Axes are one-handed weapons that have high damage and high delay. They are used primarily by Warriors and Beastmasters but also by Dark Knights, Rangers & Rune Fencers can equip axes like Fransisca and Kriegsbeil mainly for their considerable bonuses to ranged attack and ranged accuracy.

Axes are damage powerhouses intended to utilize damage-over-time to the fullest with strong weapon skills such as Rampage to back up their damage-over-time efficiency. A Warrior/Ninja or Beastmaster/Ninja after level 20 gets the advantage of wielding two of these powerful weapons while eliminating some of their delay, further increasing their damage-over-time potential.

It should be noted that because the most damaging axe weapon skills are multi-hit, accuracy should play an important role in an axe-wielder's weapon skill gear.

Job Ratings

• See Combat Skills Caps for the skill cap at every level.

Equipment that Enhance this Skill

Name	Lvl	Slot	Effects	Jobs
Pick Belt	30	Waist	Latent Effect: Axe Skill +5	All Jobs
Beastly Earring	72	Ear	CHR +2, Evasion +5, Axe Skill +5	All Jobs
Temperance Torque	73	Neck	CHR +5, Axe Skill +7, Staff Skill +7	All Jobs
Ryoshi Hachimaki	78	Head	+10, Accuracy +12, Axe Skill +5, Conserve TP +5	All Jobs
Ravager's Mufflers +1	87	Hands	DEF: 30, STR +7, DEX +7, Accuracy +9, Axe Skill +3, Enhances"Restraint" effect	Warrior
Ravager's Mufflers +2	87	Hands	DEF: 32, STR +9, DEX +9, Accuracy +12, Axe Skill +5, Enhances "Restraint" effect Set: Augments "Double Attack"	Warrior

Weapon Skills

Name	Skill Level	Info	Modifiers	Skillchain Propreties
Raging Axe	5	Delivers a twofold attack. Damage varies with TP.	STR:60%	Detonation Impaction
Smash Axe	40	Stuns target. Chance of stunning varies with TP.	STR:100%	Induration Reverberation
Gale Axe	70	Chokes target. Chance of choking varies with TP.	STR:100%	Detonation
Avalanche Axe	100	Damage varies with TP.	STR:60%	Scission Impaction
Spinning Axe	150	Damage varies with TP. Main or sub must be WAR, DRK, RUN or BST.	STR:60%	Liquefaction Scission Impaction
Rampage	175	Delivers a fivefold attack. Chance of critical hit varies with TP.	STR:50%	Scission
Calamity	200	Damage varies with TP. Warrior or Beastmaster only.	STR:50% VIT:50%	Scission Impaction
Mistral Axe	225	Damage varies with TP. Warrior or Beastmaster only.	STR:50%	Fusion
Decimation	240 Quest	Delivers a threefold attack. Accuracy varies with TP. WAR, DRK, BST, RNG or RUN only.	STR:50%	Fusion Reverberation
Bora Axe	290	Binds target. Chance of binding varies with TP. Main or sub must be WAR, DRK, BST, or RUN.	DEX:100%	Scission Detonation
Ruinator	357 Merit	Delivers a fourfold attack. Accuracy varies with TP. WAR, DRK, BST, RNG, or RUN only.	STR:73% / 76% / 79% / 82% / 85%	Distortion Detonation
Onslaught	Relic	Lowers target's accuracy. Ogre Killer/Guttler: Attack +10%. Aftermath duration varies with TP. Must have Ogre Killer, Guttler or Cleofun Axe equipped.	DEX:80%	Darkness Gravitation
Cloudsplitter	Empyrean	Deals lightning elemental damage. Damage varies with TP. Farsha: Occasionally deals double damage. Aftermath duration varies with TP. Warrior and Beastmaster only.	STR:40% MND:40%	Darkness Fragmentation
Primal Rend	Mythic	Deals light elemental damage. Damage varies with TP. Aymur: Aftermath effect varies with TP. Beastmaster only.	DEX:30% CHR:60%	Gravitation Reverberation

