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Shellsplitter Greataxe

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
8 - 17 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.8 damage per second)
+6 Stamina
+4 Strength
+5 Haste
+4 Critical Strike
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 121 gold92 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon
  • Heroic item.client data

An Epic One-Handed Axe, item level 41, requires level 35, binds when picked up. Drops from Tortos in Throne of Thunder.

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Where it comes from
DropTortos in Throne of Thunder10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 535, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 51g 61s 18c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up121g 92s 69c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up51g 61s 18c
Shellsplitter Greataxe Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Shellsplitter Greataxe is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 19981. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Shellsplitter Greataxe Comes From

Shellsplitter Greataxe Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Shellsplitter Greataxe in the loot of 1 encounter.

Tortos in Throne of Thunder

Also drops from this encounter (59 other items):

See all 60 items in the Tortos loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

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

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

Where Shellsplitter Greataxe Fits

Other Items Named Shellsplitter Greataxe

4 other items in the current build are also called Shellsplitter Greataxe. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Shellsplitter Greataxe's Icon

Shellsplitter Greataxe uses icon file 666408, which 12 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Shellsplitter Greataxe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 96430 (96425 to 96435) were usually added in the same batch as Shellsplitter Greataxe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Shellsplitter Greataxe Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 96430 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
609 gold63 silver
Vendor sell price
121 gold92 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 1073750016 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.