axe	Item	item.minecraft.golden_axe
Netherite Axe	netherite_axe	Item	item.minecraft.netherite_axe

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Wooden Axe	wooden_axe	311	Item	item.wooden_axe.name
Stone Axe	stone_axe	315	Item	item.stone_axe.name
Copper Axe	copper_axe	772	Item	item.copper_axe.name
Iron Axe	iron_axe	298	Item	item.iron_axe.name
Diamond Axe	diamond_axe	319	Item	item.diamond_axe.name
Golden Axe	golden_axe	325	Item	item.golden_axe.name
Netherite Axe	netherite_axe	607	Item	item.netherite_axe.name

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		MOAR Tools	Construct one type of each tool.	Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material.	15	Bronze
		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

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Lighten Up	Scrape a Copper Bulb with an Axe to make it brighter	Use any type of axe on a lit copper bulb that is at least partially oxidized.
	Wax Off	Scrape Wax off of a Copper block!	Use an axe to revert any of these 15 waxed variants of copper blocks: Block of Copper Chiseled Copper Copper Bars Copper Bulb Copper Chain Copper Chest Copper Door Copper Golem Statue Copper Grate Copper Lantern Copper Trapdoor Cut Copper Cut Copper Slab Cut Copper Stairs Lightning Rod The block can be in any of its four oxidation stages.

Videos

History

Development

February 20, 2024							A Mojang short about bugs shows early textures of netherite items, including the axe.

Java Edition

Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100110				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				The texture of axes has been changed. Half of the axe head has been removed.
			20100124-2119				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				Tools now have tiers. Wooden, stone, and diamond axes have been added.
							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				Axes can now be made out of gold.
			20100131-2156				Tools now take damage when being used. Better tools now last longer.
20100206-2034							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				The textures of all axes have been changed.
1.16			20w06a				Added netherite axes.
							Netherite axes are obtained by combining one diamond axe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
			20w10a				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.
			pre1				The caption for using an axe on a log to turn it into a stripped log has been changed from "Debarking log" to "Axe scrapes".
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 "Axe scrapes" to "Axe strips".
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			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				Added copper axes.
?							Players now become immune to knockback for several ticks when their shield is stunned by an axe's crushing blow.[2]

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0							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				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				Added netherite axes.
							Netherite axes are obtained by combining one diamond axe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
							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 Next Major Update			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 Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Randomly enchanted diamond axes now generate in trial chambers.
1.21.100 Experiment Drop 3 2025			Preview 1.21.100.23				Added copper axes.
1.21.111			Preview 1.21.110.20				Copper axes have been moved out of the "Drop 3 2025" experimental toggle and are now available in normal gameplay.
26.50			Preview 26.50.24				Axes now show their chopping efficiency on their tooltips.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	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				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

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added axes.

Java Edition Combat Tests

Java Edition Combat Tests
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

Issues relating to "Axe" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Before Java Edition 1.13, in the language files, axes were referred to as Hatchets.^[7]
• Weaponsmith villagers gifting stone, iron and golden axes is a reference to the story The Honest Woodcutter, where a woodcutter dropped his axe into a river, and is successively provided a silver and a golden axe by the river god.

Gallery

Renders

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  Enchanted wooden axe
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  Enchanted stone axe
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  Enchanted copper axe
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  Enchanted iron axe
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  Enchanted golden axe
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  Enchanted diamond axe
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  Enchanted netherite axe

Super Duper Graphics Pack

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  Stone axe

Other

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  Axes in A Minecraft Movie

See also

• Pickaxe
• Sword

Notes

References

External links

• "Taking Inventory: Axe" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, February 6, 2020.