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Grinning Axe
Item Level 25Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
12 - 24 DamageSpeed 3.60
(5.0 damage per second)
+7 Strength
+10 Stamina
Requires Level 19
Sell price: 61 gold31 silver
Current price
80 gold78 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 95% under the 55-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 66% from their 7 day average (1 vs 3 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 97% of recorded snapshots.live market
Grinning Axe Price History on Wyrmrest Accord
Wyrmrest Accord Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Wyrmrest Accord Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
80 gold78 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Grinning Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 55 gold18 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 7 gold50 silver to 328 gold42 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 46% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 55 gold18 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Grinning Axe is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 478.
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 Grinning Axe (item level 25) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 22 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinning Axe (this item) | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 19 gold on 52 realms |
 The Minotaur | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +10 Strength, +4 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 484 gold on 68 realms |
 Executioner's Cleaver | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +11 Strength, +7 Haste. World Drop | 251 gold on 58 realms |
 Gigantic War Axe | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 6 gold on 57 realms |
 Monstrous War Axe | 23 | 16 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 1 gold on 53 realms |
 Huge Thorium Battleaxe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +20 Haste, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 187 gold on 63 realms |
 Colossal Great Axe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 13 gold on 60 realms |
 Obsidian Cleaver | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +8 Agility, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 62 realms |
| Hellslayer Battle Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 59 realms |
 Fiery War Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 14,000 gold on 56 realms |
| Razor Axe | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 54 realms |
Razor Axe has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Monstrous War Axe at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Grinning Axe among Weapon > Axe: Ice Cleaver (item level 32), Angerfang Broadaxe (item level 35), Spiritblade Decimator (item level 38), Bloodmoon, Reborn (item level 39) and Auchenai Broadaxe (item level 41).
Nearest lower item levels below Grinning Axe among Weapon > Axe: Supercharger Battle Axe (item level 18), Bronze Battle Axe (item level 17), Killmaim (item level 16), Barbaric Battle Axe (item level 11) and Copper Battle Axe (item level 6).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Grinning Axe in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Grinning 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 Grinning Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Grinning Axe in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Grinning 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 Grinning Axe in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Grinning Axe is Uncommon quality, item level 49 and requires level 44.
- What does Grinning Axe sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 2g 84s for one Grinning Axe in Classic Era.
- What slot is Grinning Axe in WoW Classic?
- Grinning Axe is a Two-Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Grinning Axe on the auction house right now?
- 80g 78s on Wyrmrest Accord, 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 Grinning Axe
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.