{{Infobox item
| image = Iron Axe.png
| image2 = Enchanted Iron Axe.gif
| invimage = Iron Axe
| rarity = Common
| renewable =  Yes
| durability = 250 {{only|java|short=1}} / 251 {{only|bedrock|short=1}}
| stackable = No
}}

'''Iron axes''' are a tier of [[axe]]s and can be crafted from [[iron ingot]]s, found in a loot chest, or bought from a [[villager|weaponsmith]]. Like all axes, it can be used to cut down trees faster, but also as a melee weapon, and it can disable [[shields]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1 = Iron Ingot
|B1 = Iron Ingot
|B2 = Stick
|A2 = Iron Ingot
|B3 = Stick
|Output = Iron Axe
|type = Tool
|ignoreusage = 1
}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|iron-axe,damaged-random-enchanted-iron-axe,level-enchanted-iron-axe,damaged-random-enchanted-iron-axe,damaged-iron-axe}}

=== Mob loot ===
==== Equipment ====
{{Main|Drops#Equipped items}}

A [[vindicator]] spawns with an iron axe and has an 8.5% chance (9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II, and 11.5% with Looting III) of dropping it upon death by the player. It is usually heavily damaged and is sometimes enchanted.

==== Raids ====
{{IN|be}}, [[Vindicator]] and [[pillager]]s that spawn in raids have a 4.1% chance (5.12% on hard) to drop a badly-damaged iron axe, which is sometimes enchanted with a random enchantment. A vindicator can drop 2 iron axes, one from natural equipment and one from raid drops.

=== Trading ===
{{Trade sources}}

=== Villager gifts ===
[[Trading#Weaponsmith 2|Weaponsmith]] [[villagers]] occasionally throw iron axes at players with the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect.{{only|java}}

== Usage ==
=== Breaking ===
Iron axes can break wood-related blocks faster than other tools. Breaking a block costs 1 durability.{{note|Blocks that break instantly don't use up durability.}}
<references group="note"/>

=== Stripping ===
{{ctrl|Using}} an iron axe on a [[log]], [[wood]] block, or [[block of bamboo]] turns it into a [[stripped log]], [[stripped wood]], or [[block of stripped bamboo]], respectively. This costs 1 point of durability of the axe.

==== Copper blocks ====
{{ctrl|Using}} an iron axe on a waxed or oxidized [[copper]] block removes the wax if it has any, or otherwise remove a level of oxidization. This costs 1 point of durability.

=== Weapon ===
When used as a weapon, an iron axe loses 2 durability points.

==== {{JE}} ====
Attacking a [[shield]] user with an axe disables the use of the shield for 5 seconds. [[Vindicator]]s, [[piglin brute]]s, or other [[mob]]s with commands always disable the player's shield. Damage done when using an axe as a weapon is more than that of a [[sword]] of the same tier, though they take longer than a sword to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]], resulting in lower <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
! Attack Damage
! Attack Speed
! Recovery time
! <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>
! Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is <code>ceil(''durability'' &divide; 2) &times; ''damage per hit''</code>. The durability is halved then ceiled because axes take double durability when used as a weapon, and the last 1 durability can also deal damage. The formula also ignores enchantments and critical hits, and assumes each attack is performed at maximum charge.</ref>
|-
| {{hp|9}}
| 0.9
| {{convert|1.11|sec|tick|sep=}}
| 8.1
| {{hp|1125}}
|}
{{notelist}}

==== {{BE}} ====
Iron axes attack instantly with no cooldown and deal {{hp|5}} damage, but they lower the durability of armor and shields faster than a sword would do.

=== Repairing ===
==== Combining ====
{{Crafting
  |showdescription=1
  |ignoreusage=1
  |ingredients=Damaged Iron Axe
  |Damaged Iron Axe
  |Damaged Iron Axe
  |Output=Iron Axe
  |description=The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 3 points of durability.
}}
{{Grinding
  |showdescription=1
  |ingredients= 2× Damaged Iron Axe
  |Damaged Iron Axe
  |Damaged Iron Axe
  |Iron Axe
  |description=The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 3 points of durability.
}}

==== Unit repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
{{Repairing
| head=1
| Damaged Iron Axe
| Damaged Iron Axe; Iron Ingot
| Iron Axe
| tail=1
}}

An iron axe can be repaired in an [[anvil]] by adding [[iron ingot]], with each ingot restoring 25% of the axe's maximum durability, rounded down. Two iron axes can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the axe's [[enchantment]]s.

=== Enchantments ===
An iron axe can receive the following enchantments:
{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Description
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
!Weight
|-
|[[Efficiency]]
|Increases the mining speed.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Fortune]]<ref group="note" name="exc">Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive</ref>
|Increases the amount of [[drops]] when mining.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Silk Touch]]<ref group="note" name="exc" />
|Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.
|I
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|1
|-
|[[Sharpness]]<ref group="note" name="exc2">Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, and Cleaving{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}} are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|Increases the damage dealt.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Smite]]<ref group=note name=exc2/>
|Increases the damage dealt to [[undead]].
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Bane of Arthropods]]<ref group="note" name=exc2/>
|Increases the damage dealt to [[arthropods]].
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Cleaving]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="exc2" />
|Increases the damage and shield cooldown time dealt.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|
|-
|[[Looting]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="sword">Fire Aspect, Looting, Knockback, and Sweeping Edge currently exist, but they can be used only for [[sword]]s.</ref>
|Increases the amount of [[drops]] when killing an entity with the axe.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Knockback]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="sword" />
|Increases the knockback dealt.
|II
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Fire Aspect]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="sword" />
|Ignites any targets hit by the axe and lights unlit [[candle]]s, [[campfire]]s, and [[TNT|Block of TNT]] when {{Control|used}}.
|II
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Sweeping Edge]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="sword" />
|Increases the sweeping damage dealt.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Mending]]
|Repairs the axe when obtaining [[experience]].
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|The axe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|1
|}

