Iron Axe Valheim 1.0.20

The Iron Axe is a axe that deals 60 slash, 50 chop damage at quality 1 and 75 in total at quality 4. It trains the axes skill.

“Sharp and strong, a woodcutter's friend.”

The Iron Axe is a one-handed axe that uses the Axes skill. The game describes it as "Sharp and strong, a woodcutter's friend." It first becomes available in the Swamp, weighs 2, and can be teleported.

At quality 1 it deals 60 slash and 50 chop damage. At its maximum quality of 4, that rises to 75 slash and 59 chop. It also has a block power of 21, a parry bonus of 2, knockback of 50 and a backstab bonus of 3. Each attack costs 10 stamina, and its durability is 175.

You craft it at a Forge of station level 2, using 4 Wood, 20 Iron and 2 Leather Scraps.

Stats by quality

QualitySlashChopTo a bodyBlockDurability
160506021175
265536521225
370567021275
475597521325

Attacks

AttackPatternDamageAt max qualityCostsRangeStagger
Primary (chain of 3)Horizontal6075102.2 m×1
SecondaryVertical90112.5202.2 m×1

Damage to a body at quality 1 times the attack's multiplier; skill level, backstab and the creature's resistances change it. See the damage calculator.

Crafting

Crafted at the Forge (level 2).

IngredientAmount
Wood4
Iron20
Leather Scraps2

Upgrades

Upgrading costs, per level:

Upgrade to qualityStation levelIronLeather Scraps
23101
34202
45303

Other axe items

Black Metal Axe, Bronze Axe, Flint Axe, Frostfire Axe, Jotun Bane, Nord Axe, Stone Axe, Thunderblood Axe, Wooden Axe.