Retired from public service. The edge remembers; so does the crowd.
Weapon stats
Class
Great Axe
world pool: Forgotten Kingdom
Base damage
18
at 1x multiplier
True speed
1.415s
listed as 1.11s
Range
8 studs
NPC sell
$660
at 1x, 100% quality
Rune slots
2
Min ores
13
Recommended
34
ores
RNG-lock
40
ores w/ lock on
Forge odds curve — Forgotten Kingdom anvil
P(Great Axe class) P(Headsman's Great Axe) ▏RNG-lock
Per-forge probability by crucible size N without RNG lock. The Great Axe class curve peaks at N=37 on the gaussian weight table; Headsman's Great Axe takes 26.3% of the Great Axe variant roll at Forgotten Kingdom. With RNG Lock at N≥40 the orange class line becomes a flat 100%.
Expected forges — with & without RNG lock
Ores (N)
P(Headsman's Great Axe) no lock
Expected forges
With RNG lock
34
6.7%
~1 in 15
needs 40 ores
40
7.7%
~1 in 14
~1 in 4 locked
45
6.2%
~1 in 17
~1 in 4 locked
55
1.8%
~1 in 57
~1 in 4 locked
"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this
variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 40,
leaving only the 26.3% variant roll.
Top 3 ore recipes for Headsman's Great Axe
Solved at the Forgotten Kingdom anvil with RNG lock targeting the Great Axe class — BiS god-roll, clean zero-waste split, and a no-raid farmable fallback.
👑 God-Roll BiS
Mythril×12
Relicium×28
Total ores
40
Multiplier
5.39x
Target chance
26.3% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
78
Trait coverage: Mythril 30%OPTIMAL
Highest score: 78.2 DPS on Headsman's Great Axe at 26.3% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.
Same-class alternatives at an identical 5.39x multiplier, quality
100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.
Frequently asked questions
How many ores do you need to RNG-lock Headsman's Great Axe in The Forge?+
Headsman's Great Axe is a Great Axe: its class roll RNG-locks at 40 ores, its recommended crucible is 34 and its absolute minimum is 13. At 40+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 4.
What is the best ore recipe for Headsman's Great Axe?+
The solver's BiS recipe is 12× Mythril + 28× Relicium — 5.39x multiplier, 26.3% per forge at Forgotten Kingdom. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.
How fast is Headsman's Great Axe really?+
The tooltip lists 1.11s but the real swing is 1.415s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 1.415s figure, the same one the game engine uses.
Is Headsman's Great Axe worth forging?+
Headsman's Great Axe is a A-tier Great Axe with 18 base damage and 2 rune slots. With RNG lock it lands in ~4 forges on average — check the comparison table for where it sits inside Great Axe.