Axes


 * This page is about the weapon type "Axes". For the individual weapon, see Axe.

"One-handed axes are cleaving weapons with wooden or metal hafts. They’re less precise than swords or daggers, but they compensate with flesh-chopping power."

- Game Guide

An Axe is a type of weapon having a sharp edge on a single side or both sides, that is useful in breaking and cutting through more flexible material, while working well on harder material as well. It is seen in the Diablo series games and is the choice of weapon of the. While axes may be one-handed or two-handed, only in Diablo III the latter are a separate class.

Diablo I
In Diablo I, all axes were two-handed and were the weapon of choice for the Warrior and, in the expansion, the.

Diablo III
Axes are faster than maces in Diablo III, but slower than swords. All three weapon types can be transmogrified into each other freely.

's Mighty Weapons are often shaped like Axes.