Battle Axe

Sprite
Attack
15
Accuracy
+45%
Type (Icon)Axe
Evasion Bonus +1% × ((Icon)Axe skill + 1)
Magic Penalty 50%
Value 400 gil
Sold In Salamand (800 G)
Found In Snow Cavern B2
Dropped By Dual Heads
The Battle Axe does a lot more damage than the standard Axe, but is also a bit less accurate. Such is the way of axes—and the damage certainly outweighs the accuracy if you're using axes anyway. Between the accuracy hit and the cost, you can probably afford to wait until you find the Battle Axe in the Snow Cavern.
Compare Battle Axe to other Weapons & Shields
Shops: Where Battle Axe is sold – 1 shown
The map this shop is located in
Map
The type of shop this is; limited shops are closed off at a certain point in the plot; end game shops appear during the closing events of the game
Shop
Salamand Weapons
Monsters: Which drop Battle Axe – 1 shown
Bosses must be defeated as part of the plot; rare monsters appear in trap rooms for the current map or area; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game, but are optional
Name
The probability that the monster will drop this particular item when it is defeated
Drop Chance
The rank of the monster; the rank of any given encounter is determined by the lowest rank of any monster in that encounter; rank is used to determine how quickly skills progress toward the next level
Rk
The monster's starting and maximum hit point total
HP
The monster's starting and maximum magic point total
MP
Each physical hit will deal between one and two times this amount of damage to the target, reduced by the target's defense
Att
The number of attacks the monster makes when it attacks physically, and the accuracy of each of those attacks
Acc
The status ailment or other effect, if any, that can be inflicted by this monster's attacks; if a monster inflicts multiple status ailments, all are inflicted at once; drain attacks always drain 1/16 of the target's total hp or mp, as appropriate, and have an opposite effect against undead creatures
Effect
Each physical hit the monster takes will have its damage reduced by this amount
Def
The number of evasion chances the monster has when attacked physically, and the sucess rate of each of those chances
Eva
The number of magic defense chances the monster has when targeted with a spell or ability, and the sucess rate of each of those chances
Mag. Def.
A monster's fear score is the base chance that it will flee from combat on its turn; this chance is increased when the party has more total HP than all remaining enemies
Fear
The average gil value of the money or items this monster can drop when defeated
Avg. Drop
The families this monster belongs to; Undead creatures are damaged by healing spells and reverse the effects of drain attacks used against them; some weapons get a +20 bonus to attack when used against certain monster families (this does not stack with the bonus for using an elemental weapon against a monster that is weak against that element)
Family
The elements this monster is weak against; spells of these elements always have their maximum effect and deal double damage; elemental weapons get a +20 bonus to attack when used against monsters weak against any of their elements (this does not stack with the bonus for using a weapon against a monster of a family it is especially effective against)
Weakness
The elements this monster resists or absorbs; spells of resisted elements are always fully resisted and deal half damage, whle spells of absorbed elements have no effect and heal the target; individual monster pages indicate which elements are resisted and which are absorbed
Resists/Absorbs
Dual Heads 10% 2 80 - 25 2×50% - 17 1×20% 2×50% −20% 102 gil Giant Body Mind
Treasures: Containing Battle Axe – 1 shown
The map where the treasure is found
Map
The specifics of where this treasure can be found
Notes
The monsters guarding this treasure, which will attack when the treasure is opened
Guarded By
Snow Cavern B2 Southeast path in area from B3 -
Axe Mythril Axe

Related

Salamand

Mythril
Page 2
Josef reveals that his quest for Mythril has gone poorly, with the men of the town captured.

The Snow Cavern

The Dreadnought
Page 3
Using the Snowcraft, the party finds the Goddess's Bell in the Snow Cavern.

Hand Axe

Sprite
Damage 16
Crit 4%
Hit +5%
Value 275 G

Equipped By

Sold In Pravoka (550 G)
The Hand Axe is only a good alternative to the Short Sword in Pravoka if your FIGHTER is at least level 7. At levels 5 and 6, the extra Hit Rate from the Short Sword will grant him a second attack, far outweighing the single extra Damage of the Hand Axe.

Battle Axe

An axe made for combat.
Damage 16
Crit 4%
Hit +5%
Price 550 gil (450 gil on Easy)
Value 275 gil (225 gil on Easy)
Sold In Pravoca

Equipped By

The Battle Axe is a viable alternative to the Broadsword, also sold in Pravoca, unless your Warrior happens to be level 5 or 6—which he likely will be. At those levels, his base Accuracy is high enough that the Broadsword will grant him two attacks instead of one, far outweighting the Battle Axe's extra point of Attack. Once you hit level 7, though, the Battle Axe gets two attacks as well and hits a bit harder, offering 1–2 more damage per hit at the cost of 2.5% less chance for each hit to connect. Accuracy is usually a better investment than damage, but the choice is yours.