MoP Classic item

Splintering Battle Axe

Item 4020 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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 Kang the Decapitator (49), Grinning Axe (49) and The Minotaur (49). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1 gold50 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold39 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1 gold50 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)2 gold

Median min buyout1 gold75 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2 gold	2 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 10:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1 gold50 silver	1 gold50 silver	4	4	2026-11-03 09:29 UTC

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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, 1 gold50 silver, ranks 1st of 24 listed two-hand axe items in this group and is the cheapest of them.
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Balanced War Axe at 2 gold50 silver (item level 59, requires level 54), Grinning Axe at 4 gold50 silver (item level 49, requires level 44), Colossal Great Axe at 9 gold99 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): Blade of the Titans, Warmonger, Beheading Blade; staff (6): Warden Staff, Tanglewood Staff, Witch Doctor's Cane; two-handed mace (6): Blanchard's Stout, Conk Hammer, Royal Mallet; polearm (4): Bonechewer, Stoneraven, Eyegouger.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Great Axe	44	39	12.2 (3.60s)	none	-
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	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
Splintering Battle Axe	49	44	9.1 (3.30s)	none	1 gold50 silver
Grinning Axe	49	44	15.2 (2.80s)	none	4 gold50 silver
Kang the Decapitator	49	44	15.1 (3.60s)	none	988 gold
The Minotaur	49	44	15.1 (3.50s)	+21 Strength, +9 Stamina, +9 Hit	4,115 gold38 silver
Bleakwood Hew	54	49	46.5 (2.70s)	+11 Strength, +5 Stamina	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (47042)

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Where Splintering Battle Axe Fits

Items That Share Splintering Battle Axe's Icon

Splintering Battle Axe uses the same icon art, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Battle Slayer ID 3199 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 22 · lowest 40s on 6 realms
Great Axe ID 2531 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 44
Shadowhide Battle Axe ID 2175 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 23 · lowest 9,999g on 3 realms
Slayer's Battle Axe ID 1461 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 25 · lowest 27,738g on 1 realm
Beaten Battle Axe ID 1417 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 8
Night Reaver ID 1318 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 23 · lowest 7,721g on 1 realm
Balanced War Axe ID 13819 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 59 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Stone Reaper ID 25398 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 69 · lowest 5g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Splintering Battle Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4020 (4006 to 4025) were usually added in the same batch as Splintering Battle Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Overlinked Chain Shoulderpads ID 4006 · Armor - Mail · item level 42 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Overlinked Chain Armor ID 4007 · Armor - Mail · item level 45 · lowest 100g on 1 realm
Sharp Shortsword ID 4017 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 46 · lowest 95s on 1 realm
Whetted Claymore ID 4018 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 42 · lowest 2g on 3 realms
Heavy Flint Axe ID 4019 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 48 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Blunting Mace ID 4021 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 46 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Crushing Maul ID 4022 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 50 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Fine Pointed Dagger ID 4023 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 44 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Heavy War Staff ID 4024 · Weapon - Staff · item level 47 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Balanced Long Bow ID 4025 · Weapon - Bow · item level 45 · lowest 3g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 4020	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	49	49	25
Required level	44	44	44
Damage	60 - 91	24 - 36	60 - 91
Speed	3.30	3.30	3.30
Damage per second	22.9	9.1	22.9
Sell price	1 gold11 silver	1 gold39 silver	1 gold11 silver

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 1 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-06 17:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 15 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 963

US median, latest 1.5gEU median, latest 2g
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
2026-11-03	2 gold	2 gold	1	1 gold50 silver	1 gold50 silver	1
2026-11-02	2 gold	2 gold	1	1 gold50 silver	2 gold	1
2026-11-01	5 gold	5 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-10-31	5 gold	5 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-10-30	-	-	-	1 gold50 silver	9 gold50 silver	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	9 gold50 silver	9 gold50 silver	1
2026-10-28	-	-	-	9 gold50 silver	14 gold	1

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	4020
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	49
Requires level	44
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold11 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)