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11 The battleaxe is the second two-handed weapon in Echoes of Aincrad. Where the greatsword leans into clean cuts and reach, the battleaxe leans into raw crushing impact.
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33 The pre-launch character introductions revealed a partner who wields a two-handed axe, an easygoing veteran gamer whose intentions are kept deliberately unclear. This is the first companion shown using the battleaxe style, alongside the NPC Companions who cover the other weapon families. That partner is Agil, who joins on the second floor.
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55 Role
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77 The battleaxe rewards confident offensive play. Its windups are heavy, but its animations hit hard enough that even a single clean strike can turn a fight. Like the greatsword, it forfeits shield use.
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99 Place in the Weapon Roster
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1111 The battleaxe is the two-handed axe category in Echoes of Aincrad and one of six confirmed entries on the weapon types roster. The other five categories reveal a clear split between one-handed kits and two-handed kits: the one-handed sword, the rapier, the dagger, and the mace each fit into a single-hand slot and can share the loadout with a shield, while the greatsword and the battleaxe occupy both hands on their own.
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1313 Visual Variety Inside the Category
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1616 The battleaxe category visually covers more than just traditional battleaxe models. Two-handed hammers also appear within this family, so a weapon drop can look like a heavy maul or a large sledge while still being classified under the battleaxe type. Swing timings, scaling, and skill slots follow the two-handed axe rules no matter which of these models the equipped weapon happens to use, so the category identity is mechanical rather than purely visual.
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1818 Loadout and Shield Use
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2020 Because the battleaxe is a two-handed weapon, a battleaxe build does not use a shield. The rest of the gear slot pool is still available: the loadout is the weapon plus three armor pieces, which leans the playstyle into pure offense rather than guarded exchanges. Defense in this build leans on positioning, dodging, and parry windows from the broader combat system instead of flat damage reduction from a shield slab.
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2222 Partner Pairing
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2424 The two-handed axe is Agil's weapon. He joins as a selectable partner on the second floor after a set of side quests, which fills what had been the last major gap in the partner roster by weapon category.
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2626 Before launch this partner was introduced only by description, as an easygoing veteran gamer who was good at lightening the mood but whose true intentions were left unclear. No name was attached at the time, which is why earlier coverage listed the axe slot as confirmed but unnamed.
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2828 His Combination Skill and Support Skill suit the weapon: one deals damage that scales with how many enemies are caught in range, and the other pulls surrounding enemies onto him and then leaves his focus gauge fully charged for a while. That taunt is the most direct aggro reset any partner offers, which makes him a strong pick for crowded fights where you need a breathing window rather than more damage.
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3030 Sword Skills on a Battleaxe
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3232 Each weapon family carries roughly ten sword skills across its learnable set, and the battleaxe uses the same three-slot equip layout as every other type. Two of the equipped skills sit on the visible HUD, and the third is bound behind an action-shift hold that swaps the displayed skill while that modifier is held. Within that layout, the battleaxe leans into the heavier, longer windup animations that define the two-handed axe style.
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3434 Weapon proficiency still rises with use, so sticking with a battleaxe on a single run builds familiarity with the weapon over time. The developers have not confirmed whether crossing a proficiency threshold is the specific unlock gate that delivers the full sword-skill roster for the weapon type, so the exact unlock path should be treated as still pending further detail.
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3636 Drops, Rolls, and EX Mod Slots
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3838 Battleaxe drops feed into the same randomized-stat-roll loop that every weapon family in Echoes of Aincrad uses. Two pieces of the same model found in the world can carry different stat spreads, and rare drops have randomized aspects on top of their base stats, which means the chase is for the item itself and for a favourable roll on that item. Every weapon in the game also exposes four EX Mod Slots that can be filled with custom effects, and some drops arrive with a signature built-in mod that a player cannot replicate through normal customization.
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4040 Upgrades and the Blacksmith
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4343 Existing battleaxes can be strengthened at the in-town blacksmith. The process, shared across all weapon types and detailed on the Smithy and Gear Enhancement page, feeds unwanted weapons and Tempered Steel into the upgrade, so holding onto stray two-handed drops that roll poorly is still useful as fuel for a main weapon rather than immediate vendor fodder.
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4545 Stat Scaling and Growth Points
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4747 Battleaxe attack keys to heavy-attack stats, which is the scaling profile shared with the other two-handed weapon. The chosen stat matters directly for damage output, and large swings also drain more stamina per use, so Endurance is important alongside raw damage scaling: it supports sustaining big swings in longer fights and keeps sprint movement available between attacks. A character committed to the two-handed axe role benefits from investing level-up Growth Points into Endurance growth alongside the damage-scaling stat rather than spreading thinly across every track.
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4949 Growth Points are assigned at each level-up and shape the build over time, but they are not locked in forever. A battleaxe player who later pivots to a different weapon type can reset the current Growth Points allocation by paying Col, which makes it reasonable to experiment with a two-handed axe kit without fearing a dead-end build. Partner support from special skills and focused management of stamina both slot cleanly on top of a battleaxe build once the core stat line is set.
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5151 At a Glance
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5353 DetailValueCategoryTwo-handed axeHand useBoth hands (no shield)Gear slots filled1 weapon + 3 armor piecesVisual models in categoryBattleaxes and two-handed hammersPartner signature wielderNot yet revealedSword skills per weaponRoughly 10Equipped sword skills at once3 (2 on HUD, 1 via action-shift)EX Mod Slots per weapon4Upgrade materialUnwanted weapons plus Tempered SteelKey supporting statEndurance (stamina and sprint)Growth Points reset costCol