Battle axe
| Battle axe | |
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| Japanese | バトルアックス |
| Romaji | Batoru akkusu |
| Old localizations | Battle-axe Battleaxe |
| Found in | Dragon Quest III (remakes only) Dragon Quest IV Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest Heroes Dragon Quest Heroes II Dragon Quest Builders Dragon Quest Builders 2 Dragon Quest Treasures Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk Dragon Quest Tact Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds |
| Effect | Inflicts bonus damage to plants. (Stars only) Increases the wielder's physical potency. (Tact only) |
The Battle axe is a recurring axe in the Dragon Quest series. It is a mid-ranking axe that can typically only be wielded by physically powerful characters and vocations.
Characteristics[edit]
The axe's original design featured a head with three blades of differing size and gold designs throughout. It had a short handle with a leather strap at the end. The design featured in VIII is a double bit axe short enough to be wielded in one hand and has red cloth wrapped around the handle. The battle axe featured in IX has a longer handle, making it closer in appearance to a poleaxe. This design has been used in most modern games, with the handle being made long enough for the axe to be wielded with two hands.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]
The Battle axe has an Attack bonus of +60 and can only be equipped by Warriors. It can be purchased from Persistence for 8,700 gold and can be sold for 6,525 gold. It only appears in remake versions of the game.
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit]
The Battle-axe has an Attack bonus of +50 and can be equipped by the Hero, Ragnar, and Psaro. It can be purchased for 5,500 gold from Zalenagrad and Aubout du Monde from Chapter 5 onward, Canalot, Rosehill, and Riverton and sold for 4,125 gold. The axe can also be dropped rarely by Rhinothropes.
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]
The Battle axe has an Attack bonus of +45 and can be equipped by Sancho, Brownie, Hoodlum, Gigantes, and Orc king. It can be purchased for 4,000 gold from Stockenbarrel, Helmunaptra, and Battenberg and sold for 2,000 gold. The axe can also be dropped by Warhogs.
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]
The Battle axe has an Attack bonus of +49, a Style bonus of +15, and can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Amos, Terry, and Lizzie. It can be purchased from Arcbolt, Clearvale, Swanstone, and Turnscote for 4,300 gold and sold for 3,225 gold. One can be found in a treasure chest in the Wayfarer's Pass. Axesauruses and Tyrantosauruses drop them, as well.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]
The Battle axe has an Attack bonus of +49, a Style bonus of +15, and can be equipped by the Hero, Kiefer, and Aishe. It can be purchased from Spilton-on-Sea in the past and Wetlock for 6,500 gold and sold for 3,250 gold. Battle axes can be won as prizes from the Lucky Panel at the Casino starting from Pilgrim's Rest in the present. It can also be dropped by Stainless scrappers, and Decayurions, as well as Splitting headaches in the Nintendo 3DS version.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit]
The Battle-axe has an Attack bonus of +45 and can only be equipped by Yangus. It can be purchased in Argonia for 4,300 gold and sold for 2,150. The axe can also be upgraded into a Bandit axe in the Alchemy Pot.
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Bandit axe |
 Battle axe |
 Thief's key |
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]
 Battle-axe |  |
Dragon Quest X[edit]
The Battle-axe has an Attack bonus of +37, a Style bonus of +3, increases the wielder's Weight by 16, and has an equipment level of 21. It can be equipped by Warriors, Gladiators, Monster Masters, Death Masters, and Pirates, as well as Hussar in the Offline version of the game. The axe can be crafted by a weapon blacksmith. Starting with Version 6.2 of the game, the axe became easier to craft.
- Recipe: Silver ore x4 + Densinium x2
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit]
The Battleaxe has an Attack bonus of +52. It can be purchased for 6,700 gold from the Department Store on Domus Isle after the start of the tournament and sold for 3,350 gold.
| Game | Description |
 | A large axe forged for the battlefield.[2] |
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below[edit]
The Battle-axe has an Attack bonus of +36, a Defence bonus of +6, and can only be equipped by Yangus. It can be purchased for 2,700 gold onboard the Stonecloud after the events at Sylvea and can be sold for 1,350 gold.
| Game | Description |
 | A three-pronged polearm perfect for poking foes.[3] |
Dragon Quest Builders[edit]
The Battleaxe has an Attack bonus of +38. It can be crafted at sewing stations using two rusty nuggets and a steel ingot.
| Game | Description |
 | A stout and steely weapon of war.[4] |
Dragon Quest Builders 2[edit]
The Battleaxe is one of several weapons that are exclusively used by Malroth, it boosts his attack by +74. It can be crafted from three steel ingots and three iron ingots at an anvil. The recipe is learned at level 22.
Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]
The Battle-axe is Treasure No. 151 in the Weapons category and can be found on the Wingswept Moors. Its base value is 870,000 gold. The design featured in the game is the original design from Dragon Quest IV.
| Game | Description |
 | A woodcutter's axe repurposed for chopping down enemies instead of trees.[5] |
Dragon Quest Walk[edit]
The Battle-axe is a 3★ axe with an Attack bonus of +26 at level 1. It allows the wielder to use Poplar Toppler. It gains the ability to inflict additional damage to Beasts when its weapon level increases.
Dragon Quest Tact[edit]
The Battle-axe is an A-rank axe that appeared during the original Dragon Quest IV event that can be received as a reward for completing Chapter 2, Episode 4: A Royal Soldier of the event quests at any difficulty or purchased from the DQIV Medal Swap Shop. It has an ATK bonus of +22, increases the wielder's physical potency by 2%, and has three slots for Alchemy Effects. One of the potential effects is increasing the potency of Ragnar's Phoenix Dance.
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds[edit]
The Battle axe is a 3★ axe that could only be wielded by the Luminary Leader as a Warrior and Crocodine. It could occasionally be acquired from limited Treasure Hunts.
In Other Languages[edit]
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Hacha de guerra | Spanish for "battle axe". |
 Français | Hache de guerre | French for "battle axe". |
 Deutsch | Kampfaxt | German for "batle axe". |
 Italiano | Ascia da battaglia | Italian for "battle axe". |
Gallery[edit]
NES manual art from IV.
The battle axe in VIII.
The battle-axe in Heroes
Treasures icon.
The battle-axe in Stars.
The battle axe, seen in the middle, in Tact.
Tact equipment icon.
A Hero's Bonds icon
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