Hand Axe | Dark Souls Wiki

Hand Axe +15
		200			100
		150(162)			36
		192(192)			200
		200(200)			2.0
Requirements & Bonus

8	8		–	–
Weapon Type			Axe
Attack Type			Regular
Enchantable			Yes
Special			No

*When infused with Magic: 150 physical dmg/162 magic dmg, with Fire: 192 physical dmg/192 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 200 physical dmg/200 Lightning dmg

Hand Axe is a Weapon in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered.

Small hand axe. Appears identical to a lumberjack's tool, but has an ideal weight and strength, and is easy to handle.
One wrong swing leaves the wielder wide open, so timing and proximity to the enemy must be judged carefully."

How to Get / Where to Find the Hand Axe

Undead Merchant (Male) in Undead Burg for 450 souls.
Obtained as starting equipment for pyromancers.

Hints and Tips:

Give to Frampt to receive 50 souls.
This is a surprisingly useful early-game weapon. Its low skill requirements make it available to all starting classes from the beginning. It has decent damage, good scaling with STR (C), a fast and useful moveset, and little stamina cost. Despite the in-game description, wrong swings do not leave the player any more open to punishment than, say, the Longsword. Hand Axe has a shorter reach than Straight Swords yet has a slightly faster moveset. It also has the ability to break the shield-guard of most enemies with one or two 2H R1 swings. This is especially useful during the early levels of the game, allowing the player to easily break through the shield of Undead Soldiers and even Balder Knights without having to kick them.
Atacking shielded enemies while two-handing the Hand Axe does not result in knockback, allowing one to continuously strike at the shield until the enemy's stamina depletes, opening them to a critical attack.
Two-handed R1 swing breaks the shield-guard of Undead Soldiers with a single strike. It takes two strikes to do the same to Balder Knights.

For STR builds, Hand Axe +5 has a slightly bigger overall damage output than Gargoyle Tail Axe +5. This is because Hand Axe has C scaling with STR while Gargoyle Tail Axe scales with D. This makes Hand Axe the more preferable choice because, despite having a shorter reach, Hand Axe benefits from a similar yet faster moveset, as well as consuming less stamina.

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Hand Axe Upgrade Table

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Overview table for all Upgrades at regular, max and threshold levels. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths in detail. Use this table to quickly compare performance

	Attack Values					Parameter Bonuses				Auxiliary Effects				Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Hand Axe
Regular	80	0	0	0	100	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +5	120	0	0	0	100	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +10	160	0	0	0	100	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +14	192	0	0	0	100	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +15	200	0	0	0	100	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Crystal	176	0	0	0	100	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Crystal +4	188	0	0	0	100	C	D			-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Crystal +5	216	0	0	0	100	C	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Lightning	144	0	0	144	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Lightning +4	188	0	0	188	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	52.8	36
Lightning +5	200	0	0	200	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	56	36
Raw	138	0	0	0	100	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Raw +5	184	0	0	0	100	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic	90	97	0	0	100	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +5	120	130	0	0	100	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +9	144	156	0	0	100	E	E	C		-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +10	150	162	0	0	100	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Enchanted	120	128	0	0	100	E	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Enchanted +4	139	143	0	0	100	E	E	A		-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Enchanted +5	144	148	0	0	100	E	E	A	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine	81	99	0	0	100	D	E	-	C	-	-	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +5	108	132	0	0	100	D	E	-	C	-	-	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +9	129	158	0	0	100	D	E	-	C	-	-	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +10	135	165	0	0	100	D	E	-	C	-	-	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Occult	110	120	0	0	100	D	E	-	B	-	-	-	110	55	10	40	40	36
Occult +4	136	144	0	0	100	D	E		B	-	-	-	110	55	10	40	40	36
Occult +5	143	150	0	0	100	D	E	-	B	-	-	-	110	55	10	40	40	36
Fire	104	0	104	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Fire +5	144	0	144	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	42	40	36
Fire +9	182	0	182	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	43.6	40	36
Fire +10	192	0	192	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	44	40	36
Chaos	126	0	144	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Chaos +4 @ 10 Humanity	154	0	176	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	43.2	40	36
Chaos +5 @ 10 Humanity	161	0	184	0	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	44	40	36

