Hand Axe Stats, Upgrades, and How to Get

The Hand Axe is an Axe available in Elden Ring. Read on for the Hand Axe's stats, upgrade info, how to use Hand Axe, and its location.

Hand Axe Overview

Hand Axe Basic Profile

Hand Axe	Type / Art / Weight
	Type: Axes Attack Type: Standard Skill: Quickstep Weight: 3.5
Description
Commonly known as a hatchet, this smaller variety of axe is an everyday work tool. Despite its short reach, it is easy to handle, exceling in successive attacks.

Basic Stats

Attribute Scaling

Required Stats

Hand Axe Location

Merchant List

Merchant	Price
Nomadic Merchant (Limgrave East)	600 Runes

Nomadic Merchant (Limgrave East) Detailed Location

Can be found in the eastern area of the Mistwood.

How to Use Hand Axe

Scales with Dexterity and Strength

The Hand Axe is a Dexterity-based weapon and has the highest scaling bonus with this attribute. The Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom talisman can further increase the damage output by raising this stat.

The weapon can get even more bonus scaling from Dexterity by applying a Keen affinity that will improve its scaling grade.

All Whetblades Locations

Good Early Game Axe

The Hand Axe can be acquired early and is a very good customizable early game for Dexterity players looking for a weapon that deals good damage. It has moderately fast slashing attacks that can easily stun lock weak enemies and the charged strong attacks can deal a decent amount of Poise damage.

It can be used to apply status effects and the Blood affinity will grant the weapon the ability to apply Bleed. The Ashes of War Chilling Mist will allow you to apply Frostbite while Poisonous Mist will grant you Poison.

List of All Status Effects and How to Cure

Infusable with Ashes of War

This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and the default weapon skill Quickstep, which allows the user to perform a dash in any direction to avoid attacks and look for openings to attack your opponent.

Best Ashes of War

Hand Axe Upgrade Stats

Base and Max Upgrade Level Comparison

Max Upgrade Level in Each Affinity

Note: Passive Effect buildup numbers may change depending on your stats.

Elden Ring Related Guides

List of Weapons

Weapon Guides

List of Weapons by Damage Types

Standard	Strike
Slash	Pierce
Magic Weapons	Fire Weapons
Holy Weapons	Lightning Weapons

List of Weapons by Status Effects

Bleed	Frost
Scarlet Rot	Sleep
Poison	Madness

List of Weapon Types

Melee Weapons
Axes	Claws	Colossal Swords
Colossal Weapons	Curved Greatsword	Curved Swords
Daggers	Fists	Flails
Glintstone Staves	Greataxe	Greatswords
Great Hammers	Great Spears	Halberd
Hammers	Heavy Thrusting Swords	Katanas
Reaper	Sacred Seals	Spears
Straight Swords	Thrusting Sword	Torches
Twinblades	Whips	-
Ranged Weapons
Light Bows	Bows	Greatbows
Crossbows	Ballista	-
Shields
Small Shields	Medium Shields	Greatshields