MoP Classic item

Hatchet

Item 853 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 16
One-HandAxe
8 - 15 DamageSpeed 2.50
(4.6 damage per second)
Durability 50 / 50
Requires Level 11
Sell Price: 6 silver2 copper

About Hatchet

Hatchet is a common one-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 16, usable from level 11. It hits for 8 to 15 damage every 2.50 seconds, 4.6 damage per second. Other one-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Dwarven Hatchet (15), Thick War Axe (17) and Brutish Riverpaw Axe (15). A vendor pays 6 silver2 copper for it.

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One-hand axe items near item level 16

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 13 other one-hand axe items between item level 11 and 21; 7 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 4.6 damage per second ranks 11th of 14 one-hand axe items in this group; Thick War Axe (item level 17, requires level 12) has the most, 8.6.
Attack speeds among the 14 one-hand axe items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Abomination Cleaver) to 2.80 seconds (Brutish Riverpaw Axe); it swings every 2.50 seconds.
Guillotine Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 7.
Next one-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Thick War Axe (item level 17, requires level 12), Deadmines Cleaver (item level 20, requires level 15), Guillotine Axe (item level 21, requires level 16), Orcish Cleaver (item level 21, requires level 16).
Cheapest listed one-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Dwarven Hatchet at 12 silver (item level 15, requires level 10), Grunt Axe at 25 silver (item level 21, requires level 16), Thick War Axe at 3 gold59 silver (item level 17, requires level 12).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 16: dagger (13): Hollowfang Blade, Talon of Vultros, Giant Tarantula Fang; one-handed mace (10): Driftwood Club, Wicked Blackjack, Gnoll Punisher; one-handed sword (5): Redridge Machete, Enamelled Broadsword, Northern Shortsword; fist weapon (2): Brass Knuckles, Left-Handed Brass Knuckles.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Rodentia Flint Axe	11	6	3.5 (2.00s)	+1 Spirit	9,999 gold62 silver
Stonesplinter Axe	13	8	4.1 (2.20s)	+1 Strength	9,999 gold99 silver
Brutish Riverpaw Axe	15	10	4.6 (2.80s)	+1 Strength	9,999 gold20 silver
Dwarven Hatchet	15	10	7.5 (2.00s)	none	12 silver
Hatchet	16	11	4.6 (2.50s)	none	-
Thick War Axe	17	12	8.6 (2.50s)	+1 Strength, +1 Stamina	3 gold59 silver
Abomination Cleaver	18	13	5.6 (1.70s)	none	22,222 gold
Cleaver	20	15	5.5 (2.20s)	none	-
Deadmines Cleaver	20	15	6.2 (2.60s)	+3 Agility, +3 Stamina	1,032 gold
Grunt Axe	21	16	6.5 (2.30s)	none	25 silver
Guillotine Axe	21	16	6.5 (2.70s)	+3 Agility, +2 Stamina, +2 Critical Strike	19,999 gold99 silver
Orcish Cleaver	21	16	6.7 (1.80s)	+1 Strength	24,999 gold99 silver

Where Hatchet Fits

Items That Share Hatchet's Icon

Hatchet uses the same icon art, which 8 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Worn Axe ID 37 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · lowest 1,321g on 1 realm
Deadmines Cleaver ID 1927 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 20 · lowest 1,032g on 3 realms
Skull Hatchet ID 2066 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 8
Hillborne Axe ID 2080 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 34 · lowest 1g on 3 realms
Broad Axe ID 2479 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 4
Wood Chopper ID 3189 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 8 · lowest 5g on 1 realm
Hefty War Axe ID 3779 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 32 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Reaver's Sickle ID 25201 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 90 · lowest 19g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Hatchet

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 853 (848 to 862) were usually added in the same batch as Hatchet: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Chainmail Pants ID 848 · Armor - Mail · item level 17
Chainmail Boots ID 849 · Armor - Mail · item level 17
Chainmail Gloves ID 850 · Armor - Mail · item level 17
Cutlass ID 851 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 15 · lowest 4g on 1 realm
Mace ID 852 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 14
Quarter Staff ID 854 · Weapon - Staff · item level 16
Blue Leather Bag ID 856 · Container · item level 15 · lowest 23s on 3 realms
Large Red Sack ID 857 · Container · item level 25 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Lesser Healing Potion ID 858 · Consumable · item level 13
Runed Ring ID 862 · Armor · item level 49 · lowest 12,985g on 1 realm

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 853	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	16	16	9
Required level	11	11	11
Damage	12 - 24	8 - 15	13 - 24
Speed	2.50	2.50	2.50
Damage per second	7.2	4.6	7.4
Sell price	4 silver81 copper	6 silver2 copper	4 silver81 copper

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 2 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 2 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms
2026-10-14	2 silver	2 silver	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 0 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	853
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	16
Requires level	11
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	4 silver81 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)