A Poor Two-Handed Axe, item level 17, requires level 10, binds when equipped.
On Stone War Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 634 gold48 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 53 gold29 silver to 638 gold23 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 16s 9c. In Classic Era it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 16s 9c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 16s 9c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 16s 9c. In MoP Classic it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 16s 9c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 17 | 10 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 34s 49c |
| WoW Forever | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 16s 9c |
| Classic Era | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 16s 9c |
| The Burning Crusade | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 16s 9c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 16s 9c |
| MoP Classic | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 16s 9c |
In the Appearances collection, Stone War Axe is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 555. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Stone War Axe.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Stone War Axe (item level 17) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 16 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone War Axe (this item) | 17 | 10 | 2.1 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Bronze Battle Axe | 17 | 10 | 3.5 DPS, +10 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Battle Axe | 16 | 10 | 3.2 DPS. Vendor | Not listed |
 Killmaim | 16 | 10 | 3.3 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Burning War Axe | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
| Bloodspiller | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS | 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 |
 Gigantic War Axe | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Grinning Axe | 25 | 19 | 5.0 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 |
Grinning Axe has the highest item level here (25).
Next item levels up from Stone War Axe among Weapon > Axe: Huge Thorium Battleaxe (item level 28), Colossal Great Axe (item level 28), Brain Hacker (item level 29), Nightfall (item level 29) and Arcanite Reaper (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Stone War Axe among Weapon > Axe: Copper Battle Axe (item level 6), Edge of the Enlightened (item level 1), Lost Sunwell Splitter (item level 1), Devastating Drakonid Waraxe (item level 1) and Greataxe of the Forest Tribe (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Stone War Axe uses icon file 132414, which 8 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Orcish Cleaver ID 4949 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 13Weighted Throwing Axe ID 29007 · Weapon - Thrown · item level 4Mag'hari Battleaxe ID 30752 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 29 "Countless more Mag'har have fallen than remain"Greataxe of the Hinterlands ID 59305 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20Greataxe of Stonard ID 64629 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 27Goresoaked Headreaper ID 82824 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 39Goresoaked Headreaper ID 88344 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 23Goresoaked Headreaper ID 144203 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 39Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1828 (1823 to 1835) were usually added in the same batch as Stone War Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Bludgeoning Cudgel ID 1823 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 14
Shiny War Axe ID 1824 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 14
Bulky Bludgeon ID 1825 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 18Rock Maul ID 1826 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 17
Meat Cleaver ID 1827 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 17
Short Cutlass ID 1829 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 18
Long Bastard Sword ID 1830 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 18
Oaken War Staff ID 1831 · Weapon - Staff · item level 18
Lucky Trousers ID 1832 · Armor - Cloth · item level 10
Dirty Leather Belt ID 1835 · Armor - Leather · item level 2The raw ItemSparse values for item 1828 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Stone War 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 Stone War Axe 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 Stone War Axe
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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