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Shellsplitter Greataxe Drops From

Tortos - Throne of Thunder10 Player25 Player

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.

Shellsplitter Greataxe 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.

Shellsplitter Greataxe Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Shellsplitter Greataxe is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 19978. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Shellsplitter Greataxe 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 Shellsplitter Greataxe (item level 40) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 30 to 39.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Shellsplitter Greataxe (this item)	40	35	4.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +5 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Boss Drop	Not listed
Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn	39	35	4.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	32,989 gold on 44 realms
Forgewire Axe	38	32	2.3 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	1,182 gold on 54 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	23 gold on 66 realms
Snowy Edge	35	30	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	30 gold on 54 realms
Bladespire Broadaxe	32	26	4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop	25 gold on 56 realms
Colossal War Axe	31	25	4.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop	99 gold on 47 realms
Silvermoon Crescent Axe	31	26	4.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop	108 gold on 51 realms
Axe of the Legion	30	25	4.0 DPS, +5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. World Drop	999 gold on 57 realms
Knight's War Axe	30	24	4.0 DPS, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop	509 gold on 52 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Obsidium Cleaver at 23 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Shellsplitter Greataxe among Weapon > Axe: Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60), Deadstone Hatchet (item level 155), Darkreach Hacker (item level 155) and Witherscorn Handaxe (item level 155).

Nearest lower item levels below Shellsplitter Greataxe among Weapon > Axe: Serathil (item level 29), Felstone Reaver (item level 29), Ichor Slicer (item level 29), Axe of the Deep Woods (item level 28) and Axe of Rin'ji (item level 27).

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

Shellsplitter Greataxe