On Burning War Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,115 gold53 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 658 gold43 silver to 58,910 gold83 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 70% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,115 gold53 silver.
Hurls a fiery ball that causes Fire damage and an additional damage over 6 sec.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In the Appearances collection, Burning War Axe is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 790. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Burning War Axe.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Burning War Axe (item level 19) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 16 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burning War Axe (this item) | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS. World Drop | 285 gold on 58 realms |
 Bloodspiller | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS | 1,950 gold on 59 realms |
 Supercharger Battle Axe | 18 | 11 | 3.9 DPS. World Drop | 1,936 gold on 52 realms |
| Bronze Battle Axe | 17 | 10 | 3.5 DPS, +10 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 148 gold on 63 realms |
 Obsidian Cleaver | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +8 Agility, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 1,424 gold on 61 realms |
 Hellslayer Battle Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 57 realms |
| Killmaim | 16 | 10 | 3.3 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 55 realms |
| Fiery War Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 12,000 gold on 54 realms |
 Monstrous War Axe | 23 | 16 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 1 gold on 54 realms |
 Gigantic War Axe | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 6 gold on 61 realms |
 The Minotaur | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +10 Strength, +4 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 484 gold on 63 realms |
The Minotaur has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Monstrous War Axe at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Burning War Axe among Weapon > Axe: Fel-Touched Axe (item level 30), Spiked Battle Axe (item level 30), Ogre Splitting Axe (item level 30), Adamantite Cleaver (item level 31) and Silver-Edged Axe (item level 31).
Nearest lower item levels below Burning War Axe among Weapon > Axe: Copper Battle Axe (item level 6), Edge of the Enlightened (item level 1), Lost Sunwell Splitter (item level 1), Devastating Drakonid Waraxe (item level 1) and Greataxe of the Forest Tribe (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Burning War 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 Burning War 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 Burning War Axe
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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