{{For}}
{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Wooden Axe.png | Wooden
Stone Axe.png | Stone
Iron Axe.png | Iron
Golden Axe.png | Golden
Diamond Axe.png | Diamond
Netherite Axe.png | Netherite
</gallery>
| rarity = Common
| renewable = 
* '''Netherite''': No 
* '''Others''': Yes
| durability = 
'''Bedrock Edition'''
* Golden: 33
* Wooden: 60 
* Stone: 132
* Iron: 251
* Diamond: 1562
* Netherite: 2032
'''Java Edition'''
* Golden: 32
* Wooden: 59
* Stone: 131
* Iron: 250
* Diamond: 1561
* Netherite: 2031
| stackable = No
}}

An '''axe''' is a [[tool]] used to hasten the [[breaking]] of [[wood]]-based or other tough organic [[block]]s, strip or scrape certain blocks, or as a melee [[weapon]] that can disable [[Shield|shields]] it hits.

==Obtaining==
===Crafting===
{{Crafting
  |head=1
  |showname=0
  |showdescription=1
  |name=[[Axe]]
  |A1={Any Planks}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B1={Any Planks}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |A2={Any Planks}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B2=Stick
  |B3=Stick
  |Output= Wooden Axe; Iron Axe; Golden Axe; Diamond Axe
  |type= Tool
}}
{{Crafting
  |name=[[Stone Axe]]
  |A1=Any stone-tier block |B1=Any stone-tier block
  |A2=Any stone-tier block |B2=Stick
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Stone Axe
  |type=Tool
  |description=Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
}}
{{Crafting
  |foot=1
  |ignoreusage=1
  |name=[[Axe]]
  |ingredients=Damaged Matching [[Axe]]
  |Damaged Wooden Axe; Damaged Stone Axe; Damaged Iron Axe; Damaged Golden Axe; Damaged Diamond Axe; Damaged Netherite Axe
  |Damaged Wooden Axe; Damaged Stone Axe; Damaged Iron Axe; Damaged Golden Axe; Damaged Diamond Axe; Damaged Netherite Axe
  |Output=Wooden Axe; Stone Axe; Iron Axe; Golden Axe; Diamond Axe; Netherite Axe
  |description= The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
  |type= Tool
}}

=== Upgrading ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Axe
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Axe
|tail=1
}}

===Repairing===

====Grinding====
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients= 2× Damaged [[Wooden Axe]] or 2× Damaged [[Stone Axe]] or 2× Damaged [[Iron Axe]] or 2× Damaged [[Golden Axe]] or 2× Damaged [[Diamond Axe]] or 2× Damaged [[Netherite Axe]]
|Damaged Wooden Axe; Damaged Stone Axe; Damaged Iron Axe; Damaged Golden Axe; Damaged Diamond Axe; Damaged Netherite Axe
|Damaged Wooden Axe; Damaged Stone Axe; Damaged Iron Axe; Damaged Golden Axe; Damaged Diamond Axe; Damaged Netherite Axe
|Wooden Axe; Stone Axe; Iron Axe; Golden Axe; Diamond Axe; Netherite Axe
|description=The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% of max durability.
}}

====[[Anvil mechanics#Unit repair|Unit repair]]====
An axe can be repaired in an [[anvil]] by adding units of the [[tiers|tier]]'s repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the axe's maximum durability, rounded down.

===Mob loot===

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

A [[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.

A [[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}}, [[Zombified Piglin|zombified piglins]] can drop their golden axe (with the same chance as piglin brute drop) if they have been zombified from a [[Piglin Brute|piglin brute.]]

