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Sunstrider Axe

Item Level 2
Binds when picked up
Main HandWeapon
1 - 2 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.6 damage per second)
+ Agility or Strength
Sell price: 26 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Common One-Handed Axe Main Hand, item level 2, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).

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Sunstrider Axe Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Sunstrider Axe is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 5603.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Sunstrider Axe Comes From

Quests That Reward Sunstrider Axe

1 quest lists Sunstrider Axe among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Sunstrider Axe 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 8 items nearest to Sunstrider Axe (item level 2) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 1 to 11.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Sunstrider Axe (this item)20.6 DPS, Agility or Strength. QuestNot listed
Dornogal Guard's Splitter10.3 DPS. World Drop999 gold on 46 realms
Coreway Pickaxe10.3 DPS. World Drop700 gold on 43 realms
Forest Berserker's Hatchet10.6 DPS. World Drop494 gold on 54 realms
Twilight Gut Ripper10.6 DPS. World Drop456 gold on 58 realms
Phaseblade Headsplitter10.4 DPS. World Drop1,000 gold on 45 realms
Hatchet951.2 DPS. Vendor20 gold on 44 realms
Thick War Axe1061.3 DPS, +1 Stamina, +1 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing100 gold on 47 realms
Abomination Cleaver1161.5 DPS, +1 Agility, +2 Stamina. World Drop4,564 gold on 44 realms

Abomination Cleaver has the highest item level here (11). The lowest listed price among them is Hatchet at 20 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Sunstrider Axe among Weapon > Axe: Guillotine Axe (item level 13), Razor's Edge (item level 14), Headsplitter (item level 18), Stalvan's 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.

Where Sunstrider Axe Fits

Items Numbered Next to Sunstrider Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20837 (20831 to 20842) were usually added in the same batch as Sunstrider Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Sunstrider Axe Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 20837 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
1 silver30 copper
Vendor sell price
26 copper
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Main Hand
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

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