The realistic medieval world built by Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is as good as it gets. Yet, there’s no reason for folktales involving the fantastic not to exist. In the Axe From The Lake sidequest, we (Henry) get to search for an axe believed to come from a magical creature. How to find it? Let us walk you through the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Axe From The Lake sidequest.

Trigger the Quest

Naturally, triggering the quest comes first in order to acquire the axe. The game requires you to finish the Laboraters main quest for this sidequest to be available. A quest marker would then appear on your map, marking the starting point of the quest.

  1. Go to the quest location in Tachov, north of Troskowitz.
  2. Head to the Tavern and find Innkeeper Prochek, the owner of the place.
  3. Talk to Innkeeper Prochek to learn about the area. He will reply that you should talk to “The Mouth” who often hangs around in the Tavern.

Find the Axe From the Story

Talk to Zdenyek ‘The Mouth’

  1. Find Zdenyek at the Tavern and speak to him.
  2. Give him an alcoholic drink to hear him tell a story.
  3. Pick any genre of story as it would be the same one.

Zdenyek will then narrate the tale of two brothers named Matthias and Kuba. Matthias was gifted a silver axe by the water goblin in the lake. Meanwhile, Kuba was drowned by the same goblin when he tried the same thing out of greed and envy. Zdenyek then reveals that Matthias buried Kuba’s body along the silver axe, and the grave is marked by a tree that grew above it.

Go to the marked location on the map

Before setting out on finding the grave, make sure that you bring a shovel as you’ll need it for digging. Henry will automatically say a line of dialogue which will let you know when you’re on the right path.

  1. Follow the path along Rocktower Pond, heading north.
  2. Keep walking until you see a large oak tree. Henry’s dialogue will activate.
  3. Climb up the hill until you encounter the big rock Zdenyek mentioned in his tale.
  4. Keep going towards the hilltop, and you will find an unmarked grave.
  5. Dig the grave with your shovel to find:
  • Broken Axe
  • Broken Round Shield
  • Gemstone Silver Ring
  • Marigold

Repair the Axe From the Tale

Go to the Blacksmith

  1. Head to the Blacksmith in Tachov.
  2. Talk to Radovan if you need some fastening material. Select the ‘Trade’ option and look for it in the menu.

If you’ve already spoken to Radovan, he should have taught you about blacksmithing. You can then use the anvil with ease. For this quest, you cannot reforge the axe by selecting ‘Repair’ from Radovan’s interaction options. You have to make it yourself. 

Forge the axe

  1. Head to the anvil and choose ‘Adorned Axe’. 
  2. Wait until the metal turns a pale orange before putting it into the anvil.
  3. Hammer both sides of the axe. It’s advised not to repeatedly hit the same spot for better quality.
  4. Keep smithing until the dialogue “This will be done in no time” appears. You can then finish and quench the axe.

After smithing it, you’ll be able to keep the Adorned Axe from the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Axe From The Lake sidequest. You can now use it in combat or to level up your Heavy Weapons skill.

Tell Zdenyek About the Axe

Return to Zdenyek 

  1. Go back to Zdenyek and speak with him.
  2. Finish the conversation and complete the quest.

Zdenyek’s dialogue will tell you that the story about the axe had just become a legend that spawned many variations. He didn’t think it was true nor that the silver axe actually exists. After that, the quest ends.

Conclusion 

The Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Axe From The Lake quest gives you a good early-game weapon to use. The axe is actually valuable in combat with its slashing and blunt damage values. If you need more money, you can also sell the axe for quite high prices, but unless you have a much better weapon, we recommend keeping it.