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Diamond Axe
ToolsEnchantableCraftable

Diamond Axe

A versatile tool that chops wood quickly and deals 9 base attack damage, making it effective as both tool and weapon.

Stack Size

1

Durability

1561

Category

Tools

Version Added

1.0

Item ID

diamond_axe

Diamond Axe at a glance

Tools holds Diamond Axe: a tool out of crafting. No stacking for Diamond Axe: a slot goes the moment a second one comes in, and a chest row of nine holds nine. 1561 uses are what Diamond Axe has before a repair, and every hit takes one off; it takes enchantments too.

1561 actions is what Diamond Axe is worth from new, and the two enchantments that change that number are Unbreaking, which stretches the 1561, and Mending, which pays them back as you collect experience. Diamond gear is high tier, capable of handling the toughest blocks and mobs, and any diamond tool or armor piece can be upgraded to Netherite at a smithing table. Diamond Axe additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Netherite Axe. The enchantment pool for Diamond Axe runs to 9, including Efficiency, Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods. Of the 4 kinds of generated chest that can hold Diamond Axe, trial chamber intersection chests are the best bet at about 11% per chest. It sits between Carrot on a Stick and Diamond Hoe in Tools, number 5 of 35 there.

Combat and Mining Stats for Diamond Axe

Attack damage
9 per hit
Attack speed
1.0 swings per second
Damage per second
9
Axe mining speed
8x
Enchantability
10
Repairs with
Diamond, 390 points per unit

Nine damage at 1.0 swings a second gives the Diamond Axe 9 damage per second, comfortably past the 8 of a stone sword and just short of the netherite axe above it.

Mining speed 8 and 1561 uses is what most players actually keep a Diamond Axe for. One diamond restores 390 points, four rebuild the bar, and Unbreaking stretches every one of those uses.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
DiamondDiamond
DiamondDiamond
DiamondDiamond
StickStick
StickStick
Diamond AxeDiamond Axe

Used to craft

Netherite Axe is the one recipe that asks for Diamond Axe, and the link below opens that grid. Each link below opens that recipe with Diamond Axe in the grid.

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Enchantments

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Deals 9 attack damage but has a slower attack speed than swords. Strips logs when used on wood.

Frequently asked questions about Diamond Axe

  1. Diamond, Stick going into Diamond Axe, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Diamond Axe in Minecraft?

    Diamond Axe is crafted from Diamond and Stick at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. Diamond Axe turning into Netherite Axe, two of the recipes it feeds

    What is Diamond Axe used for?

    Diamond Axe is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Netherite Axe.

  3. Diamond Axe with the glow of an enchantment behind it, 9 of which fit

    Can Diamond Axe be enchanted?

    Yes, and there are 9 to choose from on Diamond Axe: Efficiency, Sharpness, and Smite, all on Diamond Axe, plus Bane of Arthropods, Unbreaking, and Mending, and on Diamond Axe also Fortune, Silk Touch, and Curse of Vanishing.

  4. One Diamond Axe, the whole of what a single inventory slot holds

    How many Diamond Axe can you stack?

    One Diamond Axe per slot, since Diamond Axe does not stack, and every one then costs 3 Diamond and 2 Stick. A double chest holds 54 Diamond Axe, one to a slot.

  5. Diamond Axe above a bar drawn to its 1561 points of durability

    How much durability does Diamond Axe have?

    1561 points. That is how many uses Diamond Axe has before breaking. 1561 is where diamond stops, and Diamond Axe sits on that ceiling next to Diamond Pickaxe, Diamond Sword, Diamond Shovel, and Diamond Hoe. Unbreaking and Mending both fit Diamond Axe, and between them the bar stops being a hard limit: one slows the wear, the other undoes it.

  6. A chest beside Diamond Axe, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Diamond Axe in chests?

    Diamond Axe is chest loot in trial chamber intersection chests (about 11%), ominous trial chamber vaults (about 10%), trial chamber barrels (roughly 1 in 17), and trial chamber vaults (roughly 1 in 23). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

  7. Diamond Axe coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.0

    When was Diamond Axe added to Minecraft?

    Diamond Axe was added in the 1.0 full release.

Building with it

The diamond axe chops wood fastest and hits hardest of the diamond tools, at nine damage against the sword's seven. The catch is the slower swing, so it works as a weapon for players who time their hits. 1561 uses means one axe clears more forest than most builds ever need.

In practice

The axe does more damage per hit than the sword but swings slower, which rewards timing rather than clicking. It also disables a shield for five seconds when it lands, which is why players who fight other players in a shared world often carry one instead of a sword.