Octopath Traveler 2 (Octopath 2)

How to Get Handaxe: Stats and Effects

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Handaxe is a weapon you can use in Octopath Traveler 2. Read on to learn how to get Handaxe, its stats, bonus attributes, and effects of this Axe.

List of Contents

Handaxe Overview and Stats

Stats and Effects

Handaxe Handaxe
Physical Attack +12
Additional Stats -

How to Get Handaxe

Purchase from Shops

Known Locations ・Canalbrine, Harborlands
・ Canalbrine Water Source, Harborlands
・ Beasting Village, Toto'Haha

Handaxe can be purchased from shops across Solistia. The Handaxe is usually sold for 800 Leaves. Check out the Armorers, Provisioners, or General Stores in the locations listed above. Keep in mind that if the item is sold in Black Markets, you'll have to visit it at night.

Check out our money-farming guide to learn how to earn Leaves fast so that you can buy powerful weapons and increase your damage in battle!

Money Farming Guide

Perform Specific Path Actions

Path Actions ・Entreat from Sesque in Canalbrine, Harborlands.Purchase from Sesque in Canalbrine, Harborlands

Keep an eye out for the key interactions listed above that will let you get Handaxe.
Path Actions Guide:
All Path Actions Explained

All Handaxe Users

All Available Jobs

Known Users
Hunter Hunter Apothecary Apothecary
Inventor Inventor Armsmaster Armsmaster

