Iron Axe
Iron Axe — item.
Obtaining
An iron axe is crafted from three iron ingots and two sticks in a crafting table. It is also a common tool-tier item in generated loot and can appear as equipment on vindicators.
| Ingredients | 3 iron ingots and 2 sticks |
|---|---|
| Output | 1 iron axe |
| Tool tier | Iron |
| Crafting pattern | XX / X# / # |
| Weaponsmith trade | 3 emeralds, up to 12 uses |
Breaking
An iron axe is efficient against wood-related blocks and costs one durability point for a normal block break. Blocks that break instantly do not consume durability.
| Durability cost | 1 point per block |
|---|---|
| Efficient family | Logs, wood and wooden variants |
| Tool tier | Iron |
| Correct tool | Iron axe or a better axe tier |
Crafting
crafting grid
Result
Iron AxeIngredients match the published snapshot.
Usage
An axe quickly breaks wood, strips logs, scrapes copper and can also be used as a weapon. Using it on a log or wood block changes the block to its stripped form; using it on copper removes wax or one oxidation stage.
As a weapon, an iron axe disables a shield for five seconds and consumes two durability points per attack. It hits harder than a sword of the same tier but recovers more slowly, so it is a deliberate heavy-hit choice rather than a general replacement for a sword.
| Stripping | Logs, wood and bamboo blocks |
|---|---|
| Scraping | Waxed or oxidized copper |
| Weapon durability cost | 2 points per attack |
| Shield disable | 5 seconds |
- Oak LogBlock
- Birch LogBlock
- Wooden AxeItem
- Stripped Oak LogBlock
- Wood
- Block of BambooBlock
- Block of CopperBlock
- Shield
- Diamond AxeItem
Durability
An iron axe loses one point when breaking a normal block and two points when used as a weapon. It can be repaired with iron ingots or another iron axe in an anvil; both methods preserve enchantments.
Sounds
The iron axe uses the tool swing and block-interaction sounds appropriate to the target. Breaking the axe itself uses the standard item-break sound.
Data values
The item identifier is `minecraft:iron_axe`. Its durability is 250 points and its iron tier controls the blocks it can mine and the speed of wood harvesting.
| Identifier | minecraft:iron_axe |
|---|---|
| Version | Minecraft 26.2 |
| Item model | assets/minecraft/models/item/iron_axe.json |
| Durability | 250 |
| Repair material | Iron ingot |
| Smelting result | Iron nugget |
History
- 26.2Item facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Trivia
The axe has two different durability costs because harvesting and combat are separate actions. This is why a player who uses an iron axe mainly for combat sees it wear out faster than a player who only chops wood.
Gallery
See also
References
The page follows the shaped recipe, axe interaction map, item registration, and weaponsmith offer in the Java source.
| Validated DeepMine snapshot | Validated DeepMine snapshot |
|---|---|
| Snapshot ID | 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5 |
| Digest | 709cb9e7c9b9114a8b67b41a9c270cbe2e53fdc82a90e20111f4e6700fa1fea8 |
| Crafting recipe | data/minecraft/recipe/iron_axe.json |
| Axe interaction logic | net/minecraft/world/item/AxeItem.java |
| Item registration | net/minecraft/world/item/Items.java |
| Weaponsmith offer | data/minecraft/villager_trade/weaponsmith/1/emerald_iron_axe.json |
| Enchanted trade | data/minecraft/villager_trade/toolsmith/3/emerald_enchanted_iron_axe.json |
Navigation
Data and provenance
minecraft:iron_axe
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