Axes | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Axes in Dark Souls II are a type of Weapon that mainly focuses with slash attacks with the use of a single hand. It is best utilized for hard hitting attacks against sidestepping opponents or when the player is facing a group of enemies. Most of its attacks have a wide horizontal arc, they tend to be shorter than swords so it lacks reach in longer ranges, it is best used when the player is up close to an opponent. Axes are similar to Straight Swords, the main difference is that Axes do damage based on the stat of Strength, while Straight Swords depend on both Strength and Dexterity. This page covers a list of all Axes in Dark Souls 2.

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All Axes in Dark Souls 2

Slash	Attack PowerDamage Reduction (%)					Aux Aux Res	Counter DamagePoise DamageStability	RequirementsParamBonus						Durability / Weight
Image & Name															Acquired From
Dragonslayer's Crescent Axe	133 55	0 10	0 30	30 30	0 30	0 - 0 15 - 15 15 - 15	130 - 30 30	18 C	12 E	- -	- -	C	-	60 7.0	On a corpse outside the Shrine of Winter behind the Flexile Sentry.
Bound Hand Axe	90 55	0 10	0 30	0 30	0 30	0 - 67 15 - 25 15 - 15	110 - 25 30	15 C	7 -	- -	- -	-	-	60 3.5	-Pre-order & Black Armour Edition DLC -Sold by Chancellor Wellager
Hand Axe	120 55	0 10	0 30	0 30	0 30	0 - 0 15 - 15 15 - 15	110 - 25 20	9 D	3 -	- -	- -	-	-	50 2.0	-Sold by Merchant Hag Melentia. -On a corpse in Cardinal Tower, in Forest of Fallen Giants.
Battle Axe	140 55	0 10	0 30	0 30	0 30	0 - 0 15 - 15 15 - 15	120 - 30 30	15 C	5 D	- -	- -	-	-	60 4.0	Sold by Blacksmith Lenigrast.
Bandit Axe	145 55	0 10	0 30	0 30	0 30	0 - 0 15 - 15 15 - 15	120 - 30 30	18 C	5 -	- -	- -	-	-	50 5.0	-In an iron chest in the compound full of Hollow Varangians in No-man's Wharf. -Drops from spiders in Brightstone Cove Tseldora.
Infantry Axe	100 55	0 10	0 30	0 30	0 30	0 - 0 15 - 15 15 - 15	110 - 25 20	13 C	4 D	- -	- -	-	-	50 3.5	Drops from Hollow Infantry wielding them (Forest of Fallen Giants, No-Man's Wharf).
Gyrm Axe	190 55	0 10	0 30	0 30	0 30	0 - 0 15 - 15 15 - 15	110 - 30 30	28 B	6 E	- -	- -	-	-	80 18.0	On a corpse, accessed via a small tunnel in Doors of Pharros.
Butcher's Knife	112 55	0 10	0 30	0 30	0 30	0 - 0 15 - 15 15 - 15	100 - 35 40	25 A	8 -	- -	- -	-	-	40 16.0	Trade Soul of the Rotten with Weaponsmith Ornifex.