====Raids====
{{IN|be}}, [[Vindicator]] and [[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===
Novice-level [[Trading#Toolsmith|Toolsmith]] [[villager]]s have a 25% chance to sell a stone axe for one [[emerald]], journeyman-level Toolsmith villagers have a 25% chance to sell an enchanted iron axe for eight emeralds, and expert-level Toolsmith villagers have a 50% chance to sell an enchanted diamond axe for 13 emeralds.{{only|bedrock}}

Novice-level [[Trading#Toolsmith 2|Toolsmith]] villagers have a 40% chance to sell a stone axe for one emerald, journeyman-level Toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance to sell an enchanted iron axe for 7-22 emeralds, and expert-level Toolsmith villagers have a 66.67% chance to sell an enchanted diamond axe for 18-35 emeralds.{{only|java}}

Novice-level [[Trading#Weaponsmith|Weaponsmith]] [[villager]]s sell an iron axe for 3 emeralds as one of their trades, and master-level Weaponsmith villagers sell an enchanted diamond axe for 12 emeralds.{{only|bedrock}}

Novice-level [[Trading#Weaponsmith 2|Weaponsmith]] villagers have a 66.67% chance to sell an iron axe for 3 emeralds. Master-level Weaponsmith villagers always offer to sell an enchanted diamond axe for 18-35 emeralds.{{only|java}}

The enchantments are the same as the ones obtained from an [[enchantment table]] at levels 5–19.

=== Villager gifts ===
[[Trading#Toolsmith 2|Toolsmith]] [[villagers]] occasionally throw stone axes at players with the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect.{{only|java}}

[[Trading#Weaponsmith 2|Weaponsmith]] [[villagers]] occasionally throw either stone, gold, or iron axes at players with the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect.{{only|java}}

===Structure loot===
{{IN|JE}}, a sealed room in [[woodland mansion]]s can appear that has a chest always containing an [[Efficiency]] I iron axe.
{{LootChestItem|wooden-axe,stone-axe,random-enchanted-golden-axe,damaged-random-enchanted-netherite-axe,iron-axe}}

==Usage==

===Chopping===
An axe is used to break [[logs]], blocks derived from wood and some other blocks faster than by using other tools. An axe uses 1 durability to break 1 block. For blocks that break instantly, it uses 0 durability.

====Durability====
Each tier of axe has a different durability:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Material
! [[Durability]]
|-
| {{itemLink|Wooden Axe|Wood|link=Axe}}
| 59
|-
| {{itemLink|Stone Axe|Stone|link=Axe}}
| 131
|-
| {{itemLink|Iron Axe|Iron|link=Axe}}
| 250
|-
| {{itemLink|Diamond Axe|Diamond|link=Axe}}
| 1561
|-
| {{itemLink|Golden Axe|Golden|link=Axe}}
| 32
|-
| {{itemLink|Netherite Axe|Netherite|link=Axe}}
| 2031
|}

====Speed====
The following table summarizes the speed at which axes of different qualities perform.
{{breaking row|Wooden Trapdoors|link=Trapdoor|sort=1|simple=1}}
{{breaking row|Wooden Doors|item=1|link=Door|sprite=oak-door}}
{{breaking row|Barrel}}
{{breaking row|Cartography Table}}
{{breaking row|Chest}}
{{breaking row|Trapped Chest}}
{{breaking row|Crafting Table}}
{{breaking row|Fletching Table}}
{{breaking row|Lectern}}
{{breaking row|Loom}}
{{breaking row|Smithing Table}}
{{breaking row|Bamboo Mosaic}}
{{breaking row|Block of Bamboo}}
{{breaking row|Campfire}}
{{breaking row|Fences}}
{{breaking row|Fence Gates}}
{{breaking row|Jukebox}}
{{breaking row|Logs}}
{{breaking row|Planks}}
{{breaking row|Wooden Slabs|link=Slabs|sprite=all-wooden-slabs}}
{{breaking row|Wooden Stairs|link=Stairs|sprite=all-wooden-stairs}}
{{breaking row|Bookshelf}}
{{breaking row|Chiseled Bookshelf}}
{{breaking row|Banners}}
{{breaking row|Jack o'Lantern}}
{{breaking row|Melon}}
{{breaking row|Pumpkin}}
{{breaking row|Sign|sprite=oak-sign}}
{{breaking row|Hanging Sign|sprite=hanging-oak-sign}}
{{breaking row|Note Block}}
{{breaking row|Mangrove Roots}}
{{breaking row|Wooden Pressure Plate|sprite=oak-pressure-plate}}
{{breaking row|Beehive}}
{{breaking row|Ladder}}
{{breaking row|Bee Nest|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Composter}}
{{breaking row|Bamboo}}
{{breaking row|sprite=red-bed|Bed}}
{{breaking row|Cocoa}}
{{breaking row|Daylight Detector}}
{{breaking row|Mushroom Block|sprite=mushroom-blocks}}
{{breaking row|Vines|drop=0|foot=1}}

