MoP Classic item

Edge of Winter

Item 17704 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 38
Binds when equipped
One-HandAxe
17 - 32 DamageSpeed 2.10
(11.7 damage per second)
+3 Stamina
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 33
Chance on hit: Blasts a target for 30 Frost damage.
Sell Price: 1 gold14 silver

About Edge of Winter

Edge of Winter is an uncommon one-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 38, usable from level 33. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +3 Stamina. It hits for 17 to 32 damage every 2.10 seconds, 11.7 damage per second. Plans: Edge of Winter teaches how to make it. Other one-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Steelclaw Reaver (38), Stalvan's Reaper (37) and Gloom Reaper (37). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 299 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold14 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm299 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)299 gold99 silver

Median min buyout2,257 gold52 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 11:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	299 gold99 silver	299 gold99 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 10:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2,257 gold52 silver	2,257 gold52 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 10:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	2,368 gold1 silver	2,368 gold1 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Edge of Winter	Recipe

Crafting

Taught by

Plans: Edge of Winter (10x Steel Bar, 2x Elemental Water, 2x Elemental Air, 2x Heavy Leather) Requires Blacksmithing (190)

One-hand axe items near item level 38

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 22 other one-hand axe items between item level 27 and 48; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 11.7 damage per second ranks 14th of 23 one-hand axe items in this group; Flurry Axe (item level 47, requires level 42) has the most, 35.3.
Attack speeds among the 23 one-hand axe items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Blurred Axe) to 2.90 seconds (Stalvan's Reaper); it swings every 2.10 seconds.
+3 Stamina ranks 5th of 6 one-hand axe items with Stamina; Steelclaw Reaver (item level 38, requires level 33) has the most, +8.
Shovelphlange's Mining Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 15 against 3 here.
Next one-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Sickle Axe (item level 39, requires level 34), Digmaster 5000 (item level 40, requires level 35), Shovelphlange's Mining Axe (item level 40, requires level 35), Heavy Mithril Axe (item level 42, requires level 37), Blue Glittering Axe (item level 44, requires level 39).
Its lowest listed price, 299 gold99 silver, ranks 12th of 22 listed one-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Gloom Reaper at 1 gold86 silver (item level 37, requires level 32), Savage Axe at 2 gold (item level 39, requires level 34), Greater Scythe at 3 gold50 silver (item level 40, requires level 35).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 38: dagger (10): Searing Golden Blade, Stonevault Shiv, Glinting Steel Dagger; one-handed sword (10): Ginn-Su Sword, Annealed Blade, Reforged Blade of Heroes; one-handed mace (7): Deadwood Sledge, Midnight Mace, Fight Club.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Hacking Cleaver	33	28	10.0 (1.90s)	none	95 silver95 copper
Hillborne Axe	34	29	10.5 (2.20s)	none	1 gold
Gloom Reaper	37	32	11.3 (2.70s)	none	1 gold86 silver
Stalvan's Reaper	37	32	11.4 (2.90s)	none	398 gold
Edge of Winter	38	33	11.7 (2.10s)	+3 Stamina	299 gold99 silver
Steelclaw Reaver	38	33	11.7 (1.80s)	+3 Agility, +8 Stamina	8,400 gold9 silver
Savage Axe	39	34	21.4 (2.80s)	none	2 gold
Sickle Axe	39	34	12.1 (2.60s)	+6 Strength, +5 Agility, +3 Stamina	54,571 gold82 silver
Digmaster 5000	40	35	12.3 (2.60s)	+7 Agility	215,000 gold
Greater Scythe	40	35	22.1 (2.80s)	none	3 gold50 silver
Shovelphlange's Mining Axe	40	35	12.3 (2.60s)	+5 Agility, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike	14,999 gold
Heavy Mithril Axe	42	37	13.0 (2.70s)	+14 Attack Power	30 gold32 silver

Where Edge of Winter Fits

Items That Share Edge of Winter's Icon

Edge of Winter uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Steelclaw Reaver ID 7761 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 38 · lowest 8,400g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Edge of Winter

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 17704 (17682 to 17720) were usually added in the same batch as Edge of Winter: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Book: Gift of the Wild ID 17682 · Recipe · item level 50 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Book: Gift of the Wild ID 17683 · Recipe · item level 60
Plans: Edge of Winter ID 17706 · Recipe · item level 38 · lowest 77g on 3 realms
Elixir of Frost Power ID 17708 · Consumable · item level 38
Recipe: Elixir of Frost Power ID 17709 · Recipe · item level 38 · lowest 110g on 4 realms
Snowmaster 9000 ID 17716 · Trade Goods · item level 38 · lowest 555g on 2 realms
Schematic: Snowmaster 9000 ID 17720 · Recipe · item level 38 · lowest 702g on 4 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 17704	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	38	38	21
Required level	33	33	33
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	30 - 56	17 - 32	30 - 56
Speed	2.10	2.10	2.10
Damage per second	20.5	11.7	20.5
Stamina	3	3	-
Effects	Chance on hit: Blasts a target for 30 Frost damage.	Chance on hit: Blasts a target for 30 Frost damage.	-
Sell price	91 silver78 copper	1 gold14 silver	91 silver78 copper

Retail recipe Edge of Winter: 10x Steel Bar, 1x Frost Oil, 2x Elemental Water, 2x Elemental Air, 2x Heavy Leather.

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 199 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-11 03:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 411,015 gold81 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,414

US median, latest 300gEU median, latest 2,368g
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 low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	2,257 gold52 silver	2,368 gold1 silver	2	299 gold99 silver	299 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	2,257 gold52 silver	2,368 gold1 silver	2	299 gold99 silver	299 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-01	950 gold6 silver	2,326 gold5 silver	2	300 gold	399 gold	1
2026-10-31	936 gold8 silver	2,319 gold31 silver	2	399 gold	399 gold	1
2026-10-30	931 gold30 silver	2,327 gold22 silver	2	499 gold	499 gold	1
2026-10-29	2,307 gold17 silver	2,307 gold17 silver	1	1,500 gold	3,899 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-28	799 gold98 silver	2,305 gold96 silver	2	299 gold	3,899 gold99 silver	1

Comments

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	17704
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	38
Requires level	33
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	91 silver78 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)