Dwarven army axe

The Dwarven army axe is a tool that serves as a steel hatchet, steel pickaxe, needle, tinderbox and chisel in one item. It can also be used as a weapon, with a little less power than Mithril weapons. As there are no requirements to wield it, the Dwarven Army Axe is the second most powerful one-handed weapon for players with level 1 Attack and Strength after the Third-age druidic staff, its predecessor being Darklight. However, the only attack options for the axe are for gaining controlled experience, so the individual would not remain 1 Attack and Strength, and cannot directly train Defence by itself.

The Dwarven Army Axe is a members-only benefit and is given to all members. The axe is obtained by speaking to Larry the Lumberjack or Moe the Miner who are south-west of Varrock. Moe the Miner can be found near the southwest Varrock mines, while Larry the Lumberjack can be found slightly to the south by the cow field.

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. The axe also makes a decent PvP weapon for lower levelled players as it is fairly strong and easily replaced if lost.

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.

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.

Special Attack
Cyclone attack deals 3 lots of damage to 1 target. Your target will be hit for 40, 30 and 20 simultaneously, for a total of 90 life points, except if the opponent has Protect from Melee or Deflect Melee active, then the hits are reduced to 24, 18, and 12, which is 54 lifepoints in total (which is 40% less than 90 as the prayer blocks 40% of incoming damage from other players). The special attack drains 100% of your Special Attack bar. The damage dealt is not affected by prayers or the set effect of the Void Knight Equipment. This attack seems to have no effect on any monsters in the Pest Control minigame.

Noncombat uses
The axe will automatically be used for any of its noncombat uses even when equipped much like the Golden hammer. This means that players can avoid carrying it in inventory and save one inventory space for other items, for example carrying one extra bone per inventory when using gilded altars, as there is no need to carry a tinderbox or one extra hide for crafting making an extra "3 hide" item for every full inventory. (only need to hold thread in 28th slot)

The Dwarven Army Axe is also incredibly useful for Runecrafting in the Abyss. Players usually need to carry a tinderbox, hatchet or pickaxe to reduce the number of obstacles through the first area, whereas the DAA works for all three types of obstacle that require an item to bypass, possibly speeding up Runecrafting at the Abyss because you will not have to search for the right type of obstacle. It is also free to replace if lost, so players will not have to worry so much about losing an item if they die while they are skulled.

Trivia

 * Though this item is designed for lower level players, all players may find this item useful for new quests, similar to the quest kit, or rogue kit as it only takes up one inventory space and functions as multiple items.
 * This weapon is a reference to the swiss army knife, a multifunctional pocket knife. Ironically, the dwarven army axe lacks the functionality of a basic knife.
 * This weapon is one of few that does not have a defensive stance.
 * This tool may seem obsolete since the introduction of the Tool belt, but it's still useful since the Dwarven army axe functions as steel hatchet/pickaxe while the belt can only store bronze.