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Axe of the Cunning

Item Level 34
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
7 - 15 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.2 damage per second)
+3 Strength
+3 Stamina
+4 Agility
Prismatic Socket
Sell price: 70 gold22 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

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Axe of the Cunning is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Axe of the Cunning Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Axe of the Cunning is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 9620. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Axe of the Cunning Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
  • Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
  • Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
  • Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Axe of the Cunning (item level 34) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 29 to 37.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Axe of the Cunning (this item)344.2 DPS, +3 Strength, +3 Stamina, +4 Agility. QuestNot listed
Snowy Edge35304.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Decapitator's Razor36304.6 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Agility, +4 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm BlacksmithingNot listed
Colossal War Axe31254.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Obsidium Cleaver37324.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Knight's War Axe30244.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Chipped Woodchopper30254.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Axe of the Legion30254.0 DPS, +5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. World DropNot listed
Demon's Claw29244.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Ichor Slicer294.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic BlacksmithingNot listed
Serathil29234.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World DropNot listed

Obsidium Cleaver has the highest item level here (37).

Next item levels up from Axe of the Cunning among Weapon > Axe: Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58), Zem'lan Chopper (item level 58), Kelada's Elucidation (item level 60), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60) and Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Axe of the Cunning among Weapon > Axe: Heavy Mithril Axe (item level 23), Savage Axe (item level 22), Greater Scythe (item level 22), Gloom Reaper (item level 21) and Edge of Winter (item level 21).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.