MoP Classic item

Grinning Axe

Item 1639 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 49
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
34 - 51 DamageSpeed 2.80
(15.2 damage per second)
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 44
Sell Price: 3 gold55 silver

About Grinning Axe

Grinning Axe is an uncommon two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 49, usable from level 44. It binds when equipped. It hits for 34 to 51 damage every 2.80 seconds, 15.2 damage per second. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Kang the Decapitator (49), Splintering Battle Axe (49) and Executioner's Cleaver (48). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 3 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 3 gold55 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm3 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)10 gold

Median min buyout7 gold

Realms with listings4EU 3, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	4 gold	4 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	10 gold	10 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
LakeshireEU · Legacy	79 gold68 silver	79 gold68 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	3 gold	3 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

Two-hand axe items near item level 49

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other two-hand axe items between item level 34 and 63; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 15.2 damage per second ranks 16th of 30 two-hand axe items in this group; Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, 46.5.
Attack speeds among the 30 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.10 seconds (Brain Hacker) to 3.90 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 2.80 seconds.
Arcanite Reaper has the most fixed stat points in this group, 75.
Next two-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49), Huge Thorium Battleaxe (item level 56, requires level 51), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe (item level 56, requires level 51), Arcanite Reaper (item level 63, requires level 58).
Its lowest listed price, 3 gold, ranks 1st of 23 listed two-hand axe items in this group and is the cheapest of them.
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Splintering Battle Axe at 5 gold (item level 49, requires level 44), Colossal Great Axe at 10 gold (item level 56, requires level 51), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe at 27 gold28 silver (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 49: two-handed sword (7): Warmonger, Blade of the Titans, Beheading Blade; staff (6): Tanglewood Staff, Warden Staff, Witch Doctor's Cane; two-handed mace (6): Blanchard's Stout, Royal Mallet, Conk Hammer; polearm (4): Stoneraven, Bonechewer, Eyegouger.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Great Axe	44	39	12.2 (3.60s)	none	22 gold22 silver
Headchopper	44	39	13.6 (2.90s)	+9 Strength, +14 Critical Strike	-
Lumbering Ogre Axe	44	39	33.7 (3.90s)	+15 Strength, +7 Stamina	29,999 gold
Darkmoon Executioner	45	40	39.7 (3.50s)	+52 Attack Power	199 gold98 silver
Manslayer	45	40	13.9 (3.20s)	+20 Agility, +13 Stamina	10,642 gold18 silver
Gigantic War Axe	46	41	14.2 (3.20s)	none	7 gold
Executioner's Cleaver	48	43	14.9 (3.80s)	+23 Strength, +10 Hit	111 gold16 silver
Grinning Axe	49	44	15.2 (2.80s)	none	3 gold
Kang the Decapitator	49	44	15.1 (3.60s)	none	799 gold
Splintering Battle Axe	49	44	9.1 (3.30s)	none	5 gold
The Minotaur	49	44	15.1 (3.50s)	+21 Strength, +9 Stamina, +9 Hit	-
Bleakwood Hew	54	49	46.5 (2.70s)	+11 Strength, +5 Stamina	-

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Strength and Stamina.

Item 1639	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	49	49	25
Required level	44	44	19
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	85 - 128	34 - 51	12 - 24
Speed	2.80	2.80	3.60
Damage per second	38.0	15.2	5.0
Strength	-	-	7
Stamina	-	-	10
Sell price	2 gold84 silver	3 gold55 silver	61 gold31 silver

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: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 1 goldPyrewood Village (EU), 2026-09-16 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,379

US median, latest 3gEU median, latest 10g
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	4 gold	10 gold	4	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-09-18	4 gold	50 gold	4	3 gold	27 gold	2
2026-09-17	11 gold	52 gold	4	4 gold44 silver	27 gold	2
2026-09-16	1 gold	50 gold	4	4 gold44 silver	24 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-15	1 gold	50 gold	3	4 gold44 silver	4 gold44 silver	2
2026-09-14	9 gold	50 gold	3	4 gold44 silver	4 gold44 silver	1
2026-09-13	25 gold	29 gold99 silver	3	14 gold	14 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 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	1639
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	49
Requires level	44
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold84 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)