MoP Classic item

Splintering Battle Axe

Item 4020 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 49
Two-HandAxe
24 - 36 DamageSpeed 3.30
(9.1 damage per second)
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 44
Sell Price: 1 gold39 silver

About Splintering Battle Axe

Splintering Battle Axe is a poor two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 49, usable from level 44. It hits for 24 to 36 damage every 3.30 seconds, 9.1 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Balanced War Axe and Stone Reaper. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Grinning Axe (49), Kang the Decapitator (49) and Executioner's Cleaver (48). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 2); the cheapest buyout is 5 gold on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold39 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm5 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (EU)7 gold50 silver

Median min buyout7 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2EU 2

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 07:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	5 gold	5 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 07:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	10 gold	10 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 07:13 UTC

Two-hand axe items near item level 49

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other two-hand axe items between item level 34 and 63; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 9.1 damage per second ranks 30th of 30 two-hand axe items in this group; Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, 46.5.
Attack speeds among the 30 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.10 seconds (Brain Hacker) to 3.90 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 3.30 seconds.
Arcanite Reaper has the most fixed stat points in this group, 75.
Next two-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49), Huge Thorium Battleaxe (item level 56, requires level 51), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe (item level 56, requires level 51), Arcanite Reaper (item level 63, requires level 58).
Its lowest listed price, 5 gold, ranks 2nd of 23 listed two-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Grinning Axe at 3 gold (item level 49, requires level 44), Colossal Great Axe at 10 gold (item level 56, requires level 51), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe at 27 gold28 silver (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 49: two-handed sword (7): Warmonger, Blade of the Titans, Beheading Blade; staff (6): Tanglewood Staff, Warden Staff, Witch Doctor's Cane; two-handed mace (6): Blanchard's Stout, Royal Mallet, Conk Hammer; polearm (4): Stoneraven, Bonechewer, Eyegouger.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Great Axe	44	39	12.2 (3.60s)	none	22 gold22 silver
Headchopper	44	39	13.6 (2.90s)	+9 Strength, +14 Critical Strike	-
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	199 gold98 silver
Manslayer	45	40	13.9 (3.20s)	+20 Agility, +13 Stamina	10,642 gold18 silver
Gigantic War Axe	46	41	14.2 (3.20s)	none	7 gold
Executioner's Cleaver	48	43	14.9 (3.80s)	+23 Strength, +10 Hit	111 gold16 silver
Splintering Battle Axe	49	44	9.1 (3.30s)	none	5 gold
Grinning Axe	49	44	15.2 (2.80s)	none	3 gold
Kang the Decapitator	49	44	15.1 (3.60s)	none	799 gold
The Minotaur	49	44	15.1 (3.50s)	+21 Strength, +9 Stamina, +9 Hit	-
Bleakwood Hew	54	49	46.5 (2.70s)	+11 Strength, +5 Stamina	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (47042)

More Splintering items

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Across game versions

Item 4020	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	49	49	25
Required level	44	44	19
Binding	-	-	Binds when equipped
Damage	60 - 91	24 - 36	7 - 14
Speed	3.30	3.30	3.60
Damage per second	22.9	9.1	2.9
Sell price	1 gold11 silver	1 gold39 silver	24 gold10 silver

3D Model

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 5 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-04 10:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 55 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 507

US median, latest 7sEU median, latest 5g
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	5 gold	5 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-09-18	5 gold	5 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-09-16	5 gold	5 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-15	4 gold49 silver	4 gold49 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-14	4 gold49 silver	4 gold49 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-13	4 gold50 silver	4 gold50 silver	1	7 silver50 copper	7 silver50 copper	1
2026-09-12	4 gold50 silver	4 gold50 silver	1	-	-	-

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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	4020
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	49
Requires level	44
Vendor sell	1 gold11 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)