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. Large, two-handed weapons maybe restricted to the Barbarian only as a Class-specific weapon but this is not yet confirmed.

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

Normal

	Name	Properties	Rq Lvl
	Hand Axe	3.2–4.5 Damage Per Second (2–3) to (3–4) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	-
	Weathered Hand Axe	3.0–4.2 Damage Per Second (2–3) to (3–4) Damage 1.20 Attacks Per Second	-
	Broad Axe	5.2–9.1 Damage Per Second (3–5) to (5–9) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	-
	Double Axe	8.4–14.3 Damage Per Second (5–8) to (8–14) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	3
	Heavy Axe	11.7–19.5 Damage Per Second (7–11) to (11–19) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	8
	Battle Axe	15.6–23.4 Damage Per Second (9–13) to (15–23) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	12
	Marauder Axe	19.5–27.3 Damage Per Second (11–15) to (19–27) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	16
	Soldier Axe	23.4–31.2 Damage Per Second (13–17) to (23–31) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	20

Nightmare

	Name	Properties	Rq Lvl
	Hatchet	26.6–36.4 Damage Per Second (15–20) to (26–36) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	27
	Ono	34.4–44.2 Damage Per Second (19–24) to (34–44) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	31
	Bullova	44.8–54.6 Damage Per Second (25–30) to (44–54) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	35
	Adze	56.5–66.3 Damage Per Second (31–36) to (56–66) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	39
	Chopper	67.6–79.3 Damage Per Second (37–43) to (67–79) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	43
	Toporok	80.6–92.3 Damage Per Second (44–50) to (80–92) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	45
	Masakari	95.5–107.2 Damage Per Second (52–58) to (95–107) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	50

Hell

	Name	Properties	Rq Lvl
	Tomahawk	104.6–118.3 Damage Per Second (57–64) to (104–118) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	52
	Crescent Axe	115.7–129.3 Damage Per Second (63–70) to (115–129) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	54
	Arreat Axe	128.7–142.3 Damage Per Second (70–77) to (128–142) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	56
	Balestarius	141.7–157.3 Damage Per Second (77–85) to (141–157) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	58
	Reaver	149.5–165.1 Damage Per Second (81–89) to (149–165) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	60
	Galraki	158.6–174.2 Damage Per Second (86–94) to (158–174) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	60
	Arch Axe	167.7–183.3 Damage Per Second (91–99) to (167–183) Damage 1.30 Attacks Per Second	60

Two-Handed Axes

Hell

	Name	Properties	Rq Lvl
	Axe	8-14 Damage DPS: 14.3	-
	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.

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  Barbarian concept art with axes.

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  Glowing red axes in a shot from Blizzcon 2010.

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  More Barbarian axe artwork.

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  Barbarian with a wicked one-handed axe.