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{{For||Axe (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox item
| image = Golden Axe.png
| image2 = Enchanted Golden Axe.gif
| miningefficiency = 12
| attackdamage = {{jebe|{{hp|7}}|{{hp|4}}}}
| attackspeed = 1
| attackrange = 3
| hitboxmargin = 0
| durability = {{jebe|32|33}}
| enchantability = 22
| renewable =  Yes
| stackable = No
}}

A '''golden axe''' is a variant of [[Minecraft:axe]] that is crafted from [[Minecraft:gold ingot]]s. It can be used to cut down trees faster, to [[Minecraft:Axe#Stripping and scraping|strip]] [[Minecraft:log]]s and [[Minecraft:scrape]] [[Minecraft:Copper#Blocks|copper-based blocks]], and as a melee weapon that disables [[Minecraft:shields]]. It is the sixth-highest [[Minecraft:tier]] of axe, having the lowest durability, and having the lowest attack damage alongside [[Minecraft:wooden axe]]s, despite having the highest [[Minecraft:mining efficiency]] and the highest attack speed alongside [[Minecraft:Diamond Axe|diamond]] and [[Minecraft:netherite axe]]s. It can be [[Minecraft:Piglin#Piglin loved items|admired]] by piglins, and has the highest [[Minecraft:enchantability]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1 = Gold Ingot
|B1 = Gold Ingot
|B2 = Stick
|A2 = Gold Ingot
|B3 = Stick
|Output = Golden Axe
|type = Tool
}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|random-enchanted-golden-axe,damaged-golden-axe,damaged-random-enchanted-golden-axe}}

=== Mob loot ===
==== Equipment ====
{{Main|Drops#Equipped items}}

A [[Minecraft:piglin brute]] spawns with a golden axe and has an 8.5% chance (9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II, and 11.5% with Looting III) of dropping it upon death by the player. Also, {{in|java}}, [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s can drop their golden axe (with the same chance as piglin brute drop) if they have been zombified from a piglin brute.

=== Villager gifts ===
[[Minecraft:Weaponsmith]] villagers occasionally throw golden axes at players with the [[Minecraft:Hero of the Village]] status effect.{{only|java}}

== Usage ==
=== Breaking ===
Golden axes can break wood-related blocks faster than other tools. Breaking a block costs 1 durability.{{note|Blocks that break instantly don't use up durability.}}
<references group="note"/>

=== Stripping ===
{{ctrl|Using}} a golden axe on a [[Minecraft:log]], [[Minecraft:wood]] block, or [[Minecraft:block of bamboo]] turns it into a [[Minecraft:stripped log]], [[Minecraft:stripped wood]], or [[Minecraft:block of stripped bamboo]], respectively. This uses 1 point of the axe's durability.

=== Scraping ===
{{ctrl|Using}} a golden axe on a waxed or oxidized [[Minecraft:copper]] block removes the wax if it has any, or otherwise removes a level of oxidization. This uses 1 point of durability.

=== Weapon ===
When used as a weapon, a golden axe loses 2 durability points.

==== {{JE}} ====
Attacking a [[Minecraft:shield]] user with an axe disables the use of the shield for 5 seconds. [[Minecraft:Vindicator]]s, [[Minecraft:piglin brute]]s, or other [[Minecraft:mob]]s with commands always disable the player's shield. Damage done when using an axe as a weapon is more than that of a [[Minecraft:sword]] of the same tier, though they take longer than a sword to [[Minecraft:Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]], resulting in lower <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
! Attack damage
! Attack speed
! Recovery time
! <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>
! Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is <code>ceil(''durability'' &divide; 2) &times; ''damage per hit''</code>. The durability is halved then ceiled because axes take double durability when used as a weapon, and the last 1 durability can also deal damage. The formula also ignores enchantments and critical hits, and assumes each attack is performed at maximum charge.</ref>
|-
| {{hp|7}}
| 1.0
| {{convert|1|sec|tick|sep=}}
| 7.0
| {{hp|112}}
|}
{{notelist}}

==== {{BE}} ====
Golden axes attack instantly with no cooldown and deal {{hp|4}} damage.

