The black hatchet is a hatchet that is slightly stronger than the steel hatchet. It can be used in combat or in Woodcutting to cut trees. It requires an Attack level of 25 to wield.
Unlike other hatchets, this hatchet cannot be added to the tool belt.
As with all black equipment, this item cannot be made using the Smithing skill.
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| Weapons | Main | Off | |||||||||
| Damage | 147 | - | |||||||||
| Accuracy | 381 | - | |||||||||
| Style | Slash | ||||||||||
| Range | 1 | ||||||||||
| Speed | Fast (3.0s) | ||||||||||
| Attributes | Damage reduction | ||||||||||
 Armour | 0 | PvM: 0% | PvP: 0% | ||||||||
 Life points | 0 | Style bonuses | |||||||||
 Prayer | 0 |  0 |  0 |  0 | |||||||
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Drop sources[]
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| Source | Combat level | Quantity | Rarity |
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| Lesser demon | 70 | 1 | Common |
| Lesser demon (Demon Flash Mobs) | 109 | 1 | Common |
| Skeleton fremennik | 23; 28; 30 | 1 | Common |
| Zombie (Tarn's Lair) | 72; 74; 75; 77; 78; 79; 82; 84; 85 | 1 | Rare |
| Bronze key black | N/A | 1 | Uncommon |
| Bronze key brown | N/A | 1 | Uncommon |
| Bronze key crimson | N/A | 1 | Uncommon |
| Bronze key purple | N/A | 1 | Uncommon |
| Bronze key red | N/A | 1 | Uncommon |
| Feral vampyre | 61 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Mountain troll | 75 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Shade Catacombs/Rewards | N/A | 1 | Uncommon |
| Skeletal Wyvern | 109 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Troll spectator | 65 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Vampyre | 61; 89 | 1 | Uncommon |
Disassembly[]
| Disassembly XP | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| Item quantity required | 1 |
| Material count | 8 |
| Base junk chance | 72.5% |
| Possible materials | |
| Special | |
1 ×  Knightly components | 100% |
| Often | |
 Head parts | 35% |
 Blade parts | 30% |
 Connector parts | 30% |
| Rarely | |
 Sharp components | 3% |
 Strong components | 2% |
Trivia[]
- Before the update that removed hatchet/pickaxe heads from flying off, this was the only hatchet that could not be broken in this manner.
- The black hatchet, along with the black crossbow, black bolt and black spear, has no corresponding white equipment.
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| Stealing Creation |
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| Other |
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