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MoP Classic item

Dark Iron Destroyer

Item 17016 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 65
  • Binds when equipped
  • One-HandAxe
  • 34 - 64 DamageSpeed 2.40
  • (20.4 damage per second)
  • +10 Strength
  • +6 Fire Resistance
  • Durability 90 / 90
  • Requires Level 60
  • Sell Price: 6 gold70 silver

About Dark Iron Destroyer

Dark Iron Destroyer is a rare one-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 65, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength, with Fire Resistance (6) as a secondary stat. It hits for 34 to 64 damage every 2.40 seconds, 20.4 damage per second. Other one-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Zulian Hacker (65), Demon's Claw (64) and Annihilator (63). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 4,995 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 6 gold70 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm4,995 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)4,995 gold
Median min buyout19,706 gold50 silver
Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 22:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active4,995 gold4,995 gold332026-11-03 21:15 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active19,706 gold50 silver19,706 gold50 silver112026-11-03 22:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active19,982 gold61 silver19,982 gold61 silver112026-11-03 22:08 UTC
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CraftedDark Iron DestroyerRecipe
One-hand axe items near item level 65

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 20 other one-hand axe items between item level 45 and 85; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 20.4 damage per second ranks 6th of 21 one-hand axe items in this group; Flurry Axe (item level 47, requires level 42) has the most, 35.3.
  • Attack speeds among the 21 one-hand axe items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Annihilator) to 3.00 seconds (Brunnhildar Axe); it swings every 2.40 seconds.
  • +10 Strength ranks 1st of 3 one-hand axe items with Strength, the most in this group.
  • +6 Fire Resistance: no other one-hand axe item in this group carries Fire Resistance.
  • Serathil has the most fixed stat points in this group, 49 against 16 here.
  • Its lowest listed price, 4,995 gold, ranks 16th of 19 listed one-hand axe items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed one-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Karaborian Battle Axe at 10 gold (item level 81, requires level 57), Knight's War Axe at 10 gold (item level 84, requires level 58), Demon's Claw at 175 gold (item level 64, requires level 59).
  • Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 5 item levels of 65: one-handed sword (11): Sageblade, Dark Iron Reaver, Elemental Attuned Blade; dagger (9): Scarlet Kris, Heartseeker, Alcor's Sunrazor; one-handed mace (6): Persuader, Mass of McGowan, Ebon Hand.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Corpse Harvester555016.9 (2.60s)none78 gold
Dawn's Edge555016.9 (2.10s)+14 Critical Strike3,530 gold58 silver
Winter's Bite555016.9 (2.60s)none39,018 gold68 silver
Ribsplitter565117.3 (2.60s)+7 Agility, +7 Stamina, +7 Hit1,000 gold
Axe of the Deep Woods575217.6 (2.70s)none600 gold
Warlord's Axe585317.8 (2.30s)none-
Felstone Reaver615619.0 (2.00s)none44 gold
Serathil615618.9 (1.90s)+9 Strength, +40 Bonus Armor30 gold99 silver
Annihilator635819.7 (1.70s)none5,785 gold14 silver
Demon's Claw645920.0 (2.30s)none175 gold
Dark Iron Destroyer656020.4 (2.40s)+10 Strength, +6 Fire Resistance4,995 gold
Zulian Hacker656020.4 (2.40s)+4 Expertise60,570 gold83 silver
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Soul Breaker.

Where Dark Iron Destroyer Fits

Items That Share Dark Iron Destroyer's Icon

Dark Iron Destroyer uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

  • Nightfall ID 19169 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 70 · lowest 5,000g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Dark Iron Destroyer

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 17016 (17011 to 17029) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Iron Destroyer: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions
Item 17016Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level656529
Required level606060
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Damage71 - 13434 - 6472 - 134
Speed2.402.402.40
Damage per second42.720.442.9
Strength1010-
Fire Resistance66-
Sell price6 gold39 silver6 gold70 silver5 gold36 silver

Retail recipe Dark Iron Destroyer: 18x Dark Iron Bar, 12x Lava Core, 2x Blood of the Mountain, 2x Enchanted Leather.

3D Model

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

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 23:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
3
Lowest buyout seen
4,995 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-11-03 21:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
48,819 gold75 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,647
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03013,425g26,851g40,276g53,702gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 4,995gEU median, latest 19,707g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)EU lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0319,656 gold29 silver19,706 gold50 silver24,995 gold4,995 gold1
2026-11-0218,041 gold38 silver19,677 gold28 silver24,995 gold4,995 gold1
2026-11-0117,998 gold22 silver19,786 gold25 silver24,995 gold4,995 gold1
2026-10-3117,932 gold93 silver17,998 gold22 silver24,999 gold99 silver5,000 gold1
2026-10-3017,751 gold65 silver19,506 gold25,000 gold5,000 gold1
2026-10-2917,609 gold36 silver17,751 gold65 silver25,750 gold5,750 gold1
2026-10-2817,535 gold60 silver19,371 gold9 silver25,750 gold5,750 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.