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Gorestained Cleaver Drops From

Xav the Unfallen - Theater of Pain

Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.

Gorestained Cleaver is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Gorestained Cleaver Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Gorestained Cleaver is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 42531.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Gorestained Cleaver Compares

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 9 items nearest to Gorestained Cleaver (item level 158) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 155 to 197.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Gorestained Cleaver (this item)	158	60	20.8 DPS, +18 Strength, +27 Stamina, +20 Mastery, +13 Critical Strike. Boss Drop	Not listed
Deadstone Hatchet	155	50	10.0 DPS, +18 Intellect, +27 Stamina. World Drop	9,500 gold on 82 realms
Darkreach Hacker	155	50	20.2 DPS, +18 Agility, +27 Stamina. World Drop	4,000 gold on 81 realms
Witherscorn Handaxe	155	50	20.2 DPS, +18 Strength, +27 Stamina. World Drop	3,557 gold on 82 realms
Dawnforged Splitter	197	90	30.0 DPS, +26 Agility or Strength, +39 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing	30 gold on 79 realms
Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe	197	90	30.0 DPS, +26 Agility, +39 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing	111 gold on 82 realms
Thalassian Competitor's Splitter	197	90	30.0 DPS, +26 Strength, +39 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing	111 gold on 82 realms
Tarnished Dawnlit Cleaver	197	90	30.0 DPS, +26 Agility, +39 Stamina, +25 Versatility, +19 Haste. World Drop	45 gold on 82 realms
Tarnished Dawnlit Carver	197	90	14.8 DPS, +26 Intellect, +39 Stamina, +24 Critical Strike, +20 Haste. World Drop	9 gold on 82 realms
Tarnished Dawnlit Chopper	197	90	30.0 DPS, +26 Strength, +39 Stamina, +24 Versatility, +20 Mastery. World Drop	40 gold on 82 realms

Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe has the highest item level here (197). The lowest listed price among them is Tarnished Dawnlit Carver at 9 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Gorestained Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Draconium Axe (item level 270), Worn Shadowguard Cleaver (item level 400), Worn Shadowguard Carver (item level 400), Worn Shadowguard Chopper (item level 400) and Arathi Hatchet (item level 545).

Nearest lower item levels below Gorestained Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Ceremonious Axe (item level 100), Kelada's Elucidation (item level 60), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60) and Auchenai Axe (item level 41).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Gorestained Cleaver