Black axe
A black axe is an item mostly used in the Woodcutting skill. Using this axe requires level 11 Woodcutting. Level 10 Attack is required to equip it. As with all axes, carrying it in your inventory along with the necessary Woodcutting level will work.
| Black axe | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Examine | A sinister looking axe. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Wield, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 384 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 230 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 153 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1.36 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Auction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Last price [1] | 871 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 1361 | ||||||||||||||||||
The success rate for chopping a log is approximately 225% that of the bronze axe, or 12.5% better than a steel axe.
As with all black equipment and white equipment, the black axe cannot be made from raw materials using the Smithing skill.
Combat stats
 Attack bonuses |  |  | ||||
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| -2 | +10 | +8 | +0 | +0 | ||
 Defence bonuses | ||||||
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| +0 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +0 | ||
 Other bonuses | Slot | |||||
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| +12 | +0 | +0% | +0 | List | ||
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Attack speed | Range | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chop | Slash | Accurate | 5 ticks (3.0s) | 1 tile |  | +3 Attack | |
| Hack | Slash | Aggressive | | +3 Strength | |||
| Smash | Crush | Aggressive | | +3 Strength | |||
| Block | Slash | Defensive | | +3 Defence | |||
Products
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Treasure Trails
| Tier | Emotes | STASH location | Items | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | Spin | Next to the entrance to the Varrock Palace courtyard |   
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1,995 |
Item sources
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Changes
| Date | Changes |
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| 11 September 2014 (update | poll) |
Random event ents no longer spawn and axes can no longer be broken. |
Gallery (historical)
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| RuneScape 2 Beta |
29 March 2004 – present |
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- ^ "Last average price". RuneRealm. "This price is a weighted average based on actual purchases on the in-game auction, however the wiki's prices only get updated from in-game changes every few days."