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Axe

General

Category

Tool/Weapon

Encumbrance

3

Equipped

Two-handed

Slot attached

Back

Function

Chop trees

Skill

Axe

Properties

Max condition

13

Performance

Damage type

Slash

Damage

0.8–2

Door damage

35

Tree damage

35

Range

0.61–1.2

Attack speed

1

Knockback

0.3

Knockdown

2

Crit chance

20%

Technical

Item ID

Base.Axe

This article is about the item. For the skill, see Axe (skill).

An axe is a two-handed melee weapon.

Usage

Weapon

The axe is a multi-attack weapon, capable of hitting two zombies at a time in a swing (if multi-hit is enabled). It is a two-handed weapon that has a max damage of 2, the third highest of damage of any tool behind the pickaxe and the sledgehammer.

The axe has a chance to kill zombies in a single, well-charged hit, making it useful for close-quarter combat. It has the advantage of having a greater damage output and durability compared to other tools, making it a great weapon alongside its uses as a tool. Its disadvantage is that it has a long recovery time between swings, leaving the player vulnerable when surrounded.

Breaking doors

It is very effective at breaking down doors, dealing 35 damage per hit.

Chopping trees

The axe is an ideal harvesting device to cut down trees (also 35 damage) to collect logs which can be cut with a saw to create wood planks.

Condition

The axe has a maximum condition of 13. Its rate of degradation is influenced by the axe and maintenance skills. The chance of losing durability can be simplified to the following formula: 1 in (35 + maintenanceMod × 2). Where "maintenanceMod" is calculated using the axe and maintenance skills.
Below is an example of the chance of losing durability at varying levels of the maintenance and axe skills.

For how this is calculated, see: Condition

Maintenance skill	Weapon skill	Condition lower chance
0	0	1/35 (3%)
0	4	1/37 (3%)
0	8	1/39 (3%)
4	0	1/39 (3%)
8	0	1/43 (2%)
4	4	1/41 (2%)
4	8	1/43 (2%)
8	8	1/47 (2%)
10	10	1/49 (2%)

Repairing

Item repaired	1st Repair materials = 55% repaired, 100% success	20% repaired, 95% success	10% repaired, 95% success	10% repaired, 95% success
Axe	Wood Glue (2 Uses) (Requires Carpentry Level 2)	Duct Tape (2 Uses)	Glue (2 Uses)	Adhesive Tape (4 Uses)

It should be noted that repairing the axe makes following repairs less likely to succeed and can, if repaired numerous times, cause reduced durability instead of increased.

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
SafehouseLoot	counter	4	6
all	toolcabinet	4	0.05
bedroom	crate	1	0.05
closet	crate	4	0.05
drugshack	counter	4	0.05
	crate	4	0.05
farmstorage	crate	4	0.05
firestorage	metal_shelves	4	1
	metal_shelves	4	2
garagestorage	counter	4	0.05
	counter	4	0.05
generalstore	metal_shelves	4	0.05
pawnshop	counter	4	0.05
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	4	0.05

Axes are quite rare in the game, but are found most often in storage crates, which are usually in warehouses and storage facilities. The hardware store in West Point and Riverside are a very good place to pick up a few axes and other useful tools relatively early in the game. Axes begin spawning on Zombie's backs with a very low chance after 15 days survived. Axes can sometimes be found in fire stations, abandoned fire department vehicles, as well as in park ranger vehicles. There is also a chance of obtaining axes by looting barricaded buildings or sheds/garages.

Crafting

The axe can be used to slice open a watermelon.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Watermelon Slice ×10	One of: Kitchen Knife ×1 Hunting Knife ×1 Saw ×1 Axe ×1 Stone Axe ×1 Hand Axe ×1 Wood Axe ×1 Meat Cleaver ×1 Each of: Watermelon ×1	none	none	none	0.75 Cooking

Code

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Axe
	{
	    DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
		MaxRange	=	1.2,
		WeaponSprite	=	FireAxe,
		MinAngle	=	0.72,
		Type	=	Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	=	3.0,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.002,
		Categories	=	Axe,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	35,
		Weight	=	3,
		SplatNumber	=	3,
		PushBackMod	=	0.3,
		SubCategory	=	Swinging,
		ConditionMax	=	13,
		MaxHitCount	=	2,
		DoorDamage	=	35,
		IdleAnim	=	Idle_Weapon2,
		SwingAnim	=	Bat,
		DisplayName	=	Axe,
		MinRange	=	0.61,
		SwingTime	=	3.0,
		HitAngleMod	=	-30,
		SplatSize	=	5,
		KnockdownMod	=	2,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
		Icon	=	Axe,
		RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        TwoHandWeapon = TRUE,
        DoorHitSound = AxeHit,
		HitSound = AxeHit,
		HitFloorSound = AxeHit,
		SwingSound = AxeSwing,
        BreakSound  =   AxeBreak,
        TreeDamage  =   35,
        MetalValue = 120,
        CriticalChance	=	20,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 5,
        BaseSpeed = 1,
        MinDamage	=	0.8,
        MaxDamage	=	2,
		WeaponLength = 0.38,
		DamageCategory = Slash,
		DamageMakeHole = TRUE,
		AttachmentType = BigWeapon,
		Tags = ChopTree;CutPlant,
    }

Repair

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\fixing.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

fixing Fix Axe
	{
	   Require : Axe,

       Fixer : Woodglue=2; Woodwork=2,
       Fixer : DuctTape=2,
       Fixer : Glue=2,
       Fixer : Scotchtape=4,
	}

See also

• Wood Axe
• Stone Axe