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{{Infobox item
| image = Iron Axe.png
| image2 = Enchanted Iron Axe.gif
| miningefficiency = 6
| attackdamage = {{jebe|{{hp|9}}|{{hp|6}}}}
| attackspeed = 0.9
| attackrange = 3
| hitboxmargin = 0
| durability = {{jebe|250|251}}
| enchantability = 14
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}

An '''iron axe''' is a variant of [[Minecraft:axe]] and can be crafted from [[Minecraft:iron 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 third-highest [[Minecraft:tier]] of axe, having higher [[Minecraft:mining efficiency]], attack speed, durability, and [[Minecraft:enchantability]] than a [[Minecraft:copper axe]].

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

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

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

A [[Minecraft:vindicator]] spawns with an iron 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. It is usually heavily damaged and is sometimes enchanted.

==== Raids ====
{{IN|be}}, [[Minecraft:vindicator]]s and [[Minecraft:pillager]]s that spawn in raids have a 4.1% chance (5.12% on hard) to drop a badly-damaged iron axe, which is sometimes enchanted with a random enchantment. A vindicator can drop 2 iron axes, one from natural equipment and one from raid drops.

=== Trading ===
{{Trade sources}}

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

== Usage ==
=== Breaking ===
Iron 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}} an iron 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}} an iron 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, an iron 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'' ÷ 2) × ''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|9}}
| 0.9
| {{convert|1.11|sec|tick|sep=}}
| 8.1
| {{hp|1125}}
|}
{{notelist}}

==== {{BE}} ====
Iron axes attack instantly with no cooldown and deal {{hp|6}} damage.

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

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

=== Enchantments ===
An iron 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}} {{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}} {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Silk Touch]]<ref group="note" name="exc" />
|Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.
|I
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}} {{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}} {{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}} {{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}} {{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}} {{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}} {{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|Iron Axe|Iron Nugget|0,1}}

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

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Iron Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_axe
|id=298
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|MOAR Tools}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Wax off}}