=== Stripping ===
{{control|Using}} an axe on a [[log]], [[wood]] block, [[block of bamboo]]\, or [[block of copper]] causes it to become a [[stripped log]], [[stripped wood]] block, [[block of stripped bamboo]], or removes one layer of oxidization or wax, respectively. This consumes one point of durability from the axe.

===Weapon===
An axe loses 2 points of durability when used as a weapon. 

==== Bedrock Edition ====
{{IN|bedrock}}, axes always attack instantly and deal {{hp|1}} less damage than a [[sword]] of the same quality but it lowers the durability of armor and shields faster than any other tool in-game.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Bedrock damage"
! Material !! Damage
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Wooden Axe}} Wooden || rowspan="2" |{{hp|4}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Golden Axe}} Golden
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Stone Axe}} Stone ||{{hp|5}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Iron Axe}} Iron ||{{hp|6}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Diamond Axe}} Diamond ||{{hp|7}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Netherite Axe}} Netherite ||{{hp|8}}
|}

====Java Edition====

Attacking a [[shield]] user with an axe should have a chance to disable the use of the shield for 5 seconds, but currently this always disables a shield.<ref>{{bug|MC-197537}}</ref> The base chance is 25%, plus 5 percentage points per level of [[Efficiency]] on the axe, plus 75 percentage points if attacking while sprinting. [[Vindicator]]s, [[piglin brute]]s, or other [[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 [[sword]] of the same tier, though they take longer than a sword to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]], resulting in lower <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr> (with the exception of [[gold]]en axes). The damage dealt and cooldown time depends on the type:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
! Material
! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Axe|text=Wooden}}
! {{ItemSprite|Golden Axe|text=Gold}}
! {{ItemSprite|Stone Axe|text=Stone}}
! {{ItemSprite|Iron Axe|text=Iron}}
! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Axe|text=Diamond}}
! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Axe|text=Netherite}}
|-
! Attack Damage
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|9}}
| {{hp|9}}
| {{hp|9}}
| {{hp|10}}
|-
! Attack Speed
| 0.8
| 1.0
| 0.8
| 0.9
| 1.0
| 1.0
|-
! Recovery time
| {{convert|1.25|sec|tick|sep=}}
| {{convert|1|sec|tick|sep=}}
| {{convert|1.25|sec|tick|sep=}}
| {{convert|1.11|sec|tick|sep=}}
| {{convert|1|sec|tick|sep=}}
| {{convert|1|sec|tick|sep=}}
|-
! <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>
| 5.6
| 7.0
| 7.2
| 8.1
| 9.0
| 10.0
|-
! 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|210}}
| {{hp|112}}
| {{hp|594}}
| {{hp|1125}}
| {{hp|7029}}
| {{hp|10160}}
|}
{{notelist}}

=== Enchantments ===
An axe can receive the following enchantments:
{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Fortune]]<ref group=note name=exc>Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Silk Touch]]<ref group=note name=exc/>
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Efficiency]]
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Sharpness]]<ref group="note" name="exc2">Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, and Cleaving{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}} are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Smite]]<ref group="note" name=exc2/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Bane of Arthropods]]<ref group="note" name=exc2/>
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Fire Aspect]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="sword">Fire Aspect, Looting, Knockback, and Sweeping Edge currently exist, but they can be used only for [[sword]]s.</ref>
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Looting]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="sword" />
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Knockback]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="sword" />
|II
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Cleaving]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="exc2" />
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Sweeping Edge]]{{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}<ref group="note" name="sword" />
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|}

{{notelist}}

=== Fuel===
Wooden axes can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1 item per axe.

