Battle Axe
Item Level 16A Common Two-Handed Axe, item level 16, requires level 10, binds when equipped.
A Common Two-Handed Axe, item level 16, requires level 10, binds when equipped.
On Battle Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 978 gold9 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 8 gold3 silver to 25,953 gold57 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 16% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 978 gold9 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 56c. In Classic Era it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 56c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 57c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 57c. In MoP Classic it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 19s 57c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 16 | 10 | Common | Binds when equipped | 35s 61c |
| WoW Forever | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 56c |
| Classic Era | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 56c |
| The Burning Crusade | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 57c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 57c |
| MoP Classic | 25 | 20 | Common | - | 19s 57c |
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.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Battle Axe uses icon file 135423, which 7 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 926 (921 to 933) were usually added in the same batch as Battle Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 926 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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.
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
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.