Axe
An Axe is a tool that chops down trees to remove them. In Doubutsu no Mori, only one axe is available and it is unbreakable. However, in all subsequent games, standard axes have a limited number of uses and will degrade with every use before shattering.
Usage
An axe can be swung at trees, which will fall after three strikes. Striking this tree can cause any object on the tree to fall, including fruit and beehives. Cutting down a tree results in a stump which must be dug out using a shovel. Swinging an axe when there are no surrounding obstacles results in the player swinging and missing. Attempting to strike a villager with an axe will result in the axe either missing or simply bouncing off of them. Axes used in any game after Doubutsu no Mori have a limited number of uses before shattering, requiring them to be replaced. As an axe degrades, its inventory icon becomes more visibly distressed with a crack appearing to become increasingly larger. Axes can also be used as a substitute for the shovel to hit rocks to find insects, Bells and ore. This will also quickly degrade the axe, however.
More advanced variations of the axe are available; a Silver Axe is more durable, and the Golden Axe is quicker to use and unbreakable. In New Leaf, the Rental Axe available from Lloid on Tortimer Island is also unbreakable, despite appearing otherwise identical to a standard Axe. Finally, in New Leaf, the Silver Axe and Golden Axe can create special designs on the stumps left behind after felling a tree. In New Horizons, every type of axe is breakable, even the Golden Axe.
Obtaining
In Animal Crossing
Item | Image | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Info |
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Axe | 400 Bells | 100 Bells | Tom Nook | Unbreakable (DnM) Breaks after 23 uses (AC) Breaks after 28 uses (DnMe+) | |
Golden Axe | Not for Sale | 100 Bells | Received from Farley after maintaining Perfect Town environment status for 15 days | Unbreakable |
In Wild World
From Wild World onwards, the reward for having a Perfect Town is changed to the Golden Watering Can. The Golden Axe is now obtained through other means.
Item | Image | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Info |
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Axe | 32px | 400 Bells | 100 Bells | Tom Nook | Breaks after several uses |
Golden Axe | 32px | Not for Sale | 100 Bells | Received from completing the Golden Axe trading sequence | Unbreakable |
In City Folk
City Folk introduces the Silver Axe, which is unbreakable. The Golden Axe continues to be unbreakable but will now also swing much quicker than the other axes.
Item | Image | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Info |
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Axe | 50px | 400 Bells | 100 Bells | Tom Nook | Breaks after 37 uses |
Silver Axe | Not for Sale | 100 Bells | Received randomly from Serena after throwing a standard Axe into the Town Fountain | Unbreakable | |
Golden Axe | Not for Sale | 100 Bells | Received randomly from Serena after throwing a standard Axe into the Town Fountain | Faster usage Unbreakable |
In New Leaf
New Leaf changes the effects of the Silver Axe and Golden Axe, which can now produce unique designs on tree stumps. The Silver Axe is no longer unbreakable and will shatter after many more uses than a standard axe.
Item | Image | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Info |
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Axe | File:Acnl-axe.png | 400 Bells | 100 Bells | Garden Center | Breaks after 32 uses |
Silver Axe | File:Acnl-silveraxe.png | 8 Medals | 100 Bells | Island Shop | Always creates special designs on tree stumps Breaks after 136 uses |
Golden Axe | File:Acnl-goldenaxe.png | Not for Sale | 100 Bells | Received from Leif after purchasing 50 tree saplings from the Garden Center | Occasionally creates special designs on tree stumps Faster usage Unbreakable |
In New Horizons
Item | Image | Buy Price | Sell Price | DIY Materials | Available From | Durability |
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Flimsy axe | 800 Bells | 160 Bells | DIY: 1x Tree Branch + 1x Stone | DIY, Timmy and Tommy | Breaks after around 40 hits | |
Stone Axe | Not for sale | 448 Bells | DIY: 1x Flimsy Axe + 3x Wood | DIY | ??? | |
Axe | 2,500 Bells | 500 Bells | 1x Flimsy Axe + 3x Wood + 1x Iron Nugget | DIY | ??? | |
Gold Axe | 32px | Not for sale | 10,655 Bells | DIY: 1x Axe + 1x Gold Nugget | DIY after breaking 100 axes' | Breaks after about 220 hits |
Names in other languages
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