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Meat Cleaver
Item Level 17Binds when equipped
Main HandWeapon
3 - 6 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.7 damage per second)
Requires Level 10
Sell price: 27 silver49 copper
Current price
316 gold44 silver
Meat Cleaver Price History on Wyrmrest Accord
Wyrmrest Accord Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Wyrmrest Accord Auction House1Units listed
1Sellers
316 gold44 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Meat Cleaver's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 460 gold25 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 92 gold96 silver to 36,508 gold13 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 31% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 460 gold25 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Meat Cleaver is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 360. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
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 Meat Cleaver (item level 17) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 12 to 23.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Cleaver (this item) | 17 | 10 | 1.7 DPS. World Drop | 99 gold on 32 realms |
 Headsplitter | 18 | 11 | 2.9 DPS, +2 Strength, +4 Stamina | 799 gold on 65 realms |
 Hillborne Axe | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 50 realms |
 Bronze Axe | 14 | 9 | 2.1 DPS, +2 Strength, +4 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 40 gold on 55 realms |
 Razor's Edge | 14 | 9 | 2.1 DPS, +3 Strength, +2 Haste. World Drop | 66 gold on 51 realms |
 Gloom Reaper | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 37 gold on 52 realms |
 Edge of Winter | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 621 gold on 64 realms |
| Savage Axe | 22 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 8 gold on 49 realms |
 Greater Scythe | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 52 realms |
| Deadmines Cleaver | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Stamina. World Drop | 250 gold on 45 realms |
| Heavy Mithril Axe | 23 | 16 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility or Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 50 gold on 59 realms |
Heavy Mithril Axe has the highest item level here (23). The lowest listed price among them is Savage Axe at 8 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Meat Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Axe of the Deep Woods (item level 28), Corpse Harvester (item level 28), Warlord's Axe (item level 28), Serathil (item level 29) and Felstone Reaver (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Meat Cleaver among Weapon > Axe: Dornogal Guard's Splitter (item level 1), Coreway Pickaxe (item level 1), Forest Berserker's Hatchet (item level 1), Twilight Gut Ripper (item level 1) and Phaseblade Headsplitter (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Meat Cleaver in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Meat Cleaver 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 Meat Cleaver next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Meat Cleaver in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Meat Cleaver is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Meat Cleaver in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Meat Cleaver is Poor quality, item level 27 and requires level 22.
- What does Meat Cleaver sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 12s 82c for one Meat Cleaver in Classic Era.
- What slot is Meat Cleaver in WoW Classic?
- Meat Cleaver is a Main Hand Axe in Classic Era.
- How much is Meat Cleaver on the auction house right now?
- 316g 44s on Wyrmrest Accord, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Meat Cleaver
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.