WoW Forever item

Prospector Axe

Name: Prospector Axe WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 12975 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 20
Binds when equipped
Two-HandTwo-Handed Axe
34 - 51 DamageSpeed 2.40
(17.7 damage per second)
+8 Stamina
+7 Strength
Requires Level 15
Sell Price: 22 silver5 copper

About Prospector Axe

Prospector Axe is a rare two-handed axe on WoW Forever at item level 20, usable from level 15. Other two-hand two-handed axes listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Lupine Axe (20), Barbaric Battle Axe (18) and Battle Slayer (22). The latest scan finds it on 2 WoW Forever realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 5 gold49 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 22 silver5 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm5 gold49 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Horde)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout7 gold89 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Horde	5 gold49 silver	-	5	1	2026-10-20 22:52 UTC
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	10 gold30 silver	-	4	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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Two-handed axe two-hand items near item level 20

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 21 other two-handed axe two-hand items between item level 14 and 26; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 5 gold49 silver, ranks 12th of 14 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: Shiny War Axe at 12 silver (item level 23, requires level 18), Barbaric Battle Axe at 14 silver (item level 18, requires level 13), Battle Slayer at 23 silver (item level 22, requires level 17).
Other armor types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 20: staff (10): Medicine Staff, Chipped Quarterstaff, Witching Stave; two-handed mace (10): Battered Mallet, Oak Mallet, Wooden Maul; two-handed sword (9): Gleaming Claymore, Heavy Copper Broadsword, Blessed Claymore; polearm (2): Gargoyle's Bite, Pearl-encrusted Spear.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Cold Iron Pick	17	12	-	none	13 silver
Short-handled Battle Axe	17	12	-	none	5 silver
Barbaric Battle Axe	18	13	-	none	14 silver
Brashclaw's Chopper	19	14	-	none	-
Mo'grosh Can Opener	19	14	-	none	-
Prospector Axe	20	15	-	none	5 gold49 silver
Bearded Axe	20	15	-	none	-
Boahn's Fang	20	15	-	none	-
Lupine Axe	20	15	-	none	45 silver
Battle Slayer	22	17	-	none	23 silver
Night Reaver	23	18	-	none	15 gold
Shiny War Axe	23	18	-	none	12 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: The Axe of Severing.

Where Prospector Axe Fits

Items Numbered Next to Prospector Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12975 (12958 to 12982) were usually added in the same batch as Prospector Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Recipe: Transmute Arcanite ID 12958 · Recipe · item level 55
The Black Knight ID 12974 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 31 · lowest 75g on 1 realm
Ironpatch Blade ID 12976 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Magefist Gloves ID 12977 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20 · lowest 9g on 1 realm
Stormbringer Belt ID 12978 · Armor - Mail · item level 20 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Firebane Cloak ID 12979 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Silver-linked Footguards ID 12982 · Armor - Mail · item level 21 · lowest 2g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 12975	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	20	20	12
Required level	15	15	-
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	-
Damage	33 - 51	33 - 51	-
Speed	2.40	2.40	-
Damage per second	17.5	17.5	-
Strength	7	7	-
Stamina	8	8	-
Sell price	22 silver5 copper	27 silver56 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: 1 goldClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-11 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 11 gold50 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 34

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 19 scans, latest 10gClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 15 scans, latest 5.5g
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	5 gold49 silver	5 gold49 silver	2
2026-10-19	2 gold34 silver	2 gold34 silver	2
2026-10-18	2 gold	3 gold99 silver	2
2026-10-17	1 gold75 silver	2 gold39 silver	2
2026-10-16	1 gold50 silver	2 gold50 silver	2
2026-10-14	1 gold79 silver	1 gold79 silver	2
2026-10-13	1 gold49 silver	1 gold49 silver	1

Comments

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

Item data: Classic Era client datamine. 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	12975
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Two-Handed Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	20
Requires level	15
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	22 silver5 copper
Data source	Classic Era client datamine