Classic Era item

Grinning Axe

Name: Grinning Axe Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 1639 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 49
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
85 - 128 DamageSpeed 2.80
(38.0 damage per second)
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 44
Sell Price: 2 gold84 silver

About Grinning Axe

Grinning Axe is an uncommon two-hand axe on Classic Era at item level 49, usable from level 44. It binds when equipped. It hits for 85 to 128 damage every 2.80 seconds, 38.0 damage per second. A vendor pays 2 gold84 silver for it.

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Two-hand axe items near item level 49

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other two-hand axe items between item level 34 and 63; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 38.0 damage per second ranks 15th of 29 two-hand axe items in this group; Brain Hacker (item level 60, requires level 55) has the most, 56.7.
Attack speeds among the 29 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.10 seconds (Brain Hacker) to 4.00 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 2.80 seconds.
Lord Alexander's Battle Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 49.
Next two-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe (item level 56, requires level 51), Arcanite Reaper (item level 63, requires level 58).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 49: two-handed mace (8): Blanchard's Stout, Conk Hammer, Crushing Maul; two-handed sword (8): Blade of the Titans, Warmonger, Tusker Sword; staff (7): Warden Staff, Witch Doctor's Cane, Tanglewood Staff; polearm (4): Bonechewer, Eyegouger, Stoneraven.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Great Axe	44	39	31.2 (3.60s)	none	-
Headchopper	44	39	33.6 (2.90s)	+9 Strength	-
Lumbering Ogre Axe	44	39	33.7 (3.90s)	+15 Strength, +7 Stamina	-
Pendulum of Doom	44	39	38.9 (4.00s)	none	-
Gigantic War Axe	46	41	35.6 (3.20s)	none	-
Executioner's Cleaver	48	43	41.8 (3.80s)	+23 Strength	-
Grinning Axe	49	44	38.0 (2.80s)	none	-
Kang the Decapitator	49	44	47.4 (3.60s)	none	-
Splintering Battle Axe	49	44	22.9 (3.30s)	none	-
The Minotaur	49	44	42.7 (3.20s)	+8 Strength, +24 Stamina, +5 Spirit	-
Bleakwood Hew	54	49	46.5 (2.70s)	+11 Strength, +5 Stamina	-
Lord Alexander's Battle Axe	56	51	48.1 (3.20s)	+16 Strength, +17 Agility, +16 Stamina	-

Where Grinning Axe Fits

Items That Share Grinning Axe's Icon

Grinning Axe uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Dwarven Hatchet ID 2073 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 15
Tabar ID 1196 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 14
Manslayer ID 10570 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 39

Items Numbered Next to Grinning Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1639 (1607 to 1664) were usually added in the same batch as Grinning Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Soulkeeper ID 1607 · Weapon - Staff · item level 54
Skullcrusher Mace ID 1608 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 47
Spiritchaser Staff ID 1613 · Weapon - Staff · item level 44
Skullsplitter Helm ID 1624 · Armor - Mail · item level 43
Exquisite Flamberge ID 1625 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 41
Monstrous War Axe ID 1640 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 42
Moonberry Juice ID 1645 · Consumable · item level 45
Sturdy Lunchbox ID 1652 · Container · item level 35
Engineering Gloves ID 1659 · Armor - Cloth · item level 40
Spellforce Rod ID 1664 · Weapon - Staff · item level 41

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 1639	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	49	49	25
Required level	44	44	44
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	85 - 128	34 - 51	85 - 128
Speed	2.80	2.80	2.80
Damage per second	38.0	15.2	38.0
Sell price	2 gold84 silver	3 gold55 silver	2 gold84 silver

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Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest Classic Era scan: EU 0 of 26, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's Classic Era Game Data API (static data 1.15.9.68185). Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for Classic Era, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	1639
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	49
Requires level	44
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold84 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)