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Shellsplitter Greataxe

Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
8 - 17 DamageSpeed 2.60
(4.8 damage per second)
+6 Stamina
+4 Strength
+5 Haste
+4 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 121 gold25 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon
  • Thunderforged item.client data
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Shellsplitter Greataxe Game Data

Appearance

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 9 items nearest to Shellsplitter Greataxe (item level 40) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 30 to 44.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Shellsplitter Greataxe (this item)40354.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +5 Haste, +4 Critical StrikeNot listed
Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn39354.8 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Strength, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing32,899 gold on 58 realms
Obsidium Cleaver37324.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Mastery, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop23 gold on 58 realms
Steelforged Axe44352.5 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing299 gold on 48 realms
Decapitator's Razor36304.6 DPS, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Agility, +4 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing25 gold on 48 realms
Bladespire Broadaxe32264.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop33 gold on 48 realms
Colossal War Axe31254.2 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina. World Drop41 gold on 50 realms
Silvermoon Crescent Axe31264.2 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop108 gold on 48 realms
Axe of the Legion30254.0 DPS, +5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. World Drop1,250 gold on 55 realms
Chipped Woodchopper30254.0 DPS, +4 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop15 gold on 52 realms

Steelforged Axe has the highest item level here (44). The lowest listed price among them is Chipped Woodchopper at 15 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Shellsplitter Greataxe among Weapon > Axe: Golden Fleet Waraxe (item level 58), Kelada's Elucidation (item level 60), Plundered Skullsplitter (item level 60), Plundered Iceshard Bite (item level 60) and Plundered Black Tooth Face-Splitter (item level 60).

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 Corpse Harvester (item level 28).

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

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

About Shellsplitter Greataxe

Shellsplitter Greataxe 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.