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Black Metal Axe
Item Level 15Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
4 - 8 DamageSpeed 2.60
(2.3 damage per second)
+3 Stamina
+3 Strength
Requires Level 9
Sell price: 39 silver10 copper
Current price
35,000 gold
- Cheapest realm right now is 99% under the 45-realm average.live market
- Listings are up 162% from their 7 day average (6 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 6% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Black Metal Axe Price History on Burning Blade
Burning Blade Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Burning Blade Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
35,000 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Black Metal Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 32,542 gold35 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 11,683 gold23 silver to 7,377,299 gold90 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 32,542 gold35 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Black Metal Axe is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 279. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Black Metal 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:
- Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
- Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
- Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
- Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
- Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
- Enhancement Shaman: Dual Axes, Maces, Fist Weapons
- Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
- Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
- Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
- Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Black Metal Axe (item level 15) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 10 to 23.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Metal Axe (this item) | 15 | 9 | 2.3 DPS, +3 Stamina, +3 Strength. World Drop | 500 gold on 47 realms |
 Bronze Axe | 14 | 9 | 2.1 DPS, +2 Strength, +4 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 40 gold on 54 realms |
 Razor's Edge | 14 | 9 | 2.1 DPS, +3 Strength, +2 Haste. World Drop | 66 gold on 51 realms |
| Headsplitter | 18 | 11 | 2.9 DPS, +2 Strength, +4 Stamina | 799 gold on 64 realms |
| Splitting Hatchet | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 2 gold on 47 realms |
 Hillborne Axe | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 48 realms |
 Thick War Axe | 10 | 6 | 1.3 DPS, +1 Stamina, +1 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 2 gold on 59 realms |
 Gloom Reaper | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 37 gold on 52 realms |
 Edge of Winter | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 621 gold on 63 realms |
 Greater Scythe | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 54 realms |
| Heavy Mithril Axe | 23 | 16 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility or Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 50 gold on 60 realms |
Heavy Mithril Axe has the highest item level here (23). The lowest listed price among them is Splitting Hatchet at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Black Metal Axe among Weapon > Axe: Axe of Rin'ji (item level 27), Moon Cleaver (item level 27), Axe of the Deep Woods (item level 28), Serathil (item level 29) and Felstone Reaver (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Black Metal Axe among Weapon > Axe: Dornogal Guard's Splitter (item level 1), Coreway Pickaxe (item level 1), Forest Berserker's Hatchet (item level 1), Twilight Gut Ripper (item level 1) and Phaseblade Headsplitter (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Black Metal Axe in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Black Metal 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 Black Metal Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Black Metal Axe in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Black Metal 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 Black Metal Axe in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Black Metal Axe is Uncommon quality, item level 24 and requires level 19.
- What does Black Metal Axe sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 23s for one Black Metal Axe in Classic Era.
- What slot is Black Metal Axe in WoW Classic?
- Black Metal Axe is a Main Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Black Metal Axe on the auction house right now?
- 35,000g on Burning Blade, 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 Black Metal Axe
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.