A Rare Two-Handed Axe, item level 19, requires level 12, binds when equipped.
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 7 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 20% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,115 gold53 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
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 WoW Forever it is item level 33, requires level 28 and sells to vendors for 87s 56c. In Classic Era it is item level 33, requires level 28 and sells to vendors for 87s 56c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 33, requires level 28 and sells to vendors for 87s 57c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 33, requires level 28 and sells to vendors for 87s 57c. In MoP Classic it is item level 33, requires level 28 and sells to vendors for 87s 57c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 19 | 12 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 48s 2c |
| WoW Forever | 33 | 28 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 87s 56c |
| Classic Era | 33 | 28 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 87s 56c |
| The Burning Crusade | 33 | 28 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 87s 57c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 33 | 28 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 87s 57c |
| MoP Classic | 33 | 28 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 87s 57c |
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:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Burning War Axe uses icon file 132393, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Fiery War Axe ID 870 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 22Limb Cleaver ID 12000 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28Felsteel Reaper ID 23543 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 31Jagged Broadaxe ID 25200 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 30Deepforge Broadaxe ID 25225 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 32Hewing Axe of the Marsh ID 25537 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 30High Warlord's Cleaver ID 28920 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 32High Warlord's Hacker ID 28921 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 32Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2299 (2290 to 2307) were usually added in the same batch as Burning War Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Scroll of Intellect II ID 2290 · Consumable · item level 7
Kang the Decapitator ID 2291 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 25
Necrology Robes ID 2292 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13
Large Boar Tusk ID 2295 · Miscellaneous
Great Goretusk Snout ID 2296 · Miscellaneous · item level 8
Embossed Leather Vest ID 2300 · Armor - Leather · item level 6
Handstitched Leather Boots ID 2302 · Armor - Leather · item level 4
Handstitched Leather Pants ID 2303 · Armor - Leather · item level 5
Light Armor Kit ID 2304 · Item Enhancement · item level 3
Fine Leather Boots ID 2307 · Armor - Leather · item level 11The raw ItemSparse values for item 2299 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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
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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