Handaxes | Baldurs Gate 3 Wiki

Handaxes in Baldur's Gate 3 are pieces of equipment that are used to inflict damage against hostile characters such as Enemies and Bosses. Handaxes are Light Simple Weapons in BG3 that can be one-handed, dealing 1-6 Damage without enchantments. Handaxes can be Thrown, dealing the same damage they would when used for a melee attack. They have a melee range of 1.5m, and they deal Slashing Damage.

Many Handaxes have unique properties, so you should read carefully what these do, and many also have Weapon Actions that can only be used if you are Proficient with Handaxes in BG3. These Weapon Actions include Lacerate.

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All Handaxes in Baldur's Gate 3

Name	Damage	Special Properties	Weapon Actions
Cleaver	1d6 Slashing	None	Lacerate
Handaxe	1d6 Slashing	None	Lacerate
Comeback Handaxe	1d6 +1 Slashing	Weapon Enchantment +1	Lacerate
Dragon's Grasp	1d6 Slashing +1d4   Slashing (Conditional)	Burned Alive: Deals an additional 2d4 Slashing to Burning targets.	Lacerate
Handaxe +1	1d6 +1 Slashing	Weapon Enchantment +1	Lacerate
Ritual Axe	1d6 Slashing	The Scourage Mistress' Bane: Change to inflict a 1d4 penalty to Attack Rolls and saving Throws on target. If the attacker still has 25% or more hit Points, they take 1d6 Piercing damage themselves.	Lacerate