MoP Classic item

Kang the Decapitator

Item 2291 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 49
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
43 - 66 DamageSpeed 3.60
(15.1 damage per second)
Durability 120 / 120
Requires Level 44
Chance on hit: Wounds the target causing them to bleed for 560 damage over 30 sec.
Sell Price: 5 gold57 silver

About Kang the Decapitator

Kang the Decapitator is an epic two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 49, usable from level 44. It binds when equipped. It hits for 43 to 66 damage every 3.60 seconds, 15.1 damage per second. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Grinning Axe (49), Splintering Battle Axe (49) and Executioner's Cleaver (48). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 799 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 5 gold57 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm799 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)3,500 gold

Median min buyout2,027 gold99 silver

Realms with listings4EU 3, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 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	3,500 gold	3,500 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	799 gold	800 gold	3	3	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian	1,555 gold99 silver	1,555 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

Two-hand axe items near item level 49

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other two-hand axe items between item level 34 and 63; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 15.1 damage per second ranks 17th of 30 two-hand axe items in this group; Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, 46.5.
Attack speeds among the 30 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.10 seconds (Brain Hacker) to 3.90 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 3.60 seconds.
Arcanite Reaper has the most fixed stat points in this group, 75.
Next two-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49), Huge Thorium Battleaxe (item level 56, requires level 51), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe (item level 56, requires level 51), Arcanite Reaper (item level 63, requires level 58).
Its lowest listed price, 799 gold, ranks 17th of 23 listed two-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Grinning Axe at 3 gold (item level 49, requires level 44), Splintering Battle Axe at 5 gold (item level 49, requires level 44), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe at 11 gold99 silver (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 49: two-handed sword (7): Warmonger, Blade of the Titans, Tusker Sword; staff (6): Tanglewood Staff, Warden Staff, Witch Doctor's Cane; two-handed mace (6): Blanchard's Stout, Royal Mallet, Conk Hammer; polearm (4): Stoneraven, Bonechewer, Eyegouger.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Great Axe	44	39	12.2 (3.60s)	none	22 gold22 silver
Headchopper	44	39	13.6 (2.90s)	+9 Strength, +14 Critical Strike	-
Lumbering Ogre Axe	44	39	33.7 (3.90s)	+15 Strength, +7 Stamina	29,999 gold
Darkmoon Executioner	45	40	39.7 (3.50s)	+52 Attack Power	199 gold98 silver
Manslayer	45	40	13.9 (3.20s)	+20 Agility, +13 Stamina	10,642 gold18 silver
Gigantic War Axe	46	41	14.2 (3.20s)	none	8 gold50 silver
Executioner's Cleaver	48	43	14.9 (3.80s)	+23 Strength, +10 Hit	111 gold16 silver
Kang the Decapitator	49	44	15.1 (3.60s)	none	799 gold
Grinning Axe	49	44	15.2 (2.80s)	none	3 gold
Splintering Battle Axe	49	44	9.1 (3.30s)	none	5 gold
The Minotaur	49	44	15.1 (3.50s)	+21 Strength, +9 Stamina, +9 Hit	-
Bleakwood Hew	54	49	46.5 (2.70s)	+11 Strength, +5 Stamina	-

Across game versions

Item 2291	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	49	49	25
Required level	44	44	19
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	136 - 205	43 - 66	12 - 24
Speed	3.60	3.60	3.60
Damage per second	47.4	15.1	5.0
Effects	Chance on hit: Wounds the target causing them to bleed for 560 damage over 30 sec.	Chance on hit: Wounds the target causing them to bleed for 560 damage over 30 sec.	-
Sell price	4 gold45 silver	5 gold57 silver	1 gold59 silver

3D Model

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 35 goldBloodsail Buccaneers (US), 2026-08-31 21:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 50,000 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,557

US median, latest 3,500gEU median, latest 1,900g
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
2026-09-19	799 gold	1,899 gold99 silver	3	3,500 gold	3,500 gold	1
2026-09-18	500 gold	1,899 gold99 silver	4	3,500 gold	3,500 gold	1
2026-09-17	999 gold99 silver	1,969 gold68 silver	3	1,000 gold	1,000 gold	1
2026-09-16	499 gold	2,423 gold99 silver	4	1,000 gold	1,000 gold	1
2026-09-15	800 gold	2,666 gold66 silver	3	1,000 gold	1,300 gold	1
2026-09-14	778 gold	2,888 gold84 silver	3	1,300 gold	1,300 gold	1
2026-09-13	1,333 gold	2,888 gold87 silver	3	1,300 gold	1,300 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 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	2291
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	49
Requires level	44
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	4 gold45 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)