MoP Classic item

Kang the Decapitator

Item 2291 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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 The Minotaur (49). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 988 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 5 gold57 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm988 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)3,490 gold99 silver

Median min buyout2,496 gold69 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:08 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	2,496 gold69 silver	3,490 gold99 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 05:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	988 gold	988 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	125,500 gold	125,500 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC

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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, 988 gold, ranks 17th of 24 listed two-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Splintering Battle Axe at 1 gold50 silver (item level 49, requires level 44), Balanced War Axe at 3 gold (item level 59, requires level 54), Colossal Great Axe at 9 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): Blade of the Titans, Warmonger, Beheading Blade; staff (6): Warden Staff, Tanglewood Staff, Witch Doctor's Cane; two-handed mace (6): Blanchard's Stout, Conk Hammer, Greater Maul; polearm (4): Bonechewer, Stoneraven, Eyegouger.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Great Axe	44	39	12.2 (3.60s)	none	-
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	99 gold99 silver
Manslayer	45	40	13.9 (3.20s)	+20 Agility, +13 Stamina	4,644 gold38 silver
Gigantic War Axe	46	41	14.2 (3.20s)	none	3 gold99 silver
Executioner's Cleaver	48	43	14.9 (3.80s)	+23 Strength, +10 Hit	39 gold35 silver
Kang the Decapitator	49	44	15.1 (3.60s)	none	988 gold
Grinning Axe	49	44	15.2 (2.80s)	none	10 gold
Splintering Battle Axe	49	44	9.1 (3.30s)	none	1 gold50 silver
The Minotaur	49	44	15.1 (3.50s)	+21 Strength, +9 Stamina, +9 Hit	4,115 gold38 silver
Bleakwood Hew	54	49	46.5 (2.70s)	+11 Strength, +5 Stamina	-

Where Kang the Decapitator Fits

Items Numbered Next to Kang the Decapitator

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2291 (2283 to 2303) were usually added in the same batch as Kang the Decapitator: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Rat Cloth Belt ID 2283 · Armor - Cloth · item level 15 · lowest 20,000g on 1 realm
Rat Cloth Cloak ID 2284 · Armor - Cloth · item level 15 · lowest 27,871g on 1 realm
Haunch of Meat ID 2287 · Consumable · item level 5
Scroll of Strength II ID 2289 · Consumable · item level 15
Scroll of Intellect II ID 2290 · Consumable · item level 15
Necrology Robes ID 2292 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21
Burning War Axe ID 2299 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 33 · lowest 55g on 4 realms
Embossed Leather Vest ID 2300 · Armor - Leather · item level 12 · lowest 2s on 6 realms
Handstitched Leather Boots ID 2302 · Armor - Leather · item level 8 · lowest 5s on 2 realms
Handstitched Leather Pants ID 2303 · Armor - Leather · item level 10 · lowest 60s on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 2291	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	49	49	25
Required level	44	44	44
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	136 - 205	43 - 66	137 - 205
Speed	3.60	3.60	3.60
Damage per second	47.4	15.1	47.5
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	4 gold45 silver

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 07:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 75 goldRemulos (AU) (US), 2026-11-01 21:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 155,999 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,035

US median, latest 2,497gEU median, latest 988gTW median, latest 129,999g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	988 gold	988 gold	2	-	-	-	2,496 gold69 silver	2,496 gold69 silver	1
2026-11-02	988 gold	5,550 gold	4	-	-	-	2,496 gold69 silver	3,500 gold	1
2026-11-01	988 gold	3,500 gold	3	-	-	-	75 gold	300 gold	3
2026-10-31	977 gold	1,499 gold	2	-	-	-	75 gold	12,500 gold	3
2026-10-30	955 gold	985 gold	3	-	-	-	75 gold	12,500 gold	2
2026-10-29	955 gold	988 gold	3	-	-	-	75 gold	75 gold	1
2026-10-28	988 gold	3,500 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	2291
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	49
Requires level	44
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	4 gold45 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)