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Great Axe
Item Level 24Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
11 - 23 DamageSpeed 3.60
(4.7 damage per second)
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 17 gold52 silver
Current price
22 gold68 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 99% under the 41-realm average.live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 75% of recorded snapshots.live market
Great Axe Price History on Cairne
Cairne Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Cairne Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
22 gold68 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Great Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 206 gold49 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 6 gold13 silver to 151,437 gold43 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 89% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 206 gold49 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Great Axe is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 881.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
- Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
- Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
- Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Great Axe (item level 24) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 22 to 28.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Axe (this item) | 24 | 17 | 4.7 DPS. Vendor | 8 gold on 39 realms |
 Gigantic War Axe | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 58 realms |
 Grinning Axe | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 58 realms |
 Monstrous War Axe | 23 | 16 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 29 gold on 54 realms |
 The Minotaur | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +10 Strength, +4 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 483 gold on 59 realms |
 Executioner's Cleaver | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +11 Strength, +7 Haste. World Drop | 200 gold on 50 realms |
 Kang the Decapitator | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS. World Drop | 5,000 gold on 53 realms |
 Obsidian Cleaver | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +8 Agility, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 55 realms |
| Hellslayer Battle Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 1,262 gold on 55 realms |
 Fiery War Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 9,999 gold on 48 realms |
 Huge Thorium Battleaxe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +20 Haste, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 187 gold on 54 realms |
Huge Thorium Battleaxe has the highest item level here (28). The lowest listed price among them is Gigantic War Axe at 15 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Great Axe among Weapon > Axe: Silver-Edged Axe (item level 31), Crystalforged War Axe (item level 32), Ceremonial Slayer's Axe (item level 32), Slavemaster Axe (item level 32) and Angerfang Broadaxe (item level 35).
Nearest lower item levels below Great Axe among Weapon > Axe: Bronze Battle Axe (item level 17), Copper Battle Axe (item level 6), Edge of the Enlightened (item level 1), Lost Sunwell Splitter (item level 1) and Devastating Drakonid Waraxe (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Great Axe in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Great 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 Great Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Great Axe in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Great Axe is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Great Axe in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Great Axe is Common quality, item level 44 and requires level 39.
- What does Great Axe sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 12s for one Great Axe in Classic Era.
- What slot is Great Axe in WoW Classic?
- Great Axe is a Two-Hand Axe in Classic Era.
- How much is Great Axe on the auction house right now?
- 22g 68s on Cairne, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Great Axe
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.