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Name	Hand axe
Skill	Axes
Damage	7
Accuracy	+3
Base delay (%)	13 (130%)
Min delay	6 at skill 14
Hands	1H
Size	Small
Ranged?	No

A small axe.

"'God speed the kiss,' said Max, and Katie sigh'd,
With pray'rful palms close seal'd, 'God speed the axe!'"

-Isabella Valencey Crawford, "Malcolm's Katie: A Love Story", Part I, _Old Spookses' Pass, Malcolm's Katie and Other Poems_. 1884.

This weapon falls into the Axes category. It is a one handed weapon.

The hand axe is a decent starting weapon. It is weaker than a mace or spear against single targets. But, like all axes, it allows the player to cleave.

Strategy

Axes in general deal less damage than comparable options, but allow the user to cleave (hit multiple enemies). As a "simple" starting weapon, hand axes are good if you don't care about single-target performance. For example, minotaurs have the power to plow through the earlygame, whether they use a hand axe or a mace.

Hand axes are the only axe with a minimum delay of 6 aut. Hand axes, in theory, are interesting with "flat" damage brands, like pain, electrocution, or distortion. However, past the early game, you'll be losing too much damage compared to a broad axe of the same brand.

	Image
Mundane
Magical
Artifact

History

Prior to 0.14, hand axes could be thrown at enemies. That role was later filled by tomahawks.

Weapons
Axes	Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe
Maces & Flails	Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip
Long Blades	Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword
Polearms	Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Partisan • Spear • Trident • Trishula
Ranged Weapons	Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow
Short Blades	Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword
Staves	Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff
Throwing	Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net

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-{{version011}}
+{{version031}}
 {{weapon
   |name        = Hand axe
   |cost        = ?
- |weight      = 8.0
   |skill       = Axes
   |damage      = 7
   |accuracy    = +3
-  |basedelay   = 130%
+  |basedelay   = 13 (130%)
+ |mindelay    = 6 at skill 14
   |hands       = 1H
   |size        = Small
   |damtype     = chopping
-  |ranged      = Throwable
+  |ranged      = No
   |acquirement = 10
 }}
+{{flavour|A small axe.
-{{flavour|A tool for rending apart the fibres of wood, or flesh. Small and crafted for fast, precise handling, it is also balanced such that it can be thrown if necessary.
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 -Isabella Valencey Crawford, "Malcolm's Katie: A Love Story", Part I, _Old Spookses' Pass, Malcolm's Katie and Other Poems_. 1884.}}
+{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Axes]] category. It is a one handed weapon.}}
-{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Axes]]' category. It is a one handed weapon, and it is better for the strong.<br><br>
+The '''hand axe''' is a decent starting weapon. It is weaker than a [[mace]] or [[spear]] against single targets. But, like all axes, it allows the player to [[cleave]].
-It can be [[throwing|thrown]] at enemies.}}
+==Strategy==
+Axes in general deal less damage than comparable options, but allow the user to cleave (hit multiple enemies). As a "simple" starting weapon, hand axes are good if you don't care about single-target performance. For example, [[minotaur]]s have the power to plow through the earlygame, whether they use a hand axe or a mace.
-The '''hand axe''' is fairly powerful for a starting weapon, and can do enough damage when thrown to be worth the effort early on. Still, try to find a bigger axe as soon as possible.
+Hand axes are the only axe with a [[minimum delay]] of 6 aut. Hand axes, in theory, are interesting with "flat" damage brands, like [[pain brand|pain]], [[electrocution]], or [[distortion]]. However, past the early game, you'll be losing too much damage compared to a [[broad axe]] of the same brand.
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-! || Common || Dwarven || Orcish
+! || Image
+|-
+| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Hand axe1.png]]
 |-
-| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Hand axe1.png]] || [[File:Dwarven hand axe1.png]] || [[File:Orcish hand axe1.png]]
+| '''Magical''' || [[File:Hand axe2.png]]
 |-
-| '''Magical/Artifact''' || [[File:Hand axe2.png]] || [[File:Dwarven hand axe2.png]] || [[File:Orcish hand axe2.png]]
+| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Hand axe3.png]]
 |}
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.14]], hand axes could be thrown at enemies. That role was later filled by [[tomahawk]]s.
 {{weapons}}
 [[Category:Axes]]