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

===Piglins===
{{EntityLink|Piglin|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 ==
{{el|je}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Axe strip1.ogg
|sound2=Axe strip2.ogg
|sound3=Axe strip3.ogg
|sound4=Axe strip4.ogg
|subtitle=Axe strips
|source=block
|description=When an axe strips a log or wood block
|id=item.axe.strip
|translationkey=subtitles.item.axe.strip
|volume=0.9
|pitch=1.0/0.85
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=wax_off1.ogg
|sound2=wax_off2.ogg
|sound3=wax_off3.ogg
|subtitle=Wax off
|source=block
|description=When an axe unwaxes a [[block of copper]]
|id=item.axe.wax_off
|translationkey=subtitles.item.axe.wax_off
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9/1.1/1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=scrape1.ogg
|sound2=scrape2.ogg
|sound3=scrape3.ogg
|subtitle=Axe scrapes
|source=block
|description=When an axe deoxidizes a block of copper
|id=item.axe.scrape
|translationkey=subtitles.item.axe.scrape
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/1.1
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When an axe's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Wood hit1.ogg
|sound2=Wood hit2.ogg
|sound3=Wood hit3.ogg
|sound4=Wood hit4.ogg
|sound5=Wood hit5.ogg
|sound6=Wood hit6.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an axe strips a log or wood block <ref group=sound name=stripsoundbug>{{Bug|MCPE-106552}}</ref>
|id=use.wood
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Stem step1.ogg
|sound2=Stem step2.ogg
|sound3=Stem step3.ogg
|sound4=Stem step4.ogg
|sound5=Stem step5.ogg
|sound6=Stem step6.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an axe strips a stem or hyphae block <ref group=sound name=stripsoundbug/>
|id=use.stem
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bamboo wood step1.ogg
|sound2=Bamboo wood step2.ogg
|sound3=Bamboo wood step3.ogg
|sound4=Bamboo wood step4.ogg
|sound5=Bamboo wood step5.ogg
|sound6=Bamboo wood step6.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an axe strips a [[block of bamboo]] <ref group=sound name=stripsoundbug/>
|id=step.bamboo_wood
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Cherry wood step1.ogg
|sound2=Cherry wood step2.ogg
|sound3=Cherry wood step3.ogg
|sound4=Cherry wood step4.ogg
|sound5=Cherry wood step5.ogg
|sound6=Cherry wood step6.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an axe strips a cherry log or cherry wood block <ref group=sound name=stripsoundbug/>
|id=step.cherry_wood
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8}}
{{Sound table
|sound=wax_off1.ogg
|sound2=wax_off2.ogg
|sound3=wax_off3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an axe unwaxes or deoxidizes a block of copper {{More info|Is use.copper used as well?}}
|id=copper.wax.off
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an axe's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_axe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_axe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_axe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_axe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_axe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_axe
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_axe
|id=311
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_axe
|id=315
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_axe
|id=298
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_axe
|id=319
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_axe
|id=325
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_axe
|id=607
|form=item
|foot=1}}

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|MOAR Tools ;Oooh&#44; shiny!}}

