Dwarven army axe

Dwarven Army Axe is a tool that was released on 5th July, 2011. It serves as a bronze hatchet, bronze pickaxe, needle, tinderbox, and chisel in one item. It can also be used as a weapon.

The Dwarven Army Axe is a members only benefit and is given to all members. The axe is sent directly to your inventory if you are a low-level player or, if there is no space there or in your hand, the item is sent to your bank.

Note that the axe will automatically be swapped for any bronze or steel pick, dagger, sword or hatchet, should there be no space in your inventory. The replaced item will then be sent to your bank. If there is no space in your bank either, no items will be replaced and you can collect your Dwarven Army Axe from Larry the Lumberjack or Moe the Miner outside Varrock. You can also collect your axe from either of them should you lose it. Higher level players can collect their axe from Larry or Moe directly.

Depending on which attack style the player is using the axe will change into one of three forms.

Hack! (Controlled)

When using the "Hack!" Attack Style the Axe is in the form of a hatchet as seen wielded by Larry the Lumberjack.

Gouge! (Controlled)

When using the "Gouge" Attack Style the Axe is in the form of a pickaxe as seen wielded by Moe the Miner.

Smash! (Controlled)

When using the "Smash!" Attack Style the axe takes the form of a Mace.

None of these Forms change the Equipment Bonus in any way.



When cutting a normal tree, you have a chance of receiving a wooden knot. This can be crafted into an unfinished brooch. When mining copper or tin ore, you can receive an uncut lapis lazuli gem. This can be crafted into a cut lapis lazuli gem. The two can be combined into a Lapis lazuli brooch.

The special attack of the Dwarven Army Axe will always hit three different hit-splats hitting 10, 15, and 20, which uses 100% of your Special Attack Bar.

Special: Cyclone attack - Deals 3 lots of damage to 1 target. Your target will be hit for 10, 15 then 20 life points every time.

Trivia

 * It is most likely a reference to the Swiss Army Knife, with the same function of having many tools combined into a single one.
 * This weapon is considered the best weapon of choice for abyssal runecrafting, as it is wieldable, a tinderbox, a hatchet, and a pickaxe all in one.
 * There is a glitch where the axe will take the form and animation of a Bronze Hatchet when chopping fruit trees. There is also a similar glitch where the axe will take the form and animation of a Tinderbox when lighting logs. This has yet to be fixed.
 * It is possible to use the army axe as a tinderbox while it is wielded by dropping logs on the ground and using the "Light" option. This intentional feature mirrors that of the barbarian ability to light logs with a bow.
 * On the day of release the axe would not cut sapphire bolt tips. It cuts uncut sapphires, emeralds, rubys and diamonds, but only emeralds, rubys and diamonds into bolt tips.