Hand Axe

Hand Axe
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Civilization	All civilizations
Age	Archaic Age
Research
Researched at	Storehouse Ox Cart Lumber Camp Economic Guild Silo Storage Pit
Required for	Bow Saw
Food	120
Gold	50
Research time	30
Effect
Villager: Wood gather rate +10% Carry capacity +5

Hand Axe is a common technology in Age of Mythology. It increases the worker units' wood gather rate and carry capacity. Bow Saw is the further upgrade of this technology.

Effects

• +10% wood gather rate for workers.
• +5 wood carry capacity for non-Atlantean workers.

Further statistics

God bonuses

• Isis: -10% cost.
• Freyr: Hand Axe costs 60 food, 25 gold but takes 75 seconds to research.
• Gaia: -35% cost.

Changelog

Age of Mythology

• It increases Laborer wood gather rate by a total of +11% rather than +10%.

Retold

• Compared to its effects on other worker units, it has no separate effect on Laborer gather rates.

History

“	The invention of first stone and then metal axes was an important technology breakthrough because it speeded the felling of trees and the gathering of wood, a critical building and fuel resource. The metal axe was much superior to stone, which was more fragile. The metal axe could be resharpened, while the stone one had to be continually replaced.	”
—In-game help section