Axe

Don't Starve

DST

Axe
"Chop down trees!"
	27.2 (20.4 )
	×1 ×1
Tab
Tier	Always available
	100 uses (Chopping)
	: ( ×5)
Dropped by	:
Perk	Chops wood.
	Does not stack items
	"axe"

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“It's my trusty axe.

A trusty axe. (DST)”

–Wilson

“It's very sharp.”

–Willow

“Chop!”

–Wolfgang

“An instrument for industry and murder.”

–Wendy

“A TOOL FOR CHOPPING DOWN LIVING MATTER”

–WX-78

“A dual inclined plane attached to a lever.”

–Wickerbottom

“It's not as nice as Lucy.”

–Woodie

“Sometimes the direct approach is best.”

–Maxwell

“Employs a wedge of precisely 45 degrees.”

–Wagstaff

“Tö chöp and deströy!”

–Wigfrid

“Chop and chop.”

–Webber

“I could cut trees with this... But I'd rather not.”

–Walani

“A trusty companion in these environs.”

–Warly

“I be axe'n th'questions 'round here!”

–Woodlegs

“IT CLEAV'TH TREES A-TWAIN”

–Wilba

“Hurts friends (sob)”

–Wormwood

“If a tree falls in the forest, it was probably from an axe.”

–Wheeler

“I was never the "woodsy" type.”

–Winona

“To whack and to chop.”

–Wortox

“Choppy chop!”

–Wurt

“The favoured tool of axe murderers and loggers.”

–Walter

“I'm used to using more delicate tools.”

–Wanda

The Axe is a Tool that can be used to chop down Trees. It can be crafted at the beginning of the game with 1 Twig and 1 Flint. An Axe can also be used as a weapon, dealing 27.2 damage on each hit. With either usage, an Axe has enough durability for 100 swings. When used to chop down Trees, Axe requires 5 chops for small, 10 for medium, and 15 for large Trees. Dead or burnt Trees require only one swing. Currently, the amount of chopping required is independent of the type of the Tree.

Downloadable Content

In the Shipwrecked DLC, Axes can be obtained from the Slot Machine and Steamer Trunk. Luxury Axes can be obtained from the Slot Machine and X Marks the Spot and by using a Trawl Net in the Ocean.

In the Hamlet DLC, Axes can be bought for 5 Oincs at the Pigg and Pigglet's General Store in the Pig City. Three of them are also required to craft the Pigg and Pigglet's General Store using the Key to the City.

Comparison

Amount of chops required to cut down a tree while using available tool / unit (amount in parenthesis shows chops required while being affected by )

	, , , ,			, *
(stage 1)	5, (3)	4, (2)	3, (2)	2, (1)	2	3	2, (1)
	6, (3)	5, (3)	3, (2)	3, (2)	-	-	2, (1)
	8, (4)	7, (4)	4, (2)	4, (2)	-	-	2, (1)
(stage 2),	10, (5)	8, (4)	5, (3)	4, (2)	3	5	3, (2)
	12, (6)	10, (5)	6, (3)	5, (3)	-	-	3, (2)
	14, (7)	11, (6)	7, (4)	6, (3)	-	-	4, (2)
(stage 3),	15, (8)	12, (6)	8, (4)	6, (3)	4	8	4, (2)
	16, (8)	13, (7)	8, (4)	7, (4)	-	-	4, (2)
	18, (9)	14, (7)	9, (5)	8, (4)	5	9	5, (3)
	20, (10)	16, (8)	10, (5)	8, (4)	5	10	5, (3)

Usage

To chop down a Tree with the Axe, players can right-click it from the inventory to equip it and left-click the Tree (Or press "X" in the console edition). Once the player begins to chop the Tree, holding down the LMB or Spacebar will have the player character keep chopping until the Tree falls. Alternatively, one can chop faster by repeatedly clicking LMB with specific timing.

In addition to chopping down trees, Axes are used in the following crafting recipes.

Outside of chopping trees, the Axe can be a cheap tool to be used as a weapon for early game survival.

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Trivia

• The Luxury Axe was added in the October 2, 2012 update.
• The Axe used to have a value of 1-10 Science Points depending on its durability when used on a Science Machine, while the Luxury Axe gave 1-35.
• Lucy the Axe, a character-specific item, is given to Woodie upon spawn. It acts as an infinite durability Axe that chops Trees much faster but does less damage. 
• Axes deal the same amount of damage as Boomerangs.

Gallery

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  Wilson wielding an Axe.

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  A bugged axe at 0% durability. Note how the prompt is Examine.

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  Original HD Axe icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.