# Hew
*Weapon ([battleaxe](3-Mechanics/CLI/items/battleaxe-xphb.md))*
- **Damage**:
- One-handed: 1d8 slashing
- Two-handed: 1d10 slashing
- **Properties**: [Versatile](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/item-properties.md#Versatile)
- **Weight**: 4.0 lbs.
This +1 battleaxe deals maximum damage when the wielder hits a plant creature or an object made of wood. The axe's creator was a dwarf smith who feuded with the dryads of a forest where he cut firewood. Whoever carries the axe feels uneasy whenever he or she travels through a forest.
*Source: Lost Mine of Phandelver p. 33*