Regular Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Regular +6 requires a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember. Regular +11 requires a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Very Large Ember.
Regular Reinforcement Scales 60% for strength dark souls Strength and 30% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 3,000 souls, 9 titanite shards to +5, 9 large titanite shards to +10, 7 titanite chunks to +14 and 1 titanite slab to +15

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	80	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +1 (x1)	88	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +2 (x1)	96	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +3 (x2)	104	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +4 (x2)	112	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +5 (x3)	120	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +6 (x1)	128	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +7 (x1)	136	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +8 (x2)	144	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +9 (x2)	152	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +10 (x3)	160	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +11 (x1)	168	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +12 (x1)	176	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +13 (x2)	184	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +14 (x3)	192	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Regular +15 (x1)	200	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36

Crystal Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Crystal Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Crystal Ember.
Crystal Reinforcement reduces weapon Durability, but increases base damage. It scales 60% for strength dark souls Strengthand 30% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	176	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Crystal +1 (x1)	184	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Crystal +2 (x1)	192	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Crystal +3 (x2)	200	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Crystal +4 (x3)	208	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Crystal +5 (x1)	216	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36

Lightning Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Lightning Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon, but no special Ember is required.
Lightning Reinforcement removes all scaling but adds Lightning Damage.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	144	-	-	144	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Lightning +1 (x1)	155	-	-	155	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	43.2	36
Lightning +2 (x1)	166	-	-	166	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	46.4	36
Lightning +3 (x2)	177	-	-	177	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	49.6	36
Lightning +4 (x3)	188	-	-	188	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	52.8	36
Lightning +5 (x1)	200	-	-	200	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	56	36

Raw Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Raw Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember.
Raw Reinforcement increases base damage whilst reducing stat bonuses. Scales 45% for strength dark souls Strength and 23% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 10 large titanite shards

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Raw (x1)	138	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Raw +1 (x1)	147	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Raw +2 (x1)	156	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Raw +3 (x2)	165	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Raw +4 (x2)	174	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Raw +5 (x3)	184	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36

Magic Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Magic Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Magic +6 requires a Magic +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember
Magic Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and an Intelligence bonus. The weapon can no longer be buffed with Magic Weapon. Scales 17% for strength dark souls Strength and 8% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 65% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards to +5, 7 Blue Titanite Chunks to +14 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +15

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	90	97	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +1 (x1)	96	104	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +2 (x1)	102	110	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +3 (x2)	108	117	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +4 (x2)	114	123	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +5 (x3)	120	130	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +6 (x1)	125	136	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +7 (x1)	132	143	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +8 (x2)	138	149	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +9 (x3)	144	156	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Magic +10 (x1)	150	162	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36

Enchanted Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Enchanted Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Enchanted +6 requires a Enchanted +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember
Enchanted Reinforcement increases the Intelligence bonus at the cost of base magic damage. The weapon can no longer be buffed with Magic Weapon. Scales 12% for strength dark souls Strength and 6% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 63% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 8 Blue Titanite Chunks to +4 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +5

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Enchanted (x1)	120	128	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Enchanted +1 (x1)	124	131	-	-	E	E	C	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Enchanted +2 (x1)	129	135	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Enchanted +3 (x2)	134	139	-	-	E	E	B	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Enchanted +4 (x3)	139	143	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Enchanted +5 (x1)	144	148	-	-	E	E	A	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	-36

Divine Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Divine Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Divine Ember. Divine +6 upgrades require a Divine Weapon +5 and to hand in the Large Divine Ember.
Divine Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and Faith scaling. Scales 23% for strength dark souls Strength and 12% for dexterity dark souls Dexterityand 64% faith dark souls Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	81	99	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +1 (x1)	86	105	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +2 (x1)	91	112	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +3 (x2)	97	118	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +4 (x2)	102	125	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +5 (x3)	108	132	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +6 (x1)	113	138	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +7 (x1)	118	145	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +8 (x2)	124	151	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +9 (x3)	129	158	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36
Divine +10 (x1)	135	165	-	-	D	E	-	C	110	-	55	10	40	40	36

