The Zombie axe should be renamed
I really like where the Zombie axe fits into the game, particularly for irons. The quest + smithing requirements mean it's locked behind a fair bit of progression, but it's very strong and feels like a valuable unlock.
But it's let down by the name. I understand that many weapons in OSRS have simple, descriptive names (abyssal whip, dragon scimitar, etc). But "zombie axe" feels like something a teenager thought up, and doesn't reflect the significance of the upgrade. This has been discussed before, and I even stumbled across a comment on here pre-release assuming that it's a placeholder name, which feels spot on.
My suggestion? Just call it the "Zamorakian axe". You get the keep the common "Zaxe" abbrevation, we already have a weapon that uses this naming convention, and it fits with the quest lore: the leader of the zombies, Zemouregal, is a Zamorakian Mahjarrat.
You could just change a single line of dialogue in the quest from:
Sharathteerk: But all the work...
To something like:
Sharathteerk: But all the work... giving the zombies weapons from our ancient armory...
Or whatever. Unpolled integrity change, ship it.
Cons: I didn't bother to put this in yellow text on black background.
Posted Jun 11, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC