| Great axe ( ( ) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Item Type | Melee weapon |
| Artifact? | No |
| Weight | 105s |
| Danger Level | 5 |
| Material | Iron |
Great axe is one of the basic, albeit rare, types of iron two-handed weapon in ADOM. They have typical stats of (+2, 2d7+3), and reduce DV by 2 whilst wielded. They belong to the Two-handed Weapons class, as opposed to the Axes class.
Great axes are the only item in the game that weigh 105s.
Desirability[]
Great axes are useful until better weapons are found. Whilst they are more powerful than many other iron-made weapons — besides halberds, two-handed swords and some other special weapons — the loss of DV they bring is quite a significant downside to wielding them.
Guaranteed/Common sources[]
They can be generated in the same way as all generic loot. Chaos Knights of a few races may start with a great axe.
Greater Identify information[]
----------------------- blessed great axe (+2, 2d7+3) [-2, +0]-------------------- When wielded it modifies DV by -2 and PV by +0. When used in melee combat it grants a +2 bonus to hit and causes 2d7+3 points of damage. When used as a missile it grants a -6 bonus to hit and causes 1d10+3 points of damage.
Some item DLs and/or stat modifier distribution taken from Anilatx's research.