Axes | Dark Souls Wiki

Axes are a Weapon Category in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. Axes are weapons with a wide medium-range arc attack motion. They provide hard hitting attacks that deal very high damage at the expense of swing speed. Larger axes require players to consider each attack wisely, as missing will leave you open to enemy counters. Its wide arc swing makes it unsuitable for use in small confined spaces as attacks get interrupted when hitting a wall. 

• Pros: Deals heavy Poise damage which stunlock targets, high Attack Power and good moveset against groups of enemies.
• Cons: Heavy, slow attack animation with risk of counters when missing, unremarkable scaling.

All Axes in Dark Souls

		Attack Power Damage Reduction (%)					Aux Effects	Requirements Param Bonus				Durability / Weight - Attack Type
Image	Name												Attack Type	Acquired From
	Hand Axe	80 55	0 10	0 40	0 40	100 36		8 C C+15	8 D D+15	0 - -	0 - -	250 2.0	Regular	Starting Equipment for Pyromancer Sold by Undead Merchant (male) for 450 souls
	Battle Axe	95 55	0 10	0 40	0 40	100 36		12 C C+15	8 D D+15	0 - -	0 - -	250 4.0	Regular	Starting Equipment for Bandit Sold by Blacksmith Andre for 1,000 souls Dropped by Undead Warrior (Battle Axe)
	Golem Axe	155 55	0 10	0 40	0 40	100 36		36 C C+5	8 E E+5	0 - -	0 - -	600 16.0	Regular Special	Ascended with Core of an Iron Golem at the Giant Blacksmith
	Butcher Knife	90 55	0 10	0 40	0 40	100 36		24 B A+15	0 - -	0 - -	0 - -	250 10.0	Regular	Drop from  Maneater Mildred
	Gargoyle Tail Axe	93 55	0 10	0 40	0 40	100 36		14 D D+15	14 C B+15	0 - -	0 - -	150 5.0	Regular	Obtained by cutting off a Gargoyle's tail (Bell Gargoyle or Anor Londo)
	Crescent Axe	115 55	115 10	0 40	0 40	100 36	120	18 D D+5	12 D D+5	0 - -	16 B B+5	180 7.0	Regular	Sold by Patches the Hyena for 10,000 souls. Drop from Patches the Hyena in the Tomb of Giants.