Axe

This article is about the weapon type. You may be looking for Axe (Famicom), the most basic weapon of the type in the NES games.

"Club" redirects here. For the weapon in Shadows of Valentia, see Club (Terror).

Axes in the Fire Emblem series

The Axe (Japanese: 斧 Axe) is one of the primary weapon types in the Fire Emblem series. A physical weapon type, axes typically possess the greatest raw power of physical weapons, yet are considerably heavier, and have lesser accuracy; in this respect, axes are similar to dark magic. Along with swords and lances, axes are part of the weapon triangle; in accordance with it, they possess an advantage over lances, but are weak to swords. In Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, axes are only available to enemy units, while in other titles they are used by both playable and enemy units.

In Fire Emblem Fates, their Hoshidan counterpart is called the club (Japanese: 金棒 kanabō). They are almost exactly the same as axes and share a weapon level, differentiated by the effect of that, on average, they have higher hit and critical rates but lower might.

Axes in the Fire Emblem series by type

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Basic axes

Weapon	Available in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Axe	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	--
Bronze Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Iron Axe	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	--
Steel Axe	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	--
Silver Axe	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	--
Brass Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Iron Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Steel Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Silver Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Training Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Compact Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Poleaxes and greataxes

Poleaxes (Japanese: 戦斧 Battle Axe) are a variation on the standard iron, steel and silver axes. Characterised as larger and heavier axes, they possess greater power than their axe counterparts at the expense of greater weight and lower hit. They are an axe counterpart to the "blade" swords and "greatlance" lances, appearing only in Radiant Dawn.

They are not to be confused with the anti-cavalry Poleax appearing in other games of the series.

Greataxes are the Engage equivalent of the poleaxes.

Weapon	Available in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Iron Poleax	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Steel Poleax	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Silver Poleax	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Iron Greataxe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
Steel Greataxe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
Silver Greataxe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
Hurricane Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	Deals magic-based damage.
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Effective axes

A number of axes deal bonus damage to enemies.

Weapon	Available in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Mace	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	Effective against armored units.
Hammer	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	Effective against armored units.
Axe of Zoltan	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	Effective against armored units.
Poleax	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	Effective against mounted units.
Dragon Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	Effective against dragon units.
Swordslayer	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	Effective against myrmidon and mercenary units. Also reverses the weapon triangle.
Fiendcleaver	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	Effective against monster units.
Laguz Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	Effective against laguz units.
Volant Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	Effective against flying units. Ranged axe.
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Ranged axes

These axes deal damage to enemies at 1–2 range.

Weapon	Available in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Hand Axe	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	--
Tomahawk	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	2 range only in Fates.
Hatchet	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Short Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Bolt Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	Deals thunder-based damage in Path of Radiance, magic-based axe damage in Awakening onward.
Iron Star Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Enemy-only
Steel Star Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Enemy-only
Silver Star Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Enemy-only
Iron Mace	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Enemy-only
Steel Mace	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Enemy-only
Silver Mace	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Enemy-only
Throwing Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Battering Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	2 range only.
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Character's axes

New Mystery of the Emblem, Awakening, and Fates contain a number of themed axes named for individual characters, but are not locked specifically to them. In New Mystery of the Emblem, they sell for 0 gold; in Awakening, they sell for ¼ of the buy value instead of ½.

Weapon	Available in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Bordcord Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Barst's Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Legion's Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Orsin's Hatchet	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	Ranged weapon.
Titania's Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	Grants the Patience skill when equipped.
Hector's Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Camilla's Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	Female units only.
Arthur's Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Male units only.
Beruka's Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Rinkah's Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Ryoma's Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Fuga's Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Regalia and personal axes

Weapon	Available in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Helswath	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	Lombard and Brian only in Genealogy of the Holy War.
Vouge	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	Osian only. Ranged axe.
Armads	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	Hector only in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
Wolf Beil	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	Hector only.
Garm	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Urvan	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	Unused in Path of Radiance.
Tarvos	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	Nolan only. Appears only in non-Japanese versions.
Wolf Berg	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	Walhart only.
Aurgelmir	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Among playable classes, only Berserkers may acquire requisite weapon level.
Bölverk	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Garon only. 1–3 range.
Axe of Ukonvasara	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Aymr	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	--
Crusher	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Freikugel	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Fragarach	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
Ukonvasara	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Miscellaneous axes

