MoP Classic item

Rupturing Axe

Item 36596 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 174
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
188 - 282 DamageSpeed 3.50
(67.1 damage per second)
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 78
Sell Price: 16 gold90 silver

About Rupturing Axe

Rupturing Axe is an uncommon two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 174, usable from level 78. It binds when equipped. It hits for 188 to 282 damage every 3.50 seconds, 67.1 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Taunka Axe. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Melted Cleaver (175), Ice-Splintering Axe (178) and Planate Broadaxe (170). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 50 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 16 gold90 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm50 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)50 gold

Median min buyout50 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:29 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	50 gold	50 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC

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Two-hand axe items near item level 174

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 10 other two-hand axe items between item level 150 and 182; 1 of them carries fixed stats.

Its 67.1 damage per second ranks 3rd of 11 two-hand axe items in this group; Scarlet Battle Axe (item level 182, requires level 80) has the most, 72.3.
Attack speeds among the 11 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Melted Cleaver) to 3.50 seconds (Winged Axe); it swings every 3.50 seconds.
Honed Cobalt Cleaver has the most fixed stat points in this group, 205.
Its lowest listed price, 50 gold, ranks 3rd of 8 listed two-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Melted Cleaver at 7 gold (item level 175, requires level 74), Ice-Splintering Axe at 25 gold (item level 178, requires level 79), Scarlet Battle Axe at 50 gold (item level 182, requires level 80).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 6 item levels of 174: staff (7): Minion Staff, Cursed Staff, Robble's Wobbly Staff; two-handed mace (4): Arctic War Hammer, Lode-Headed Hammer, Onerous Mallet; two-handed sword (4): Petrified Sword, Warped Greatsword, Chilled Warblade; polearm (3): Plagued Pike, Abandoned Spear, Bleak Scythe.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bone Plate Axe	150	72	53.7 (3.50s)	none	-
Winged Axe	154	73	55.7 (3.50s)	none	50 gold99 silver
Deforester Axe	158	74	57.9 (3.50s)	none	70 gold
Honed Cobalt Cleaver	159	73	58.3 (3.20s)	+51 Haste, +154 Attack Power	297 gold54 silver
Troll Decollator	162	75	60.0 (3.50s)	none	-
Fracturing Battleaxe	166	76	62.3 (3.50s)	none	-
Planate Broadaxe	170	77	64.7 (3.50s)	none	199 gold98 silver
Rupturing Axe	174	78	67.1 (3.50s)	none	50 gold
Melted Cleaver	175	74	40.6 (2.50s)	none	7 gold
Ice-Splintering Axe	178	79	69.7 (3.50s)	none	25 gold
Scarlet Battle Axe	182	80	72.3 (3.50s)	none	50 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (71227)

Taunka Axe

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Frostbiter.

Where Rupturing Axe Fits

Items That Share Rupturing Axe's Icon

Rupturing Axe uses the same icon art, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Scarlet Battle Axe ID 36598 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 182 · lowest 50g on 2 realms
Segmenting Broadaxe ID 36589 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 146
Burning Battleaxe ID 36588 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 142 · lowest 15g on 2 realms
Taunka Axe ID 36587 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 138 · lowest 50g on 1 realm
Honed Cobalt Cleaver ID 41181 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 159 · lowest 297g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Rupturing Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 36596 (36591 to 36601) were usually added in the same batch as Rupturing Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Winged Axe ID 36591 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 154 · lowest 50g on 1 realm
Deforester Axe ID 36592 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 158 · lowest 70g on 1 realm
Troll Decollator ID 36593 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 162
Fracturing Battleaxe ID 36594 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 166
Planate Broadaxe ID 36595 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 170 · lowest 199g on 1 realm
Ice-Splintering Axe ID 36597 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 178 · lowest 25g on 2 realms
Scarlet Battle Axe ID 36598 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 182 · lowest 50g on 2 realms
Ocean Trident ID 36599 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 130 · lowest 100g on 1 realm
Village Scythe ID 36600 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 134 · lowest 40g on 1 realm
Patient Harpoon ID 36601 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 138 · lowest 20g 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 36596	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	174	34
Required level	78	78
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	188 - 282	556 - 833
Speed	3.50	3.50
Damage per second	67.1	198.4
Sell price	16 gold90 silver	13 gold52 silver

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 5 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-18 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 310 gold33 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 987

US median, latest 50gEU median, latest 20g
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	-	-	-	50 gold	50 gold	1
2026-11-02	20 gold	20 gold	1	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-11-01	10 gold	10 gold	2	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-10-31	20 gold	49 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-10-30	49 gold99 silver	49 gold99 silver	2	297 gold68 silver	297 gold68 silver	1
2026-10-29	49 gold99 silver	49 gold99 silver	1	297 gold68 silver	297 gold68 silver	1
2026-10-28	35 gold	35 gold	1	297 gold68 silver	297 gold68 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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	36596
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	174
Requires level	78
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	13 gold52 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)