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MoP Classic item

Kobold Excavation Pick

Item 778 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 7
  • Main HandAxe
  • 3 - 7 DamageSpeed 2.40
  • (2.1 damage per second)
  • Durability 30 / 30
  • Requires Level 2
  • "Also serves as a mining pick."
  • Sell Price: 69 copper

About Kobold Excavation Pick

Kobold Excavation Pick is a common main hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 7, usable from level 2. It hits for 3 to 7 damage every 2.40 seconds, 2.1 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Gouging Pick. Other main hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Lumberjack Axe (9), Rusty Hatchet (9) and Frostmane Hand Axe (9). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 10,000 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 69 copper for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm10,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market10,000 gold
Median min buyout10,000 gold
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 20:15 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active10,000 gold10,000 gold112026-11-03 20:15 UTC
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Main hand axe items near item level 7

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 8 other main hand axe items between item level 1 and 9; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 2.1 damage per second ranks 5th of 9 main hand axe items in this group; Copper Axe (item level 9, requires level 4) has the most, 2.6.
  • Attack speeds among the 9 main hand axe items in this group run from 1.90 seconds (Copper Axe) to 2.60 seconds (Lumberjack Axe); it swings every 2.40 seconds.
  • Its lowest listed price, 10,000 gold, ranks 4th of 4 listed main hand axe items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed main hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Rusty Hatchet at 1 silver (item level 9, requires level 4), Lumberjack Axe at 10 silver (item level 9, requires level 4), Frostmane Hand Axe at 4,999 gold (item level 9, requires level 4).
  • Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 7: one-handed mace (7): Flanged Mace, Kobold Mining Mallet, Frostmane Club; one-handed sword (5): Keen Machete, Copper Shortsword, Frostmane Shortsword.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Worn Axe1-0.5 (2.00s)none-
Deadman Cleaver3-0.9 (2.20s)none-
Trogg Hand Axe4-1.0 (2.00s)none-
Kobold Excavation Pick722.1 (2.40s)none10,000 gold
Skull Hatchet832.2 (2.00s)none-
Copper Axe942.6 (1.90s)none-
Frostmane Hand Axe942.5 (2.00s)none4,999 gold
Lumberjack Axe942.5 (2.60s)none10 silver
Rusty Hatchet941.7 (2.10s)none1 silver
Appearance

Same appearance record (45773)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Miner's Revenge, Cold Iron Pick, Brann's Trusty Pick.

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Where Kobold Excavation Pick Fits

Items That Share Kobold Excavation Pick's Icon

Kobold Excavation Pick uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

  • Tunnel Pick ID 756 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 29 · lowest 5,499g on 2 realms
  • Gouging Pick ID 1819 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 22 · lowest 25s on 1 realm
  • Mining Pick ID 2901 · Weapon - Miscellaneous · item level 4 · lowest 50s on 5 realms
  • Rock Chipper ID 6206 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 15 · lowest 3,999g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Kobold Excavation Pick

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 778 (767 to 789) were usually added in the same batch as Kobold Excavation Pick: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 778Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level773
Required level222
Damage4 - 93 - 76 - 11
Speed2.402.402.40
Damage per second2.72.13.5
Sell price55 copper69 copper55 copper

3D Model

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

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 22:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
1
Lowest buyout seen
4,999 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-31 02:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
10,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
334
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0302,750g5,500g8,250g11,000gOct 04Oct 16Nov 03
US median, latest 10,000g
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)US lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0310,000 gold10,000 gold1
2026-10-314,999 gold4,999 gold1
2026-10-304,999 gold4,999 gold1
2026-10-294,999 gold4,999 gold1
2026-10-284,999 gold4,999 gold1
2026-10-274,999 gold4,999 gold1
2026-10-224,999 gold4,999 gold1
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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.