WoW Forever item

Thick War Axe

Name: Thick War Axe WoW Forever Auction House Prices
Creator: TheWoWDB
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Item 3489 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 17
Binds when equipped
One-HandOne-Handed Axe
15 - 28 DamageSpeed 2.50
(8.6 damage per second)
+1 Stamina
+1 Strength
Requires Level 12
Sell Price: 9 silver37 copper

About Thick War Axe

Thick War Axe is an uncommon one-handed axe on WoW Forever at item level 17, usable from level 12. Other one-hand one-handed axes listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Grunt Axe (21), Bronze Axe (23) and Razor's Edge (23). The latest scan finds it on 1 WoW Forever realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 84 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 9 silver37 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm84 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Horde)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout84 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	84 silver	-	18	1	2026-10-20 22:52 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Thick War Axe	Recipe

One-handed axe one-hand items near item level 17

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 6 other one-handed axe one-hand items between item level 16 and 23; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 84 silver, ranks 3rd of 4 listed one-handed axe one-hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-handed axe one-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Bronze Axe at 14 silver (item level 23, requires level 18), Grunt Axe at 29 silver (item level 21, requires level 16), Razor's Edge at 3 gold99 silver (item level 23, requires level 18).
Other armor types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 17: dagger (12): War Knife, Small Dagger, Hollowfang Blade; one-handed sword (5): Northern Shortsword, Raider Shortsword, Blackwater Cutlass; one-handed mace (1): Sergeant's Warhammer.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Hatchet	16	11	-	none	-
Thick War Axe	17	12	-	none	84 silver
Cleaver	20	15	-	none	-
Serpent's Kiss	20	15	-	none	-
Grunt Axe	21	16	-	none	29 silver
Bronze Axe	23	18	-	none	14 silver
Razor's Edge	23	18	-	none	3 gold99 silver

Where Thick War Axe Fits

Items That Share Thick War Axe's Icon

Thick War Axe uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Worn Hatchet ID 1516 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 14 · lowest 3s on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Thick War Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3489 (3484 to 3492) were usually added in the same batch as Thick War Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Green Iron Boots ID 3484 · Armor - Mail · item level 29 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Green Iron Gauntlets ID 3485 · Armor - Mail · item level 30 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Heavy Grinding Stone ID 3486 · Trade Goods · item level 25 · lowest 9s on 2 realms
Heavy Copper Broadsword ID 3487 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 19 · lowest 40s on 2 realms
Copper Battle Axe ID 3488 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 13 · lowest 39s on 2 realms
Deadly Bronze Poniard ID 3490 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 25 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Heavy Bronze Mace ID 3491 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 25 · lowest 89s on 2 realms
Mighty Iron Hammer ID 3492 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 30 · 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 3489	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	17	17	10
Required level	12	12	12
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	15 - 28	15 - 28	15 - 28
Speed	2.50	2.50	2.50
Damage per second	8.6	8.6	8.6
Strength	1	1	1
Stamina	1	1	1
Sell price	9 silver37 copper	11 silver72 copper	7 silver15 copper

Retail recipe Thick War Axe: 10x Copper Bar, 2x Weak Flux, 2x Silver Bar, 2x Rough Grinding Stone, 2x Light Leather.

WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 15 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1 gold25 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 35

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 19 scans, latest 45sClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 16 scans, latest 84s
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	84 silver	84 silver	1
2026-10-19	45 silver	45 silver	2
2026-10-18	40 silver	92 silver	2
2026-10-17	40 silver	89 silver	2
2026-10-16	40 silver	46 silver	2
2026-10-14	48 silver	48 silver	2
2026-10-13	49 silver	49 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	3489
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	One-Handed Axe
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	17
Requires level	12
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	9 silver37 copper
Data source	WoW Forever client datamine