Axe overview
What does the Axe do, and where do you get it?Axe is a melee weapon in Minecraft Dungeons II. It deals 22 damage per hit. It drops in Howling Woods, The Deep Dark and Humbler Huskland, or as a quest reward.
An effective weapon, favored by the relentless Vindicators of the Illager army.
22Hit damage
52Full combo
45Stagger
Hit damage
Stagger
- Category
- Melee weapon
- Base DPS
- 37
- Combo
- 3 swings, 3 hits
- Reach
- 3.5 blocks
- Knockback
- 700
- Combo resets
- after 1.15s
- Archetype
- Ranger + Summoner
- Weight
- Medium
Power scaling
- Swing 1
- Swing 2
- Swing 3
- Jump attack
Swing 1
- Damage
- 14
- Hits
- 1
- Time
- 0.40 sec
- Stagger
- 27.5
- Reach
- 2.5 blocks
- Knockback
- 500
Swing 2
- Damage
- 16
- Hits
- 1
- Time
- 0.39 sec
- Stagger
- 27.5
- Reach
- 2.5 blocks
- Knockback
- 500
Swing 3
- Damage
- 22
- Hits
- 1
- Time
- 0.62 sec
- Stagger
- 45
- Reach
- 3.5 blocks
- Knockback
- 700
Jump attack
- Damage
- 21
- Hits
- None
- Time
- None
- Stagger
- 42.5
- Reach
- 2.5 blocks
- Knockback
- none
Hover or tap a swing to see what it does.
Base values from the game's item tables (launch build). Item power scales the damage you deal; the ratios between hits stay the same.
Where to find Axe
Howling WoodsRegion drop · Howling Woods
Howling Woods · minecart stations: Deep Dark Entrance, Hidden Grove, Little Howl Hamlet, Woodcutter's Outpost.

Humbler HusklandRegion drop · Humbler Huskland
Humbler Huskland · minecart stations: Ichor Ponds, Lullaby Border, The Echo Den.

In the first game

Is Axe good?
Axe has no published launch-tested verdict on DungeonsDB yet. A database entry or reported effect does not establish performance. Check the sourced stats below before treating Axe as a best-in-slot choice.
Melee: C: 291 DPS with basic attacks and Lightning Surge, 40th of the 80 entries that count. Tradeoff: Single-target dummy DPS: area, reach and how hard the technique is to execute are not in the number.
Best enchantments for Axe
Lightning Surge: Every weapon's best measured DPS uses Lightning Surge III.