Occult Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Occult Upgrades require a Divine+5 weapon and to hand in the Dark Ember.
Occult Reinforcement reduces the base damage but increases Faith scaling. Scales 22% for strength dark souls Strength and 11% for dexterity dark souls Dexterity and 76% faith dark souls Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Occult (x1)	110	120	-	-	D	E	-	B	-	110	55	10	40	40	36
Occult +1 (x1)	116	125	-	-	D	E	-	B	-	110	55	10	40	40	36
Occult +2 (x1)	123	132	-	-	D	E	-	B	-	110	55	10	40	40	36
Occult +3 (x2)	129	138	-	-	D	E	-	B	-	110	55	10	40	40	36
Occult +4 (x3)	136	144	-	-	D	E	-	B	-	110	55	10	40	40	36
Occult +5 (x1)	143	150	-	-	D	E	-	B	-	110	55	10	40	40	36

Fire Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Fire Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon. Fire+6 requires a Fire+5 weapon and to hand in the Large Flame Ember.
Fire Reinforcement adds Fire Damage but removes all scaling bonuses from the weapon.
To reach max, you need: 2,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	104	-	104	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Fire +1 (x1)	112	-	112	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40.4	40	36
Fire +2 (x1)	120	-	120	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40.8	40	36
Fire +3 (x2)	128	-	128	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	41.2	40	36
Fire +4 (x2)	136	-	136	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	41.6	40	36
Fire +5 (x3)	144	-	144	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	42	40	36
Fire +6 (x1)	153	-	153	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	42.4	40	36
Fire +7 (x1)	163	-	163	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	42.8	40	36
Fire +8 (x2)	172	-	172	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	43.2	40	36
Fire +9 (x3)	182	-	182	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	43.6	40	36
Fire +10 (x1)	192	-	192	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	44	40	36

Chaos Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Chaos Upgrades require a Fire+5 weapon and to hand in the Chaos Flame Ember
Fire Reinforcement reduces Fire Damage but adds a bonus based on the Humanity you hold.
To reach max, you need: 1,000 souls, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Hand Axe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Chaos (x1)	126	-	144	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40	40	36
Chaos +1 (x1)	133	-	152	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	40.8	40	36
Chaos +2 (x1)	140	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	41.6	40	36
Chaos +3 (x2)	147	-	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	42.4	40	36
Chaos +4 (x3)	154	-	176	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	43.2	40	36
Chaos +5 (x1)	161	-	184	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	10	44	40	36

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Battle Axe ♦ Butcher Knife ♦ Crescent Axe ♦ Gargoyle Tail Axe ♦ Golem Axe