Axes by Level

Name	Lvl	DMG	Del	DPS	Effects	Jobs
Bronze Axe	1	8	276	1.74		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Bronze Axe +1	1	9	268	2.01		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Orcish Axe	5	10	288	2.08	STR +2, INT -1, MND -1, CHR -1	BST
Brass Axe	8	12	276	2.61		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Brass Axe +1	8	13	268	2.91		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Legionnaire's Axe	10	13	276	2.83		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Light Axe	11	14	260	3.23		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Bone Axe	13	16	276	3.48		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Bone Axe +1	13	17	268	3.81		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Felling Axe	13	13	276	2.83	Ranged Accuracy +4	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Jolt Axe	13	16	276	3.48	Enchantment: Attack +3 , <50/50 0:30/[30:00, 0:30]>	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Bastokan Axe	15	14	268	3.13	Accuracy +1	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Republic Axe	15	15	260	3.46	Accuracy +2	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Bone Pick	16	18	312	3.46		WAR/DRK/BST
Bone Pick +1	16	19	303	3.76		WAR/DRK/BST
Battleaxe	20	20	276	4.35		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Battleaxe +1	20	21	268	4.70		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Platoon Axe	20	19	276	4.13		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Rusty Pick	22	22	321	4.11		WAR/DRK/BST
Tomahawk	25	23	340	4.06		BST/RNG
Tomahawk +1	25	24	333	4.32		BST/RNG
Tigerhunter	26	22	276	4.78	Additional Effect vs. tigers: Paralysis	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Military Pick	28	24	260	5.54	Accuracy +1	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Garde Pick	30	23	312	4.42	In areas under own nation's control: Ranged Accuracy +3, Ranged Attack +3	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Plain Pick	31	26	312	5.00		WAR/DRK/BST
War Pick	31	26	312	5.00		WAR/DRK/BST
War Pick +1	31	27	303	5.35		WAR/DRK/BST
Warrior's Axe	32	25	276	5.43	STR +1, DEX +1	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Mythril Axe	37	29	276	6.30		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Mythril Axe +1	37	30	268	6.72		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Navy Axe	37	29	276	6.30	Enchantment: TP+10	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
De Saintre's Axe	39	28	288	5.83	Charm +1	BST
Emeth Pick	39	31	312	5.96	Additional Effect vs. dolls: Weakens defense	WAR/DRK/BST
Barbaroi Axe	40	32	288	6.67	STR +2, CHR +2	BST
Combat Caster's Axe	40	33	280	7.07	Attack +5	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Razor Axe	40	31	276	6.74	STR +2, DEX +2	WAR
Veldt Axe	42	27	276	5.87	Ranged Attack +3	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Veldt Axe +1	42	28	268	6.27	Ranged Attack +4	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Combat Caster's Axe +1	43	34	272	7.50	Attack +5, Outside of Nation Controlled Area: DEX +2	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Combat Caster's Axe +2	43	35	264	7.95	Attack +5, Outside of Nation Controlled Area: DEX +3	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Storm Axe	43	32	276	6.96	-10, +10, +10, Additional Effect: Wind Damage	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Tabar	43	34	288	7.08		BST
Tabar +1	43	35	280	7.50		BST
