Executioner's axe

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Name	Executioner's axe
Skill	Axes
Damage	20
Accuracy	-6
Base delay (%)	200%
Min delay	?
Hands	2H
Size	Large
Ranged?	No

This fearsome weapon is covered in dried blood and crude engravings of torture and death, but bears a well-honed blade. The enormous axehead looks quite capable of dismembering any victim who falls afoul of it, and you feel confident that a single stroke would suffice.

This weapon falls into the Axes category. It is a two handed weapon, and it is best used by the strong.

The executioner's axe is a massive two-handed weapon, the most powerful melee option in the game for medium-sized characters. It deals extremely high amounts of damage, particularly when given a solid brand like freezing or holy wrath, but has such slow attack speed that only extremely skilled fighters can expect to use it effectively. An excellent choice for the extended game, executioner's axes are unfortunately very uncommon.

	Common	Dwarven	Orcish
Mundane
Magical
Artifact		N/A	N/A

History

In 0.12, executioner's axes will have their base damage reduced to 18 to compensate for the addition of cleaving.