Splitting Hatchet

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 13 other one-hand axe items between item level 23 and 39; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 16.1 damage per second ranks 10th of 14 one-hand axe items in this group; Sickle Axe (item level 39, requires level 34) has the most, 26.5.
• Attack speeds among the 14 one-hand axe items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Vibroblade) to 2.90 seconds (Stalvan's Reaper); it swings every 1.80 seconds.
• Sickle Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 14.
• Next one-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Shovelphlange's Mining Axe (item level 38, requires level 33), Sickle Axe (item level 39, requires level 34).
• Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: dagger (6): Vendetta, Broad Bladed Knife, Claw of the Shadowmancer; one-handed mace (1): Leaden Mace.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Double Axe	24	19	11.0 (2.50s)	none	-
Grimclaw	25	20	16.0 (2.00s)	none	-
Axe of the Enforcer	27	22	17.1 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +3 Stamina	-
Callous Axe	29	24	15.0 (2.80s)	none	-
Headsplitter	30	25	18.9 (2.30s)	+3 Strength, +5 Stamina	-
Vibroblade	30	25	19.1 (1.60s)	none	-
Splitting Hatchet	31	26	16.1 (1.80s)	none	-
Hacking Cleaver	33	28	17.1 (1.90s)	none	-
Hillborne Axe	34	29	17.7 (2.20s)	none	-
Gloom Reaper	37	32	19.6 (2.70s)	none	-
Stalvan's Reaper	37	32	24.8 (2.90s)	none	-
Shovelphlange's Mining Axe	38	33	25.7 (2.80s)	+6 Strength	-