=== Repairing ===
==== Combining ====
{{Crafting
|showdescription = 1
|ignoreusage = 1
|ingredients = Damaged Golden Axe|Damaged Golden Axe|Damaged Golden Axe
|Output = Golden Axe
|description = The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability.
}}
{{Grinding
  |showdescription=1
  |ingredients= 2× Damaged Golden Axe
  |Damaged Golden Axe
  |Damaged Golden Axe
  |Golden Axe
  |description=The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability.
}}

==== Unit repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
{{Repairing
| head=1
| Damaged Golden Axe
| Damaged Golden Axe; Gold Ingot
| Golden Axe
| tail=1
}}

A golden axe can be repaired in an [[Minecraft:anvil]] by adding [[Minecraft:golden ingot]]s, with each ingot restoring 25% of the axe's maximum durability, rounded down. Two golden axes can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the axe's [[Minecraft:enchantment]]s.

=== Enchantments ===
A golden axe can receive the following enchantments:
{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Description
!Max level
![[Minecraft:Enchanting|Method]]
!Weight
|-
|[[Minecraft:Efficiency]]
|Increases the mining speed.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Minecraft:Fortune]]<ref group="note" name="exc">Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive</ref>
|Increases the amount of [[Minecraft:drops]] when mining.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Silk Touch]]<ref group="note" name="exc" />
|Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.
|I
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|1
|-
|[[Minecraft:Sharpness]]<ref group="note" name="exc2">Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, and Cleaving{{upcoming|java Combat Tests|nocat=1}} are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|Increases the damage dealt.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Minecraft:Smite]]<ref group=note name=exc2/>
|Increases the damage dealt to [[Minecraft:undead]].
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods]]<ref group="note" name=exc2/>
|Increases the damage dealt to [[Minecraft:arthropod]]s.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Cleaving]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests|nocat=1}}<ref group="note" name="exc2" />
|Increases the damage and shield cooldown time dealt.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|
|-
|[[Minecraft:Looting]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests|nocat=1}}<ref group="note" name="sword">Fire Aspect, Looting, Knockback, and Sweeping Edge currently exist, but they can be used only for [[Minecraft:sword]]s.</ref>
|Increases the amount of [[Minecraft:drops]] when killing an entity with the axe.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Knockback]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests|nocat=1}}<ref group="note" name="sword" />
|Increases the knockback dealt.
|II
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Fire Aspect]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests|nocat=1}}<ref group="note" name="sword" />
|Ignites any targets hit by the axe and lights unlit [[Minecraft:candle]]s, [[Minecraft:campfire]]s, and [[Minecraft:TNT|Block of TNT]] when {{Control|used}}.
|II
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Sweeping Edge]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests|nocat=1}}<ref group="note" name="sword" />
|Increases the sweeping damage dealt.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Unbreaking]]
|Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Mending]]
|Repairs the axe when obtaining [[Minecraft:experience]].
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing]]
|The axe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|1
|}

{{notelist}}

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting|showname=1|Golden Axe|Gold Nugget|0,1}}

=== Piglins ===
Piglins are attracted to golden axes and run toward any golden axes on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.

