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Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King Drops From

The Lich King - Icecrown Citadel10 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.

Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King 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.

Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 12749. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King 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 10 items nearest to Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King (item level 35) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 28 to 39.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King (this item)	35	30	4.4 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +3 Parry, +4 Dodge. Boss Drop	Not listed
Obsidium Cleaver	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed
Bladespire Broadaxe	32	26	4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World 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
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
Serathil	29	23	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop	Not listed
Felstone Reaver	29	23	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Demon's Claw	29	24	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Ichor Slicer	29		4.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Corpse Harvester	28	21	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed

Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn has the highest item level here (39).

Next item levels up from Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King among Weapon > Axe: Zem'lan Chopper (item level 58), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60), Deadstone Hatchet (item level 155) and Darkreach Hacker (item level 155).

Nearest lower item levels below Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King among Weapon > Axe: Curve-Bladed Ripper (item level 24), Ebonclaw Reaver (item level 24), Heavy Mithril Axe (item level 23), Savage Axe (item level 22) and Greater Scythe (item level 22).

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

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
Appearances in the beta client: 1 recorded look

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

Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King