Is Ornate Thorium Handaxe in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Ornate Thorium Handaxe 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.

Where do you get Ornate Thorium Handaxe in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Ornate Thorium Handaxe is created by Ornate Thorium Handaxe.

What level is Ornate Thorium Handaxe in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Ornate Thorium Handaxe is uncommon quality, item level 55 and requires level 50.

What does Ornate Thorium Handaxe sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 3g 30s for one Ornate Thorium Handaxe in Classic Era.

What slot is Ornate Thorium Handaxe in WoW Classic?

Ornate Thorium Handaxe is a Main Hand in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Ornate Thorium Handaxe - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

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Ornate Thorium Handaxe Game Data

Crafted By

Ornate Thorium Handaxe Classic Blacksmithing

The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Ornate Thorium Handaxe takes 10 Thorium Bar, 2 Large Opal, 2 Dense Grinding Stone and 4 Rugged Leather.

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Ornate Thorium Handaxe is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 3627. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Ornate Thorium Handaxe.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Ornate Thorium Handaxe Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Ornate Thorium Handaxe

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 62g 70s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 48%. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Ornate Thorium Handaxe is taught by Plans: Ornate Thorium Handaxe.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Thorium Bar	10	3 gold	30 gold
Large Opal	2	4 gold73 silver	9 gold46 silver
Dense Grinding Stone	2	1 gold	2 gold
Rugged Leather	4	5 gold31 silver	21 gold24 silver
Reagents for one craft			62 gold70 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Thorium Bar goes into 88 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Inscription, Enchanting and Alchemy, including Lionheart Helm, Axe of Sundered Bone, Gurubashi Carver and Hammer of the Titans. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Thorium.
Large Opal goes into 26 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering and Inscription, including Stygian Shield, Axe of Sundered Bone, Edict of the Redeemed Crusader and Gem of the Nerubians.
Dense Grinding Stone goes into 22 other recipes in Blacksmithing, including Harbinger of Death, Gurubashi Carver, Warsword of Caer Darrow and Huge Thorium Battleaxe. It is itself made by the recipe Dense Grinding Stone.
Rugged Leather goes into 105 other recipes across Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Tailoring and Enchanting, including Onyxia Scale Breastplate, Red Dragonscale Breastplate, Sandstalker Breastplate and Spitfire Breastplate. It is itself made by the recipe Rugged Leather.

Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Ornate Thorium Handaxe 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 Ornate Thorium Handaxe (item level 28) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 27 to 30.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Ornate Thorium Handaxe (this item)	28	21	4.0 DPS, +7 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Corpse Harvester	28	21	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	18 gold on 50 realms
Axe of the Deep Woods	28	22	4.0 DPS. World Drop	2,500 gold on 49 realms
Felstone Reaver	29	23	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	37 gold on 56 realms
Ichor Slicer	29		4.0 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	1,223 gold on 68 realms
Moon Cleaver	27	20	4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	5 gold on 55 realms
Serathil	29	23	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +3 Versatility. World Drop	191 gold on 57 realms
Axe of Rin'ji	27	21	4.0 DPS, +6 Stamina, +3 Agility. World Drop	183 gold on 61 realms
Knight's War Axe	30	24	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop	509 gold on 49 realms
Chipped Woodchopper	30	25	4.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop	15 gold on 55 realms
Axe of the Legion	30	25	4.0 DPS, +5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. World Drop	999 gold on 55 realms

Knight's War Axe has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Moon Cleaver at 5 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Ornate Thorium Handaxe among Weapon > Axe: Forgewire Axe (item level 38), Zandalari Head-Cleaver (item level 38), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60) and Deadstone Hatchet (item level 155).

Nearest lower item levels below Ornate Thorium Handaxe among Weapon > Axe: Headsplitter (item level 18), Bronze Axe (item level 14), Abomination Cleaver (item level 11), Thick War Axe (item level 10) and Dornogal Guard's Splitter (item level 1).

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

Ornate Thorium Handaxe in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Ornate Thorium Handaxe 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 Ornate Thorium Handaxe next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Ornate Thorium Handaxe in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Ornate Thorium Handaxe 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.
Where do you get Ornate Thorium Handaxe in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Ornate Thorium Handaxe is created by Ornate Thorium Handaxe.
What level is Ornate Thorium Handaxe in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Ornate Thorium Handaxe is uncommon quality, item level 55 and requires level 50.
What does Ornate Thorium Handaxe sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 3g 30s for one Ornate Thorium Handaxe in Classic Era.
What slot is Ornate Thorium Handaxe in WoW Classic?: Ornate Thorium Handaxe is a Main Hand in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

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About Ornate Thorium Handaxe

Ornate Thorium Handaxe 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.