MoP Classic item

Midnight Axe

Item 12250 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 34
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
49 - 75 DamageSpeed 2.70
(23.0 damage per second)
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 29
Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 30 Shadow damage.
Sell Price: 1 gold

About Midnight Axe

Midnight Axe is an uncommon two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 34, usable from level 29. It binds when equipped. It hits for 49 to 75 damage every 2.70 seconds, 23.0 damage per second. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Burning War Axe (33), Bloodspiller (32) and Massive Iron Axe (37). A vendor pays 1 gold for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

No MoP Classic price data yet. Not listed on any MoP Classic realm in the latest scan (last scan ok, finished 2026-09-14 10:03 UTC). The scan reads each connected realm's Auction House document once an hour. Bid-only auctions are skipped: a bid is not a price anyone can pay now.

Two-hand axe items near item level 34

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other two-hand axe items between item level 24 and 44; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 23.0 damage per second ranks 5th of 29 two-hand axe items in this group; Hellslayer Battle Axe (item level 40, requires level 35) has the most, 35.5.
Attack speeds among the 29 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Shadow Crescent Axe) to 3.90 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 2.70 seconds.
Obsidian Cleaver has the most fixed stat points in this group, 35.
Next two-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Massive Iron Axe (item level 37, requires level 32), Hellslayer Battle Axe (item level 40, requires level 35), Obsidian Cleaver (item level 40, requires level 35), Shadow Crescent Axe (item level 40, requires level 35), Headchopper (item level 44, requires level 39).
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Monstrous War Axe at 6 gold (item level 42, requires level 37), Hellslayer Battle Axe at 400 gold99 silver (item level 40, requires level 35), Massive Iron Axe at 418 gold98 silver (item level 37, requires level 32).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 34: two-handed mace (10): Cobalt Crusher, Viscous Hammer, Golden Iron Destroyer; two-handed sword (8): Combatant Claymore, Archaic Defender, Moonsteel Broadsword; staff (4): Bloodscalp Channeling Staff, Staff of the Shade, Acrobatic Staff; polearm (3): Headhunting Spear, Poison-Tipped Bone Spear, Heavy Spear.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Supercharger Battle Axe	29	24	9.0 (3.50s)	none	9,499 gold99 silver
Tunnel Pick	29	24	9.0 (3.10s)	+7 Agility, +7 Stamina	4,999 gold99 silver
Brutal War Axe	30	25	9.4 (3.60s)	none	2 gold
Merciless Axe	31	26	9.5 (3.20s)	+12 Strength	-
Bloodspiller	32	27	9.8 (2.70s)	none	4,575 gold
Hefty War Axe	32	27	5.9 (2.80s)	none	-
Burning War Axe	33	28	10.3 (3.30s)	none	444 gold
Midnight Axe	34	29	23.0 (2.70s)	none	-
Bullova	35	30	9.7 (3.80s)	none	-
Massive Iron Axe	37	32	25.6 (3.50s)	+11 Strength, +7 Stamina	418 gold98 silver
Hellslayer Battle Axe	40	35	35.5 (2.90s)	+8 Stamina	400 gold99 silver
Shadow Crescent Axe	40	35	29.0 (2.50s)	+11 Strength, +10 Stamina	455 gold55 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Corpsemaker.

More Midnight items

Midnight Mace item level 38

Across game versions

Item 12250	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	34	34	20
Required level	29	29	13
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	49 - 75	49 - 75	10 - 22
Speed	2.70	2.70	3.60
Damage per second	23.0	23.0	4.4
Effects	Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 30 Shadow damage.	Chance on hit: Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy causing 30 Shadow damage.	Chance on hit: Shadow Bolt
Sell price	80 silver68 copper	1 gold	46 silver50 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: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 15 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-05 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 500 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 250

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-14	15 gold99 silver	15 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-13	15 gold99 silver	15 gold99 silver	1	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-09-12	19 gold99 silver	19 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-11	29 gold99 silver	29 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-10	29 gold99 silver	29 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-09	87 gold	87 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-09-08	87 gold	87 gold	2	-	-	-

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, 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	12250
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	34
Requires level	29
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	80 silver68 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)