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Bronze battleaxeIron battleaxeSteel battleaxeBlack battleaxe White battleaxeMithril battleaxeAdamant battleaxeRune battleaxeDragon battleaxeLeaf-bladed battleaxe
Primary type Slash
Secondary type Crush
Speed Monster attack speed 4
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Battleaxes are one of several powerful melee weapons that can deal large amounts of damage. Although they can hit hard, battleaxes have low attack speed. They are stronger than longswords, but have slower attack speeds. Battleaxes are also weaker than two-handed swords, but slightly faster. Players can buy some of the types of battleaxes at Brian's Battleaxe Bazaar in Port Sarim, at Bob's Brilliant Axes in Lumbridge, or from trading with other players.

Battleaxes have very high Strength bonus with only the two-handed sword beating them. This is a good weapon for players who neglect their Strength relative to their Attack. The key to the effective use of a battleaxe is accuracy, which is why it is important to have a decent Attack level and attack bonus.

The Dharok's greataxe differs from the other battleaxes as it possesses a slower attack speed and is two-handed.

Combat styles[]

CombatStyles battleaxe Combat style Type Experience
Chop Slash Attack and Hitpoints
Hack Slash Strength and Hitpoints
Smash Crush Strength and Hitpoints
Block Slash Defence and Hitpoints

Standard battleaxes[]

Item Attack Bonuses Defence Bonuses Other
White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon Strength icon Ranged Strength icon Magic Damage icon Prayer icon
Bronze battleaxe Bronze battleaxe -2 +6 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +9 0 0 0
Iron battleaxe Iron battleaxe -2 +8 +5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +13 0 0 0
Steel battleaxe Steel battleaxe -2 +16 +11 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +20 0 0 0
Black battleaxe Black battleaxe -2 +20 +15 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +24 0 0 0
White battleaxe White battleaxe -2 +20 +15 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +24 0 0 +1
Mithril battleaxe Mithril battleaxe -2 +22 +17 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +29 0 0 0
Adamant battleaxe Adamant battleaxe -2 +31 +26 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +41 0 0 0
Rune battleaxe Rune battleaxe -2 +48 +43 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +64 0 0 0
Dragon battleaxe Dragon battleaxe -2 +70 +65 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +85 0 0 0

Other battleaxes[]

Item Attack Bonuses Defence Bonuses Other
White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon Strength icon Ranged Strength icon Magic Damage icon Prayer icon
Anger battleaxe Anger battleaxe +2 +2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0
Leaf-bladed battleaxe Leaf-bladed battleaxe -2 +72 +72 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +92 0 0 0
Dharok's greataxe Dharok's greataxe -4 +103 +95 -4 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +105 0 0 0
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