MoP Classic item

Plans: Massive Iron Axe

Item 12164 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 37
Requires Blacksmithing (185)
"Teaches you how to make a Massive Iron Axe."
Sell Price: 11 silver

About Plans: Massive Iron Axe

Plans: Massive Iron Axe is a common Blacksmithing recipe on MoP Classic at item level 37. It teaches Massive Iron Axe, made from 14 Iron Bar, 2 Strong Flux, 2 Heavy Grinding Stone, 4 Gold Bar and 2 Heavy Leather; learning it takes Blacksmithing skill 185. Other blacksmithing recipes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House include Plans: Polished Steel Boots, Plans: Golden Scale Coif and Plans: Moonsteel Broadsword. The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 11 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)1 gold

Median min buyout5 gold

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 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	1 gold	1 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	5 gold	5 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	5 gold99 silver	5 gold99 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC

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Crafting

Teaches

Massive Iron Axe

+11 Strength, +7 Stamina

Requires Blacksmithing (185)

Reagents

Reagent cost on MoP Classic

Iron Bar, Strong Flux, Heavy Grinding Stone, Gold Bar and Heavy Leather have no current listing in our MoP Classic scans, so the reagent total is not known.
Massive Iron Axe is axe for the two-hand slot, item level 37, usable from level 32; it carries +11 Strength, +7 Stamina.
Massive Iron Axe has no current listing in our MoP Classic scans.
Iron Bar is also a reagent in 22 other MoP Classic recipe items: Design: Heavy Iron Knuckles, Design: Wicked Moonstone Ring, Plans: Barbaric Iron Boots, Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate, Plans: Barbaric Iron Gloves, Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm and 16 more.
Strong Flux is also a reagent in 8 other MoP Classic recipe items: Plans: Deadly Bronze Poniard, Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer, Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword, Plans: Iridescent Hammer, Plans: Jade Serpentblade, Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer and 2 more.
Heavy Grinding Stone is also a reagent in 18 other MoP Classic recipe items: Plans: Barbaric Iron Boots, Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate, Plans: Barbaric Iron Gloves, Plans: Barbaric Iron Shoulders, Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer, Plans: Golden Scale Boots and 12 more.
Other Blacksmithing recipes near skill 185 in our MoP Classic item table, which holds 171 Blacksmithing recipe items: Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm (175), Plans: Golden Scale Shoulders (175), Plans: Jade Serpentblade (175), Plans: Barbaric Iron Boots (180), Plans: Moonsteel Broadsword (180), Plans: Barbaric Iron Gloves (185), Plans: Polished Steel Boots (185), Plans: Edge of Winter (190), Plans: Golden Scale Coif (190), Plans: Searing Golden Blade (190), Plans: Steel Weapon Chain (190), Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass (195).

Reagent	Qty	Lowest listed	Median realm low	Realms
Iron Bar	14	-	-	-
Strong Flux	2	-	-	-
Heavy Grinding Stone	2	-	-	-
Gold Bar	4	-	-	-
Heavy Leather	2	-	-	-

Where Plans: Massive Iron Axe Fits

Items That Share Plans: Massive Iron Axe's Icon

Plans: Massive Iron Axe uses the same icon art, which 247 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Plans: Moonsteel Broadsword ID 12163 · Recipe · item level 36 · lowest 3g on 4 realms
Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword ID 12162 · Recipe · item level 32 · lowest 99s on 4 realms
Recipe: Crispy Bat Wing ID 12226 · Recipe · item level 5 · lowest 59g on 4 realms
Recipe: Lean Wolf Steak ID 12227 · Recipe · item level 25
Recipe: Roast Raptor ID 12228 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 3g on 7 realms
Recipe: Jungle Stew ID 12231 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 7g on 6 realms
Recipe: Carrion Surprise ID 12232 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 17g on 4 realms
Recipe: Mystery Stew ID 12233 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 15g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Plans: Massive Iron Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12164 (12162 to 12204) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Massive Iron Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword ID 12162 · Recipe · item level 32 · lowest 99s on 4 realms
Plans: Moonsteel Broadsword ID 12163 · Recipe · item level 36 · lowest 3g on 4 realms
Raptor Flesh ID 12184 · Trade Goods · item level 30
Dreamless Sleep Potion ID 12190 · Consumable · item level 45
Tiger Meat ID 12202 · Trade Goods · item level 30
Red Wolf Meat ID 12203 · Trade Goods · item level 30
Heavy Kodo Meat ID 12204 · Trade Goods · item level 35

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

Across game versions

Item 12164	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	37	37	1
Effects	Use: Teaches you how to make a Massive Iron Axe.	-	-
Sell price	11 silver	11 silver	11 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 99 silver90 copperEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-16 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 225 gold25 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,589

US median, latest 1gEU median, latest 6g
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	5 gold	5 gold99 silver	2	1 gold	1 gold	2
2026-11-02	5 gold99 silver	10 gold	2	1 gold	1 gold	2
2026-11-01	10 gold	10 gold	2	1 gold	7 gold49 silver	3
2026-10-31	1 gold99 silver	54 gold	3	7 gold49 silver	7 gold49 silver	2
2026-10-30	9 gold99 silver	9 gold99 silver	3	4 gold45 silver	7 gold49 silver	2
2026-10-29	1 gold99 silver	9 gold99 silver	2	7 gold49 silver	7 gold50 silver	2
2026-10-28	1 gold99 silver	5 gold	4	7 gold56 silver	7 gold56 silver	2

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	12164
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Recipe
Subtype	Blacksmithing
Item level	37
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	11 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)