List of All Jobs and Classes

Enemies Weak to Handaxe

All Vulnerable Enemies

List of Enemies
Abyssal Maw Abyssal Maw Accursed Armor Accursed Armor Aggressive Ant Aggressive Ant Ancient Birdian I Ancient Birdian I
Ancient Birdian II Ancient Birdian II Ancient Birdian IV Ancient Birdian IV Ancient Birdian V Ancient Birdian V Ancient Birdian VI Ancient Birdian VI
Ancient Birdking III Ancient Birdking III Ancient Fish Ancient Fish Ancient Froggen III Ancient Froggen III Ancient Lizardman I Ancient Lizardman I
Ancient Lizardman II Ancient Lizardman II Ancient Lizardman IV Ancient Lizardman IV Ancient Lizardman V Ancient Lizardman V Ancient Ratkin I Ancient Ratkin I
Ancient Ratkin III Ancient Ratkin III Ancient Ratkin IV Ancient Ratkin IV Ancient Ratkin V Ancient Ratkin V Ancient Ratkin VI Ancient Ratkin VI
Ancient Ratking III Ancient Ratking III Antagonistic Ant Antagonistic Ant Arcanette Arcanette Armor Eater Armor Eater
Army Ant Army Ant Audnvarg Audnvarg Avalanche Mushroom Avalanche Mushroom Azure Urchin Azure Urchin
Bandelam the Reaper Bandelam the Reaper Bandit Bones Bandit Bones Barnacle Crab Barnacle Crab Barnacle Tortoise Barnacle Tortoise
Behemoth Behemoth Black Scissors Black Scissors Black Wisp Black Wisp Blood Remnant Blood Remnant
Blood Viper Blood Viper Bloody Rhino Bloody Rhino Blue Bull Blue Bull Brigand Bones Brigand Bones
Cactus Roller Cactus Roller Cait Cait Chubby Cait Chubby Cait City Ratkin I City Ratkin I
City Ratkin II City Ratkin II City Ratkin III City Ratkin III City Ratkin IV City Ratkin IV City Ratkin VI City Ratkin VI
City Ratking I City Ratking I Claude Claude Cruel Crimson Ammonite Cruel Crimson Ammonite Cultured Cait Cultured Cait
Dark Entity Dark Entity Dark Remnant Dark Remnant Dark Sentinel Dark Sentinel Dark Sentinel Mk.II Dark Sentinel Mk.II
Dark Spiny Shrew Dark Spiny Shrew Davy Bones Davy Bones Deep One Deep One Demon Deer Demon Deer
Demon Jellyfish Demon Jellyfish Deputy Cubaryi Deputy Cubaryi Desert Ape I Desert Ape I Desert Ape II Desert Ape II
Desert Ape IV Desert Ape IV Desert Octopuff Traveler Desert Octopuff Traveler Desert Worm Desert Worm Devourer of Dreams Devourer of Dreams
Dire Army Ant Dire Army Ant Dishidishi Dishidishi Dread Viper Dread Viper Dreadwolf Dreadwolf
Duca Duca Duorduor Duorduor Ebony Eel Ebony Eel Electric Catfish Electric Catfish
Ettin Asp Ettin Asp Ettin Ophidian Ettin Ophidian Ettin Serpent Ettin Serpent Ettin Snake Ettin Snake
Father Father Fire Sentinel Fire Sentinel Flame Remnant Flame Remnant Flame Remnant Mk.II Flame Remnant Mk.II
Forest Octopuff Traveler Forest Octopuff Traveler Frost Fox Frost Fox Frost Mole IV Frost Mole IV Gabbrodillo Gabbrodillo
Garnet Garnet Giant Boar Giant Boar Giant Gator Giant Gator Giant Scorpion Giant Scorpion
Giant Sheep Giant Sheep Giff Giff Giff Giff's Lackey II Glacis Plate Glacis Plate
Great Silk Moth Great Silk Moth Green Scissors Green Scissors Heavenwing Heavenwing Hermit Conch Hermit Conch
Ice Curator Mk.II Ice Curator Mk.II Ice Remnant Ice Remnant Ice Remnant Mk.II Ice Remnant Mk.II Ice Sentinel Ice Sentinel
Ice Sentinel Mk.II Ice Sentinel Mk.II Insidious Ivory Ammonite Insidious Ivory Ammonite Island Froggen I Island Froggen I Island Froggen II Island Froggen II
Island Octopuff Traveler Island Octopuff Traveler Ivory Eel Ivory Eel Kaldena of Night Kaldena of Night Killer Chameleon Killer Chameleon
King Iguana King Iguana King Mugen King Mugen King Octopuff King Octopuff Ku Soldier Ku Soldier
Kunzo Kunzo Lajackal of the Sorrowful Moon Lajackal of the Sorrowful Moon Landwalker Landwalker Light Guardian Mk.II Light Guardian Mk.II
Light Remnant Light Remnant Light Sentinel Mk.II Light Sentinel Mk.II Lloris Lloris Manymaws Manymaws
Marionette Bones Marionette Bones Marionette Skeleton Marionette Skeleton Marmot Marmot Menacing Manticore Menacing Manticore
Mossy Meep Mossy Meep Motley Slug Motley Slug Mountain Anteater Mountain Anteater Mountain Octopuff Traveler Mountain Octopuff Traveler
Ocean Lizardking II Ocean Lizardking II Ocean Lizardking III Ocean Lizardking III Ocean Lizardman I Ocean Lizardman I Ocean Lizardman II Ocean Lizardman II
Ocean Lizardman V Ocean Lizardman V Ocean Octopuff Traveler Ocean Octopuff Traveler Omniscient Eye Omniscient Eye Peek-a-boo Peek-a-boo
Phantom Snake (Father) Phantom Snake (Father) Plains Drake Plains Drake Plukk Plukk Portly Penguin Portly Penguin
Professor Harvey Professor Harvey Pursuer Pursuer Pursuer Leader Pursuer Leader Queen Octopuff Queen Octopuff
Raging Rhino Raging Rhino Raging Soul Raging Soul Raging Treant Raging Treant Rampant Weed Rampant Weed
Reaper Crab Reaper Crab Red Viper Red Viper Remnant Remnant Reptalion Reptalion
Reptalios Reptalios Rock Tortoise Rock Tortoise Rockadillo Rockadillo Sanctum Knight Sanctum Knight
Sandlion Sandlion Sandworm Sandworm Savage Scorpion Savage Scorpion Scaled Viper Scaled Viper
Scissor Crab Scissor Crab Scourge of the Sea Scourge of the Sea Screaming Soul Screaming Soul Scythe Crab Scythe Crab
Sea Anemone Sea Anemone Sea Dragon Sea Dragon Sea Scorpion Sea Scorpion Sea Slug Sea Slug
Sea Snake Sea Snake Seahorse Seahorse Sentinel Mk.II Sentinel Mk.II Shadow Remnant Shadow Remnant
Shadow Remnant Mk. II Shadow Remnant Mk. II Shadowy Peek-a-boo Shadowy Peek-a-boo Shaggy Aurochs Shaggy Aurochs Shaggy Spider Shaggy Spider
Shambling Weed Shambling Weed Silky Cocoon Silky Cocoon Skull Roller Skull Roller Small Golem Small Golem
Smokestack Smokestack Snow Yak Snow Yak Snowland Octopuff Traveler Snowland Octopuff Traveler Spiny Eel Spiny Eel
Spiny Shrew Spiny Shrew Spud Bug Spud Bug Stenvar Stenvar's Footman Sundering Arm Sundering Arm
Synthesized Creature Synthesized Creature Tera Tera Thorny Eel Thorny Eel Thug II Thug II
Thunder Remnant Thunder Remnant Thunder Remnant Mk. II Thunder Remnant Mk. II Thunder Sentinel Mk.II Thunder Sentinel Mk.II Thurston Thurston
Thwarting Tentacle Thwarting Tentacle Troupe Dancer Troupe Dancer Troupe Member I Troupe Member I Trousseau Trousseau
Two-Handed Hatchling Two-Handed Hatchling Tyrannodrake Tyrannodrake Vagrant Birdking I Vagrant Birdking I Vagrant Birdking II Vagrant Birdking II
Vagrant Froggen I Vagrant Froggen I Vagrant Froggen VI Vagrant Froggen VI Vagrant Lizardman IV Vagrant Lizardman IV Vagrant Ratkin VI Vagrant Ratkin VI
Veron Veron Veronica Veronica Vicious Shark Vicious Shark Vide Vide
Wailing Soul Wailing Soul War Dog War Dog Warrior Wasp Warrior Wasp Wasteland Octopuff Traveler Wasteland Octopuff Traveler
Wicked Left Arm Wicked Left Arm Wild Mole III Wild Mole III Wild Mole IV Wild Mole IV Wild Moleking III Wild Moleking III
Wild Weasel Wild Weasel Wind Remnant Wind Remnant Wind Remnant Mk.II Wind Remnant Mk.II Wind Sentinel Wind Sentinel
Wind Sentinel Mk.II Wind Sentinel Mk.II Winged Landwalker Winged Landwalker Withered Wanderweed Withered Wanderweed Woodland Birdian III Woodland Birdian III
Woodland Birdking II Woodland Birdking II Woodland Birdking III Woodland Birdking III Wriggling Tentacle Wriggling Tentacle Yurinas Yurinas