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- Anonymous
  14 Apr 2024 23:54
  I think whoever made the enchanted path text literally just copy/pasted it over from magic without actually reading it over.
  "Enchanted Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon." It requires a +5 magic weapon, not a +5 'regular' weapon. And there is no enchanted +6, nor is the Large Magic Ember required to do so. Makes me wonder if all the other weapons have this copy/paste issue.
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- Anonymous
  14 Apr 2024 13:04
  How come the wiki table says +5 enchanted gives it negative 36 stability? Did someone put that in for hahas or is that just a mistake?
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- Anonymous
  17 Jan 2024 19:04
  Did the dumbass devs forgot to give the 'extra animations' of this weapon to the other axes?
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- Anonymous
  01 Jan 2024 03:50
  strong weapon for PvP strength builds benefit from using it the most its basically the strength equivalent to a falchion. fast r1s 2 handed. doesnt do the best backstab damage but still good enough. i find it to be best as a toggle option (rh2 slot) hitstun -> toggle -> r1 spam is good. hitstun -> toggle -> find backstab is also good. the weapon also has a fast kick. if you didnt know some weapons have a faster kick than others. hand axe, mace and battle axe have the fastest kick in the game. not sure what other weapons have the fast kick but using kicks with hand axe is very nice. if you kick someone you can kick them again and it combos. meaning you can infinite kick someone in a corner if you want to bully someone. you can kick -> kick to kill with gravity as well. kick is a broken tool and having a fast kick is very very good feeling. overall a romantic weapon for the townshit. optimal damage for this would be on a quality build but i generally just slap it on my strength builds.
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- Anonymous
  20 Oct 2023 01:27
  Not too good against regular enemies due to lower damage and stubby range, but great against bosses and such due to being fast and benefitting greatly from 2-handing. Run alongside something like a claymore, the total 8 units in weight is still comparable to heavier weapons and allows for fast roll with the right combination of light armor and equip load boosting rings. Love it so far, helped me against every boss up to iron golem so far and is a great pine resin abuser
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- Anonymous
  22 Jul 2023 01:16
  Hey Paul!
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  02 Jul 2023 22:13
  i use strength builds in pvp and dont really like using a ligthinig / chaos dagger in the rh2 for toggle backstabs so i started using this thing. i ****ing love this thing its so fun to use. super cancer too! you can toggle r1 spam you can just pull it out 2h and start r1 spamming toggle backstab alot of option love this thing as a right hand 2 slot for my strength builds
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- Putriken
  17 May 2023 10:37
  Very good PVE weapon with the fast attack speed and axe poise damage. But with the same stamina use per swing as other axes the damage output per stamina is low. So I don't really like it for the very early game.
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- Anonymous
  30 Apr 2022 15:27
  People are wrong, the R2 does have different different, slower, animation for missing it
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- Anonymous
  30 Oct 2021 14:27
  HOHOHOHO IT'SA ME SANTA CLAUSE
  THIS WEAPON IS NAUGHTY AND IF YOU USE IT, YOU WON'T GET ANY PRESENTS TO CHRISTMAS!!!
  HOHOHO, THE MACE IS BETTER!!! I USE THE MACE EVERY DAY AND IT'S THE GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREATEST WEAPON ON EARTH!!!
  IF YOU WANT TO GET AAALL THE PRESENTS, USE THE MACE JUST LIKE ME!!!
  MARRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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- Anonymous
  29 Oct 2021 17:07
  A good weapon with Enchanted +5, its low weight and snappy moveset make it a very desirable weapon for PvE
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- Anonymous
  23 Jun 2021 20:06
  The falchion but for a better stat
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- Anonymous
  15 Apr 2021 21:12
  This weapon has a weight value of 2 not 1, was going to use it over the scimitar on a ninja flip havel build, but realized it is too heavy, going to use the scimitar, and either the parrying dagger or dark hand instead
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- Anonymous
  25 Jan 2021 11:06
  This weapon has an excellent moveset. It's fast. And your character does not "unbalance" if you miss an attack.
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- SlaveKnightKos
  19 Jan 2021 16:56
  certainly a fun weapon
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- Anonymous
  14 Aug 2019 21:45
  Great weapon to wield in offhand to catch bs fishers or just add damage/stun potential as you weave between the left and right hand attacks of your choosing.
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- Anonymous
  20 Nov 2018 01:41
  I have my Cleric Str/Fth build rocking a divine version of this as a fast swinging back-up weapon.
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- Aieywee
  04 Jul 2018 14:49
  This weapon has become the "Strength" equivalent of the Falchion ever since 4get's video on the Off-Brand(on) build. This weapon is very good and is well deserving of the attention, especially when used with weapon buff spells.
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- Anonymous
  18 Jun 2018 00:19
  The 2H R1s have the same poise break as other axes (53) without the stumble if you miss a swing so with enough poise of your own it’s possible to out-stunlock even GiantDads with this thing, though the damage is kinda low.
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- Anonymous
  16 Jun 2018 23:40
  I keep my hatchet swingin'.
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- Anonymous
  11 Jun 2018 15:50
  I need to Axe you a question. AXE you a question. Get it. Haha.
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