Crystal hatchet

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For this item's augmented variant, see augmented crystal hatchet.

Crystal hatchet
Release	10 November 2014 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	No
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Destroy	You cannot reclaim the crystal hatchet. You will need to give Lady Ithell in Prifddinas a dragon hatchet and 4,000 harmonic dust to sing a new one.
Actions
Backpack	Wield, Add to tool belt, Destroy
Values
Value	0 coins
Alchemy	Not alchemisable
On death	Reclaimable Reclaim: −1 Sacrifice: −1
Weight	1.36 kg
Examine
A dragon hatchet encased in crystal.
Advanced data
Item ID	32645
Links	MRID • recipe
Calcval parsed	437874
Calcval smw	{{GEP|Dragon hatchet}}
FAQ • doc

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The crystal hatchet is the most powerful hatchet available. Level 70 Attack is required to wield it, and 71 Woodcutting to chop with it, although 75 Woodcutting is indirectly needed to complete Plague's End and thus to have access to Prifddinas to create the hatchet. It chops roughly 15% faster than the dragon hatchet.

It can be obtained by trading in a dragon hatchet, from either the inventory or the tool belt, and 4,000 harmonic dust to Lady Ithell, in the Ithell Clan district of Prifddinas.

The crystal hatchet can be added to the tool belt, and does not degrade like other crystal items. It features an improved woodcutting speed compared to a dragon hatchet and players using it have twice the chance to gain Shattered Heart and golden Shattered Heart rocks. Players may convert their crystal hatchet back to a dragon hatchet by speaking to Lady Ithell; however, they will not be given back the harmonic dust previously used to upgrade the tool.

Players who wish to augment a crystal hatchet already on their tool belt may speak with Doc, who will remove it from the tool belt. He will only perform this service once.

Combat stats

Requirements
70 , 71
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
70
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		428.8		-
Accuracy		1486		-
Style		Slash
Range		1
Speed		Fast (3.0s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0.0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0.0		0.0		0.0
FAQ • docs

Special attack

The dragon hatchet's special attack, Clobber

The crystal hatchet has a special attack, Clobber (identical to the dragon hatchet special attack), which requires 100% adrenaline. The attack hits for up to a maximum of 70% ability damage, with its lowest possible hit being 1 damage. The special attack applies a debuff (even if it misses) that raises the affinity of the target by 3 for one minute, while lowering their defence and magic level by 10%.

Creation

Crystal hatchet

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-	-	?		-
Requirements
Plague's End
Must be performed at Lady Ithell
Members only
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Dragon hatchet	1	437,874	437,874
	Harmonic dust	4,000	N/A	-

Disassembly

Crystal hatchet
Disassembly category	Hatchets
Disassembly XP	21.3
Item quantity required	1
Material count	8
Base junk chance	?  21.9% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 21.9% 1 34 21.7 2 49 21.3 3 64 20.9 4 69 20.4 5 78 20.0 6 83 19.3 7 91 18.9 8 95 18.2 9 105 17.6
Special materials
1 × Crystal parts	85/115
OR
1 × Seren components	15/115
OR
1 × Faceted components	15/115
Common materials
Head parts	35/100
Blade parts	30/100
Connector parts	30/100
Rare materials
Sharp components	3/100
Strong components	2/100

Development history

The version of the axe intended for release with The Eyes of Glouphrie.

The crystal axe (as hatchets were called at the time) was originally intended to release in 2006 as a reward from the The Eyes of Glouphrie quest. For unknown reasons, it was cut before release, leaving the crystal saw to be the reward instead. Despite this, its models and sound effects remained unused in the game files for a time, before eventually being deleted. The exact mechanics of how this version of the axe was intended to function are unknown, although the name of one of the sound effects associated with it indicates it would use charges like other crystal equipment.

A crystal hatchet would finally see a release in 2014 alongside the second batch of Prifddinas.

• "eyeglo_crystal_axe", a sound effect intended for using the axe.

• "eyeglo_crystal_axe_crush", a sound effect intended for using the axe's crush attack style in combat.

• "eyeglo_crystal_axe_slash", a sound effect intended for using the axe's slash attack style in combat.

• "eyeglo_crystal_axe_recharge", a sound effect intended for either the axe running out of charges, or recharging it at the singing bowl.

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• patch 10 May 2021 (Update):
  • Crystal and Dragon Axe special attacks now deal the expected amount of damage.

• patch 17 February 2020 (Update):
  • Hatchets now correctly give four components per bar used in the making of them when disassembled.

patch 5 August 2019 (Update):

• • Fixed an issue with this item clipping outside of the worn inventory slot.

• patch 8 December 2014 (Update):
  • This item will now protect on death correctly.

• patch 24 November 2014 (Update):
  • Crystal hatchets and pickaxes now appear in the player's gravestone if lost on death.
  • Players can now use a crystal hatchet to chop down teak trees in Etceteria.

• update 10 November 2014 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Given a rate of 600 dust per hour at the harps, obtaining the crystal hatchet is worth it if you would spend 51 hours or more chopping trees normally. It is also worth considering that in earning the 4,000 harmonic dust, players earn between 320,000 and 384,000 experience in Crafting.