Executioner's Greataxe

Executioner's Greataxe

Attack	150 Physical
Critical	115
Scaling	Str C, Dex E
Requires	Str 34, Dex 8
Effect
Guard	74% physical, 48 guard boost
Type	Greataxe
Attack Type	Standard
Skill	War Cry
FP Cost	16
Weight	15
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	200

Executioner's Greataxe is a Greataxe in Elden Ring. It is a mid-game find.

The Executioner's Greataxe is a bulky cleaver welded to a long haft, said to have been used to dispatch the remnants of defeated armies, felling them like timber, which is perhaps why it excels at critical hits. It is a rare drop from the skeletons that wield it, and the graveyard west of the Church of Irith in Liurnia of the Lakes is an easy place to farm one. It weighs 15 and carries a critical value of 115, and its swings deal heavy poise damage. It scales with Strength at C, needs 34 Strength, and reaches A Strength scaling when Heavy infused at full upgrade, or B in both Strength and Dexterity with Quality. Its default War Cry raises attack power and turns strong attacks into charging attacks, and it suits a pure Strength build that hunts for stance breaks and critical hits.

Stats

Executioner's Greataxe pairs a 115 critical rating, the only greataxe above 100, with the class's best guard boost at 48 and very high stance damage, which makes it the riposte and poise-breaking greataxe. It deals 150 physical with C Strength scaling and comes with War Cry, but its Strength demand and 15.0 weight are both class highs.

How to Get Executioner's Greataxe Guide

Axe-wielding skeleton enemies have a 4% chance to drop this item.

Where to find Executioner's Greataxe Location?

Executioner's Greataxe map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Upgrades

Reinforcing it uses ordinary Smithing Stones, up to +25. It also accepts greases.

Level	Material	Amount	Attack	Scaling
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	x2	158 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	x4	167 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	x6	176 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	x2	184 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	x4	193 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	x6	202 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	x2	210 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	x4	219 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	x6	228 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	x2	237 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	x4	245 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	x6	254 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	x2	263 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	x4	271 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	x6	280 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	x2	289 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	x4	297 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	x6	306 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	x2	315 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	x4	324 Physical	Str C, Dex E
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	x6	332 Physical	Str B, Dex E
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	x2	341 Physical	Str B, Dex E
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	x4	350 Physical	Str B, Dex E
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	x6	358 Physical	Str B, Dex E
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	x1	367 Physical	Str B, Dex E

Skill

War Cry costs 16 FP. The wielder lets out a war cry that grants a 40 second weapon buff raising physical attack power. While it lasts, strong attacks become heavier overhead slams and upward slashes, and charged strong attacks rush forward into the blow. The Roar Medallion boosts these altered attacks, and as a weapon buff it replaces greases and armament-buffing spells. It is the weapon's default Ash of War, so another can take its place.

"Give a war cry to rally the spirit and increase attack power. While active, strong attacks change to charging attacks."

Critical Damage

Its critical rating is 115, above the 100 most of its class carries, so backstabs and ripostes land noticeably harder. Nothing else in its class has a higher one.

Suggested Build

A heavy Strength greataxe that stacks poise damage to break stance and then lands boosted critical hits.

Stats	Strength to 60, then 80, Vigor 50 to 60, Endurance 40 or more for its weight, Mind 10
Affinity	Heavy for A Strength scaling, or Quality for B Strength and B Dexterity.
Ash of War	Cragblade, which raises its power and poise damage further; War Cry is its default.
Talismans	Axe Talisman, Claw Talisman, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman

Notes

"Bulky cleaver welded to a long shaft. Said to have been used to dispatch the remnants of defeated enemies, felling them like timber. Perhaps that is the reason it excels at critical hits."

All Greataxes

The table below lists all Greataxes in Elden Ring.

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Fai.	Arc.	Sell Price	Skill
Axe of Godrick	142 50	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 35	11	D 34	D 22	0	0	100	I Command Thee, Kneel!
Bonny Butchering Knife	134 58.0	0 31.0	0 31.0	0 31.0	0 31.0	100 37	8.5	C 16	D 20	0	0	0	Hone Blade
Butchering Knife	134 58	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 37	8.5	E 16	C 20	0	0	200	Barbaric Roar
Crescent Moon Axe	146 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	12.5	D 25	D 15	0	0	100	War Cry
Death Knight's Longhaft Axe	113 61.0	0 32.0	0 32.0	73 46.0	0 32.0	100 43	11.5	D 23	E 10	D 18	0	0	Blinkbolt: Long-hafted Axe
Executioner's Greataxe	150 74	0 40	0 40	0 40	0 40	115 48	15	C 34	E 8	0	0	200	War Cry
Gargoyle's Black Axe	100 49	0 27	0 27	0 27	120 54	100 37	8.5	D 24	E 8	D 22	0	200	War Cry
Gargoyle's Great Axe	123 58	0 31	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 37	8.5	C 24	E 8	0	0	200	War Cry
Great Omenkiller Cleaver	142 63	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 45	100 42	11	D 23	D 12	0	0	200	Wild Strikes
Greataxe	151 69	0 37	0 37	0 37	0 37	100 45	13	D 30	D 8	0	0	100	Barbaric Roar
Longhaft Axe	146 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	12.5	D 24	D 8	0	0	100	War Cry
Putrescence Cleaver	141 66.0	42 44.0	0 38.0	0 38.0	0 38.0	100 46	13.5	D 28	E 10	0	D 15	0	Spinning Guillotine
Rusted Anchor	147 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	12.5	C 26	E 9	0	0	200	Barbaric Roar
Winged Greathorn	130 50	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 35	11	D 30	D 20	0	0	100	Soul Stifler