Greataxe akin to a huge lump of iron. Recognized as the weapon of choice of badland chieftains.

Too heavy to be wielded by those of merely ordinary strength, blows from this axe will flatten enemies, and the force of its charged attack is a sight to behold.

The Greataxe scales primarily with Strength and is a good Weapon for heavy hitting strength focused builds who want to deal devastating knockdown damage.

• Inside the chest in the traveling carriage moved by two large Trolls and guarded by militia and nobility in Limgrave, near Waypoint Ruins.

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Greataxe with a large, arcing blade and long handle. The “Crescent Moon” of its name is said to have been spurred by nostalgia.

Specializes in sweeping through foes by making use of its long handle.

The Crescent Moon Axe scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity.

• In Stormveil Castle as a drop from Axe-Wielding enemies.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War.
• Crescent Moon Axe can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Large iron axe with a long handle. Weapon of the maltreated Misbegotten.

Making use of the force generated by its length, this weapon’s resentment-charged blows are difficult to stop.

The Longhaft Axe scales with Strength.

• Rare drop from enemies wielding it at Castle Mourne in Weeping Peninsula. There is an easy to kill one from Beside the Rampant Gaol Site of Grace, cross the bridge and will be on the left sleeping.
• Can also be dropped by the same enemy in Cave of the Forlorn, south of the minor Erdtree in the Consecrated Snowfield.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War.
• Longhaft Axe can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones.

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Bulky cleaver welded to a long haft. Said to have been used to dispatch the remnants of defeated armies, felling them like timber.

Perhaps that is the reason it excels at critical hits.

The Executioner’s Greataxe scales primarily with Strength and to a lesser extent Dexterity. Its unique Skill, War Cry, grants the user the ability to temporarily increase attack power. While active, strong attacks change to charging attacks.

• From the Lake-Facing Cliffs site of grace in Liurnia of The Lakes, go to the right side of The Church of Irith. Follow the side of the cliff until you reach the top where you will find two hanging Skeletons. Getting closer will spawn a Skeleton wielding the Executioner’s Greataxe to the right of the monument with the Warming Stone in a small grave patch.
• The graveyard above Selia.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Executioner’s Axe can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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The blade of this huge, loathsome cleaver comprises a row of amputated Omen horns. Weapon of slaughter wielded by Omenkillers.

The hideous horns cause blood loss, adding vibrant colors to the ongoing mayhem.

The Great Omenkiller Cleaver scales with Strength and Dexterity, and is a good Weapon for a quality build.

• Dropped by Omenkiller at Volcano Manor.
• Dropped by Omenkiller boss at Perfumer’s Grotto.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War.
• Great Omenkiller Cleaver can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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A rusty anchor wielded as a weapon. Each of its four flukes is thick and sharp, enabling piercing attacks.

When the Tarnished left the Lands Between with their Lord, one boat alone was said to have been left behind.

The Rusted Anchor scales primarily with Strength and to a lesser extent Dexterity and is a good Weapon for dealing great damage, but also requires great strength to wield. Its accompanying skill, Barbaric Roar, also allows the user to gainan increase in attack power.

Dropped from the Scaly Misbegotten boss in Morne Tunnel in Weeping Peninsula.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War.
• Rusted Anchor can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

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Huge carving knife made to cleanly butcher the human body. Signature weapon of the Ogress Anastasia, known to have eaten countless Tarnished while disguised as a Finger Maiden.

Restores a very small amount of HP when it squarely strikes an enemy.

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Bronze greataxe wielded by Valiant Gargoyles.

Just like the wielder, the missing parts have been mended with corpse wax; a patchwork of champions.

Bronze greataxe wielded by Valiant Gargoyle. Just like the wielder, the missing part have been mended with corpse wax; a patchwork of champions.

• Killing Gargoyle. From the Outer Wall Phantom Tree Site of Grace, go northeast the Slope/long Stairs up until it spawns.

• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War.
• Gargoyle’s Great Axe can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones.

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Bronze greataxe wielded by Valiant Gargoyles, mended with blackened corpse wax.
Deals holy damage.

Such is the mark of those who serve Maliketh, the Black Blade.

Gargoyle’s Black Axe is a Greataxe that scales with Strength, Dexterity and Faith. It uses heavy attacks that also deal holy damage.

• Dropped by Black Blade Kindred (Dragonbarrow) at the Mountaintops of the Giants.

• Weapon Skill: War Cry
• Gargoyle’s Black Axe cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Gargoyle’s Black Axe can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones.

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Distinctive horn suffused with the power of ancestral spirits. This large, wing-shaped specimen is wielded as a weapon of spirit worship.

In the ancestral spirit-worshipping faith, these are considered envoys’ wings, made to reap the lives of beings which experience no sprouting.

The Winged Greathorn scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for inflicting Damage upon foes and temporarily reducing their defense. Its unique Skill, Soul Stifler grants the user the ability to raise the greathorn’s wings to summon a real a soul-sapping miasma. Enemies in the affected area will temporarily suffer from reduced defense.

• Obtained when unlocking the Remembrance of the Regal Ancestor’s power by handing it over to Enia at Roundtable Hold.

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Greataxe wielded by Godrick the Grafted. This golden battleaxe is emblazoned with the figure of a beast, representing the strength of Godfrey, First Elden Lord and patriarch of the golden lineage.

“I command thee kneel! For I am the lord of all that is golden!”

The Axe of Godrick scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity, and is a good Weapon for melee characters that prefer slow, but powerful attacks.

• Trade Remembrance of the Grafted with Enia at Roundtable Hold.

• Weapon Skill: I Command Thee, Kneel!
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Axe of Godrick can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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Weapon wielded by the Putrescent Knight. A great cleaver of hardened putrescence affixed to an arch fashioned from human bones. Gains power from the wielder’s arcane attribute.

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A long-hafted golden axe wielded by the Death Knight. Bears a representation of a decayed golden ring. Crackles with lightning, the power of the capital’s ancient dragon cult. The knight, once the personal guard of Godwyn, was also the protector of the Prince of Death’s cadaver surrogate.

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Weapon of the greater potentates of Bonny Village. An outsize butcher’s cleaver used to dismember human bodies in the making of the great jars stored in the gaols. Restores a very small amount of HP when it squarely strikes an enemy.

Restores 1% of max HP after landing an attack

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