This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare One-Handed Axe, item level 27, requires level 21, binds when picked up. Drops from Maleki the Pallid in Stratholme - Service Entrance.
| Drop | Maleki the Pallid in Stratholme - Service Entrance |
|---|
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 62, requires level 57 and sells to vendors for 5g 24s 27c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 62, requires level 57 and sells to vendors for 4g 88s 82c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 62, requires level 57 and sells to vendors for 48s 88c. In MoP Classic it is item level 53, requires level 48 and sells to vendors for 3g 22s 30c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 27 | 21 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 66g 7s 58c |
| Classic Era | 62 | 57 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 5g 24s 27c |
| The Burning Crusade | 62 | 57 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 4g 88s 82c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 62 | 57 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 48s 88c |
| MoP Classic | 53 | 48 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 3g 22s 30c |
In the Appearances collection, Bone Slicing Hatchet is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 1328. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Bone Slicing Hatchet in the loot of 1 encounter.
Maleki the Pallid in Stratholme - Service Entrance
Also drops from this encounter (7 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
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.
Bone Slicing Hatchet uses icon file 132402, which 26 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Hedgecutter ID 18498 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 25Well Balanced Axe ID 18347 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 24Warder's Axe ID 20979 · Weapon - One-Handed AxeFel Iron Hatchet ID 23497 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 30Reaver's Sickle ID 25201 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 30Windcaller Hatchet ID 25223 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 32Grunt's Waraxe ID 25823 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 30Dreghood Throwing Axe ID 28543 · Weapon - Thrown · item level 32Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18737 (18730 to 18742) were usually added in the same batch as Bone Slicing Hatchet: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Shadowy Laced Handwraps ID 18730 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27
Pattern: Heavy Leather Ball ID 18731 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Heavy Leather Ball."
Pale Moon Cloak ID 18734 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27
Maleki's Footwraps ID 18735 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27
Plaguehound Leggings ID 18736 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Carapace Spine Crossbow ID 18738 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 27
Chitinous Plate Legguards ID 18739 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Thuzadin Sash ID 18740 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27
Morlune's Bracer ID 18741 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Stratholme Militia Shoulderguard ID 18742 · Armor - Mail · item level 27The raw ItemSparse values for item 18737 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Bone Slicing Hatchet 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 Bone Slicing Hatchet 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 Bone Slicing Hatchet
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.
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