This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
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.
Well Balanced Axe 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.
In the Appearances collection, Well Balanced Axe is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 2552. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
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 Well Balanced Axe (item level 24) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 21 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well Balanced Axe (this item) | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +5 Stamina, +3 Agility or Strength, +4 Versatility, +3 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Curve-Bladed Ripper | 24 | 17 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Stamina, +5 Strength. World Drop | 499 gold on 59 realms |
 Ebonclaw Reaver | 24 | 18 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 30 gold on 60 realms |
| Crescent Edge | 25 | 19 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 51 realms |
 Heavy Mithril Axe | 23 | 16 | 3.7 DPS, +3 Agility or Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 50 gold on 60 realms |
 Savage Axe | 22 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 8 gold on 52 realms |
 Greater Scythe | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 55 realms |
 Axe of Rin'ji | 27 | 21 | 4.0 DPS, +6 Stamina, +3 Agility. World Drop | 183 gold on 66 realms |
| Moon Cleaver | 27 | 20 | 4.0 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 1 silver on 58 realms |
| Gloom Reaper | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 37 gold on 55 realms |
 Edge of Winter | 21 | 14 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 621 gold on 67 realms |
Axe of Rin'ji has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Moon Cleaver at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Well Balanced Axe among Weapon > Axe: Snowy Edge (item level 35), Obsidium Cleaver (item level 37), Forgewire Axe (item level 38), Zandalari Head-Cleaver (item level 38) and Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Well Balanced Axe among Weapon > Axe: Bronze Axe (item level 14), Deadmines Cleaver (item level 12), Thick War Axe (item level 10), Dornogal Guard's Splitter (item level 1) and Coreway Pickaxe (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Well Balanced 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 Well Balanced 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 Well Balanced Axe
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