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Limbcarver Hatchet Drops From

Gorefiend - Hellfire CitadelLooking For Raid

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.

Limbcarver Hatchet 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.

Limbcarver Hatchet Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Limbcarver Hatchet is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 25416. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Limbcarver Hatchet.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Limbcarver Hatchet 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 Limbcarver Hatchet (item level 44) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 35 to 39.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Limbcarver Hatchet (this item)	44	40	5.2 DPS, +5 Agility, +7 Stamina, +5 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. Boss Drop	Not listed
Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn	39	35	4.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	54,936 gold on 57 realms
Forgewire Axe	38	32	2.3 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	1,182 gold on 53 realms
Zandalari Head-Cleaver	38	35	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop	2,999 gold on 53 realms
Obsidium Cleaver	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop	23 gold on 62 realms
Snowy Edge	35	30	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	30 gold on 52 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Obsidium Cleaver at 23 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Limbcarver Hatchet among Weapon > Axe: Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60), Deadstone Hatchet (item level 155), Darkreach Hacker (item level 155) and Witherscorn Handaxe (item level 155).

Nearest lower item levels below Limbcarver Hatchet among Weapon > Axe: Bladespire Broadaxe (item level 32), Colossal War Axe (item level 31), Silvermoon Crescent Axe (item level 31), Axe of the Legion (item level 30) and Knight's War Axe (item level 30).

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

Limbcarver Hatchet