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List of All Axe Weapons

List of Weapons
Small Axe Small Axe Demolition Axe Demolition Axe Rotted Axe Rotted Axe Handaxe Handaxe
Beastling Beastling's Hatchet Woodcutter Woodcutter's Great Axe War Axe War Axe Iron Axe Iron Axe
Guard Guard's Great Axe Battle Hatchet Battle Hatchet Poisoned Hatchet Poisoned Hatchet Strong Axe Strong Axe
Helmcleaver Helmcleaver Axe of Avarice Axe of Avarice Rock Cleaver Rock Cleaver Frost Axe Frost Axe
Silver Hatchet Silver Hatchet Guillotine Guillotine's Blade Guardian Guardian's Axe Bone Cleaver Bone Cleaver
Grand Cleaver Grand Cleaver Quartz Axe Quartz Axe Platinum Hatchet Platinum Hatchet Pirate Pirate's Axe
Dark Slasher Dark Slasher Guardian Guardian's Great Axe Double Tomahawk Double Tomahawk Contaminated Iron Ingot Contaminated Iron Ingot
Frontier Axe Frontier Axe Imperial Axe Imperial Axe Icy Axe Icy Axe Stupefying Stone Axe Stupefying Stone Axe
Cleaver of Destruction Cleaver of Destruction Axe of the Conqueror Axe of the Conqueror Royal Guard Royal Guard's Hatchet Lionheart Lionheart's Axe
Flayer Flayer's Admonishment Forbidden Axe Forbidden Axe Hero Hero's Axe Reaper Reaper's Sickle
Lost Tribe Lost Tribe's Axe Battle-Tested Axe Battle-Tested Axe

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