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Lightning Whelk Axe

Item Level 36
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
8 - 16 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.6 damage per second)
+4 Agility
+6 Stamina
+4 Critical Strike
+4 Haste
Requires Level 29
Sell price: 87 gold56 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Lightning Whelk Axe Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 13255. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lightning Whelk Axe 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 Lightning Whelk Axe (item level 36) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 29 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Whelk Axe (this item)36294.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 HasteNot listed
Obsidium Cleaver37324.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop25 gold on 57 realms
Snowy Edge35304.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop34 gold on 52 realms
Zandalari Head-Cleaver38354.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop2,999 gold on 52 realms
Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn39354.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing32,899 gold on 57 realms
Bladespire Broadaxe32264.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop25 gold on 50 realms
Silvermoon Crescent Axe31264.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop166 gold on 49 realms
Axe of the Legion30254.0 DPS, +5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. World Drop900 gold on 54 realms
Chipped Woodchopper30254.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop100 gold on 53 realms
Serathil29234.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop100 gold on 50 realms
Felstone Reaver29234.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop35 gold on 56 realms

Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn has the highest item level here (39). The lowest listed price among them is Obsidium Cleaver at 25 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Lightning Whelk Axe among Weapon > Axe: Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60), Plundered Black Tooth Face-Splitter (item level 60) and Deadstone Hatchet (item level 155).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Whelk Axe among Weapon > Axe: Flurry Axe (item level 25), Curve-Bladed Ripper (item level 24), Ebonclaw Reaver (item level 24), Heavy Mithril Axe (item level 23) and Greater Scythe (item level 22).

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

3D Model

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

About Lightning Whelk Axe

Lightning Whelk Axe is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.