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

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100110|[[File:Iron Axe JE1.png|32px]] Added iron axes.
|An axe is used to gather [[Minecraft:log|wood]] 400% faster than by hand.
|When starting in a new world, the [[Minecraft:player]] is given an axe.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100122|[[File:Iron Axe JE2.png|32px]] The texture of axes has been changed. Half of the axe head has been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100124-2119|[[File:Iron Axe JE3.png|32px]] The texture of axes has been changed again. The other axe head is now used instead.
|A complete toolset is no longer given to the [[Minecraft:player]] on starting a new world, therefore axes are no longer given. Instead, there are multiple [[Minecraft:chest]]s in the later called "[[Minecraft:Indev House]]" containing a stack of most accessible [[Minecraft:blocks]]/[[Minecraft:items]] including [[Minecraft:tools]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100128-2200|[[File:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of iron axes has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129-1447|Iron axes can now be [[Minecraft:craft]]ed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100131-2156|Iron axes now have [[Minecraft:durability]] which is 129 points.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Iron axes' durability has been increased from 129 to 251.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w16a|Iron axes are now found in the new [[Minecraft:bonus chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w21a|Blacksmith [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|sell]] 1 iron axe for 6–7 emeralds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[Minecraft:damage]] ({{hp|1}}), iron axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|Weapon smith villagers now sell 1 iron axe for 6–8 emeralds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w34a|Iron 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|Iron axes now have an attack speed of 0.8, taking about 1.25 seconds to fill the attack meter.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w34c|Iron axes do {{hp|4}} more [[Minecraft:damage]] than previously.
|Iron axes now have an attack speed of 0.85.
|Iron axes now have a chance to temporarily disable [[Minecraft:shield]] use.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w35a|The [[Minecraft:damage]] of iron axes has been reduced by {{hp|1}}.
|The speed of iron axes has been increased to 0.9.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w37a|Iron axes now have an attack speed of 0.9.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w35a|An iron 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|||dev=16w39a|An iron axe enchanted with Efficiency I can now be found in the "Tree-chopping room" in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.1|dev=16w50a|Iron axes now [[Minecraft:smelt]] down into one of their respective [[Minecraft:nugget]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|{{control|Using}} an iron 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}} an iron axe on a bark now turns it into a stripped bark.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Iron Axe JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron axes has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Weaponsmith villagers now sell 1 iron axe for 3 emeralds.
|Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13a|Weaponsmith villagers now give iron axes to players under the [[Minecraft:Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w11a|Iron axes can now be used to scrape wax and oxidation off [[Minecraft:copper block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Iron axes can now be found in [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Enchanted iron axes can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] reward chests and corridor chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w03a|Iron axes can now receive sharpness, smite, and bane of arthropods through an enchanting table, rather than only through an anvil.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w05a|Enchanted iron axes can now be ejected as loot from [[Minecraft:vault]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w12a|Iron axes can no longer receive sharpness, smite, and bane of arthropods through an enchanting table.}}
|{{HistoryLine|combat java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.3|The attack speed for iron axes has been increased to 2.
|Iron axes now deal {{hp|1}} more [[Minecraft:damage]] than [[Minecraft:iron sword]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||3|The [[Minecraft:Chopping]] enchantment has been added for iron 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]].
|Iron 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).
|Iron axes now take 1 damage when attacking instead of 2.
|The [[Minecraft:Sweeping Edge]] enchantment can now be applied to iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||4|[[Minecraft:Knockback]], [[Minecraft:Looting]], and [[Minecraft:Fire Aspect]] enchantments can now be applied to iron axes.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron axes. They actually function as tools despite being unobtainable by normal means.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Iron axes can now be crafted with iron ingots and sticks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 11|Iron axes are now available in the [[Minecraft:creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 12|Iron axes have been removed from creative.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 13|Iron axes have been re-added to creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[Minecraft:damage]] ({{hp|1}}), iron axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Weaponsmith [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|sell]] iron axes for 6-8 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s as part of their first tier [[Minecraft:trade]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron axes are now [[Minecraft:smelt]]able.
|Iron axes with the [[Minecraft:Efficiency]] I enchantment can now be found inside [[Minecraft:chest]]s in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.
|Added [[Minecraft:vindicator]]s, who rarely [[Minecraft:drop]] iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.13|dev=beta 1.2.13.8|Using an iron axe on a [[Minecraft:log]] now turns it into a stripped log.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Iron Axe JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron axes has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Minecraft:Vindicator]]s and [[Minecraft:pillager]]s that spawn in [[Minecraft:raid]]s can now [[Minecraft:drop]] an iron axe.
|Weaponsmith [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|sell]] iron axes for 3 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s as part of their fourth tier [[Minecraft:trade]]s.
|Enchanted iron axes can now be [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] from toolsmith villagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Iron axes can now be used to scrape wax off copper blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=Preview 1.18.30.27|Iron 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|Enchanted iron axes can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] reward chests and corridor chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.70|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.70.21|Enchanted iron axes can now be ejected as loot from [[Minecraft:vault]]s.}}
}}

=== 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:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron axes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Blacksmith [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|sell]] 1 iron axe for 6–7 emeralds.}}
|{{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}}), iron axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Weapon smith villagers now sell 1 iron axe for 6–8 emeralds.}}
|{{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 iron 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|Iron axes now [[Minecraft:smelt]] down into [[Minecraft:iron nugget]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|An iron axe enchanted with [[Minecraft:Efficiency]] I can now be found in the "Tree-chopping room" in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Using an iron 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:Iron Axe JE5 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron axes have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[Minecraft:Vindicator]]s and [[Minecraft:pillager]]s that spawn in [[Minecraft:raid]]s can now [[Minecraft:drop]] an iron axe.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron axes.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to ''[[Minecraft:The Flattening]]'', this item's numeral ID was 258.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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