MoP Classic item

Shadow Crescent Axe

Item 3856 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 40
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
58 - 87 DamageSpeed 2.50
(29.0 damage per second)
+11 Strength
+10 Stamina
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 35
Sell Price: 1 gold77 silver

About Shadow Crescent Axe

Shadow Crescent Axe is an uncommon two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 40, usable from level 35. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +11 Strength and +10 Stamina. It hits for 58 to 87 damage every 2.50 seconds, 29.0 damage per second. Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe teaches how to make it. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Fiery War Axe (40), Hellslayer Battle Axe (40) and Obsidian Cleaver (40). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 844 gold6 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold77 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm844 gold6 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (US)1,261 gold3 silver

Median min buyout1,172 gold40 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 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	1,261 gold3 silver	1,261 gold3 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	844 gold6 silver	844 gold6 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	1,172 gold40 silver	1,172 gold40 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Shadow Crescent Axe	Recipe

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Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe (10x Steel Bar, 2x Citrine, 2x Shadow Oil) Requires Blacksmithing (200)

Two-hand axe items near item level 40

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other two-hand axe items between item level 28 and 49; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 29.0 damage per second ranks 4th of 29 two-hand axe items in this group; Darkmoon Executioner (item level 45, requires level 40) has the most, 39.7.
Attack speeds among the 29 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.70 seconds (Bloodspiller) to 3.90 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 2.50 seconds.
+11 Strength ranks 5th of 8 two-hand axe items with Strength; Executioner's Cleaver (item level 48, requires level 43) has the most, +23.
+10 Stamina ranks 2nd of 8 two-hand axe items with Stamina; Manslayer (item level 45, requires level 40) has the most, +13.
Darkmoon Executioner has the most fixed stat points in this group, 52 against 21 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Massive Iron Axe, Lumbering Ogre Axe.
Next two-hand axe items up with Strength: Headchopper (item level 44, requires level 39), Lumbering Ogre Axe (item level 44, requires level 39), Executioner's Cleaver (item level 48, requires level 43), The Minotaur (item level 49, requires level 44).
Its lowest listed price, 844 gold6 silver, ranks 13th of 23 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), Gigantic War Axe at 3 gold99 silver (item level 46, requires level 41), Grinning Axe at 10 gold (item level 49, requires level 44).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 40: staff (8): Staff of Jordan, Staff of Protection, Windweaver Staff; two-handed mace (6): Thornstone Sledgehammer, The Pacifier, The Shoveler; two-handed sword (6): Frost Tiger Blade, Sword of the Magistrate, Headstriker Sword; polearm (2): Ruthless Shiv, Grim Reaper.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Massive Iron Axe	37	32	25.6 (3.50s)	+11 Strength, +7 Stamina	-
Shadow Crescent Axe	40	35	29.0 (2.50s)	+11 Strength, +10 Stamina	844 gold6 silver
Fiery War Axe	40	35	12.2 (2.90s)	none	1,358 gold30 silver
Hellslayer Battle Axe	40	35	35.5 (2.90s)	+8 Stamina	399 gold
Obsidian Cleaver	40	35	12.3 (3.30s)	+15 Agility, +10 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike	3,866 gold
Pendulum of Doom	40	35	12.3 (3.90s)	none	-
Monstrous War Axe	42	37	13.0 (3.70s)	none	14 gold
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

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Where Shadow Crescent Axe Fits

Items That Share Shadow Crescent Axe's Icon

Shadow Crescent Axe uses the same icon art, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Brutal War Axe ID 3210 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 30 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Barbarian War Axe ID 3201 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28 · lowest 60s on 3 realms
Bronze Axe ID 2849 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 23 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Boahn's Fang ID 5423 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 21 · lowest 395g on 2 realms
Frostmane Hand Axe ID 2260 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 9 · lowest 4,999g on 1 realm
Black Metal War Axe ID 2015 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 28 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Headchopper ID 1680 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 44
Flurry Axe ID 871 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 47 · lowest 1,000g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Shadow Crescent Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3856 (3851 to 3864) were usually added in the same batch as Shadow Crescent Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Solid Iron Maul ID 3851 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 31 · lowest 91g on 3 realms
Golden Iron Destroyer ID 3852 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 34 · lowest 183g on 2 realms
Moonsteel Broadsword ID 3853 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 36 · lowest 123g on 1 realm
Frost Tiger Blade ID 3854 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 40 · lowest 186g on 4 realms
Massive Iron Axe ID 3855 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 37
Coal ID 3857 · Trade Goods · item level 30
Mithril Ore ID 3858 · Trade Goods · item level 40
Steel Bar ID 3859 · Trade Goods · item level 35
Mithril Bar ID 3860 · Trade Goods · item level 40
Citrine ID 3864 · Gem · item level 40

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

Across game versions

Item 3856	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	40	40	22
Required level	35	35	35
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	58 - 87	58 - 87	58 - 87
Speed	2.50	2.50	2.50
Damage per second	29.0	29.0	29.0
Strength	11	11	-
Stamina	10	10	-
Sell price	1 gold42 silver	1 gold77 silver	1 gold42 silver

Retail recipe Shadow Crescent Axe: 10x Steel Bar, 2x Citrine, 2x Shadow Oil.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 39 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-22 21:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 410,980 gold3 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,170

US median, latest 2,831gEU median, latest 844g
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	844 gold6 silver	844 gold6 silver	2	1,261 gold3 silver	2,830 gold79 silver	1
2026-11-02	838 gold86 silver	844 gold6 silver	2	2,830 gold79 silver	2,830 gold79 silver	1
2026-11-01	499 gold	832 gold54 silver	2	2,830 gold79 silver	2,830 gold79 silver	1
2026-10-31	799 gold96 silver	873 gold59 silver	2	1,250 gold	1,250 gold	1
2026-10-30	799 gold96 silver	810 gold91 silver	2	100 gold	1,250 gold	1
2026-10-29	869 gold88 silver	869 gold88 silver	1	1,039 gold58 silver	1,039 gold58 silver	1
2026-10-28	799 gold98 silver	868 gold72 silver	1	1,024 gold94 silver	1,024 gold94 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	3856
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	40
Requires level	35
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold42 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)