On Hellslayer Battle Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 9,459 gold52 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1,645 gold17 silver to 33,867 gold69 silver. About 8 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 47% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 9,459 gold52 silver.
Increases attack power by when fighting Undead.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In the Appearances collection, Hellslayer Battle Axe is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3706. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Hellslayer Battle Axe.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Hellslayer Battle Axe (item level 22) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 19 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellslayer Battle Axe (this item) | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 444 gold on 56 realms |
 Obsidian Cleaver | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +8 Agility, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 999 gold on 62 realms |
 Fiery War Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 14,900 gold on 53 realms |
 Monstrous War Axe | 23 | 16 | 4.7 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 1 gold on 54 realms |
 Manslayer | 24 | 17 | 4.9 DPS, +10 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 14,899 gold on 49 realms |
 Gigantic War Axe | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 57 realms |
 The Minotaur | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +10 Strength, +4 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 402 gold on 62 realms |
| Executioner's Cleaver | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +11 Strength, +7 Haste. World Drop | 245 gold on 56 realms |
| Burning War Axe | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS. World Drop | 300 gold on 51 realms |
 Bloodspiller | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS | 1,500 gold on 59 realms |
| Grinning Axe | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 19 gold on 54 realms |
Grinning Axe has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Monstrous War Axe at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Hellslayer Battle Axe among Weapon > Axe: Singing Crystal Axe (item level 31), Adamantite Cleaver (item level 31), Silver-Edged Axe (item level 31), Rending Claw (item level 31) and Crystalforged War Axe (item level 32).
Nearest lower item levels below Hellslayer Battle Axe among Weapon > Axe: Copper Battle Axe (item level 6), Edge of the Enlightened (item level 1), Lost Sunwell Splitter (item level 1), Devastating Drakonid Waraxe (item level 1) and Greataxe of the Forest Tribe (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Hellslayer Battle 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 Hellslayer Battle Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Hellslayer Battle Axe
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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