How to make an Iron Axe in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft an iron axe with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, an iron axe is one of the many tools that you can make. An iron axe has attack damage of +5 when used as a weapon.
Let's explore how to make an iron axe.
Supported Platforms
An iron axe is available in the following versions of Minecraft:
Platform | Supported (Version*) |
---|---|
Java Edition (PC/Mac) | Yes |
Pocket Edition (PE) | Yes |
Xbox 360 | Yes |
Xbox One | Yes |
PS3 | Yes |
PS4 | Yes |
Wii U | Yes |
Nintendo Switch | Yes |
Windows 10 Edition | Yes |
Education Edition | Yes |
* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.
Where to find an Iron Axe in Creative Mode
Required Materials to make an Iron Axe
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft an iron axe:
How to craft an Iron Axe in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make an Iron Axe
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make an iron axe, place 3 iron ingots and 2 sticks in the 3x3 crafting grid.
When making an iron axe, it is important that the iron ingots and sticks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 2 iron ingots placed in the first row (the last box in the row should be left empty). In the second row, 1 iron ingot should be in the first box and 1 stick should be in the second box (the last box in the row should be left empty). In the third row, 1 stick should be in the middle box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for an iron axe.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the iron axe will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Iron Axe to Inventory
Once you have crafted an iron axe, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made an iron axe in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Give Command for Iron Axe
Attack Damage and Durability
Attack damage is the amount of damage the item will deal when attacking a mob.
Durability represents how long the item will last. For tools, weapons and transportation, durability is the number of useful actions before the item is destroyed. For armor items, durability is the number of hits (that can be blocked by armor) before the item is destroyed. So the higher the durability number, the longer the item will last.
The following table shows the attack damage and durability for each axe in Minecraft:
Item | Name | Attack Damage | Durability |
---|---|---|---|
Netherite Axe | 10 | 2031 | |
Diamond Axe | 6 | 1561 | |
Iron Axe | 5 | 250 | |
Stone Axe | 4 | 131 | |
Wooden Axe | 3 | 59 | |
Golden Axe | 3 | 32 |
Enchantments for Iron Axe
In Minecraft, you can enchant an iron axe with the following enchantments:
Enchantment | Description |
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Bane of Arthropods | Increases attack damage against arthropods |
Curse of Vanishing | Cursed item will disappear after player dies |
Efficiency | Increases how fast you can mine |
Fortune | Increases block drops from mining |
Mending | Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor |
Sharpness | Increases attack damage dealt to mobs |
Silk Touch | Mines blocks themselves (fragile items) |
Smite | Increases attack damage against undead mobs |
Unbreaking | Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used |
See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.
Things to Make with Iron Axes
You can use iron axes to make items in Minecraft such as:
Things to Do with Iron Axes
Here are some activities that you can do with iron axes in Minecraft:
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