MoP Classic item

Short-Handled Battle Axe

Item 1812 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 17
Two-HandAxe
8 - 12 DamageSpeed 3.10
(3.2 damage per second)
Durability 60 / 60
Requires Level 12
Sell Price: 5 silver66 copper

About Short-Handled Battle Axe

Short-Handled Battle Axe is a poor two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 17, usable from level 12. It hits for 8 to 12 damage every 3.10 seconds, 3.2 damage per second. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Twin-Bladed Axe (16), Barbaric Battle Axe (18) and Brashclaw's Chopper (19). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 70 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 5 silver66 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm70 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)70 silver

Median min buyout85 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 08:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	70 silver	70 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 08:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1 gold	1 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 08:12 UTC

Two-hand axe items near item level 17

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 17 other two-hand axe items between item level 12 and 23; 9 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 3.2 damage per second ranks 17th of 18 two-hand axe items in this group; Night Reaver (item level 23, requires level 18) has the most, 19.7.
Attack speeds among the 18 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.30 seconds (Lupine Axe) to 3.70 seconds (Boahn's Fang); it swings every 3.10 seconds.
Prospector Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 15.
Next two-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Brashclaw's Chopper (item level 19, requires level 14), Mo'grosh Can Opener (item level 19, requires level 14), Lupine Axe (item level 20, requires level 15), Prospector Axe (item level 20, requires level 15), Boahn's Fang (item level 21, requires level 16).
Its lowest listed price, 70 silver, ranks 5th of 14 listed two-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Twin-Bladed Axe at 13 silver (item level 16, requires level 11), Barbaric Battle Axe at 30 silver (item level 18, requires level 13), Battle Slayer at 69 silver99 copper (item level 22, requires level 17).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 17: two-handed sword (9): Mo'grosh Toothpick, Coral Claymore, Heavy Copper Broadsword; staff (7): Foamspittle Staff, Riverpaw Mystic Staff, Riverside Staff; two-handed mace (7): Heavy Copper Maul, Ironwood Maul, Heavy Spiked Mace.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Copper Battle Axe	13	8	4.1 (3.20s)	+3 Stamina	1 gold
Tabar	14	9	4.1 (3.20s)	none	-
Rock Chipper	15	10	4.3 (3.50s)	none	-
Twin-Bladed Axe	16	11	5.2 (2.70s)	none	13 silver
Short-Handled Battle Axe	17	12	3.2 (3.10s)	none	70 silver
Barbaric Battle Axe	18	13	5.7 (3.60s)	none	30 silver
Brashclaw's Chopper	19	14	6.0 (3.40s)	+6 Strength	105,000 gold
Mo'grosh Can Opener	19	14	5.9 (3.20s)	+6 Strength	71,289 gold32 silver
Bearded Axe	20	15	5.8 (3.30s)	none	-
Lupine Axe	20	15	6.1 (2.30s)	+6 Agility	-
Prospector Axe	20	15	17.5 (2.40s)	+7 Strength, +8 Stamina	888 gold
Boahn's Fang	21	16	6.5 (3.70s)	+8 Strength, +6 Critical Strike	475 gold

Across game versions

Item 1812	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	17	17	10
Required level	12	12	6
Binding	-	-	Binds when equipped
Damage	16 - 25	8 - 12	3 - 5
Speed	3.10	3.10	3.60
Damage per second	6.6	3.2	1.1
Sell price	4 silver52 copper	5 silver66 copper	4 silver53 copper

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: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 10 silverAuberdine (EU), 2026-09-15 11:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 20 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 586

US median, latest 1gEU median, latest 70s
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	70 silver	70 silver	1	1 gold	1 gold	1
2026-09-18	70 silver	70 silver	1	44 silver	1 gold	2
2026-09-17	1 gold1 silver	1 gold1 silver	1	44 silver	1 gold	1
2026-09-16	99 silver	1 gold1 silver	2	1 gold	1 gold	1
2026-09-15	10 silver	10 silver	2	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-09-14	10 silver	10 silver	1	1 gold	20 gold	2
2026-09-13	10 silver	90 silver	2	1 gold	20 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	1812
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	17
Requires level	12
Vendor sell	4 silver53 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)