Golden Axe

Golden Axe, a tool out of crafting, sits under Tools. No stacking for Golden Axe: a slot goes the moment a second one comes in, and a chest row of nine holds nine. Expect 32 uses out of Golden Axe, with repairs on an anvil to stretch it further; it takes enchantments too.

Its 32-point durability sets how many actions Golden Axe survives before breaking, and Unbreaking multiplies those 32 while Mending repairs Golden Axe from the experience you pick up. Gold gear mines and attacks quickly and enchants exceptionally well, but its very low durability means it wears out fast compared with sturdier materials. The enchantment pool for Golden Axe runs to 9, including Efficiency, Fortune, Silk Touch, and Sharpness. Of the 5 kinds of generated chest that can hold Golden Axe, bastion hoglin stable chests are the best bet at about 23% per chest. It sits between Flint and Steel and Golden Hoe in Tools, number 12 of 35 there.

Attack damage

7 per hit

Attack speed

1.0 swings per second

Damage per second

7

Axe mining speed

12x

Enchantability

22

Repairs with

Gold Ingot, 8 points per unit

A Golden Axe hits for 7 at a full 1.0 swings a second, so it lands 7 damage per second: less per hit than iron, faster on the recovery. Its enchantability of 22 beats every other tool material, and that is why a Golden Axe is worth putting on the table at all.

Speed 12 makes it the fastest axe in the game on wood, and 32 uses make it the shortest lived. A gold ingot puts 8 points back into a Golden Axe, so the repair is as cheap as the tool.

• Crafting

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Has the highest enchantability of all axes despite its low durability.