Classic Era item

Short-handled Battle Axe

Name: Short-handled Battle Axe Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 1812 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 17
Two-HandAxe
16 - 25 DamageSpeed 3.10
(6.6 damage per second)
Durability 60 / 60
Requires Level 12
Sell Price: 4 silver52 copper

About Short-handled Battle Axe

Short-handled Battle Axe is a poor two-hand axe on Classic Era at item level 17, usable from level 12. It hits for 16 to 25 damage every 3.10 seconds, 6.6 damage per second. A vendor pays 4 silver52 copper for it.

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Two-hand axe items near item level 17

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 17 other two-hand axe items between item level 12 and 23; 8 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 6.6 damage per second ranks 17th of 18 two-hand axe items in this group; Night Reaver (item level 23, requires level 18) has the most, 20.6.
Attack speeds among the 18 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.30 seconds (Lupine Axe) to 3.60 seconds (Scythe Axe); it swings every 3.10 seconds.
Prospector Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 15.
Next two-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Brashclaw's Chopper (item level 19, requires level 14), Mo'grosh Can Opener (item level 19, requires level 14), Boahn's Fang (item level 20, requires level 15), Lupine Axe (item level 20, requires level 15), Prospector Axe (item level 20, requires level 15).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 17: staff (10): Foamspittle Staff, Defias Mage Staff, Riverpaw Mystic Staff; two-handed sword (9): Brashclaw's Skewer, Mo'grosh Toothpick, Coral Claymore; two-handed mace (7): Ironwood Maul, Burrowing Shovel, Heavy Spiked Mace.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Copper Battle Axe	13	8	9.1 (3.20s)	+3 Stamina	-
Tabar	14	9	8.3 (3.20s)	none	-
Rock Chipper	15	10	9.0 (3.50s)	none	-
Twin-bladed Axe	16	11	10.7 (2.70s)	none	-
Short-handled Battle Axe	17	12	6.6 (3.10s)	none	-
Barbaric Battle Axe	18	13	11.9 (3.60s)	none	-
Brashclaw's Chopper	19	14	12.5 (3.40s)	+6 Strength	-
Mo'grosh Can Opener	19	14	12.5 (3.20s)	+6 Strength	-
Bearded Axe	20	15	11.8 (3.30s)	none	-
Boahn's Fang	20	15	17.6 (2.50s)	+9 Strength, +4 Spirit	-
Lupine Axe	20	15	13.0 (2.30s)	+6 Agility	-
Prospector Axe	20	15	17.5 (2.40s)	+7 Strength, +8 Stamina	-

Where Short-handled Battle Axe Fits

Items That Share Short-handled Battle Axe's Icon

Short-handled Battle Axe uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Crude Battle Axe ID 1512 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 12
Battle Axe ID 926 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 25
Massive Iron Axe ID 3855 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 37

Items Numbered Next to Short-handled Battle Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1812 (1807 to 1817) were usually added in the same batch as Short-handled Battle Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tough Leather Gloves ID 1807 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Tough Leather Pants ID 1808 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Tough Leather Shoulderpads ID 1809 · Armor - Leather · item level 26
Tough Leather Armor ID 1810 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Blunt Claymore ID 1811 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 17
Chipped Quarterstaff ID 1813 · Weapon - Staff · item level 18
Battered Mallet ID 1814 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 19
Ornamental Mace ID 1815 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 17
Unbalanced Axe ID 1816 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 19
Stock Shortsword ID 1817 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 19

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

Across game versions

Item 1812	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	17	17	10
Required level	12	12	12
Damage	16 - 25	8 - 12	17 - 25
Speed	3.10	3.10	3.10
Damage per second	6.6	3.2	6.8
Sell price	4 silver52 copper	5 silver66 copper	4 silver52 copper

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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	1812
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	17
Requires level	12
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	4 silver52 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)