Viking Axe	48	36	276	7.83	Accuracy +10, Evasion -10	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Gerwitz's Axe	50	19	624	1.83		WAR/DRK/BST
Mythril Pick	50	39	312	7.50		WAR/DRK/BST
Mythril Pick +1	50	40	303	7.92		WAR/DRK/BST
Viperine Pick	53	42	312	8.08	HP +16, Enhances "Resist Sleep" effect, Additional Effect: Poison	WAR/DRK/BST
Darksteel Axe	56	42	289	8.72		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Darksteel Axe +1	56	43	281	9.18		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Wrath Tabar	56	45	316	8.54	STR +7, DEX -1, VIT -1, AGI -1, INT -1, MND -1, CHR -1	BST
Arcanabane	59	39	276	8.48	Additional Effect vs. Arcana: Critical Hit Rate +5%	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Kabrakan's Axe	59	42	288	8.75	MND +3, CHR +3, Accuracy +4, Additional Effect: Slow	BST
Sirocco Axe	60	41	258	9.53	+5, +5, Additional effect: Wind Damage	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Tungi	60	41	260	9.46		WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Darksteel Pick	62	43	312	8.27		WAR/DRK/BST
Darksteel Pick +1	62	44	303	8.71		WAR/DRK/BST
Fransisca	63	44	288	9.17	Ranged Accuracy +7, Ranged Attack +7	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Darksteel Tabar	65	45	296	9.12		BST
Darksteel Tabar +1	65	46	288	9.58		BST
Acha d'Armas	68	46	288	9.58	STR +2, DEX +1, VIT -3, AGI -2	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Nadziak	68	46	312	8.85	HP +10, DEX +2, VIT +2	WAR/DRK/BST
Nadziak +1	68	47	303	9.31	HP +11, DEX +3, VIT +3	WAR/DRK/BST
Rainmaker	69	45	276	9.78	INT -1, MND -1, CHR -1, Store TP +1, Campaign: STR +5	BST
Fendoir	69	14	288	3.04	Occasionally Attacks Twice	WAR/BST
Fleetwing	69	45	276	9.78	Evasion +5, Set: Increases HP, VIT, Accuracy, Ranged Accuracy	WAR/BST
Lohar	69	47	312	9.04	CHR +5	WAR/DRK/BST
Juggernaut	70	46	288	9.58	HP +18, STR +3, AGI -3, Attack +30	WAR/BST
Kriegsbeil	70	48	276	10.43	AGI +5, Ranged Accuracy +4, Ranged Attack +8	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Marid Ancus	70	45	276	9.78/10.65	Assault: DMG: 49, "Charm" +2	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Rune Axe	70	45	276	9.78	Latent Effect: Attack +5, Latent Effect: Adds 'Regen' Effect	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST/BRD/RNG/SMN/SCH
Iron Ram Pick	71	47	268	10.52	Attack +10 Enhances "Resist Curse" effect	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Furnace Tabarzin	71	49	288	10.21	HP +10, DEX +2, VIT +2, +8, Enchantment: Fire , <50/50 0:30/[10:00, 0:30]>	WAR/DRK/BST
Pick of Trials	71	46	312	8.85	Latent Effect: HP +20, Latent Effect: +10, Latent Effect: +10	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG/RUN
Reserve Captain's Pick	71	46	276	10.00	Enhances Resist Curse Effect, Citizens of San d'Oria: Attack +10	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Storm Tabar	71	49	288	10.21	Depending On Day: Increases Elemental Weapon Skill Damage	BST
Tabarzin	71	49	288	10.21	HP +10, DEX +2, VIT +2	WAR/DRK/BST
Tabarzin +1	71	50	280	10.71	HP +11, DEX +3, VIT +3	WAR/DRK/BST
Barkborer	72	49	288	10.21	Weapon Skill Accuracy +5 Enhances "Plantoid Killer" effect vs. Plantoids: Critical Hit Rate +7%	BST
Leopard Axe	72	49	288	10.21	STR +3, MND -1, CHR +3, Additional Effect: Poison	BST
