Classic Era item

The Minotaur

Name: The Minotaur Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 9481 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 49
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
109 - 164 DamageSpeed 3.20
(42.7 damage per second)
+8 Strength
+24 Stamina
+5 Spirit
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 44
Sell Price: 3 gold40 silver

About The Minotaur

The Minotaur is a rare two-hand axe on Classic Era at item level 49, usable from level 44. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +8 Strength, +24 Stamina and +5 Spirit. It hits for 109 to 164 damage every 3.20 seconds, 42.7 damage per second. A vendor pays 3 gold40 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; 10 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 42.7 damage per second ranks 11th 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 3.20 seconds.
+8 Strength ranks 8th of 9 two-hand axe items with Strength; Executioner's Cleaver (item level 48, requires level 43) has the most, +23.
+24 Stamina ranks 1st of 9 two-hand axe items with Stamina, the most in this group.
+5 Spirit: no other two-hand axe item in this group carries Spirit.
Lord Alexander's Battle Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 49 against 37 here.
Next two-hand axe items up with Strength: Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe (item level 56, requires level 51).
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	-
The Minotaur	49	44	42.7 (3.20s)	+8 Strength, +24 Stamina, +5 Spirit	-
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	-
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 The Minotaur Fits

Items That Share The Minotaur's Icon

The Minotaur uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Blue Glittering Axe ID 7942 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 44
Prospector Axe ID 12975 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20
Greater Scythe ID 15234 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 40
Bearded Axe ID 2025 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20

Items Numbered Next to The Minotaur

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9481 (9444 to 9486) were usually added in the same batch as The Minotaur: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Techbot CPU Shell ID 9444 · Armor - Shield · item level 26
Bubbling Water ID 9451 · Consumable · item level 25
Digmaster 5000 ID 9465 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 45
Eyegouger ID 9480 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 48
Witch Doctor's Cane ID 9482 · Weapon - Staff · item level 47
Flaming Incinerator ID 9483 · Weapon - Wand · item level 49
Spellshock Leggings ID 9484 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50
Vibroblade ID 9485 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 30
Supercharger Battle Axe ID 9486 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28

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

Across game versions

MoP Classic drops Spirit and adds Hit.

Item 9481	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	109 - 164	42 - 64	109 - 164
Speed	3.20	3.50	3.20
Damage per second	42.7	15.1	42.7
Strength	8	21	-
Stamina	24	9	-
Spirit	5	-	-
Hit	-	9	-
Sell price	3 gold40 silver	4 gold25 silver	3 gold40 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	9481
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	3 gold40 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)