Is Rusty Hatchet in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Rusty Hatchet 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 Rusty Hatchet in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Rusty Hatchet is Poor quality, item level 9 and requires level 4.

What does Rusty Hatchet sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 72c for one Rusty Hatchet in Classic Era.

What slot is Rusty Hatchet in WoW Classic?

Rusty Hatchet is a Main Hand Axe in Classic Era.

How much is Rusty Hatchet on the auction house right now?

35g 99s on Stormrage, 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.

Rusty Hatchet Price - WoW Auction House, Classic and Forever

Auction House

Cheapest realm right now is 100% under the 22-realm average.live market
Listings are down 55% from their 7 day average (1 vs 2 units).live market
Today's price is on the high side: only 17% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market

5Units listed

5Sellers

35 gold99 silverCheapest now

Thin supply

Auction House snapshot 14 min ago.

Selected realm

Stormrage US Source: Auction House snapshot

Prices Across Realms

Realm	Region	Current	vs typical	Qty	Snapshot
Aegwynn +5	US	1 gold33 silver	97% below	13	16 min ago
Area 52	US	22 gold5 silver	58% below	10	15 min ago
Stormrage	US	35 gold99 silver	32% below	5	15 min ago	Selected
Moon Guard	US	8 gold	85% below	5	16 min ago
Blackwater Raiders +3	US	37 gold91 silver	29% below	4	16 min ago
Andorhal +8	US	90 gold16 silver	70% above	3	15 min ago
Aggramar +1	US	38 gold85 silver	27% below	3	15 min ago
Proudmoore	US	100 gold	88% above	2	16 min ago

On Rusty Hatchet's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 53 gold8 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 4 gold46 silver to 7,631 gold41 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 32% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 53 gold8 silver.

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Rusty Hatchet is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 388. 14 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Rusty 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 9 items nearest to Rusty Hatchet (item level 4) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 1 to 14.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Rusty Hatchet (this item)	4	2	0.4 DPS. World Drop	1 silver on 19 realms
Dornogal Guard's Splitter	1		0.3 DPS. World Drop	2,000 gold on 61 realms
Coreway Pickaxe	1		0.3 DPS. World Drop	1,000 gold on 69 realms
Forest Berserker's Hatchet	1		0.6 DPS. World Drop	550 gold on 61 realms
Twilight Gut Ripper	1		0.6 DPS. World Drop	600 gold on 54 realms
Phaseblade Headsplitter	1		0.4 DPS. World Drop	700 gold on 51 realms
Thick War Axe	10	6	1.3 DPS, +1 Stamina, +1 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	40 gold on 57 realms
Deadmines Cleaver	12	7	1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Stamina. World Drop	250 gold on 45 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

Bronze Axe has the highest item level here (14). The lowest listed price among them is Bronze Axe at 40 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Rusty Hatchet among Weapon > Axe: Headsplitter (item level 18), Hillborne Axe (item level 20), Gloom Reaper (item level 21), Edge of Winter (item level 21) and Savage Axe (item level 22).

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

Rusty Hatchet in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Rusty Hatchet 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 Rusty Hatchet next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Rusty Hatchet in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Rusty Hatchet 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 Rusty Hatchet in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Rusty Hatchet is Poor quality, item level 9 and requires level 4.
What does Rusty Hatchet sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 72c for one Rusty Hatchet in Classic Era.
What slot is Rusty Hatchet in WoW Classic?: Rusty Hatchet is a Main Hand Axe in Classic Era.
How much is Rusty Hatchet on the auction house right now?: 35g 99s on Stormrage, 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.

Rusty Hatchet

Rusty Hatchet Price History on Stormrage

Supply & Availability