Forester's Axe

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 14 other main hand axe items between item level 17 and 30; 9 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 11.6 damage per second ranks 8th of 15 main hand axe items in this group; Bearded Boneaxe (item level 30, requires level 25) has the most, 18.9.
• Attack speeds among the 15 main hand axe items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Blurred Axe) to 2.90 seconds (Shadowhide Scalper); it swings every 2.50 seconds.
• Bearded Boneaxe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 8.
• Next main hand axe items up with fixed stats: Black Metal Axe (item level 24, requires level 19), Shadowhide Scalper (item level 24, requires level 19), Marauder Axe (item level 26, requires level 21), Blurred Axe (item level 27, requires level 22), Bearded Boneaxe (item level 30, requires level 25).
• Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 23: one-handed mace (12): Block Mallet, Bruiser Club, Shadowhide Mace; one-handed sword (6): Bluegill Kukri, Sword of the Night Sky, Bronze Shortsword; fist weapon (1): Right-Handed Claw.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Orcish Cleaver	21	16	10.6 (1.80s)	+1 Strength	-
Gouging Pick	22	17	6.7 (1.80s)	none	-
Forester's Axe	23	18	11.6 (2.50s)	none	-
Bronze Axe	23	18	10.5 (2.10s)	none	-
Flesh Carver	23	18	11.5 (2.30s)	+2 Agility, +2 Stamina	-
Guillotine Axe	23	18	15.0 (2.70s)	+3 Strength, +3 Agility	-
Black Metal Axe	24	19	12.4 (2.10s)	+2 Strength, +2 Stamina	-
Shadowhide Scalper	24	19	12.4 (2.90s)	+3 Strength	-
Ridge Cleaver	25	20	12.7 (2.20s)	none	-
Marauder Axe	26	21	13.2 (2.00s)	+4 Stamina	-
Blurred Axe	27	22	13.8 (1.70s)	+4 Agility	-
Meat Cleaver	27	22	8.3 (2.40s)	none	-