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Grunt's Cleaver

Item Level 50
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
10 - 20 DamageSpeed 2.60
(5.8 damage per second)
+5 Strength
+8 Stamina
+5 Critical Strike
+5 Mastery
Sell price: 7 gold16 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Rare One-Handed Axe, item level 50, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Grunt's Cleaver Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Grunt's Cleaver is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 22496. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Grunt's 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 5 items nearest to Grunt's Cleaver (item level 50) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 38 to 60.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Grunt's Cleaver (this item)505.8 DPS, +5 Strength, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +5 Mastery. QuestNot listed
Plundered Skullsplitter60507.1 DPS, +6 Agility, +9 Stamina, +7 Haste, +6 Mastery. World Drop6,257 gold on 52 realms
Plundered Iceshard Bite60503.7 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +6 Haste. World Drop138 gold on 71 realms
Plundered Black Tooth Face-Splitter60507.1 DPS, +6 Strength, +9 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +6 Mastery. World Drop2,922 gold on 53 realms
Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn39354.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing39,999 gold on 63 realms
Zandalari Head-Cleaver38354.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop947 gold on 46 realms

Plundered Skullsplitter has the highest item level here (60). The lowest listed price among them is Plundered Iceshard Bite at 138 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Grunt's Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Dawnforged Splitter (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Splitter (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Cleaver (item level 197) and Tarnished Dawnlit Carver (item level 197).

Nearest lower item levels below Grunt's Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Obsidium Cleaver (item level 37), Elementium Bonesplitter (item level 37), Bladespire Broadaxe (item level 32), Axe of the Legion (item level 30) and Kingly Axe (item level 30).

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

Where Grunt's Cleaver Fits

Items That Share Grunt's Cleaver's Icon

Grunt's Cleaver uses icon file 960902, which 2 other items also use. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Grunt's Cleaver

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 163531 (163526 to 163536) were usually added in the same batch as Grunt's Cleaver: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Grunt's Cleaver Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 163531 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
35 gold83 silver
Vendor sell price
7 gold16 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
One-Hand
Expansion ID
7
Flags
65536 / 8192 / 0 / 32 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.