Axes

Axes are a type of weapon in Diablo III. They are found in one-handed and two-handed types, and are a favored weapon of the Barbarian class.

The Diablo III Barbarian's starting equipment consists of a hand axe and a buckler shield.

Information on axes in Diablo II.

One-handed axes list

Item Name	Properties	Weapon Speed
Axe	8-14 Damage DPS: 14.3	Attacks per second: 1.3
Heavy Axe	15-31 Damage DPS: 27.6	Attacks per second: 1.2
Gaff	35-51 Damage DPS: 51.6	Attacks per second: 1.2
Spitze	39-55 Damage DPS: 56.4	Attacks per second: 1.2

One-handed Axes

One-handed axes, concept vs. in-game.

Axes were profiled as an item type in a Diablo III panel from Blizzcon 2010. In one shot they showed the variety of axes, going from their concept art to the final in-game 3D model.

The design concept is that there's a clear difference between the starting axe and the highest level type. The team doesn't worry about making every level of axe a clear upgrade (probably because this would be subjective/impossible) but they do want to give the player a sense of increasing power as they move through the selections and types of chopping device.

Axe Media

Axes are shown off in dozens of Barbarian screenshots and piece of concept art. A few examples are included below.

All Barbarian concept art.

<gallery> File:Armor-barb2.jpg|Barbarian concept art with axes. File:Axes-red-glow.jpg|Glowing red axes in a shot from Blizzcon 2010. File:Armor-barb3.jpg|More Barbarian axe artwork. File:Axe-barb1.jpg|Barbarian with a wicked one-handed axe. <gallery>

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