Martial Axe	72	46	276	10.00	TP Bonus	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Retributor	72	33	312	8.85/6.35	Latent Effect: Damage 46, Latent Effect: Critical Hit Rate +6%	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Woodville's Axe	72	50	288	10.42	STR +4, Spell Interruption Rate -5%	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Lyft Tabar	73	50	288	10.42		WAR/DRK/BST
Maneater	73	43	276	10.65/9.35	Latent Effect: DMG:49	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Mighty Pick	73	47	312	9.04	VIT +1, CHR +1, Windsday: +15, Windsday: Damage 52	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Temperance Axe	73	39	276	8.48	CHR +7, Virtue Stone Equipped: Occasionally Attacks Twice	BST/RNG
Labrys	74	45	288	9.38	STR +2, AGI +2, Attack +7, Ranged Attack +7, "Store TP" -5	WAR/DRK/BST
Lion Tamer	74	44	276	9.57	Pet: DEF: +10 Enchantment: Enfire	BST
Zoraal Ja's Axe	74	46	276	10.00	Enhances Reward Effect	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Erlking's Tabar	75	41	288	9.38/8.54	Main hand: DMG:45	BST
Sirius Axe	75	43	288	8.96		BST
Tartaglia	75	34	276	7.39	Ranged Accuracy +3 Ranged Attack +3 Enmity -5	RNG
Relic Axe	75	1	999	0.06		BST
Leonine Axe	75	1	288	0.21/9.58	In Dynamis: DMG: 46, : +7	BST
Dynamis Axe	75	46	288	9.58/10.42	In Dynamis: DMG: 50, : +9	BST
Ogre Killer	75	53	288	11.04	In Dynamis: "Onslaught"	BST
Guttler	75	53	280	11.36	Attack: +20, "Onslaught", Additional Effect: Choke	BST
Double Axe	75	46	312	8.85		BST
Aymur	75	50	312	9.62	Pet: Attack Bonus, Enhances "Sic" effect, "Primal Rend", Aftermath (Incl. Pets): Inc. Acc./Att., Occasionally Attacks Twice	BST
Glyph Axe	77	57	276	12.39	Pet: Regain (Status Effect)	BST
Doom Tabar	77	51	288	10.63	DEX+3, AGI+3 varying Augments available from Abyssea	WAR/DRK/BST
Doom Tabar +1	77	52	280	11.14	DEX+4, AGI+4	WAR/DRK/BST
Farsha	80	61	276	13.26		WAR/DRK/BST
Guttler (80)	80	62	280	13.29	Attack: +25, "Onslaught", Additional Effect: Choke	BST
Cleofun Axe	85	63	280	13.50	Latent effect: Onslaught	BST
Guichard's Axe +1	85	61	276	13.26	varying stats dependent upon Magian path taken	WAR/BST
Farsha (85)	85	68	276	14.78	STR+7 MND+7 "Cloudsplitter" Aftermath: Occ. deals double damage	WAR/BST
Guttler (85)	85	69	280	14.79	Attack: +30, "Onslaught", Additional Effect: Choke	BST
Maiden Tabar	87	61	288	12.71	DEX+4, Evasion+4	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Maiden Tabar +1	87	62	280	13.29	DEX+5, Evasion+5	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Barbican Axe	87	63	278	13.6	VIT+7	WAR/DRK/BST
Tonatiuh Axe	87	69	296	13.99	Subtle Blow+5 Latent and Hidden Effects DMG:70~79 (based on moon phase)	WAR/BST/RNG
Carabinier's Axe	89	49	276	10.65	Archery Skill +5, "Marksmanship Skill" +5, "Store TP +4"	RNG
Charmer's Merlin	89	68	288	14.17	Accuracy +5, "Fencer" +1, "Sic" and "Ready" ability delay -5	BST
Guichard's Axe +2	90	64	276	13.91	varying stats dependent upon Magian path taken	WAR/BST
Artio's Axe	90	64	280	13.71	CHR +3, Enmity-5	WAR/BST
Farsha (90)	90	74	276	16.09	STR+10 MND+10 "Cloudsplitter" Aftermath: Occ. deals double damage	WAR/BST
Alard's Axe +2	90	69	288	14.38	"Cloudsplitter"	WAR/BST
Guttler (90)	90	76	280	16.29	Attack: +35, "Onslaught", Additional Effect: Choke	BST
Tjukurrpa Axe	94	70	288	14.58	Haste+2%	BST
Guichard's Axe +3	95	69	276	15	varying stats dependent upon Magian path taken	WAR/BST
Briedox	97	73	288	15.21	STR+5, Enmity+4	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Briedox +1	97	74	280	15.86	STR+6, Enmity+5	WAR/DRK/BST/RNG
Astolfo	99	74	276	16.09	varying stats dependent upon Magian path taken	WAR/BST
Kumbhakarna	99	169	322	31.49	WAR/BST