On Slayer's Battle Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 26,904 gold71 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 4,022 gold38 silver to 416,930 gold39 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 79% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 26,904 gold71 silver.
In the Appearances collection, Slayer's Battle Axe is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 428. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Slayer's Battle Axe.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Slayer's Battle Axe (item level 16) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 16 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slayer's Battle Axe (this item) | 16 | 10 | 3.3 DPS, +6 Strength, +5 Agility. World Drop | 9,457 gold on 15 realms |
 Killmaim | 16 | 10 | 3.3 DPS. World Drop | 516 gold on 49 realms |
 Bronze Battle Axe | 17 | 10 | 3.5 DPS, +10 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 75 gold on 58 realms |
| Supercharger Battle Axe | 18 | 11 | 3.9 DPS. World Drop | 4,274 gold on 55 realms |
 Burning War Axe | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS. World Drop | 398 gold on 62 realms |
| Bloodspiller | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS | 1,875 gold on 67 realms |
 Obsidian Cleaver | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +8 Agility, +5 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 1,567 gold on 56 realms |
 Hellslayer Battle Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 999 gold on 56 realms |
| Fiery War Axe | 22 | 15 | 4.7 DPS. World Drop | 14,800 gold on 56 realms |
 Darkmoon Executioner | 24 | 17 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Strength. Quest | 1,300 gold on 51 realms |
 Grinning Axe | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 18 gold on 55 realms |
Grinning Axe has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Grinning Axe at 18 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Slayer's Battle Axe among Weapon > Axe: Bleakwood Hew (item level 27), Huge Thorium Battleaxe (item level 28), Colossal Great Axe (item level 28), Nightfall (item level 29) and Arcanite Reaper (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Slayer's Battle Axe among Weapon > Axe: Edge of the Enlightened (item level 1), Lost Sunwell Splitter (item level 1), Devastating Drakonid Waraxe (item level 1), Greataxe of the Forest Tribe (item level 1) and Twilight Berserker's Cleaver (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Slayer's Battle 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 Slayer's Battle Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Slayer's Battle Axe
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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