Cleaving weapons are one of the weapon types found in MUME. Most are efficient vs. wood and have high strength requirements. Axes are especially useful for dwarves thanks to the +5 offensive bonus they receive when standing with their feet firm on the ground.

Offensive

• darkened orkish axe (DOA) - good offensive axe for evil aligned characters
• mighty dwarven axe (MDA) - good offensive axe, favoured by many cleaving warriors
• blackened dwarven axe (BDA) - good offensive axe. Especially effective against spirits, ghosts, and wraiths.
• double-headed axe - High OB, but generally less favoured than MDA.

Defensive

• battle axe - good defensive axe
• black waraxe - good defensive axe, much lighter than battle axe
• handaxe - the fastest defensive axe, but generally inferior to the ones mentioned above

Average

• brutal cleaver
• woodsman’s axe
• hatchet
• butcher’s cleaver
• wicked Durbuk-hai axe

Artefact

• the Axe of Durin

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