Weapon	Available in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Devil Axe	✓	✗	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	Unused in Path of Radiance.
Broken Axe	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Brave Axe	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	Brave weapon.
Killer Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	--
Venin Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	May inflict poison status on enemy.
Battle Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Master Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	Brave weapon.
Swordreaver	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	Reverses weapon triangle and doubles its effects.
Emblem Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Basilikos	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Practice Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Hauteclere	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Frying Pan	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Immortal Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Hit Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Glass Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Quick Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	Brave weapon.
Vengeance	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	Grants Vengeance when equipped.
Ladle	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Imposing Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Superior Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	Grants Axebreaker when equipped.
Bone Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Raider Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Berserker's Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Venge Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Pike-Ruin Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Dual Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	Reverses the weapon triangle.
Great Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Carp Streamer	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Hoe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Adamant Club	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Splitting Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	--
Rusted Axe	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	--
Nóatún	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
Lollichop	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
Revanche	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Classes capable of using axes

There are 49 different classes which, at some point in the series, have been able to wield axes.

Class	Wields axes in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Lord	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	Hector only in The Blazing Blade.
Great Lord	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	Hector only in The Blazing Blade.
Fighter	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	--
Pirate	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Brigand	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	--
Barbarian	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Master Knight	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Warrior	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	--
Axe Knight	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
Great Knight	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	--
Armored Axe	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
General	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	--
Baron	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Emperor	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Mercenary	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Berserker	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	--
Hero	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	Choice between lances or axes upon promotion in Engage.
Paladin	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	In Path of Radiance, only those promoted from Axe Knights or those who choose axes as their second weapon can wield axes. The pre-promoted Paladin Titania wields axes by default.
Journeyman	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Phantom	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Tarvos	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Maelduin	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Cyclops	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Wyvern Lord	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	--
King Daein	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Reaver	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Lance General	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Axe General	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Marshall	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Axe Paladin	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Gold Knight	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Wyvern Rider	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	--
Dragonlord	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Vanguard	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Griffon Rider	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
War Monk	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
War Cleric	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Dread Fighter	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Conqueror	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	--
Master of Arms	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Oni Savage	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Oni Chieftain	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Blacksmith	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Malig Knight	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Nohrian King	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Empty Vessel	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	--
Titan	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	--
Deimos	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	--
Commoner	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Noble	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Armored Knight	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Brawler	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Fortress Knight	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
War Master	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Armored Lord	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	--
Successeur	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	Diamant only.
Bow Knight	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	Choice between swords, lances, or axes upon promotion in Engage.
Wolf Knight	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	Choice between swords, lances, or axes upon promotion in Engage.
Mage Knight	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	Choice between swords, lances, or axes upon promotion in Engage.
Axe Flier	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
Griffin Knight	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	--
Fell Child	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	Rafal and Nil.
A ✓ means that the class wields axes in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Trivia

• No axe has appeared in every game in the series; this makes the axe the only one of the four weapon types that have appeared in every game in the series with this distinction.
• Among the class concept art for Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light is an unused class that is depicted wielding clubs.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Axe	--
Japanese	斧	Axe
Spanish	Hacha	Axe
French	Hache	Axe
German	Axt	Axe
Italian	Ascia	Axe
Dutch	Bijl	Axe
Portuguese (Brazil)	Machado	Axe
Korean	도끼	Axe
Simplified Chinese	斧	Axe
Traditional Chinese	斧	Axe

Club

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Club	--
Japanese	金棒	A kanabō is a spiked club used in feudal Japan.
Spanish	Porra	Club
French	Batte	Bat
German	Keule	Club
Italian	Clava	Club
Korean	곤봉	Club