Classic Era item

Black Metal War Axe

Name: Black Metal War Axe Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 2015 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 28
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
44 - 66 DamageSpeed 2.90
(19.0 damage per second)
+10 Strength
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 23
Sell Price: 44 silver43 copper

About Black Metal War Axe

Black Metal War Axe is an uncommon two-hand axe on Classic Era at item level 28, usable from level 23. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength. It hits for 44 to 66 damage every 2.90 seconds, 19.0 damage per second. A vendor pays 44 silver43 copper for it.

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Two-hand axe items near item level 28

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 27 other two-hand axe items between item level 20 and 35; 10 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 19.0 damage per second ranks 11th of 28 two-hand axe items in this group; Burning War Axe (item level 33, requires level 28) has the most, 27.7.
Attack speeds among the 28 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.30 seconds (Lupine Axe) to 3.80 seconds (Heavy Ogre War Axe); it swings every 2.90 seconds.
+10 Strength ranks 2nd of 8 two-hand axe items with Strength; Merciless Axe (item level 31, requires level 26) has the most, +12.
Prospector Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 15 against 10 here.
Same stat line (Strength): Merciless Axe, Blackrock Champion's Axe.
Next two-hand axe items up with Strength: Merciless Axe (item level 31, requires level 26).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 28: two-handed sword (12): Pysan's Old Greatsword, Black Metal Greatsword, Deanship Claymore; staff (6): Ogremage Staff, Cryptbone Staff, Oaken War Staff; two-handed mace (5): Dense Triangle Mace, Kazon's Maul, Slaghammer; fishing pole (1): Big Iron Fishing Pole; polearm (1): Bloodpike.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Battle Axe	25	20	15.3 (3.80s)	none	-
Slayer's Battle Axe	25	20	16.9 (2.90s)	+6 Strength, +5 Agility	-
Killmaim	26	21	21.7 (3.20s)	none	-
Bronze Battle Axe	27	22	16.9 (2.90s)	none	-
Heavy Ogre War Axe	27	22	18.3 (3.80s)	+7 Strength, +5 Stamina	-
Stone War Axe	27	22	10.8 (2.60s)	none	-
Black Metal War Axe	28	23	19.0 (2.90s)	+10 Strength	-
Barbarian War Axe	28	23	19.0 (3.10s)	none	-
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	-

Where Black Metal War Axe Fits

Items That Share Black Metal War Axe's Icon

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

Frostmane Hand Axe ID 2260 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 9
Headchopper ID 1680 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 44
Bronze Axe ID 2849 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 23
Flurry Axe ID 871 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 47
Barbarian War Axe ID 3201 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28
Brutal War Axe ID 3210 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 30
Shadow Crescent Axe ID 3856 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 40
Boahn's Fang ID 5423 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20

Items Numbered Next to Black Metal War Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2015 (1997 to 2021) were usually added in the same batch as Black Metal War Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Pressed Felt Robe ID 1997 · Armor - Cloth · item level 34
Bloodscalp Channeling Staff ID 1998 · Weapon - Staff · item level 33
Twisted Sabre ID 2011 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 26
Cryptbone Staff ID 2013 · Weapon - Staff · item level 26
Black Metal Greatsword ID 2014 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 29
Dusty Chain Armor ID 2016 · Armor - Mail · item level 26
Glowing Leather Bracers ID 2017 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
Skeletal Longsword ID 2018 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 27
Hollowfang Blade ID 2020 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 18
Green Carapace Shield ID 2021 · Armor - Shield · item level 21

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

Across game versions

Item 2015	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	28	28	18
Required level	23	23	23
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	44 - 66	20 - 31	44 - 66
Speed	2.90	2.90	2.90
Damage per second	19.0	8.8	19.0
Strength	10	10	-
Sell price	44 silver43 copper	55 silver54 copper	44 silver43 copper

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	2015
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	28
Requires level	23
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	44 silver43 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)