Splitting Hatchet

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 27 other one-hand axe items between item level 23 and 40; 16 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 9.7 damage per second ranks 18th of 28 one-hand axe items in this group; Greater Scythe (item level 40, requires level 35) has the most, 22.1.
• Attack speeds among the 28 one-hand axe items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Blurred Axe) to 2.90 seconds (Stalvan's Reaper); it swings every 1.80 seconds.
• Shovelphlange's Mining Axe has the most fixed stat points in this group, 15.
• Next one-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Edge of Winter (item level 38, requires level 33), Steelclaw Reaver (item level 38, requires level 33), Sickle Axe (item level 39, requires level 34), Digmaster 5000 (item level 40, requires level 35), Shovelphlange's Mining Axe (item level 40, requires level 35).
• Its lowest listed price, 4 gold, ranks 4th of 23 listed one-hand axe items in this group.
• Cheapest listed one-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Hillborne Axe at 1 gold70 silver (item level 34, requires level 29), Savage Axe at 4 gold (item level 39, requires level 34), Bearded Boneaxe at 5 gold (item level 30, requires level 25).
• Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: one-handed mace (7): Beazel's Basher, Dreamslayer, Oscillating Power Hammer; dagger (5): Claw of the Shadowmancer, Broad Bladed Knife, Honed Stiletto; one-handed sword (4): The Butcher, Hardened Iron Shortsword, Viking Sword; fist weapon (1): Heavy Iron Knuckles.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Axe of the Enforcer	25	20	7.9 (2.60s)	+5 Agility, +3 Stamina	-
Marauder Axe	26	21	8.0 (2.00s)	+4 Stamina	100 gold
Blurred Axe	27	22	8.5 (1.70s)	+4 Agility	-
Callous Axe	29	24	8.9 (2.80s)	+8 Attack Power	39 gold93 silver
Vibroblade	29	24	18.4 (2.50s)	none	19,623 gold15 silver
Bearded Boneaxe	30	25	9.2 (1.90s)	+4 Strength, +4 Agility	5 gold
Headsplitter	30	25	18.9 (2.30s)	+3 Strength, +5 Stamina	4,575 gold66 silver
Splitting Hatchet	31	26	9.7 (1.80s)	none	4 gold
Hacking Cleaver	33	28	10.0 (1.90s)	none	10 gold
Hillborne Axe	34	29	10.5 (2.20s)	none	1 gold70 silver
Gloom Reaper	37	32	11.3 (2.70s)	none	8 gold99 silver
Stalvan's Reaper	37	32	11.4 (2.90s)	none	333 gold