MoP Classic item

Headchopper

Item 1680 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 44
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
31 - 48 DamageSpeed 2.90
(13.6 damage per second)
+9 Strength
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 39
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 14.
Sell Price: 2 gold27 silver

About Headchopper

Headchopper is an uncommon two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 44, usable from level 39. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +9 Strength, with Critical Strike (14) as a secondary stat. It hits for 31 to 48 damage every 2.90 seconds, 13.6 damage per second. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Lumbering Ogre Axe (44), Darkmoon Executioner (45) and Manslayer (45). A vendor pays 2 gold27 silver for it.

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Two-hand axe items near item level 44

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other two-hand axe items between item level 31 and 57; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 13.6 damage per second ranks 18th of 29 two-hand axe items in this group; Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, 46.5.
Attack speeds among the 29 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Shadow Crescent Axe) to 3.90 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 2.90 seconds.
+9 Strength ranks 9th of 9 two-hand axe items with Strength; Executioner's Cleaver (item level 48, requires level 43) has the most, +23.
+14 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 2 two-hand axe items with Critical Strike, the most in this group.
Darkmoon Executioner has the most fixed stat points in this group, 52 against 23 here.
Next two-hand axe items up with Strength: Executioner's Cleaver (item level 48, requires level 43), The Minotaur (item level 49, requires level 44), Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe (item level 56, requires level 51).
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Splintering Battle Axe at 1 gold50 silver (item level 49, requires level 44), Gigantic War Axe at 3 gold99 silver (item level 46, requires level 41), Grinning Axe at 4 gold50 silver (item level 49, requires level 44).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 44: two-handed sword (11): Chromatic Sword, Sword of the Magistrate, Boneslasher; staff (7): Tanglewood Staff, Darkmoon Magestaff, Spellforce Rod; two-handed mace (3): Thornstone Sledgehammer, Greater Maul, War Maul; polearm (1): Khoo's Point.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Fiery War Axe	40	35	12.2 (2.90s)	none	1,358 gold30 silver
Hellslayer Battle Axe	40	35	35.5 (2.90s)	+8 Stamina	399 gold
Obsidian Cleaver	40	35	12.3 (3.30s)	+15 Agility, +10 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike	3,866 gold
Shadow Crescent Axe	40	35	29.0 (2.50s)	+11 Strength, +10 Stamina	844 gold6 silver
Monstrous War Axe	42	37	13.0 (3.70s)	none	12 gold
Headchopper	44	39	13.6 (2.90s)	+9 Strength, +14 Critical Strike	-
Great Axe	44	39	12.2 (3.60s)	none	-
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	99 gold99 silver
Manslayer	45	40	13.9 (3.20s)	+20 Agility, +13 Stamina	4,644 gold38 silver
Gigantic War Axe	46	41	14.2 (3.20s)	none	3 gold99 silver
Executioner's Cleaver	48	43	14.9 (3.80s)	+23 Strength, +10 Hit	39 gold35 silver

Where Headchopper Fits

Items That Share Headchopper's Icon

Headchopper uses the same icon art, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Black Metal War Axe ID 2015 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Frostmane Hand Axe ID 2260 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 9 · lowest 4,999g on 1 realm
Flurry Axe ID 871 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 47 · lowest 1,000g on 3 realms
Bronze Axe ID 2849 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 23 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Barbarian War Axe ID 3201 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28 · lowest 60s on 3 realms
Brutal War Axe ID 3210 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 30 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Shadow Crescent Axe ID 3856 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 40 · lowest 844g on 3 realms
Boahn's Fang ID 5423 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 21 · lowest 395g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Headchopper

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1680 (1659 to 1710) were usually added in the same batch as Headchopper: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Engineering Gloves ID 1659 · Armor - Cloth · item level 40 · lowest 529,106g on 1 realm
Spellforce Rod ID 1664 · Weapon - Staff · item level 41
Drake-Scale Vest ID 1677 · Armor - Mail · item level 46
Black Ogre Kickers ID 1678 · Armor - Mail · item level 37 · lowest 95g on 3 realms
Korg Bat ID 1679 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 36
Troll-Hide Bag ID 1685 · Container · item level 45 · lowest 9g on 2 realms
Lesser Moonstone ID 1705 · Gem · item level 30
Stormwind Brie ID 1707 · Consumable · item level 25
Sweet Nectar ID 1708 · Consumable · item level 25
Greater Healing Potion ID 1710 · Consumable · item level 31

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Critical Strike.

Item 1680	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	44	44	24
Required level	39	39	39
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	78 - 117	31 - 48	78 - 117
Speed	2.90	2.90	2.90
Damage per second	33.6	13.6	33.6
Strength	9	9	-
Critical Strike	-	14	-
Effects	Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.	-	-
Sell price	1 gold82 silver	2 gold27 silver	1 gold82 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-25 19:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 468,750 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-31 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 468,750 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 6

EU median, latest 468,750g
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
2026-10-31	468,750 gold	468,750 gold	1
2026-10-30	468,750 gold	468,750 gold	1
2026-10-25	468,750 gold	468,750 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 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	1680
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	44
Requires level	39
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold82 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)