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Shellsplitter Greataxe Drops From

Tortos - Throne of Thunder10 Player25 Player

Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.

Shellsplitter Greataxe 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.

Shellsplitter Greataxe Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Shellsplitter Greataxe is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 19978. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Shellsplitter Greataxe 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 8 items nearest to Shellsplitter Greataxe (item level 40) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 30 to 39.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Shellsplitter Greataxe (this item)	40	35	4.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +5 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Boss Drop	Not listed
Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn	39	35	4.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	Not listed
Zandalari Head-Cleaver	38	35	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Obsidium Cleaver	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed
Snowy Edge	35	30	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Bladespire Broadaxe	32	26	4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Silvermoon Crescent Axe	31	26	4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Axe of the Legion	30	25	4.0 DPS, +5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. World Drop	Not listed
Chipped Woodchopper	30	25	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed

Next item levels up from Shellsplitter Greataxe among Weapon > Axe: Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60), Plundered Black Tooth Face-Splitter (item level 60) and Deadstone Hatchet (item level 155).

Nearest lower item levels below Shellsplitter Greataxe among Weapon > Axe: Serathil (item level 29), Felstone Reaver (item level 29), Demon's Claw (item level 29), Ichor Slicer (item level 29) and Axe of the Deep Woods (item level 28).

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

Shellsplitter Greataxe