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Battle Axe
Item Level 16Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
7 - 16 DamageSpeed 3.60
(3.2 damage per second)
Requires Level 10
Sell price: 35 silver61 copper
Current price
650 gold52 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 98% under the 47-realm average.live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 43% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Battle Axe Price History on Zuljin
Zuljin Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Zuljin Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
650 gold52 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Battle Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 672 gold45 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 173 gold80 silver to 27,634 gold8 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 672 gold45 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Battle Axe is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 298. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Battle Axe.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
- Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
- Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
- Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Battle Axe (item level 16) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 11 to 23.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Axe (this item) | 16 | 10 | 3.2 DPS. Vendor | 54 gold on 45 realms |
 Killmaim | 16 | 10 | 3.3 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 54 realms |
 Bronze Battle Axe | 17 | 10 | 3.5 DPS, +10 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 148 gold on 61 realms |
| Supercharger Battle Axe | 18 | 11 | 3.9 DPS. World Drop | 1,917 gold on 55 realms |
 Burning War Axe | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS. World Drop | 285 gold on 61 realms |
| Bloodspiller | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS | 1,950 gold on 62 realms |
| Barbaric Battle Axe | 11 | 6 | 2.1 DPS, +3 Strength, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 51 realms |
 Obsidian Cleaver | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +8 Agility, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 61 realms |
 Hellslayer Battle Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 58 realms |
| Fiery War Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 14,000 gold on 55 realms |
 Monstrous War Axe | 23 | 16 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 1 gold on 52 realms |
Monstrous War Axe has the highest item level here (23). The lowest listed price among them is Monstrous War Axe at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Battle Axe among Weapon > Axe: Huge Thorium Battleaxe (item level 28), Colossal Great Axe (item level 28), Brain Hacker (item level 29), Nightfall (item level 29) and Arcanite Reaper (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Battle Axe among Weapon > Axe: Lost Sunwell Splitter (item level 1), Devastating Drakonid Waraxe (item level 1), Greataxe of the Forest Tribe (item level 1) and Twilight Berserker's Cleaver (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Battle Axe in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Battle Axe is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Battle Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Battle Axe in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Battle Axe is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Battle Axe in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Battle Axe is Common quality, item level 25 and requires level 20.
- What does Battle Axe sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 19s 56c for one Battle Axe in Classic Era.
- What slot is Battle Axe in WoW Classic?
- Battle Axe is a Two-Hand Axe in Classic Era.
- How much is Battle Axe on the auction house right now?
- 650g 52s on Zuljin, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Battle Axe
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.