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Whirling Axe

Item Level 4
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
2 - 4 DamageSpeed 3.60
(0.8 damage per second)
Sell price: 1 silver1 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 Two-Handed Axe, item level 4, binds when picked up. Sold by 3 vendor NPCs.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #13216Alterac Valley
VendorNPC #13217Hillsbrad Foothills 44.6, 46.4
VendorNPC #97912Hillsbrad Foothills 44.7, 46.5

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Whirling Axe as sold by 3 vendor NPCs in Alterac Valley and Hillsbrad Foothills.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #13216Alterac Valley--18
NPC #13217Hillsbrad Foothills44.6, 46.4/way #25 44.6 46.418
NPC #97912Hillsbrad Foothills44.7, 46.5/way #25 44.7 46.518

Hillsbrad Foothills 1 placement

Hillsbrad Foothills map showing VendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 8 and sells to vendors for 1s.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4CommonBinds when picked up1s 1c
MoP Classic8CommonBinds when picked up1s
Whirling Axe Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Whirling Axe is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 404. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Whirling Axe Comes From

Quests That Reward Whirling Axe

1 quest lists Whirling 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 Whirling Axe Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:

  • Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
  • Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
  • Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
  • Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
  • Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword

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

Where Whirling Axe Fits

Where to Buy Whirling Axe

Whirling Axe is listed at 4 vendor placements. NPC 13216 stands in Alterac Valley at map coordinates 44.3, 18.2.

Items That Share Whirling Axe's Icon

Whirling Axe uses icon file 132401, which 14 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Whirling Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 52901 (52887 to 52906) were usually added in the same batch as Whirling Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Whirling Axe Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 52901 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
5 silver5 copper
Vendor sell price
1 silver1 copper
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Two-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.