Merciless Axe

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 22 and 40; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 21.1 damage per second ranks 13th 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 2.40 seconds (Shiny War Axe) to 3.80 seconds (Heavy Ogre War Axe); it swings every 3.20 seconds.
• +12 Strength ranks 1st of 9 two-hand axe items with Strength, the most in this group.
• Obsidian Cleaver has the most fixed stat points in this group, 30 against 12 here.
• Same stat line (Strength): Black Metal War Axe, Blackrock Champion's Axe.
• Next two-hand axe items up with Strength: Massive Iron Axe (item level 37, requires level 32), Obsidian Cleaver (item level 40, requires level 35), Shadow Crescent Axe (item level 40, requires level 35).
• Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: two-handed sword (6): Darksteel Bastard Sword, Black Metal Greatsword, Combatant Claymore; staff (3): Gnarled Ash Staff, Bloodscalp Channeling Staff, Magician Staff; two-handed mace (2): Solid Iron Maul, Slaghammer; fishing pole (1): Big Iron Fishing Pole.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bronze Battle Axe	27	22	16.9 (2.90s)	none	-
Heavy Ogre War Axe	27	22	18.3 (3.80s)	+7 Strength, +5 Stamina	-
Barbarian War Axe	28	23	19.0 (3.10s)	none	-
Black Metal War Axe	28	23	19.0 (2.90s)	+10 Strength	-
Supercharger Battle Axe	28	23	23.0 (2.80s)	none	-
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	-