Drax

The Drax is a Hardmode / pre-Hardmode  drill and axe combination which can be crafted after all mechanical bosses have been defeated. It is able to mine any block other than Lihzahrd Bricks.

The Drax is an alternative to the Pickaxe Axe. Appearances and sounds aside, these two tools are functionally identical.

On the the Drax can be found in Shadow Chests in The Underworld.

Tips

 * Due to its rapid attack speed, high damage and low knockback, it can serve as a melee weapon for low-end close-range targets.
 * Finding the Drax in a Shadow Chest will give the player a significant mining advantage, as it can mine all pre-Plantera blocks, at which point the Picksaw is needed. It makes killing mechanical bosses much easier, as the player will have access to Chlorophyte gear and Turtle armor.

Trivia

 * "Drax" is a portmanteau of the words "drill" and "axe", because it can perform the actions of both.
 * It was originally called "Hamdrax", a portmanteau of the words "hammer", "drill", and "axe", and had 85% hammer power. Its hammer ability was removed in 1.2 when hammers were given the ability to create slopes and half-blocks, which would conflict with its mining functionality. In addition, players often complained that they would accidentally remove background walls when building using the Hamdrax. Currently, no other item (with the exception of the Drill Containment Unit) combines the abilities of a hammer and a pickaxe, presumably for these very reasons.
 * The original tooltip was "Not to be confused with a hamsaw". Although the Hamsaw (presumably a portmanteau of the words "hammer" and "chainsaw") was never added to the game, the Picksaw referenced in the current tooltip was added in 1.2.
 * Although Hamsaws do not exist in Terraria, there are tools called hamaxes.
 * Unlike most drills, the Drax has a minimal amount of knockback.

History
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