they lack favorable features, and none of there are no named weapons nor magical weapons are in this category.

the The axe, the battle axe, and the pick-axe which is useful for digging. == Axe ==Hand axes are very common weapons, and likely one of the first you will encounter as they are used by low level [[skeleton]]s. Axes are generated in a wide variety of metallic materials.<br>Axes deliver '''slashing''' damage, and have decent [[roundness]] but this is offset by their small size giving them a mediocre block modifier of 1200.<br>  Hand axes have an adequate strength modifier, making them "rather sturdy".<br>They have an average primary material density, meaning changing the material of the axe will have a noticeable effect on its weight. Hand axes feature a shaft made of lightweight [[List of materials#Pine|pine wood.]] Hand axes are attached to [[Loricatus]]. '''PROS:'''* Very common* A good balance between accuracy, damage and sturdiness* Lightweight* Low strength requirement* Axe skill level carries over to both battle-axes and pick-axes* Functional as throwing weapons due to their abundance and reasonable accuracy '''CONS:'''* Balanced weapons do not hold up as well as specialized ones in IVAN* Somewhat outclassed by daggers which are only slightly weaker but are lighter and much more accurate* No artifact hand axes in vanilla IVAN == Battle-Axe ==The two-headed variant of the axe, also a common sight in dungeons. Battle-axes are also generated in a wide variety of metallic materials.<br>Battle axes deliver '''slashing''' damage, and have a higher [[roundness]] than their hand-axe counterparts. They are also larger in size, leading to a much more impressive block modifier of 3300.<br>Although intended to be used as two-handed weapons, it is possible to wield a battle-axe in one hand with lower arm strength than you would need for any other two-handed weapon aside from a war hammer. Battle axes have an adequate strength modifier, making them "rather sturdy" however their larger size makes them unwieldy and inaccurate.<br>They have an average primary material density, meaning changing the material of the axe head will have a noticeable effect on its weight. Battle axes feature a shaft made of [[List of materials#Oak|oak wood.]] Battle axes are attached to [[Loricatus]]. '''PROS:'''* Common* Sturdy* Very high block modifier* More powerful as a two-handed weapon than a war hammer or spear* Lightweight for a two-handed weapon* Low strength requirement for a two-handed weapon* Lower strength requirement to use in one hand than most other two-handed weapons* Axe skill level carries over to both hand axes and pick-axes '''CONS:'''* Inaccurate* Outclassed by bastard [[sword]]s in almost every way when used as a two-handed weapon* One of the least powerful two-handed weapons in the game* No artifact battle-axes in vanilla IVAN