WoW Forever item

Short-handled Battle Axe

Name: Short-handled Battle Axe WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 1812 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 17
Two-HandTwo-Handed Axe
17 - 25 DamageSpeed 3.10
(6.8 damage per second)
Requires Level 12
Sell Price: 4 silver52 copper

About Short-handled Battle Axe

Short-handled Battle Axe is a poor two-handed axe on WoW Forever at item level 17, usable from level 12. Other two-hand two-handed axes listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Cold Iron Pick (17), Barbaric Battle Axe (18) and Twin-bladed Axe (16). The latest scan finds it on 2 WoW Forever realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 5 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 4 silver52 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm5 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Horde)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout5 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 silver	-	2	1	2026-10-20 22:52 UTC
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	5 silver	-	5	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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Two-handed axe two-hand items near item level 17

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 18 other two-handed axe two-hand items between item level 12 and 23; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 5 silver, ranks 2nd of 12 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: Twin-bladed Axe at 11 silver (item level 16, requires level 11), Shiny War Axe at 12 silver (item level 23, requires level 18), Cold Iron Pick at 13 silver (item level 17, requires level 12).
Other armor types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 17: staff (10): Chipped Quarterstaff, Medicine Staff, Foamspittle Staff; two-handed sword (9): Blunt Claymore, Edged Bastard Sword, Merc Sword; two-handed mace (7): Battered Mallet, Birchwood Maul, Heavy Copper Maul.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Tabar	14	9	-	none	-
Twin-bladed Axe	16	11	-	none	11 silver
Short-handled Battle Axe	17	12	-	none	5 silver
Cold Iron Pick	17	12	-	none	13 silver
Rock Chipper	17	12	-	none	-
Barbaric Battle Axe	18	13	-	none	14 silver
Brashclaw's Chopper	19	14	-	none	-
Mo'grosh Can Opener	19	14	-	none	-
Bearded Axe	20	15	-	none	-
Boahn's Fang	20	15	-	none	-
Lupine Axe	20	15	-	none	45 silver
Prospector Axe	20	15	-	none	5 gold49 silver

Where Short-handled Battle Axe Fits

Items That Share Short-handled Battle Axe's Icon

Short-handled Battle Axe uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Crude Battle Axe ID 1512 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 12 · lowest 2s on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Short-handled Battle Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1812 (1807 to 1817) were usually added in the same batch as Short-handled Battle Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tough Leather Gloves ID 1807 · Armor - Leather · item level 29 · lowest 6s on 1 realm
Tough Leather Pants ID 1808 · Armor - Leather · item level 30 · lowest 10s on 2 realms
Tough Leather Shoulderpads ID 1809 · Armor - Leather · item level 26 · lowest 9s on 2 realms
Tough Leather Armor ID 1810 · Armor - Leather · item level 27 · lowest 24s on 1 realm
Blunt Claymore ID 1811 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 17 · lowest 5s on 2 realms
Chipped Quarterstaff ID 1813 · Weapon - Staff · item level 18 · lowest 6s on 2 realms
Battered Mallet ID 1814 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 19 · lowest 7s on 2 realms
Ornamental Mace ID 1815 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 17 · lowest 4s on 2 realms
Unbalanced Axe ID 1816 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 19 · lowest 5s on 2 realms
Stock Shortsword ID 1817 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 19 · lowest 6s 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 1812	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	17	17	10
Required level	12	12	12
Damage	16 - 25	8 - 12	17 - 25
Speed	3.10	3.10	3.10
Damage per second	6.6	3.2	6.8
Sell price	4 silver52 copper	5 silver66 copper	4 silver52 copper

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WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 5 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-20 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 6 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 37

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 20 scans, latest 5sClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 17 scans, latest 5s
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 silver	5 silver	2
2026-10-19	5 silver	5 silver	2
2026-10-18	5 silver	5 silver	2
2026-10-17	5 silver	5 silver	2
2026-10-16	5 silver	5 silver	2
2026-10-14	5 silver	5 silver	2
2026-10-13	5 silver	5 silver	1

Comments

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	1812
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Two-Handed Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	17
Requires level	12
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	4 silver52 copper
Data source	WoW Forever client datamine