{{notelist}}

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting|showname=1|Iron Axe|Iron Nugget|0,1}}

== Sounds ==
{{:Axe/Sounds}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Iron Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_axe
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Iron Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_axe
|id=298
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|MOAR Tools}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Wax off}}

== Video ==
{{yt|GJ6XBDFDBd0}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100110|[[File:Iron Axe JE1.png|32px]] Added iron axes.
|An axe is used to gather [[log|wood]] 400% faster than by hand.
|When starting in a new world, the [[player]] is given an axe.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100122|[[File:Iron Axe JE2.png|32px]] The texture of axes has been changed. Half of the axe head has been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100124|[[File:Iron Axe JE3.png|32px]] 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, therefore axes are no longer given. Instead, there are multiple [[chest]]s in the later called "[[Indev House]]" containing a stack of most accessible [[blocks]]/[[items]] including [[tools]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100128|[[File:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of iron axes has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129|Iron axes can now be [[craft]]ed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100201-0025|Iron axes now take [[damage]] when being used.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w16a|Iron axes are now found in the new [[bonus chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w21a|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 iron axe for 6–7 emeralds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), iron axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|Weapon smith villagers now sell 1 iron axe for 6–8 emeralds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w34a|Iron 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.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w34b|Iron axes now have an attack speed of 0.8, taking about 1.25 seconds to fill the attack meter.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w34c|Iron axes do {{hp|4}} more [[damage]] than previously.
|Iron axes now have an attack speed of 0.85.
|Iron axes now have a chance to temporarily disable [[shield]] use.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w35a|The [[damage]] of iron axes has been reduced by {{hp|1}}.
|The speed of iron axes has been increased to 0.9.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w37a|Iron axes now have an attack speed of 0.9.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w35a|An iron 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]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w39a|An iron axe enchanted with Efficiency I can now be found in the "Tree-chopping room" in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.1|dev=16w50a|Iron axes now [[smelt]] down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|{{control|Using}} an iron axe on a block of [[wood]] or [[log]] now turns it into a stripped block of wood or log.
|Prior to ''[[The Flattening]]'', this item's numeral ID was 258.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|{{control|Using}} an iron axe on a bark now turns it into a stripped bark.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Iron Axe JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron axes has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13a|Weaponsmith villagers now give iron axes to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w11a|Iron axes can now be used to scrape wax and oxidation off [[copper block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Iron axes can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w03a|Iron axes can now receive sharpness, smite, and bane of arthropods through an enchanting table, rather than only through an anvil.}}
|{{HistoryLine|upcoming java}}
|{{HistoryLine||Combat Tests|dev=1.14.3 - Combat Test|The attack speed for iron axes has been increased to 2.
|Iron axes now deal {{hp|1}} more [[damage]] than [[iron sword]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Combat Test 3|The [[Chopping]] enchantment has been added for iron axes, which adds 1 damage and 0.5 seconds (10 [[game tick]]s) of [[shield]] stunning per level and is mutually exclusive with [[Sharpness]].
|Iron axes now always disable shields for {{convert|1.6|seconds|ticks}}, instead of having a 25% to disable them for 5 seconds (100 game ticks).
|Iron axes now take 1 damage when attacking instead of 2.
|The [[Sweeping Edge]] enchantment can now be applied to iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Combat Test 4|[[Knockback]], [[Looting]], and [[Fire Aspect]] enchantments can now be applied to iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|[[File:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 11|Iron axes are now available in the [[creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 12|Iron axes have been removed from creative.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 13|Iron axes have been re-added to creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), iron axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Weaponsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] iron axes for 6-8 [[emerald]]s as part of their first tier [[trade]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron axes are now [[smelt]]able.
|Iron axes with the [[Efficiency]] I enchantment can now be found inside [[chest]]s in [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Added [[vindicator]]s, who rarely [[drop]] iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.13|dev=beta 1.2.13.8|Using an iron axe on a [[log]] now turns it into a stripped log.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Iron Axe JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron axes has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now [[drop]] an iron axe.
|Weaponsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] iron axes for 3 [[emerald]]s as part of their fourth tier [[trade]]s.
|Enchanted iron axes can now be [[trading|bought]] from toolsmith villagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Iron axes can now be used to scrape wax off copper blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=Preview 1.18.30.27|Iron axes can now temporarily disable [[shield]] use. This is not mentioned in the official changelog.<ref>{{tweet|kingbdogz|1504505321884196872|We missed a change in recent changelogs for the Bedrock beta that you may like - we have now made a parity fix that makes shields get disabled for 5 seconds when attacked by an Axe-wielding mob or player. We will make sure to list this properly in the next beta :)|March 17, 2022}}</ref>
}}
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 iron axe for 6–7 emeralds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), iron axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Weapon smith villagers now sell 1 iron axe for 6–8 emeralds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU36|xbone=CU25|ps3=1.28|psvita=1.28|ps4=1.28|wiiu=Patch 7|switch=1.0.1|The attack damage of iron axes is now shown above the hotbar when switching to it if the item has less than 3 [[enchantments]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron axes now [[smelt]] down into [[iron nugget]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|An iron axe enchanted with [[Efficiency]] I can now be found in the "Tree-chopping room" in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Using an iron axe on a [[log]] now turns it into a stripped log.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Iron Axe JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron axes have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now [[drop]] an iron axe.}}
|{{HistoryLine|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron axes.}}
}}

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