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MoP Classic item

Scalebreaker Axe

Item 87516 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 409
  • Binds when equipped
  • One-HandAxe
  • 2,681 - 4,980 DamageSpeed 2.60
  • (1473.3 damage per second)
  • +233 Agility
  • +349 Stamina
  • Durability 90 / 90
  • Requires Level 80
  • Equip: Increases your hit by 177.
  • Equip: Increases your haste by 118.
  • Sell Price: 37 gold8 silver

About Scalebreaker Axe

Scalebreaker Axe is a rare one-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 409, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +233 Agility and +349 Stamina, with Hit (177) and Haste (118) as secondary stats. It hits for 2,681 to 4,980 damage every 2.60 seconds, 1,473.3 damage per second. Other one-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Forgewire Axe (415), Rigid Axe (403) and Inlaid Axe (416). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 8,998 gold97 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 37 gold8 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm8,998 gold97 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Typical market (EU)61,999 gold48 silver
Median min buyout29,999 gold
Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active8,998 gold97 silver8,998 gold97 silver112026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active114,999 gold99 silver114,999 gold99 silver222026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active29,999 gold29,999 gold112026-11-03 06:29 UTC
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One-hand axe items near item level 409

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 8 other one-hand axe items between item level 390 and 429; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 1,473.3 damage per second ranks 7th of 9 one-hand axe items in this group; Engraved Axe (item level 429, requires level 88) has the most, 1,775.0.
  • Attack speeds among the 9 one-hand axe items in this group run from 2.00 seconds (Zandalari Head-Cleaver) to 2.60 seconds (Rigid Axe); it swings every 2.60 seconds.
  • +233 Agility ranks 2nd of 2 one-hand axe items with Agility; Axe of the Iron Price (item level 417, requires level 81) has the most, +251.
  • +349 Stamina ranks 3rd of 3 one-hand axe items with Stamina; Axe of the Iron Price (item level 417, requires level 81) has the most, +376.
  • +177 Hit: no other one-hand axe item in this group carries Hit.
  • +118 Haste ranks 2nd of 2 one-hand axe items with Haste; Axe of the Iron Price (item level 417, requires level 81) has the most, +155.
  • Forgewire Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 4,240 against 877 here.
  • Next one-hand axe items up with Agility: Axe of the Iron Price (item level 417, requires level 81).
  • Its lowest listed price, 8,998 gold97 silver, ranks 9th of 9 listed one-hand axe items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed one-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Corroded Hacker at 46 gold (item level 429, requires level 90), Engraved Axe at 50 gold (item level 429, requires level 88), Inlaid Axe at 100 gold (item level 416, requires level 87).
  • Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 6 item levels of 409: dagger (4): Grummle Spellblade, Ravenclaw Harbinger, Ghost Shard; one-handed mace (4): Grummle Scepter, Ced's Crusher, Phantasmal Hammer; one-handed sword (2): Ghost-Forged Blade, Rigid Sword; fist weapon (1): Rigid Knuckles.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Barbarian Axe390851,234.2 (2.60s)none300 gold
Rigid Axe403861,393.1 (2.60s)none150 gold
Scalebreaker Axe409801,473.3 (2.60s)+233 Agility, +349 Stamina, +177 Hit, +118 Haste8,998 gold97 silver
Forgewire Axe415851,557.9 (2.10s)+370 Stamina, +247 Intellect, +167 Spirit, +3,296 Spell Power, +160 Mastery1,555 gold99 silver
Inlaid Axe416871,572.5 (2.60s)none100 gold
Axe of the Iron Price417811,587.1 (2.60s)+251 Agility, +376 Stamina, +175 Critical Strike, +155 Haste550 gold
Corroded Hacker429901,775.0 (2.40s)none46 gold
Engraved Axe429881,775.0 (2.60s)none50 gold
Zandalari Head-Cleaver429901,775.0 (2.00s)none299 gold
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Needlefang Throatripper.

Where Scalebreaker Axe Fits

Items That Share Scalebreaker Axe's Icon

Scalebreaker Axe uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Scalebreaker Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 87516 (87511 to 87521) were usually added in the same batch as Scalebreaker Axe: 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 87516MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level40938
Required level8080
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Damage2,681 - 4,9802,681 - 4,980
Speed2.602.60
Damage per second1,473.31,473.3
Agility233-
Stamina349-
Hit177-
Haste118-
Sell price37 gold8 silver29 gold66 silver
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 09:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
7
Lowest buyout seen
999 gold99 silverAtiesh (US), 2026-10-26 03:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
215,000 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,735
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03023,375g46,750g70,125g93,500gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 29,999gEU median, latest 8,999gKR median, latest 5,555g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsKR lowKR medianKR realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-038,998 gold97 silver8,998 gold97 silver2---29,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-11-028,998 gold97 silver8,998 gold97 silver2---19,999 gold29,999 gold2
2026-11-018,998 gold97 silver8,998 gold97 silver25,555 gold5,555 gold129,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-10-318,998 gold97 silver66,000 gold2---11,900 gold29,999 gold2
2026-10-308,998 gold98 silver45,000 gold89 silver2---11,900 gold29,999 gold2
2026-10-295,000 gold14,998 gold98 silver2---19,999 gold19,999 gold2
2026-10-288,998 gold98 silver8,999 gold2---19,999 gold19,999 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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.