Woodcutting
| Woodcutting (Skill) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Activity | Gathering Wood from trees |
| Tool required | Axe |
| XP per action | 25 per chop (50 with Lvl 2 Axe) |
| Max level | 30 |
| Counts to Total Level | Yes |
Woodcutting is the skill for gathering Wood by chopping trees in the Wilderness. Wood is essential for Cooking, Smithing, and purchasing chests from the Chest Vending Machine, making Woodcutting one of the most important early-game skills.
Ultra-rare chance: Every tree you chop has a **1 in 150,000 chance** to drop Pnut, a rare squirrel companion pet.
Training
Get a free Axe from the Lumberjack on the Mainland if you don't already have one, then equip it in a hotbar slot and chop trees in the Wilderness. There are no tree level requirements — the only upgrade is your axe tier.
| Tool | XP per chop | Wood per chop | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Axe (Lvl 1)
|
25 XP | 1 | Free from the Lumberjack on the Mainland |
 Lvl 2 Axe
|
50 XP | 2 | Forged at Grimjaw's Blacksmith Forge in Frostmere (Total Level 20 required) |
Rare drops
- Pnut the squirrel — 1 in 150,000 chance per tree chopped. Ultra-rare pet companion that follows you everywhere.
EXP rates
Axe: 25 XP per chop · Lvl 2 Axe: 50 XP per chop (1 chop every 5 seconds)
| Time period | Axe (Lvl 1) | Lvl 2 Axe |
|---|---|---|
| Per minute | 300 XP | 600 XP |
| Per hour | 18,000 XP | 36,000 XP |
| Per day | 432,000 XP | 864,000 XP |
See EXP Calculator for a full comparison across all skills.
Lvl 2 Axe efficiency
The Lvl 2 Axe has 7,000 total durability. Durability cost varies by tree size:
| Tree size | Durability per chop | Max chops before breaking |
|---|---|---|
| Small Tree | 8 | 875 |
| Medium/Large Tree | 12 | 583 |
Uses of Wood
| Use | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cooking fuel | Varies | Used with Raw Chicken to produce Cooked Chicken at roast pits |
| Smithing material | 1,000 per forge | Required for all Lvl 2 tool and weapon upgrades at Frostmere |
| Chest Vending Machine purchases | 500 per chest | Required for Galactic Chest, Demon Chest, and Angel Chest purchases |
| Traveling Merchant | — | Dead — no longer accepts Wood trades. See Traveling Merchant for details. |
Tips
- Bank Wood regularly during Wilderness trips — the Wilderness is a PvP zone and dying means losing your backpack contents.
- Upgrade to Lvl 2 Axe as soon as you reach Total Level 20 — it doubles both yield and XP, making every trip twice as efficient.
- Chop near rock nodes so you can switch between Woodcutting and Mining in the same trip.
- Every tree has a tiny chance (1 in 150,000) to drop Pnut the squirrel — keep chopping and maybe you'll find him!
| Skills of Kintara | |
| Gathering | Woodcutting · Mining · Fishing |
| Production | Cooking · Smithing |
| Combat | Combat |