A Common Two-Handed Axe, item level 16, requires level 10, binds when equipped.
On Battle Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,130 gold78 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 9 gold13 silver to 1,130 gold81 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 56c. In Classic Era it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 56c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 57c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 57c. In MoP Classic it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 57c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 16 | 10 | Common | Binds when equipped | 35s 61c |
| WoW Forever | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 56c |
| Classic Era | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 56c |
| The Burning Crusade | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 57c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 57c |
| MoP Classic | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 57c |
In the Appearances collection, Battle Axe is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 298. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Battle Axe.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Battle Axe (item level 16) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 16 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Axe (this item) | 16 | 10 | 3.2 DPS. Vendor | Not listed |
 Killmaim | 16 | 10 | 3.3 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Bronze Battle Axe | 17 | 10 | 3.5 DPS, +10 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Burning War Axe | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
| Bloodspiller | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS | Not listed |
 Obsidian Cleaver | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +8 Agility, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Hellslayer Battle Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +4 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Gigantic War Axe | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Grinning Axe | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 The Minotaur | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +10 Strength, +4 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
| Executioner's Cleaver | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +11 Strength, +7 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
Grinning Axe has the highest item level here (25).
Next item levels up from Battle Axe among Weapon > Axe: Bleakwood Hew (item level 27), Huge Thorium Battleaxe (item level 28), Colossal Great Axe (item level 28), Brain Hacker (item level 29) and Nightfall (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Battle Axe among Weapon > Axe: Edge of the Enlightened (item level 1), Lost Sunwell Splitter (item level 1), Devastating Drakonid Waraxe (item level 1), Greataxe of the Forest Tribe (item level 1) and Twilight Berserker's Cleaver (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Battle Axe uses icon file 135423, which 7 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Crude Battle Axe ID 1512 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 6Short-Handled Battle Axe ID 1812 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 10Broken Deadly Throwing Axe ID 3137 · Miscellaneous · item level 12Massive Iron Axe ID 3855 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 21Brave's Axe ID 5777 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 2Deadly Throwing Axe ID 25875 · Weapon - Thrown · item level 17Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 926 (921 to 933) were usually added in the same batch as Battle Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
A Faded Journal Page ID 921 · Quest "Although most of the text is long faded, some words can still be read."
Dacian Falx ID 922 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 16
Longsword ID 923 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 16
Maul ID 924 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 16
Flail ID 925 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 16Double Axe ID 927 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 15
Long Staff ID 928 · Weapon - Staff · item level 16
Healing Potion ID 929 · Consumable · item level 10
Fel Steed Saddlebags ID 932 · Container · item level 16
Large Rucksack ID 933 · Container · item level 16The raw ItemSparse values for item 926 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Battle Axe is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Battle Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Battle Axe
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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