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Splitting Hatchet
Item Level 19Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
5 - 11 DamageSpeed 2.60
(3.1 damage per second)
+3 Agility
+4 Stamina
Requires Level 12
Sell price: 1 gold41 silver
Current price
88 gold42 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 97% under the 41-realm average.AH scan
- Listings are down 27% from their 7 day average (2 vs 3 units).AH scan
- Today's price is cheaper than 75% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Splitting Hatchet Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
88 gold42 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Splitting Hatchet's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 140 gold90 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 20 gold40 silver to 530 gold33 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 37% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 140 gold90 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Splitting Hatchet is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4416. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Splitting Hatchet.
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 10 items nearest to Splitting Hatchet (item level 19) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 18 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splitting Hatchet (this item) | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 13 gold on 40 realms |
 Hacking Cleaver | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 11 gold on 53 realms |
| Headsplitter | 18 | 11 | 2.9 DPS, +2 Strength, +4 Stamina | 800 gold on 56 realms |
 Gloom Reaper | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 56 realms |
 Edge of Winter | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 701 gold on 57 realms |
 Greater Scythe | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 34 silver on 54 realms |
| Heavy Mithril Axe | 23 | 16 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility or Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 150 gold on 62 realms |
 Ebonclaw Reaver | 24 | 18 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 75 silver on 59 realms |
| Crescent Edge | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 24 gold on 53 realms |
 Flurry Axe | 25 | 18 | 3.7 DPS. World Drop | 2,220 gold on 56 realms |
| Moon Cleaver | 27 | 20 | 4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 9 gold on 59 realms |
Moon Cleaver has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Greater Scythe at 34 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Splitting Hatchet among Weapon > Axe: Chipped Woodchopper (item level 30), Bladespire Broadaxe (item level 32), Snowy Edge (item level 35), Obsidium Cleaver (item level 37) and Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Splitting Hatchet among Weapon > Axe: Coreway Pickaxe (item level 1), Forest Berserker's Hatchet (item level 1) and Twilight Gut Ripper (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Splitting Hatchet in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Splitting 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 Splitting Hatchet next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Splitting Hatchet in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Splitting 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 Splitting Hatchet in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Splitting Hatchet is Uncommon quality, item level 31 and requires level 26.
- What does Splitting Hatchet sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 50s 33c for one Splitting Hatchet in Classic Era.
- What slot is Splitting Hatchet in WoW Classic?
- Splitting Hatchet is a One-Hand Axe in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Splitting Hatchet on the auction house right now?
- 88g 42s on Tichondrius, 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.
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 Splitting Hatchet
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70205, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.