HAND AXE

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Hand Axe
item level: 3
damage: 3 to 6
durablity: 28 of 28
socketed (0 to 2)

A superior Hand Axe can also spawn with 2 of the following bonuses, +5% to +15% Enhanced Damage, Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%, or +1 to +3 to Attack Rating.

Unique and Set Hand Axes

How to upgrade a Hand Axe

Transmute low quality weapon, an Eld rune, and a chipped gem to create normal quality weapon of the same type.

How to add sockets to a Hand Axe

You can add sockets to a Hand Axe by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 2 sockets (if the iLevel is high enough), the maximum. You can also add sockets with the following horadric cube recipe. This recipes will not work for low or superior quality items.

Transmute normal weapon, a Ral rune, an Amn rune, and a Perfect Amethyst to create a socketed weapon of the same type.

This recipes will add between 1 and 2 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 2, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.

amount of sockets for a Hand Axe
roll	sockets	odds
1	1 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
2	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
3	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
4	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
5	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
6	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)

The maximum amount of sockets an item can roll with depends on the iLevel of the item. The iLevel is equal to the monster level (mLevel) the item dropped from, the mLevel is equal to the area level (aLevel). Champions will have an mLevel of aLevel+2, Uniques and their minions aLevel+3, and Super Uniques will have a predefined mLevel.

possible sockets for a Hand Axe
iLvl 0-25	iLvl 26-40	iLvl 41 and up
2	2	2

Runewords you can make in a Hand Axe

base sockets

any2 os


Runeword	Sockets	Allowed Bases	Runeword Recipe	Level	Stats
Steel	2 sockets	sword, axe, mace	tir + el	13	+25% Increased Attack Speed+20% Enhanced Damage+3 to Minimum Damage+3 to Maximum Damage+50 to Attack Rating (el)50% Chance of Open Wounds+2 to Mana after each Kill (tir)+1 to Light Radius (el)
Strength	2 sockets	melee weapon	amn + tir	25	+35% Enhanced Damage7% Life stolen per hit (amn)25% Chance of Crushing Blow+20 to Strength+10 to Vitality+2 to Mana after each Kill (tir)
Wind	2 sockets	melee weapon	sur + el	61	10% Chance To Cast Level 9 Tornado On Striking+20% Faster Run/Walk+40% Increased Attack Speed+15% Faster Hit Recovery+120-160% Enhanced Damage (varies)-50% Target Defense+50 To Attack Rating (el)Hit Blinds Target (sur)+1 To Light Radius (el)Level 13 Twister (127 Charges)

Compared to other Axes

table of base stats
name	mindam	maxdam	speed	reqstr	reqdex	durability	level	max sockets
Hand Axe	3	6				28	3	2
Axe	4	11	10	32		24	7	4
Double Axe	5	13	10	43		24	13	5
Military Pick	7	11	-10	49	33	26	19	6
War Axe	10	18		67		26	25	6
Large Axe			-10	35		30	6	4
Broad Axe				48		35	12	5
Battle Axe			10	54		40	17	5
Great Axe			-10	63	39	50	23	6
Giant Axe			10	70		50	27	6

Prefixes that can spawn on Axes

all prefixes
name	property	affix level	level req	item types	rarity	group
Jagged	+10 to 20% Enhanced Damage	1	1	weapon	magic and rare	106
Deadly	+21 to 30% Enhanced Damage	5	3	weapon	magic and rare	106
Vicious	+31 to 40% Enhanced Damage	8	6	weapon	magic and rare	106

Suffixes that can spawn on Axes

all suffixes
name	property	affix level	level req	item types	rarity	group
of Bashing	-25 to -40 to Monster Defense Per Hit	16	12	melee weapon	magic and rare	4
of Puncturing	-10 to -20 to Monster Defense Per Hit	6	4	melee weapon	magic and rare	4
of Readiness	+10% Increased Attack Speed	1	1	weapon, gloves	magic and rare	6

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