Classic Era item

Midnight Axe

Name: Midnight Axe Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 12250 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 34
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
49 - 75 DamageSpeed 2.70
(23.0 damage per second)
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 29
Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 30 Shadow damage.
Sell Price: 80 silver68 copper

About Midnight Axe

Midnight Axe is an uncommon two-hand axe on Classic Era at item level 34, usable from level 29. It binds when equipped. It hits for 49 to 75 damage every 2.70 seconds, 23.0 damage per second. A vendor pays 80 silver68 copper for it.

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Two-hand axe items near item level 34

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other two-hand axe items between item level 24 and 44; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 23.0 damage per second ranks 14th of 30 two-hand axe items in this group; Fiery War Axe (item level 40, requires level 35) has the most, 40.3.
Attack speeds among the 30 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Shadow Crescent Axe) to 4.00 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 2.70 seconds.
Obsidian Cleaver has the most fixed stat points in this group, 30.
Next two-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Massive Iron Axe (item level 37, requires level 32), Manslayer (item level 39, requires level 34), Obsidian Cleaver (item level 40, requires level 35), Shadow Crescent Axe (item level 40, requires level 35), Headchopper (item level 44, requires level 39).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 34: two-handed mace (9): Goblin Power Shovel, Golden Iron Destroyer, Viscous Hammer; two-handed sword (7): Combatant Claymore, Moonsteel Broadsword, Broad Claymore; polearm (3): Headhunting Spear, Heavy Spear, Poison-tipped Bone Spear; staff (3): Acrobatic Staff, Bloodscalp Channeling Staff, Battle Staff.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Black Metal War Axe	28	23	19.0 (2.90s)	+10 Strength	-
Tunnel Pick	29	24	19.8 (3.10s)	+7 Agility, +7 Stamina	-
Brutal War Axe	30	25	20.3 (3.60s)	none	-
Merciless Axe	31	26	21.1 (3.20s)	+12 Strength	-
Bloodspiller	32	27	26.7 (2.70s)	none	-
Hefty War Axe	32	27	13.0 (2.80s)	none	-
Burning War Axe	33	28	27.7 (3.30s)	none	-
Midnight Axe	34	29	23.0 (2.70s)	none	-
Bullova	35	30	22.4 (3.80s)	none	-
Massive Iron Axe	37	32	25.6 (3.50s)	+11 Strength, +7 Stamina	-
Manslayer	39	34	34.5 (3.20s)	+8 Stamina	-
Obsidian Cleaver	40	35	35.6 (3.30s)	+6 Strength, +5 Agility, +19 Stamina	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Corpsemaker.

More Midnight items

Midnight Mace item level 38

Where Midnight Axe Fits

Items That Share Midnight Axe's Icon

Midnight Axe uses the same icon art, which 12 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Merciless Axe ID 12249 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 31
Gigantic War Axe ID 15270 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 46
Razor Axe ID 15272 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 59
Boahn's Fang ID 5423 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20
Shadow Crescent Axe ID 3856 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 40
Brutal War Axe ID 3210 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 30
Barbarian War Axe ID 3201 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28
Bronze Axe ID 2849 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 23

Items Numbered Next to Midnight Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12250 (12239 to 12255) were usually added in the same batch as Midnight Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Recipe: Dragonbreath Chili ID 12239 · Recipe · item level 40
Recipe: Heavy Kodo Stew ID 12240 · Recipe · item level 40
Broad Bladed Knife ID 12247 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 32
Daring Dirk ID 12248 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 34
Merciless Axe ID 12249 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 31
Big Stick ID 12251 · Weapon - Staff · item level 37
Staff of Protection ID 12252 · Weapon - Staff · item level 39
Brilliant Red Cloak ID 12253 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41
Well Oiled Cloak ID 12254 · Armor - Cloth · item level 44
Pale Leggings ID 12255 · Armor - Cloth · item level 46

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

Across game versions

Item 12250	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	34	34	20
Required level	29	29	29
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	49 - 75	49 - 75	50 - 75
Speed	2.70	2.70	2.70
Damage per second	23.0	23.0	23.1
Effects	Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 30 Shadow damage.	Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 30 Shadow damage.	-
Sell price	80 silver68 copper	1 gold	80 silver68 copper

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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	12250
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	34
Requires level	29
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	80 silver68 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)