Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Tool |
|---|---|
| Rarity | White |
| Damage | 7 melee |
| Knockback | 4.5 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 26 (Average) |
| Axe power | 55% |
| Buy price | 80 silver |
| Sell price | 16 silver |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Axe | 8 × Gold Bar, 3 × Any Wood | Iron Anvil |
Foundry smithing and timber harvesting output
Players assemble the Gold Axe by forging 8 Gold Bar units and 3 wood blocks at an Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil. Delivering 55% axe power with useTime 26, it chops through full-grown forest trees, palm trunks, and desert cacti in fewer strikes than lower metal tiers. This makes timber gathering for base housing and wooden barricades noticeably faster.
Alternative lumber tools and reforging benefits
The Gold Axe shares identical 55% axe power with its alternate counterpart the Tungsten Axe, while trailing slightly behind the Platinum Axe. Although many builders eventually switch to the Axe of Regrowth for botanical harvesting, this axe provides dependable woodcutting during early surface development. Applying the Light prefix trims animation delay, allowing rapid felling of large woodland stands.
Trivia
- It requires 4 swings to cut down a standard forest tree, compared to 5 swings for an iron axe.
- Crafting the tool consumes 8 gold bars at any standard metal anvil.