A Poor One-Handed Axe Main Hand, item level 4, requires level 2, binds when equipped.
On Rusty Hatchet's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 10 gold41 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 9 gold41 silver to 12 gold.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 9 and requires level 4. In Classic Era it is item level 9 and requires level 4. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 9 and requires level 4. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 9 and requires level 4. In MoP Classic it is item level 9 and requires level 4.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 4 | 2 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 72c |
| WoW Forever | 9 | 4 | Poor | - | 72c |
| Classic Era | 9 | 4 | Poor | - | 72c |
| The Burning Crusade | 9 | 4 | Poor | - | 72c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 9 | 4 | Poor | - | 72c |
| MoP Classic | 9 | 4 | Poor | - | 72c |
In the Appearances collection, Rusty Hatchet is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 388. 14 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Rusty Hatchet uses icon file 135421, which 23 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Stone Tomahawk ID 1383 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 2Shadowhide Scalper ID 1459 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 15Unbalanced Axe ID 1816 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 11Tomahawk ID 2490 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 4Broken Weighted Throwing Axe ID 3131 · Miscellaneous · item level 4Ceremonial Tomahawk ID 3443 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 5Heavy Flint Axe ID 4019 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 25Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1416 (1411 to 1421) were usually added in the same batch as Rusty Hatchet: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Withered Staff ID 1411 · Weapon - Staff · item level 4
Crude Bastard Sword ID 1412 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 3
Feeble Sword ID 1413 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 4
Cracked Sledge ID 1414 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 4
Carpenter's Mallet ID 1415 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 4
Beaten Battle Axe ID 1417 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 4
Worn Leather Belt ID 1418 · Armor - Leather · item level 3
Worn Leather Boots ID 1419 · Armor - Leather · item level 4
Worn Leather Bracers ID 1420 · Armor - Leather · item level 4
Worn Hide Cloak ID 1421 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5The raw ItemSparse values for item 1416 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Rusty Hatchet 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 Rusty Hatchet 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 Rusty Hatchet
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
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