MoP Classic item

Short-Handled Battle Axe

Item 1812 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 17
Two-HandAxe
8 - 12 DamageSpeed 3.10
(3.2 damage per second)
Durability 60 / 60
Requires Level 12
Sell Price: 5 silver66 copper

About Short-Handled Battle Axe

Short-Handled Battle Axe is a poor two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 17, usable from level 12. It hits for 8 to 12 damage every 3.10 seconds, 3.2 damage per second. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Twin-Bladed Axe (16), Barbaric Battle Axe (18) and Brashclaw's Chopper (19). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 20 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 5 silver66 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm20 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)1 gold

Median min buyout60 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-05 08:15 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	2026-11-05 08:15 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	20 silver	20 silver	1	1	2026-11-05 08:13 UTC

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Two-hand axe items near item level 17

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 17 other two-hand axe items between item level 12 and 23; 9 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 3.2 damage per second ranks 17th of 18 two-hand axe items in this group; Night Reaver (item level 23, requires level 18) has the most, 19.7.
Attack speeds among the 18 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.30 seconds (Lupine Axe) to 3.70 seconds (Boahn's Fang); it swings every 3.10 seconds.
Prospector Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 15.
Next two-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Brashclaw's Chopper (item level 19, requires level 14), Mo'grosh Can Opener (item level 19, requires level 14), Lupine Axe (item level 20, requires level 15), Prospector Axe (item level 20, requires level 15), Boahn's Fang (item level 21, requires level 16).
Its lowest listed price, 20 silver, ranks 2nd of 13 listed two-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Barbaric Battle Axe at 39 silver97 copper (item level 18, requires level 13), Twin-Bladed Axe at 50 silver (item level 16, requires level 11), Battle Slayer at 60 silver (item level 22, requires level 17).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 17: two-handed sword (9): Mo'grosh Toothpick, Brashclaw's Skewer, Coral Claymore; staff (7): Riverpaw Mystic Staff, Riverside Staff, Foamspittle Staff; two-handed mace (7): Heavy Copper Maul, Ironwood Maul, Heavy Spiked Mace.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Copper Battle Axe	13	8	4.1 (3.20s)	+3 Stamina	15 silver
Tabar	14	9	4.1 (3.20s)	none	-
Rock Chipper	15	10	4.3 (3.50s)	none	2,999 gold99 silver
Twin-Bladed Axe	16	11	5.2 (2.70s)	none	50 silver
Short-Handled Battle Axe	17	12	3.2 (3.10s)	none	20 silver
Barbaric Battle Axe	18	13	5.7 (3.60s)	none	39 silver97 copper
Brashclaw's Chopper	19	14	6.0 (3.40s)	+6 Strength	35,000 gold
Mo'grosh Can Opener	19	14	5.9 (3.20s)	+6 Strength	20,999 gold99 silver
Bearded Axe	20	15	5.8 (3.30s)	none	-
Lupine Axe	20	15	6.1 (2.30s)	+6 Agility	-
Prospector Axe	20	15	17.5 (2.40s)	+7 Strength, +8 Stamina	677 gold
Boahn's Fang	21	16	6.5 (3.70s)	+8 Strength, +6 Critical Strike	350 gold

Where Short-Handled Battle Axe Fits

Items That Share Short-Handled Battle Axe's Icon

Short-Handled Battle Axe uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Crude Battle Axe ID 1512 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 12 · lowest 85s on 1 realm
Battle Axe ID 926 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 25
Massive Iron Axe ID 3855 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 37
Deadly Throwing Axe ID 25875 · Weapon - Thrown · item level 27

Items Numbered Next to Short-Handled Battle Axe

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1812 (1807 to 1817) were usually added in the same batch as Short-Handled Battle Axe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tough Leather Gloves ID 1807 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Tough Leather Pants ID 1808 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Tough Leather Shoulderpads ID 1809 · Armor - Leather · item level 26 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Tough Leather Armor ID 1810 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Blunt Claymore ID 1811 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 17
Chipped Quarterstaff ID 1813 · Weapon - Staff · item level 18 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Battered Mallet ID 1814 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 19 · lowest 50s on 1 realm
Ornamental Mace ID 1815 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 17 · lowest 20s on 1 realm
Unbalanced Axe ID 1816 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 19
Stock Shortsword ID 1817 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 19 · lowest 50s 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 1812	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	17	17	10
Required level	12	12	12
Damage	16 - 25	8 - 12	17 - 25
Speed	3.10	3.10	3.10
Damage per second	6.6	3.2	6.8
Sell price	4 silver52 copper	5 silver66 copper	4 silver53 copper

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-06 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 1 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-27 04:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 5 goldFlamegor (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 788

US median, latest 1gEU median, latest 20s
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
2026-11-05	20 silver	20 silver	1	1 gold	1 gold	1
2026-11-04	20 silver	20 silver	1	75 silver	75 silver	1
2026-11-03	7 silver	7 silver	1	75 silver	1 gold	2
2026-11-02	7 silver	7 silver	1	75 silver	75 silver	2
2026-11-01	99 silver	99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-31	99 silver	99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-30	99 silver	99 silver	1	-	-	-

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	1812
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	17
Requires level	12
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	4 silver53 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)