MoP Classic item

Black Metal Axe

Item 885 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 24
Binds when equipped
One-HandAxe
18 - 34 DamageSpeed 2.10
(12.4 damage per second)
+2 Strength
+2 Stamina
Durability 65 / 65
Requires Level 19
Sell Price: 28 silver76 copper

About Black Metal Axe

Black Metal Axe is an uncommon one-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 24, usable from level 19. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +2 Strength and +2 Stamina. It hits for 18 to 34 damage every 2.10 seconds, 12.4 damage per second. Other one-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Razor's Edge (23), Ridge Cleaver (25) and Bronze Axe (23). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 21,300 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 28 silver76 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm21,300 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market21,300 gold

Median min buyout21,300 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:12 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	21,300 gold	21,300 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

One-hand axe items near item level 24

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 24 other one-hand axe items between item level 17 and 31; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 12.4 damage per second ranks 4th of 25 one-hand axe items in this group; Headsplitter (item level 30, requires level 25) has the most, 18.9.
Attack speeds among the 25 one-hand axe items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Abomination Cleaver) to 2.90 seconds (Shadowhide Scalper); it swings every 2.10 seconds.
+2 Strength ranks 5th of 7 one-hand axe items with Strength; Razor's Edge (item level 23, requires level 18) has the most, +4.
+2 Stamina ranks 6th of 9 one-hand axe items with Stamina; Headsplitter (item level 30, requires level 25) has the most, +5.
Axe of the Enforcer has the most fixed stat points in this group, 8 against 4 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Headsplitter, Thick War Axe.
Next one-hand axe items up with Strength: Bearded Boneaxe (item level 30, requires level 25), Headsplitter (item level 30, requires level 25).
Its lowest listed price, 21,300 gold, ranks 16th of 18 listed one-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Forester's Axe at 1 silver (item level 23, requires level 18), Ridge Cleaver at 40 silver (item level 25, requires level 20), Splitting Hatchet at 4 gold (item level 31, requires level 26).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 24: one-handed mace (13): Diamond Hammer, Steelscale Crushfish, Crested Scepter; dagger (11): Blackfang, Deadly Bronze Poniard, Doomspike; one-handed sword (8): Twisted Sabre, Bluegill Kukri, Bronze Shortsword; fist weapon (1): Slicing Claw.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Guillotine Axe	21	16	6.5 (2.70s)	+3 Agility, +2 Stamina, +2 Critical Strike	161,841 gold68 silver
Bronze Axe	23	18	11.7 (2.10s)	+3 Stamina	12 gold84 silver
Flesh Carver	23	18	7.2 (2.30s)	+2 Agility, +2 Stamina	-
Forester's Axe	23	18	11.6 (2.50s)	none	1 silver
Razor's Edge	23	18	7.3 (2.40s)	+4 Strength, +2 Hit	99 gold
Black Metal Axe	24	19	12.4 (2.10s)	+2 Strength, +2 Stamina	21,300 gold
Double Axe	24	19	6.6 (2.50s)	none	-
Shadowhide Scalper	24	19	7.4 (2.90s)	+3 Strength	-
Axe of the Enforcer	25	20	7.9 (2.60s)	+5 Agility, +3 Stamina	-
Grimclaw	25	20	7.8 (2.50s)	none	1,999 gold
Ridge Cleaver	25	20	12.7 (2.20s)	none	40 silver
Marauder Axe	26	21	8.0 (2.00s)	+4 Stamina	79 gold

Across game versions

Item 885	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	24	24	15
Required level	19	19	9
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	18 - 34	18 - 34	4 - 8
Speed	2.10	2.10	2.60
Damage per second	12.4	12.4	2.3
Strength	2	2	3
Stamina	2	2	3
Sell price	23 silver	28 silver76 copper	39 silver10 copper

3D Model

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 9,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-08-31 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 524,362 gold42 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 496

US median, latest 21,300gEU median, latest 524,362g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	-	-	-	21,300 gold	21,300 gold	1
2026-09-18	-	-	-	16,998 gold99 silver	16,998 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-17	524,362 gold42 silver	524,362 gold42 silver	1	16,998 gold99 silver	16,998 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-16	524,362 gold42 silver	524,362 gold42 silver	1	16,998 gold99 silver	16,999 gold	1
2026-09-15	524,362 gold42 silver	524,362 gold42 silver	1	17,999 gold	17,999 gold	1
2026-09-14	19,999 gold98 silver	19,999 gold98 silver	1	17,999 gold	22,999 gold	1
2026-09-13	19,999 gold98 silver	19,999 gold98 silver	1	29,999 gold	29,999 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	885
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	24
Requires level	19
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	23 silver1 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)