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Sharp Axe
Item Level 3Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
1 - 2 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.6 damage per second)
+ Agility or Strength or Intellect
Sell price: 57 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
- One of the choices from Pushing Forward in Dun Morogh.quests
Sharp Axe 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.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Sharp Axe is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 312. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Sharp Axe.
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 6 items nearest to Sharp Axe (item level 3) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 1 to 11.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Axe (this item) | 3 | 0.6 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. Quest | Not listed | |
 Dornogal Guard's Splitter | 1 | 0.3 DPS. World Drop | 3,333 gold on 61 realms | |
 Coreway Pickaxe | 1 | 0.3 DPS. World Drop | 1,500 gold on 70 realms | |
 Forest Berserker's Hatchet | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 550 gold on 66 realms | |
 Twilight Gut Ripper | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 56 realms | |
 Thick War Axe | 10 | 6 | 1.3 DPS, +1 Stamina, +1 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 2 gold on 54 realms |
 Abomination Cleaver | 11 | 6 | 1.5 DPS, +1 Agility, +2 Stamina. World Drop | 1,200 gold on 56 realms |
Abomination Cleaver has the highest item level here (11). The lowest listed price among them is Thick War Axe at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Sharp Axe among Weapon > Axe: Razor's Edge (item level 14), Bronze Axe (item level 14), Headsplitter (item level 18), Gloom Reaper (item level 21) and Edge of Winter (item level 21).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Sharp Axe in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Sharp Axe 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 Sharp Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Sharp Axe in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Sharp Axe 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 Sharp Axe in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Sharp Axe is common quality, item level 8 with no level requirement.
- What does Sharp Axe sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 80c for one Sharp Axe in Classic Era.
- What slot is Sharp Axe in WoW Classic?
- Sharp Axe is a Main Hand in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.
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 Sharp Axe
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.