This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
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.
Well Balanced Axe 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.
In the Appearances collection, Well Balanced Axe is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 2552. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
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 Well Balanced Axe (item level 24) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 21 to 28.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well Balanced Axe (this item) | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +5 Stamina, +3 Agility or Strength, +4 Versatility, +3 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Curve-Bladed Ripper | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Stamina, +5 Strength. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ebonclaw Reaver | 24 | 18 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Flurry Axe | 25 | 18 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Heavy Mithril Axe | 23 | 16 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility or Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Greater Scythe | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Axe of Rin'ji | 27 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +6 Stamina, +3 Agility. World Drop | Not listed |
| Moon Cleaver | 27 | 20 | 4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Gloom Reaper | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Edge of Winter | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Dawn's Edge | 28 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +11 Critical Strike, +5 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
Dawn's Edge has the highest item level here (28).
Next item levels up from Well Balanced Axe among Weapon > Axe: Snowy Edge (item level 35), Obsidium Cleaver (item level 37), Zandalari Head-Cleaver (item level 38), Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn (item level 39) and Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58).
Nearest lower item levels below Well Balanced Axe among Weapon > Axe: Dornogal Guard's Splitter (item level 1), Coreway Pickaxe (item level 1), Forest Berserker's Hatchet (item level 1), Twilight Gut Ripper (item level 1) and Phaseblade Headsplitter (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Well Balanced 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 Well Balanced 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 Well Balanced Axe
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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