Harbor-watch issue for chopping rope, door, or pirate. Interchangeable, really.
Weapon stats
Class
Axe
world pool: Stonewake's Cross
Base damage
10
at 1x multiplier
True speed
1.095s
listed as 0.86s
Range
6 studs
NPC sell
$220
at 1x, 100% quality
Rune slots
1
Min ores
6
Recommended
14
ores
RNG-lock
20
ores w/ lock on
Forge odds curve — Stonewake's Cross anvil
P(Axe class) P(Boarding Axe) ▏RNG-lock
Per-forge probability by crucible size N without RNG lock. The Axe class curve peaks at N=19 on the gaussian weight table; Boarding Axe takes 27.8% of the Axe variant roll at Stonewake's Cross. With RNG Lock at N≥20 the orange class line becomes a flat 100%.
Expected forges — with & without RNG lock
Ores (N)
P(Boarding Axe) no lock
Expected forges
With RNG lock
14
5.8%
~1 in 18
needs 20 ores
20
6.3%
~1 in 16
~1 in 4 locked
25
4.6%
~1 in 22
~1 in 4 locked
55
0.0%
~1 in 2,392,401
~1 in 4 locked
"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this
variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 20,
leaving only the 27.8% variant roll.
Top 3 ore recipes for Boarding Axe
Solved at the Stonewake's Cross anvil with RNG lock targeting the Axe class — BiS god-roll, clean zero-waste split, and a no-raid farmable fallback.
👑 God-Roll BiS
Poopite×6
Gearsteel×14
Total ores
20
Multiplier
2.04x
Target chance
27.8% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
20
Trait coverage: Poopite 30%OPTIMAL
Highest score: 19.9 DPS on Boarding Axe at 27.8% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.
Same-class alternatives at an identical 2.04x multiplier, quality
100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.
Frequently asked questions
How many ores do you need to RNG-lock Boarding Axe in The Forge?+
Boarding Axe is a Axe: its class roll RNG-locks at 20 ores, its recommended crucible is 14 and its absolute minimum is 6. At 20+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 4.
What is the best ore recipe for Boarding Axe?+
The solver's BiS recipe is 6× Poopite + 14× Gearsteel — 2.04x multiplier, 27.8% per forge at Stonewake's Cross. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.
How fast is Boarding Axe really?+
The tooltip lists 0.86s but the real swing is 1.095s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 1.095s figure, the same one the game engine uses.
Is Boarding Axe worth forging?+
Boarding Axe is a C-tier Axe with 10 base damage and 1 rune slot. With RNG lock it lands in ~4 forges on average — check the comparison table for where it sits inside Axe.