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Runeaxe of the Breaker Drops From

Kormrok - Hellfire CitadelNormalHeroicMythic

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.

Runeaxe of the Breaker 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.

Runeaxe of the Breaker Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Runeaxe of the Breaker is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 26250, 26249, 26248. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Runeaxe of the Breaker.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Runeaxe of the Breaker 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 Runeaxe of the Breaker (item level 45) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 34 to 38.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Runeaxe of the Breaker (this item)	45	40	5.2 DPS, +5 Agility, +7 Stamina, +5 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. Boss Drop	Not listed
Forgewire Axe	38	32	2.3 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	500 gold on 47 realms
Zandalari Head-Cleaver	38	35	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop	2,999 gold on 52 realms
Obsidium Cleaver	37	32	4.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop	50 gold on 63 realms
Snowy Edge	35	30	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	41 gold on 52 realms
Wolvar Handaxe	34	29	4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop	25 gold on 49 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Wolvar Handaxe at 25 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Runeaxe of the Breaker among Weapon > Axe: Kelada's Elucidation (item level 60), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60), Deadstone Hatchet (item level 155) and Darkreach Hacker (item level 155).

Nearest lower item levels below Runeaxe of the Breaker among Weapon > Axe: Notched Cobalt War Axe (item level 33), Silvermoon Crescent Axe (item level 31), Axe of the Legion (item level 30), Chipped Woodchopper (item level 30) and Serathil (item level 29).

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

Runeaxe of the Breaker