This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare One-Handed Axe, item level 50, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Footman's Handaxe is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 22492. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
1 quest lists Footman's Handaxe among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.
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.
Footman's Handaxe uses icon file 960899, which 4 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
Grunt's Handaxe ID 163543 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 50Splitter of the Horde Vanguard ID 139292 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 44Stormwind Vanguard Splitter ID 136586 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 44Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 163526 (163521 to 163531) were usually added in the same batch as Footman's Handaxe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Yellow Glowing Puffer ID 163521 · Miscellaneous · item level 50
Dark and Stormy ID 163522 · Consumable · item level 47
Grunt's Warmace ID 163523 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 50
Shadow Hunter's Bow ID 163524 · Weapon - Bow · item level 50
Grunt's Boot Knife ID 163525 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 50
Headhunter's Spear ID 163527 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 50
Deathguard's Gladius ID 163528 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 50
War-Caller's Spellhammer ID 163529 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 50
Warmage's Spire ID 163530 · Weapon - Staff · item level 50
Grunt's Cleaver ID 163531 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 50The raw ItemSparse values for item 163526 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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