WoW Forever item

Merciless Axe

Name: Merciless Axe WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 12249 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 31
Binds when equipped
Two-HandTwo-Handed Axe
54 - 81 DamageSpeed 3.20
(21.1 damage per second)
+12 Strength
Requires Level 26
Sell Price: 60 silver39 copper

About Merciless Axe

Merciless Axe is an uncommon two-handed axe on WoW Forever at item level 31, usable from level 26. Other two-hand two-handed axes listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Brutal War Axe (30), Hefty War Axe (32) and Bloodspiller (32). The latest scan finds it on 1 WoW Forever realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 8 gold99 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 60 silver39 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm8 gold99 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Horde)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout8 gold99 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:52 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Horde	8 gold99 silver	-	3	1	2026-10-20 22:52 UTC

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Two-handed axe two-hand items near item level 31

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 26 other two-handed axe two-hand items between item level 22 and 40; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 8 gold99 silver, ranks 18th of 21 listed two-handed axe two-hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-handed axe two-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Hefty War Axe at 43 silver (item level 32, requires level 27), Brutal War Axe at 57 silver (item level 30, requires level 25), Tunnel Pick at 75 silver (item level 29, requires level 24).
Other armor types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: two-handed sword (7): Glimmering Flamberge, Deanship Claymore, Ancestral Sword; staff (4): Gnarled Ash Staff, Tactician's Staff, Magician Staff; two-handed mace (3): Silver Hand Training Hammer, Solid Iron Maul, Slaghammer; fishing pole (1): Big Iron Fishing Pole.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bronze Battle Axe	27	22	-	none	32 silver
Stone War Axe	27	22	-	none	17 silver
Barbarian War Axe	28	23	-	none	45 silver
Black Metal War Axe	28	23	-	none	45 silver
Supercharger Battle Axe	28	23	-	none	14 gold95 silver
Tunnel Pick	29	24	-	none	75 silver
Brutal War Axe	30	25	-	none	57 silver
Merciless Axe	31	26	-	none	8 gold99 silver
Bloodspiller	32	27	-	none	1 gold20 silver
Hefty War Axe	32	27	-	none	43 silver
Burning War Axe	33	28	-	none	-
Midnight Axe	34	29	-	none	3 gold99 silver

Where Merciless Axe Fits

Items That Share Merciless Axe's Icon

Merciless Axe uses the same icon art, which 6 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Midnight Axe ID 12250 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 34 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
Boahn's Fang ID 5423 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20
Shadow Crescent Axe ID 3856 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 40 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
Brutal War Axe ID 3210 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 30 · lowest 57s on 2 realms
Barbarian War Axe ID 3201 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28 · lowest 45s on 2 realms
Black Metal War Axe ID 2015 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28 · lowest 45s on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Merciless Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12249 (12224 to 12282) were usually added in the same batch as Merciless Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Crispy Bat Wing ID 12224 · Consumable · item level 10 · lowest 72c on 1 realm
Recipe: Crispy Bat Wing ID 12226 · Recipe · item level 5 · lowest 8s on 1 realm
Darkshore Grouper ID 12238 · Consumable · item level 15 · lowest 95c on 2 realms
Broad Bladed Knife ID 12247 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 32 · lowest 6g on 1 realm
Daring Dirk ID 12248 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 34 · lowest 10g on 1 realm
Midnight Axe ID 12250 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 34 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
Searing Golden Blade ID 12260 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 39
Plans: Searing Golden Blade ID 12261 · Recipe · item level 38
Worn Battleaxe ID 12282 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 2

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

Across game versions

Item 12249	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	54 - 81	24 - 37	54 - 81
Speed	3.20	3.20	3.20
Damage per second	21.1	9.5	21.1
Strength	12	12	12
Sell price	60 silver39 copper	75 silver48 copper	60 silver39 copper

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WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-06 00:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 3 goldClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 8 gold99 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 15

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 4 scans, latest 3.9gClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 11 scans, latest 9g
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-20	8 gold99 silver	8 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-19	6 gold	6 gold	1
2026-10-18	4 gold	4 gold	1
2026-10-17	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-10-14	3 gold91 silver	3 gold91 silver	2
2026-10-12	6 gold45 silver	6 gold45 silver	1
2026-10-11	6 gold50 silver	6 gold50 silver	1

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 of 1.

Item data: WoW Forever client datamine, build 1.60.1.70532. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	12249
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Two-Handed Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	31
Requires level	26
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	60 silver39 copper
Data source	WoW Forever client datamine