How do you get Iron Axe in Minecraft?

Iron Axe is crafted from Iron Ingot and Stick, at a Crafting Table. Iron Axe also comes from trading with villagers, and Iron Axe from chest loot, not just the Iron Axe recipe above.

What is Iron Axe used for?

Iron Axe is a tool, and Iron Axe harvests blocks faster than a bare hand does. A mid-tier axe used to chop wood and strip logs. It deals 9 attack damage, making it a strong melee weapon as well.

How many Iron Axe can you stack?

One Iron Axe per slot, since Iron Axe does not stack, and every Iron Axe costs 3 Iron Ingot and 2 Stick. A shulker box of Iron Axe tops out at 27, one per slot.

Can Iron Axe be enchanted?

Yes. 9 enchantments apply to Iron Axe: Efficiency, Fortune, and Silk Touch, all on Iron Axe, plus Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods, and on Iron Axe also Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.

How much durability does Iron Axe have?

The bar on Iron Axe holds 250 points, one per use. Nothing iron goes past 250, a ceiling Iron Axe shares with Iron Pickaxe, Iron Hoe, Iron Shovel, and Iron Sword. Repair comes in two forms on Iron Axe: Unbreaking slows the wear on Iron Axe down, Mending turns collected experience back into points.

Where do you find Iron Axe in chests?

Iron Axe is chest loot in trial chamber corridor chests (about 10%) and trial chamber vaults (roughly 1 in 11). Those odds on Iron Axe are per chest, and Luck moves Iron Axe no higher.

When was Iron Axe added to Minecraft?

Iron Axe was added in the early Alpha development period.

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Iron Axe

A mid-tier axe used to chop wood and strip logs. It deals 9 attack damage, making it a strong melee weapon as well.

Stack Size

Durability

250

Overview

Iron Axe is a tool in the Tools category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it, trading with villagers, and chest loot. It cannot be stacked, so each Iron Axe occupies a full inventory slot on its own. With a base durability of 250 uses, it can be repaired and enchanted.

Its 250-point durability sets how many actions it survives before breaking, and pairing it with Unbreaking multiplies that effective lifespan while Mending repairs it from collected experience. Iron is the dependable mid-game material, striking a practical balance between durability and performance that makes it the workhorse choice for most players. When enchanted, it can carry 9 different enchantments, including Efficiency, Fortune, Silk Touch, and Sharpness. Of the 2 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, trial chamber corridor chests are the best bet at about 10% per chest.

Crafting Recipe

Crafting
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Stick
Stick
Iron Axe
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting: full step-by-step guide for Iron Axe

How to Obtain

Crafting
Trading
Chest loot

Applicable Enchantments

Efficiency Fortune Silk Touch Sharpness Smite Bane of Arthropods Unbreaking Mending Curse of Vanishing

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Iron Axe in Minecraft?
Iron Axe is crafted from Iron Ingot and Stick, at a Crafting Table. Iron Axe also comes from trading with villagers, and Iron Axe from chest loot, not just the Iron Axe recipe above.
What is Iron Axe used for?
Iron Axe is a tool, and Iron Axe harvests blocks faster than a bare hand does. A mid-tier axe used to chop wood and strip logs. It deals 9 attack damage, making it a strong melee weapon as well.
How many Iron Axe can you stack?
One Iron Axe per slot, since Iron Axe does not stack, and every Iron Axe costs 3 Iron Ingot and 2 Stick. A shulker box of Iron Axe tops out at 27, one per slot.
Can Iron Axe be enchanted?
Yes. 9 enchantments apply to Iron Axe: Efficiency, Fortune, and Silk Touch, all on Iron Axe, plus Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods, and on Iron Axe also Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.
How much durability does Iron Axe have?
The bar on Iron Axe holds 250 points, one per use. Nothing iron goes past 250, a ceiling Iron Axe shares with Iron Pickaxe, Iron Hoe, Iron Shovel, and Iron Sword. Repair comes in two forms on Iron Axe: Unbreaking slows the wear on Iron Axe down, Mending turns collected experience back into points.
Where do you find Iron Axe in chests?
Iron Axe is chest loot in trial chamber corridor chests (about 10%) and trial chamber vaults (roughly 1 in 11). Those odds on Iron Axe are per chest, and Luck moves Iron Axe no higher.
When was Iron Axe added to Minecraft?
Iron Axe was added in the early Alpha development period.