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Bleakwood Hew
Item Level 27Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
12 - 25 DamageSpeed 3.60
(5.1 damage per second)
+5 Strength
+2 Stamina
Requires Level 21
Sell price: 15 silver
Current price
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If this is implemented in game, it could be useful. If this was added before burning crusade, I could see a lot of guilds having someone keeping the de-buff up on the boss.
But in TBC, the amount of bosses with resistances are pretty low.
- Listings are up 71% from their 7 day average (4 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 55% of recorded snapshots.live market
Bleakwood Hew Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
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On Bleakwood Hew's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 24,984 gold84 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 11,554 gold72 silver to 27,042 gold98 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
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Crafted By
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Bleakwood Hew takes 30 Thorium Bar, 6 Living Essence, 6 Wildvine, 6 Large Opal, 2 Dense Grinding Stone and 8 Rugged Leather.
Appearance
Appearance ID: 3626.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
- Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
- Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
- Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Bleakwood Hew (item level 27) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 25 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleakwood Hew (this item) | 27 | 21 | 5.1 DPS, +5 Strength, +2 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Huge Thorium Battleaxe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +20 Haste, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Colossal Great Axe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Arcanite Reaper | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +5 Stamina, +7 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 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 |
 Death Striker | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Nightfall | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Stone Reaper | 29 | 26 | 3.2 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Fel-Touched Axe | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Mok'Nathal Battleaxe | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Fel-Touched Axe has the highest item level here (30).
Next item levels up from Bleakwood Hew among Weapon > Axe: Spiritblade Decimator (item level 38), Auchenai Broadaxe (item level 41), Steelforged Greataxe (item level 44), Zocali Waraxe (item level 58) and Zem'lan Cleaver (item level 58).
Nearest lower item levels below Bleakwood Hew among Weapon > Axe: Killmaim (item level 16), Barbaric Battle Axe (item level 11), Copper Battle Axe (item level 6), Edge of the Enlightened (item level 1) and Lost Sunwell Splitter (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Bleakwood Hew in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Bleakwood Hew 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 Bleakwood Hew next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Bleakwood Hew in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Bleakwood Hew is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- Where do you get Bleakwood Hew in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Bleakwood Hew is created by Bleakwood Hew.
- What level is Bleakwood Hew in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Bleakwood Hew is Rare quality, item level 54 and requires level 49.
- What does Bleakwood Hew sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 4g 61s for one Bleakwood Hew in Classic Era.
- What slot is Bleakwood Hew in WoW Classic?
- Bleakwood Hew is a Two-Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
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 Bleakwood Hew
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.