Axe

A right hand weapon that causes slashing or piercing damage, there are a variety of axe styles in Guild Wars. The Warrior's Axe Mastery attribute improves and is sometimes a requirement for this weapon type. Skills from this attribute can only be performed when equiped with an axe.

Axes tend to have a wider range of damage than swords, however the average damage output is comparable (e.g. a sword may do 5-7 damage, whereas an axe of the same quality would do 3-9). The maximum damage range for axes is 6-28.

Axes may have have their hafts and/or grips upgraded to add extra bonuses to the weapon.