MoP Classic item

Splitting Hatchet

Item 15231 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 31
Binds when equipped
One-HandAxe
12 - 23 DamageSpeed 1.80
(9.7 damage per second)
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 26
Sell Price: 62 silver91 copper

About Splitting Hatchet

Splitting Hatchet is an uncommon one-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 31, usable from level 26. It binds when equipped. It hits for 12 to 23 damage every 1.80 seconds, 9.7 damage per second. Other one-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Bearded Boneaxe (30), Callous Axe (29) and Hacking Cleaver (33). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 2 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 62 silver91 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market4 gold

Median min buyout3 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	2 gold	3 gold	3	3	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC
Arugal (AU)US · Active	5 gold	5 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC

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One-hand axe items near item level 31

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 27 other one-hand axe items between item level 23 and 40; 16 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 9.7 damage per second ranks 18th of 28 one-hand axe items in this group; Greater Scythe (item level 40, requires level 35) has the most, 22.1.
Attack speeds among the 28 one-hand axe items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Blurred Axe) to 2.90 seconds (Stalvan's Reaper); it swings every 1.80 seconds.
Shovelphlange's Mining Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 15.
Next one-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Edge of Winter (item level 38, requires level 33), Steelclaw Reaver (item level 38, requires level 33), Sickle Axe (item level 39, requires level 34), Digmaster 5000 (item level 40, requires level 35), Shovelphlange's Mining Axe (item level 40, requires level 35).
Its lowest listed price, 2 gold, ranks 7th of 23 listed one-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Hacking Cleaver at 97 silver (item level 33, requires level 28), Hillborne Axe at 1 gold (item level 34, requires level 29), Gloom Reaper at 1 gold86 silver (item level 37, requires level 32).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: one-handed mace (7): Mighty Iron Hammer, Dreamslayer, Looming Gavel; dagger (5): Broad Bladed Knife, Claw of the Shadowmancer, Honed Stiletto; one-handed sword (4): The Butcher, Hardened Iron Shortsword, Viking Sword; fist weapon (1): Heavy Iron Knuckles.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Axe of the Enforcer	25	20	7.9 (2.60s)	+5 Agility, +3 Stamina	-
Ridge Cleaver	25	20	12.7 (2.20s)	none	74 silver98 copper
Marauder Axe	26	21	8.0 (2.00s)	+4 Stamina	5 gold
Blurred Axe	27	22	8.5 (1.70s)	+4 Agility	299 gold99 silver
Callous Axe	29	24	8.9 (2.80s)	+8 Attack Power	49 gold99 silver
Vibroblade	29	24	18.4 (2.50s)	none	32,365 gold17 silver
Bearded Boneaxe	30	25	9.2 (1.90s)	+4 Strength, +4 Agility	750 gold
Headsplitter	30	25	18.9 (2.30s)	+3 Strength, +5 Stamina	-
Splitting Hatchet	31	26	9.7 (1.80s)	none	2 gold
Hacking Cleaver	33	28	10.0 (1.90s)	none	97 silver
Hillborne Axe	34	29	10.5 (2.20s)	none	1 gold
Stalvan's Reaper	37	32	11.4 (2.90s)	none	65 gold

Where Splitting Hatchet Fits

Items That Share Splitting Hatchet's Icon

Splitting Hatchet uses the same icon art, which 9 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Heavy Mithril Axe ID 7941 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 42 · lowest 30g on 3 realms
Headsplitter ID 7786 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 30
Chipped Woodchopper ID 25203 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 96
Blurred Axe ID 4824 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 27 · lowest 299g on 1 realm
Bearded Boneaxe ID 2878 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 30 · lowest 750g on 2 realms
Lupine Axe ID 1220 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Stalvan's Reaper ID 934 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 37 · lowest 65g on 5 realms
Black Metal Axe ID 885 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 24 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Splitting Hatchet

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15231 (15226 to 15236) were usually added in the same batch as Splitting Hatchet: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Giant Club ID 15226 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 37 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Diamond-Tip Bludgeon ID 15227 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 49 · lowest 9g on 2 realms
Smashing Star ID 15228 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 53 · lowest 4g on 3 realms
Blesswind Hammer ID 15229 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 55 · lowest 6g on 3 realms
Ridge Cleaver ID 15230 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 25 · lowest 74s on 3 realms
Hacking Cleaver ID 15232 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 33 · lowest 97s on 1 realm
Savage Axe ID 15233 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 39 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Greater Scythe ID 15234 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 40 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Crescent Edge ID 15235 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 48 · lowest 10g on 4 realms
Moon Cleaver ID 15236 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 52 · lowest 5g on 4 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 15231	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	31	31	19
Required level	26	26	26
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	20 - 38	12 - 23	20 - 38
Speed	1.80	1.80	1.80
Damage per second	16.1	9.7	16.1
Sell price	50 silver33 copper	62 silver91 copper	50 silver33 copper

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 12
Lowest buyout seen: 45 silverAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-29 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 369 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,803

US median, latest 3gEU median, latest 25gKR median, latest 3g
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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	25 gold	25 gold	1	-	-	-	2 gold	3 gold	2
2026-11-02	50 silver	1 gold	3	-	-	-	63 silver	1 gold	3
2026-11-01	85 silver	1 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	1 gold	1 gold	2
2026-10-31	97 silver	1 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	1 gold	3 gold10 silver	2
2026-10-30	98 silver	1 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	2 gold50 silver	5 gold	2
2026-10-29	45 silver	2 gold50 silver	2	-	-	-	6 gold	8 gold	2
2026-10-28	45 silver	5 gold	2	-	-	-	63 silver	8 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 2 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	15231
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	31
Requires level	26
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	50 silver33 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)