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Great Axe
Item Level 24Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
11 - 23 DamageSpeed 3.60
(4.7 damage per second)
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 17 gold52 silver
Current price
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The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
This is a GREAT axe
Slightly inferior to the Greater Axe, and far worse than the Greatest Axe.
If this Axe is sooo great, why is it a Vendor Item?
- Listings are down 51% from their 7 day average (1 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 91% of recorded snapshots.live market
Great Axe Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Not currently listedWe track this item - no active Auction House listings in the latest scan. Prices appear here as soon as one is posted (scans run every 15 minutes).
On Great Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 427 gold67 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 427 gold67 silver to 427 gold68 silver, a tight band around its average.
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Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Great Axe is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 881.
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 Great Axe (item level 24) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 22 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Axe (this item) | 24 | 17 | 4.7 DPS. Vendor | Not listed |
 Gigantic War Axe | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Monstrous War Axe | 23 | 16 | 4.7 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 |
 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 |
 Fiery War Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 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 |
| Death Striker | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Death Striker has the highest item level here (29).
Next item levels up from Great Axe 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 Great Axe 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.
Great Axe in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Great 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 Great Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Great Axe in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Great Axe 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.
- What level is Great Axe in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Great Axe is Common quality, item level 44 and requires level 39.
- What does Great Axe sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 12s for one Great Axe in Classic Era.
- What slot is Great Axe in WoW Classic?
- Great Axe is a Two-Hand Axe in Classic Era.
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 Great Axe
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.