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Woodsman's Hatchet

⚔️ Axe C Stonewake's Cross

Equal parts tool and argument-ender. Smells of pine and poor decisions.

Weapon stats

Class
Axe
world pool: Stonewake's Cross
Base damage
9
at 1x multiplier
True speed
1.08s
listed as 0.85s
Range
6 studs
NPC sell
$160
at 1x, 100% quality
Rune slots
1
Min ores
6
Recommended
15
ores
RNG-lock
20
ores w/ lock on

Forge odds curve — Stonewake's Cross anvil

P(Axe class) P(Woodsman's Hatchet) ▏RNG-lock
0% 6% 13% 19% 25% 3 10 20 30 40 50 55 ores (N) N=20
Per-forge probability by crucible size N without RNG lock. The Axe class curve peaks at N=19 on the gaussian weight table; Woodsman's Hatchet takes 27.8% of the Axe variant roll at Stonewake's Cross. With RNG Lock at N≥20 the orange class line becomes a flat 100%.

Expected forges — with & without RNG lock

Ores (N) P(Woodsman's Hatchet) no lock Expected forges With RNG lock
15 6.1% ~1 in 17 needs 20 ores
20 6.3% ~1 in 16 ~1 in 4 locked
25 4.6% ~1 in 22 ~1 in 4 locked
55 0.0% ~1 in 2,392,401 ~1 in 4 locked

"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 20, leaving only the 27.8% variant roll.

Top 3 ore recipes for Woodsman's Hatchet

Solved at the Stonewake's Cross anvil with RNG lock targeting the Axe class — BiS god-roll, clean zero-waste split, and a no-raid farmable fallback.

👑 God-Roll BiS

  • Poopite×6
  • Gearsteel×14
Total ores
20
Multiplier
2.04x
Target chance
27.8% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
18

Trait coverage: Poopite 30% OPTIMAL

Highest score: 18.1 DPS on Woodsman's Hatchet at 27.8% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.

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⚖️ Zero-Waste Sweet Spot

  • Poopite×9
  • Gearsteel×21
Total ores
30
Multiplier
2.04x
Target chance
27.8% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
18

Trait coverage: Poopite 30% OPTIMAL

30 ores divides cleanly by 30% — every trait ore sits at exactly the sweet spot with zero rounding waste.

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💰 No-Raid Farmable

  • Poopite×7
  • Gearsteel×16
Total ores
23
Multiplier
2.03x
Target chance
27.8% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
18

Trait coverage: Poopite 30% OPTIMAL

Built entirely from mined and crafted ores — no Tower of Hell drops or event items required.

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Each recipe loads straight into the crucible with ores, RNG lock and target pre-set. Odds are per forge at the recipe's anvil world.

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Best runes for Woodsman's Hatchet

Rune Effect Why it fits
Blast Chip 20–40% Explosion still the best expected-value proc at mid speeds — at 1.08s true speed.

True DPS inside Axe — at 2.04x / quality 100

Weapon Base dmg True speed Damage True DPS
Sunpike Axe 23 1.185s 47 40
Crimson Handaxe 20 1.17s 41 35
Wargreaver 18 1.155s 37 32
Rimefrost Axe 16 1.14s 33 29
Tombsplitter 14 1.125s 29 25
Bogcleaver 13 1.11s 27 24
Boarding Axe 10 1.095s 20 19
Woodsman's Hatchet ← 9 1.08s 18 17

Same-class alternatives at an identical 2.04x multiplier, quality 100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.

Frequently asked questions

How many ores do you need to RNG-lock Woodsman's Hatchet in The Forge? +

Woodsman's Hatchet is a Axe: its class roll RNG-locks at 20 ores, its recommended crucible is 15 and its absolute minimum is 6. At 20+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 4.

What is the best ore recipe for Woodsman's Hatchet? +

The solver's BiS recipe is 6× Poopite + 14× Gearsteel — 2.04x multiplier, 27.8% per forge at Stonewake's Cross. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.

How fast is Woodsman's Hatchet really? +

The tooltip lists 0.85s but the real swing is 1.08s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 1.08s figure, the same one the game engine uses.

Is Woodsman's Hatchet worth forging? +

Woodsman's Hatchet is a C-tier Axe with 9 base damage and 1 rune slot. With RNG lock it lands in ~4 forges on average — check the comparison table for where it sits inside Axe.