== Sounds ==
{{:Axe/Sounds}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Golden Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_axe
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Golden Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_axe
|id=325
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|MOAR Tools;Oooh, shiny!}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny;Wax off}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|GJ6XBDFDBd0}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100130|[[File:Golden Axe JE1.png|32px]] Added golden axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100131|Golden axes now have [[Minecraft:durability]] which is 33 points.}}|{{HistoryLine||20100206-2034|[[File:Golden Axe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of golden axes has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Golden [[Minecraft:tools]], including axes, now remove [[Minecraft:block]]s faster than diamond tools.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[Minecraft:damage]] ({{hp|1}}), golden axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w34a|Golden axes now use the attack speed combat mechanic meter. The time it takes for the meter to fill up for an axe is 1.2 seconds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w34b|Golden axes now have an attack speed of 0.8, taking about 1.25 seconds to fill the attack meter.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w34c|Golden axes do {{hp|4}} more [[Minecraft:damage]] than previously.
|Golden axes now have an attack speed of 0.85.
|Golden axes now have a chance to temporarily disable [[Minecraft:shield]] use.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w35a|The [[Minecraft:damage]] of golden axes has been reduced by {{hp|1}}.
|The speed of golden axes has been increased to 0.9.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w37a|Golden axes now have an attack speed of 1.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w35a|A golden axe now has a 100% chance of disabling shield use, and the chance is no longer increased by [[Minecraft:Efficiency]] level and whether or not the user is [[Minecraft:sprinting]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.1|dev=16w50a|Golden axes now [[Minecraft:smelt]] down into [[Minecraft:gold nugget]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|{{control|Using}} a golden axe on a block of [[Minecraft:wood]] or [[Minecraft:log]] now turns it into a stripped block of wood or log.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|{{control|Using}} a golden axe on a bark now turns it into a stripped bark.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Golden Axe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of golden axes has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13a|Weaponsmith villagers now give golden axes to players under the [[Minecraft:Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w16a|Golden axes now generate randomly enchanted in [[Minecraft:ruined portal]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w27a|[[File:Piglin Brute JE1 BE1.png|35px]] Added [[Minecraft:piglin brute]]s, which can spawn with and [[Minecraft:Drops|drop]] golden axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w30a|Enchanted golden axes can now be found in [[Minecraft:bastion remnant]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w11a|Golden axes can now be used to scrape wax and oxidation off [[Minecraft:copper block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Damaged golden axes can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] intersection barrels.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w03a|Golden axes can now receive sharpness, smite, and bane of arthropods through an enchanting table, rather than only through an anvil.}}
|{{HistoryLine|combat java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.3|The attack speed for golden axes has been increased to 2.
|Golden axes now deal {{hp|1}} more [[Minecraft:damage]] than [[Minecraft:golden sword]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||3|The [[Minecraft:Chopping]] enchantment has been added for golden axes, which adds 1 damage and 0.5 seconds (10 [[Minecraft:game tick]]s) of [[Minecraft:shield]] stunning per level and is mutually exclusive with [[Minecraft:Sharpness]].
|Golden axes now always disable shields for {{convert|1.6|seconds|ticks}}, instead of having a 25% to disable them for 5 seconds (100 game ticks).
|Golden axes now take 1 damage when attacking instead of 2.
|The [[Minecraft:Sweeping Edge]] enchantment can now be applied to golden axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||4|[[Minecraft:Knockback]], [[Minecraft:Looting]], and [[Minecraft:Fire Aspect]] enchantments can now be applied to golden axes.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Golden Axe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden axes. They actually function as tools despite being unobtainable by normal means.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Golden axes can now be crafted with gold ingots and sticks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 11|Golden axes are now available in the [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 12|Golden axes have been removed from creative.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 13|Golden axes have been re-added to creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[Minecraft:damage]] ({{hp|1}}), golden axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Golden axes now [[Minecraft:smelt]] down into [[Minecraft:gold nugget]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.13|dev=beta 1.2.13.8|Using a golden axe on a [[Minecraft:log]] now turns it into a stripped log.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Golden Axe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of golden axes has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Golden axes now generate randomly enchanted in [[Minecraft:ruined portal]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.20|dev=beta 1.16.20.50|Added [[Minecraft:piglin brute]]s, who rarely drop golden axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.100|dev=beta 1.16.100.55|Zombified piglins that are converted from piglin brutes now keep their golden axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Golden axes can now be used to scrape wax off copper blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=Preview 1.18.30.27|Golden axes can now temporarily disable [[Minecraft:shield]] use. This is not mentioned in the official changelog.<ref>{{tweet|kingbdogz|1504505321884196872|We missed a change in recent changelogs for the Bedrock beta that you may like - we have now made a parity fix that makes shields get disabled for 5 seconds when attacked by an Axe-wielding mob or player. We will make sure to list this properly in the next beta :)|March 17, 2022}}</ref>
}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Damaged golden axes can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] intersection barrels.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Golden Axe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[Minecraft:damage]] ({{hp|1}}), golden axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU36|xbone=CU25|ps3=1.28|psvita=1.28|ps4=1.28|wiiu=Patch 7|switch=1.0.1|The attack damage of golden axes is now shown above the hotbar when switching to it if the item has less than 3 [[Minecraft:enchantments]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Golden axes now [[Minecraft:smelt]] down into [[Minecraft:gold nugget]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Using a golden axe on a [[Minecraft:log]] now turns it into a stripped log.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Golden Axe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of golden axes have been changed.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Golden Axe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden axes.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a||Prior to ''[[Minecraft:The Flattening]]'', this item's numeral ID was 279.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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