Hand Axe

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Hand Axe
General
Category	Tool
Encumbrance	2
Equipped	One-handed
Condition max.	10
Skill	Axe
Attachment	Belt
Damage
Type	Axe
Attack speed	4
Range	0.61–1.1 tiles
Damage	0.7–1.5
Crit chance	15%
Tree damage	15
Door damage	20
Knockback	0.3
Knockdown	2
Technical details
Base ID	HandAxe

A hand axe is a one-handed weapon and tool. The weapon can be attached to the left or right slot of a Belt for quick access and weight reduction.

Usage

Pros	Cons
Fastest swing speed of any axe. Weighs less than most axes. Can be used as an effective tool for chopping down trees and breaking down doors. Not too difficult to find.	Shortest range of any axe. Deals less damage than most axes. Not as durable as most axes. Tied with the Stone Axe for lowest critical hit chance of any axe.

Chopping trees

A hand axe is a decent choice when chopping trees and collecting logs to turn into planks using a saw. It does 15 damage per swing. For comparison, a regular axe deals 35.

Breaking doors

A hand axe is a decent choice when breaking down doors. It does 20 damage per swing. For comparison, a regular axe deals 35.

Distribution

• The best method of finding a hand axe is looting places like hardware stores and industrial locations such as warehouses, factories and storage units. It can also sometimes be found in garages.
• Hand axes can also be found inside of barricaded buildings and carpenter's houses.
• Occasionally, some zombies can be found with hand axes stuck to them.

Crafting

Cooking

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Watermelon Slice x10	0.75 Cooking	none		One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Saw Axe Stone Axe Hand Axe Wood Axe Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep)	Watermelon (consumed)

Gallery

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  Survivor wielding the hand axe.

Code

From items_weapons.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

    item HandAxe
	{
		DisplayCategory = ToolWeapon,
		MaxRange	=	1.1,
		WeaponSprite	=	HandAxe,
		MinAngle	=	0.67,
		Type	=	Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime	=	3,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0.02,
		Categories	=	Axe,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	15,
		Weight	=	2,
		SplatNumber	=	2,
		PushBackMod	=	0.3,
		SubCategory	=	Swinging,
		ConditionMax	=	10,
		MaxHitCount	=	2,
		DoorDamage	=	20,
		SwingAnim	=	Bat,
		DisplayName	=	Hand Axe,
		MinRange	=	0.61,
		SwingTime	=	4,
		KnockdownMod	=	2,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	FALSE,
		Icon	=	AxeHand,
		BreakSound  =   HandAxeBreak,
		DoorHitSound = HandAxeHit,
		HitSound = HandAxeHit,
		HitFloorSound = HandAxeHit,
		SwingSound = HandAxeSwing,
		TreeDamage  =   15,
		CriticalChance	=	15,
		CritDmgMultiplier = 5,
		MinDamage	=	0.7,
		MaxDamage	=	1.5,
		BaseSpeed = 1,
		WeaponLength = 0.35,
		DamageCategory = Slash,
		DamageMakeHole = TRUE,
		AttachmentType = Hammer,
		Tags = ChopTree;CutPlant,
  	}