MoP Classic item

Splitting Hatchet

Item 15231 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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), Headsplitter (30) and Hacking Cleaver (33). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 4 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 realm4 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market4 gold

Median min buyout4 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:12 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	4 gold	4 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

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, 4 gold, ranks 6th of 23 listed one-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Savage Axe at 1 gold48 silver (item level 39, requires level 34), Hillborne Axe at 1 gold70 silver (item level 34, requires level 29), Gloom Reaper at 2 gold (item level 37, requires level 32).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: one-handed mace (7): Beazel's Basher, Mighty Iron Hammer, Dreamslayer; 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	-
Marauder Axe	26	21	8.0 (2.00s)	+4 Stamina	79 gold
Blurred Axe	27	22	8.5 (1.70s)	+4 Agility	-
Callous Axe	29	24	8.9 (2.80s)	+8 Attack Power	7 gold
Vibroblade	29	24	18.4 (2.50s)	none	19,623 gold15 silver
Bearded Boneaxe	30	25	9.2 (1.90s)	+4 Strength, +4 Agility	5 gold
Headsplitter	30	25	18.9 (2.30s)	+3 Strength, +5 Stamina	4,575 gold66 silver
Splitting Hatchet	31	26	9.7 (1.80s)	none	4 gold
Hacking Cleaver	33	28	10.0 (1.90s)	none	10 gold
Hillborne Axe	34	29	10.5 (2.20s)	none	1 gold70 silver
Gloom Reaper	37	32	11.3 (2.70s)	none	2 gold
Stalvan's Reaper	37	32	11.4 (2.90s)	none	333 gold

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Agility and Stamina.

Item 15231	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	31	31	19
Required level	26	26	12
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	20 - 38	12 - 23	5 - 11
Speed	1.80	1.80	2.60
Damage per second	16.1	9.7	3.1
Agility	-	-	3
Stamina	-	-	4
Sell price	50 silver33 copper	62 silver91 copper	1 gold41 silver

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: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 75 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,358

US median, latest 4gEU 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	-	-	-	4 gold	4 gold	1
2026-09-18	-	-	-	1 gold50 silver	1 gold50 silver	1
2026-09-17	5 gold	5 gold	1	75 silver75 copper	1 gold50 silver	1
2026-09-16	3 gold	5 gold	1	1 gold50 silver	9 gold	1
2026-09-15	1 gold	2 gold70 silver	3	9 gold	9 gold	1
2026-09-14	2 gold70 silver	3 gold	3	9 gold	15 gold	1
2026-09-13	1 gold35 silver	3 gold	3	89 silver	50 gold	1

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 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	15231
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	31
Requires level	26
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	50 silver33 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)