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

==History==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100110|[[File:Iron Axe JE1.png|32px]] Added iron axes.
|An axe is used to gather [[log|wood]] 400% faster than by hand.
|When starting in a new world, the [[player]] is given one of each [[tools|tool]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100122|[[File:Iron Axe JE2.png|32px]] The texture of axes has been changed. Half of the axe head has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=20100124|[[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 [[player]] on starting a new world. Instead, there are multiple [[chest]]s in the later called "[[Indev House]]" containing a stack of most accessible [[blocks]]/[[items]] including [[tools]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100128|[[File:Wooden Axe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Axe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Axe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Tools]] now have tiers. Wooden, stone, and diamond axes have been added.
|[[File:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of iron axes has been changed.
|An axe held by the player is now rendered to appear more 3D.
|They cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the item chest in the Indev house.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|Wooden, stone, iron, and diamond axes can now be [[craft]]ed.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[File:Golden Axe JE1.png|32px]] Axes can now be made out of gold.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-1|[[Tools]] now take [[damage]] when being used. Better tools now last longer.}}
{{History||20100206|[[File:Golden Axe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of golden axes has been changed.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Gold [[tools]], including axes, now remove [[block]]s faster than diamond tools.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.2.4|snap=release|[[Spruce planks]], [[birch planks]], and [[jungle planks]] can now be used to craft wooden axes.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w16a|Wooden and stone axes are now found in the new [[bonus chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w18a|Wooden axes can now be used as [[fuel]] in a [[furnace]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 diamond axe for 9–11 [[emerald]]s, and 1 iron axe for 6–7 emeralds.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all axes doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=1.7.1|[[Acacia planks]] and [[dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft wooden axes.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Weapon smith villagers now sell 1 [[enchanting|enchanted]] diamond axe for 9–12 emeralds, and 1 iron axe for 6–8 emeralds. Unenchanted diamond axes are no longer sold.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w34a|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.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34b|Axes now have an attack speed of 0.8, taking about 1.25 seconds to fill the attack meter.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34c|Axes do {{hp|4}} more [[damage]] than previously.
|Axes now have an attack speed of 0.85.
|Axes can now temporarily disable [[shield]] use.}}
{{History|||snap=15w35a|The [[damage]] of axes has been reduced by {{hp|1}}.
|The speed of axes has been increased to 0.9.}}
{{History|||snap=15w37a|Stone and diamond axes now both do {{hp|9}} damage, instead of the previous {{hp|8}} and {{hp|10}} respectively.
|Axes now have attack speed based on the tier, with wooden and stone having a speed of 0.8, iron having a speed of 0.9, and diamond and gold having a speed of 1.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|Stone axes may now be found in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of stone and wooden axes from [[bonus chest]]s has been decreased.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Golden and iron axes now [[smelting|smelt]] down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 271, 275, 258, 279 and 286.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w07a|{{control|Using}} an axe on a block of [[wood]] or [[log]] now turns it into a stripped block of wood or log.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Stone axes now can generate in the [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=pre2|{{control|Using}} an axe on a bark now turns it into a stripped bark.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Wooden Axe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Axe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Axe JE5 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Axe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Axe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all axes have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Toolsmith villagers now sell stone axes, as well as enchanted iron and diamond axes.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Toolsmith villagers now give stone axes to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.
|Weaponsmith villagers now give stone, golden and iron axes to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[File:Netherite Axe JE1.png|32px]] Added netherite axes.
|Netherite axes are obtained by combining one diamond axe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
|[[Crimson planks]] and [[warped planks]] can now be used to craft wooden axes.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|[[File:Diamond Axe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamond axes has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|[[File:Netherite Axe JE2.png|32px]] The texture of netherite axes has been changed.
|Netherite axes can no longer be crafted.
|Netherite axes are now obtained by combining one diamond axe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.}}
{{History|||snap=20w15a|Stone axes can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Golden axes now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}} 
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Enchanted golden axes can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Stone axes can now be crafted using [[cobbled deepslate]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|Axes can now be used to scrape wax and oxidation off [[copper block]]s.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft wooden axes.}}
{{History||1.20 (Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Added [[block of bamboo]], which when used with an axe gives a block of stripped bamboo.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Upgrading diamond axes to netherite axes now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Iron axes can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]].}}

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{{History||Combat Tests|snap=1.14.3 - Combat Test|The attack speed for all axes has been increased to 2.
|All axes now deal {{hp|1}} more [[damage]] than their sword counterparts.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 3|The [[Cleaving|Chopping]] enchantment has been added for axes, which adds 1 damage and 0.5 seconds (10 [[game tick]]s) of [[shield]] stunning per level and is mutually exclusive with [[Sharpness]].
|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).
|Axes now take 1 damage when attacking instead of 2.
|The [[Sweeping Edge]] enchantment can now be applied to axes.}}
{{History|||snap=Combat Test 4|[[Knockback]], [[Looting]], and [[Fire Aspect]] enchantments can now be applied to axes.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Stone Axe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added stone axes.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Wooden Axe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wooden axes.
|Survival players no longer start with an infinite durability stone axe in the inventory.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[File:Iron Axe JE4 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Axe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Axe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron, golden and diamond axes.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Removed stone axes from the creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 11|All axes are now available in the [[creative]] [[inventory]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 12|All axes have been removed from creative.}}
{{History|||snap=build 13|All axes have been re-added to creative mode.}}
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