Annihilator

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 8 other main hand axe items between item level 45 and 65; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 41.5 damage per second ranks 2nd of 9 main hand axe items in this group; Dark Iron Destroyer (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, 42.7.
• Attack speeds among the 9 main hand axe items in this group run from 1.90 seconds (Curve-bladed Ripper) to 2.70 seconds (Ribsplitter); it swings every 1.70 seconds.
• Dark Iron Destroyer has the most fixed stat points in this group, 16.
• Next main hand axe items up with fixed stats: Dark Iron Destroyer (item level 65, requires level 60).
• Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 4 item levels of 63: one-handed sword (7): Elemental Attuned Blade, Sageblade, Dark Iron Reaver; one-handed mace (5): Mass of McGowan, Bludstone Hammer, Baron Charr's Sceptre; dagger (1): Dark Whisper Blade.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Curve-bladed Ripper	45	40	30.3 (1.90s)	+8 Strength, +5 Stamina	-
Francisca	46	41	25.9 (2.30s)	none	-
Heavy Flint Axe	48	43	17.2 (2.30s)	none	-
Winter's Bite	48	43	32.1 (2.10s)	none	-
Ribsplitter	53	48	35.2 (2.70s)	none	-
Jagged Axe	56	51	20.0 (1.90s)	none	-
Axe of the Deep Woods	57	52	41.5 (2.70s)	none	-
Annihilator	63	58	41.5 (1.70s)	none	-
Dark Iron Destroyer	65	60	42.7 (2.40s)	+10 Strength, +6 Fire Resistance	-