Great Axes Dark Souls 3

Greataxes are some of the most popular and consequent strength options in DS3, despite the surprisingly pocket-sized amount of them in the game.

Similar to ultra greatswords and dandy hammers, greataxes excel at using poise to stunlock foes and end battles in but a few hits – meaning their damage is enormous.

They're all expert. Merely which greataxe is the best?

I'll be ranking all of them right here!

vii. Not bad Machete

The corking machete is a sadly flawed greataxe that is just worse than every other option.

Its long blade grants it great range, only its low base impairment is further impeded by its maximum of B-scaling on infusions.

Its unique skill 'sharpen' does grant a whopping two% higher AR than the 'warcry' skill on well-nigh other greataxes, simply it's just not enough – and then the great machete sits at the bottom of the axe barrel.

How to become: Dropped by the undead hulks wielding them in the undead settlement and road of sacrifices.

6. Globe Seeker

The globe seeker is a conceptually awesome weapon from the painted world DLC, made with strength/religion hybrids in listen- reaching B/C scaling, respectively!

Though in substitution the base impairment is quite low…

And to height it off, its unique skill 'earthen wrath' causes these huge explosive shockwaves, merely causes you to stand up completely withal while channelling – which is an enemy players dream.

Information technology's cool, certain. Just the hoops you lot need to jump through will oft simply get you killed.

How to get: Found in the craggy valleys of the painted world, in the area earlier you lot fight Vilhelm.

five. Demon's Greataxe

Demon's Greataxe / Dark Souls 3 screenshot

The fiery demon'due south greataxe is a fantastic option for pyromancy builds and sports an impressive B-scaling in strength!

Though the D/D scaling in intelligence/faith does mean information technology'll need some forcefulness investment to be truly effective, so information technology'south not peachy for spellcasting pures.

In render for your stat points, however, you get a truly formidable axe that boasts a huge chunk of passive fire damage and a cataclysmic weapon skill!

Its skill 'demonic flare' has you heighten the axe loftier before smashing it downwardly in a massive explosion that will decimate anything unfortunate enough to be in its style!

How to get: Transposition with the soul of a demon.

4. Yhorm'south Slap-up Machete

Yhorm's is a monumental weapon – not only boasting the highest range of all greataxes, but likewise the highest potential AR of whatsoever physical weapon in the entire game!

But with such insane potential damage, you'd think in that location must be a downside, right?

Yep.

Dissimilar other greataxes, Yhorm'south stagger does not guarantee a 2-striking philharmonic!

It'southward unknown whether this is intentional or a bug, equally 2 hits from this thing is unremarkably plenty to impale an enemy, so the devs might've thought that was a flake likewise strong.

Still, the damage is immense.

And it has an A-scaling in strength, so it'south a fantastic pure weapon.

How to get: Transposition with the soul of Yhorm.

3. Blackness Knight Greataxe

The black knight greataxe has been a stiff choice since the days of DS1, but existence prepare back by its rare drop gamble.

In DS3, it has a whole host of tricks upwards its sleeve – with a great mix of flattening and launching attacks woven into its unique moveset!

The damage is still fantastic – and so it's understandable that its scaling is capped at C/D forcefulness/dex.

And the cherry on meridian is its innate heightened poise impairment and 20% damage buff confronting demonic enemies!

How to get: Dropped past black knights wielding it.

2. Dragonslayer Greataxe

The dragonslayer is like in playstyle to the demon'due south greataxe – sporting its ain smashing weapon skill.

Correct off the bat, it's a more pure strength/hybrid faith focused weapon, boasting innate lightning damage and C/D scaling in strength/faith.

Its harm is huge when calculation its 2 sources together, and lightning harm is a difficult element to resist, with most foes in PvE existence weak to it!

And its unique skill 'falling bolt' is an explosive slam of high-impairment goodness known for its capability to 1-shot an unprepared opponent!

How to become: Transposition with the soul of the dragonslayer armor.

i. Greataxe

Topping our list off is the greataxe – proving that the namesake is always a strong choice.

This buffable, infusible fan-favorite is the weapon of choice for a ton of players due to its power to fit into any build that has strength.

Despite its brusque range, it has great base damage and the 'warcry' ability, which provides a farther (sometimes fifty-fifty overkill) heave to its attack!

It goes to show that in Night Souls, versatility is the top dog, and a simple weapon that you tin can throw a buff on will almost always beat the contest!

How to become: Dropped by the undead wielding them on the high wall, or from the stray demon higher up the old wolf of Farron.