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# Battleaxe
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> # Battleaxe
> ![[Battleaxe.png|cover ws-med]]
> ###### Basic Information
>|<!-- -->|<!-- -->|
>|---|---|
>|Type|Martial Melee Weapon|
> |Properties|[Heft](Heft.md) (4), [Hack](Hack.md)|
> |Damage| **1d8** slashing|
> |Rarity| Common |
> |Attunement|—|
> |Value|10 gp|
> |Weight| 4 lbs|
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>
># Trick
>
>**Sweeping Swings:** Whenever you reduce a shield’s rating to 0, you also remove it’s AC bonus
>
># Mastery
>
>**Deep Bite:** While wielding this weapon, it is treated as having the [Deadly](Corvanis/Items/Armory/Definitions/Weapon%20Properties/Deadly.md) property.
>
>### Advanced Fighting Styles
>#### [Demon Fury](Corvanis/Character%20Creation/Advanced%20Fighting%20Style/Demon%20Fury.md)
>While wielding two weapons with the [Hack](Hack.md) property, you gain the following benefits.
>Whenever you deal damage to an enemy with both of your weapons, you decrease the [Armor Rating](Armor%20Rating.md) of their shield or armor by an additional 2. (This is a separate reduction). If your target is a [Fiend](Fiends.md), deal additional damage to the target equal to your character level.
>#### [Thane’s Guard](Thane’s%20Guard.md) <font size="-1">( Requirement: [Dwarf](Corvanian%20Dwarf.md) )</font>
>While wielding an axe with a shield in the other hand, you use your [Vigor (C)](Corvanis/Items/Armory/Definitions/Armor%20Properties/Vigor%20(C).md) to determine [Heft](Heft.md) instead of strength.
>When you use the [Guard Up](Guard%20Up.md) trick or mastery, you may attack an adjacent enemy as a triggered action.