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Hate-Forged Cleaver Drops From

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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. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.

Hate-Forged 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.

Hate-Forged Cleaver Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Hate-Forged Cleaver is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 12197. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Hate-Forged Cleaver.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Hate-Forged 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 10 items nearest to Hate-Forged Cleaver (item level 35) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 29 to 41.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Hate-Forged Cleaver (this item)	35	30	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Boss Drop	Not listed
Snowy Edge	35	30	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	94 gold on 49 realms
Obsidium Cleaver	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop	50 gold on 59 realms
Zandalari Head-Cleaver	38	35	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop	2,999 gold on 51 realms
Bladespire Broadaxe	32	26	4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop	25 gold on 53 realms
Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn	39	35	4.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	32,989 gold on 56 realms
Silvermoon Crescent Axe	31	26	4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	108 gold on 48 realms
Chipped Woodchopper	30	25	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	124 gold on 52 realms
Serathil	29	23	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop	191 gold on 58 realms
Auchenai Axe	41	37	4.8 DPS, +6 Stamina. World Drop	1,000 gold on 49 realms
Felstone Reaver	29	23	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	10 gold on 58 realms

Auchenai Axe has the highest item level here (41). The lowest listed price among them is Felstone Reaver at 10 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Hate-Forged Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Kelada's Elucidation (item level 60), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60), Ceremonious Axe (item level 100) and Deadstone Hatchet (item level 155).

Nearest lower item levels below Hate-Forged Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Curve-Bladed Ripper (item level 24), Ebonclaw Reaver (item level 24), Blue Glittering Axe (item level 24), Heavy Mithril Axe (item level 23) and Savage Axe (item level 22).

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Hate-Forged Cleaver