Throwing Axe
ConsumableSupplyCommon
The axe is extremely heavy, requiring careful calculation of its drop speed before throwing.
Overview
- Category
- Consumable
- Rarity
- Common
- Sells for
- 9g
- Auction band
- 9–100g · rec. 50g
- Stacks to
- 5
- Hold to
- Throw
What it does
Hold to aim. Release to throw, dealing Physical Damage to enemies hit and slowing them. Stacks up to 3 times. Additionally, it can knock enemies off ladders.
Sold by
All vendors →Throwing Axe can be bought from these hub vendors.
Sold by in-raid merchants
All merchants →Merchants that spawn inside a raid stock Throwing Axe in 4 zones — the price and how many you may buy differ by intensity.
Where it drops
Loot finder →Every chest and monster that can drop Throwing Axe, with the drop chance in each zone and Gyldening Intensity. A range means the rate shifts with party size and map district.
Treasure chests
Normal (either zone)12.7%Hallowgrove · Chaos5.5%Brandrgarde · Cataclysm2.8%
Normal (either zone)3.1%
Normal (either zone)2.1%–2.5%
Normal (either zone)1.0%–2.1%Hallowgrove · Chaos0.81%Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.50%
Normal (either zone)1.0%–2.1%Hallowgrove · Chaos0.81%Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.50%
Normal (either zone)1.7%–1.7%
Normal (either zone)1.0%–1.7%Hallowgrove · Chaos0.81%Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.50%
Normal (either zone)1.7%
Normal (either zone)1.7%
Normal (either zone)1.7%
Normal (either zone)1.0%Hallowgrove · Chaos0.81%Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.50%
Normal (either zone)1.0%Hallowgrove · Chaos0.81%Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.50%
Monsters
Other100%Hallowgrove · Normal4.7%–5.9%Brandrgarde · Normal5.9%Hallowgrove · Chaos3.1%–4.0%Brandrgarde · Cataclysm4.0%
Corroded Soldier, Corroded Guard, Corroded Archer, Strawer +8 more
Hallowgrove · Normal4.7%–5.9%Brandrgarde · Normal5.9%Hallowgrove · Chaos3.1%–4.0%Brandrgarde · Cataclysm4.0%
Hallowgrove · Normal2.1%–4.9%Brandrgarde · Normal4.9%Hallowgrove · Chaos0.89%–2.1%
Hallowgrove · Normal1.4%–2.0%Brandrgarde · Normal2.0%
Hallowgrove · Normal1.3%–1.9%Brandrgarde · Normal1.9%
Hallowgrove · Normal0.43%–1.5%Brandrgarde · Normal1.5%
Rates are the chance per chest opened or monster looted. Low rolls also build up the drop guarantee, which upgrades a future drop to Legendary once it fills.
Featured in builds
All builds →Throwing Axe is a quick-use pick in 144 of the game's recommended builds.
Common - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Shield Build [Balanced]
Mercenary · Common · Balanced
Common - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Shield Build [Balanced]
Mercenary · Common · Balanced
Common - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Shield Build [PvE]
Mercenary · Common · PvE
Common - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Shield Build [Survivability]
Mercenary · Common · Survivability
Common - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Sword Build [Balanced]
Mercenary · Common · Balanced
Common - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Sword Build [DPS]
Mercenary · Common · DPS
Common - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Sword Build [DPS]
Mercenary · Common · DPS
Common - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Sword Build [PvE]
Mercenary · Common · PvE
Epic - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Shield Build [Balanced]
Mercenary · Epic · Balanced
Epic - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Shield Build [Balanced]
Mercenary · Epic · Balanced
Epic - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Shield Build [PvE]
Mercenary · Epic · PvE
Epic - Mercenary (Sword and Shield): Shield Build [Survivability]
Mercenary · Epic · Survivability