MoP Classic item

The Minotaur

Item 9481 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 49
Binds when equipped
Two-HandAxe
42 - 64 DamageSpeed 3.50
(15.1 damage per second)
+21 Strength
+9 Stamina
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 44
Equip: Increases your hit by 9.
Sell Price: 4 gold25 silver

About The Minotaur

The Minotaur is a rare two-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 49, usable from level 44. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +21 Strength and +9 Stamina, with Hit (9) as a secondary stat. It hits for 42 to 64 damage every 3.50 seconds, 15.1 damage per second. Other two-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Kang the Decapitator (49), Grinning Axe (49) and Splintering Battle Axe (49). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 4,115 gold38 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 4 gold25 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm4,115 gold38 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market4,115 gold38 silver

Median min buyout4,115 gold38 silver

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	4,115 gold38 silver	4,115 gold38 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Two-hand axe items near item level 49

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other two-hand axe items between item level 34 and 63; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 15.1 damage per second ranks 17th of 30 two-hand axe items in this group; Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, 46.5.
Attack speeds among the 30 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.10 seconds (Brain Hacker) to 3.90 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 3.50 seconds.
+21 Strength ranks 2nd of 8 two-hand axe items with Strength; Executioner's Cleaver (item level 48, requires level 43) has the most, +23.
+9 Stamina ranks 6th of 10 two-hand axe items with Stamina; Lord Alexander's Battle Axe (item level 56, requires level 51) has the most, +16.
+9 Hit ranks 2nd of 2 two-hand axe items with Hit; Executioner's Cleaver (item level 48, requires level 43) has the most, +10.
Arcanite Reaper has the most fixed stat points in this group, 75 against 39 here.
Next two-hand axe items up with Strength: Bleakwood Hew (item level 54, requires level 49), Lord Alexander's Battle Axe (item level 56, requires level 51).
Its lowest listed price, 4,115 gold38 silver, ranks 21st of 24 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), Balanced War Axe at 3 gold (item level 59, requires level 54), Colossal Great Axe at 9 gold99 silver (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 49: two-handed sword (7): Blade of the Titans, Warmonger, Beheading Blade; staff (6): Warden Staff, Tanglewood Staff, Witch Doctor's Cane; two-handed mace (6): Blanchard's Stout, Conk Hammer, Greater Maul; polearm (4): Bonechewer, Stoneraven, Eyegouger.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
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
Gigantic War Axe	46	41	14.2 (3.20s)	none	3 gold99 silver
Executioner's Cleaver	48	43	14.9 (3.80s)	+23 Strength, +10 Hit	39 gold35 silver
The Minotaur	49	44	15.1 (3.50s)	+21 Strength, +9 Stamina, +9 Hit	4,115 gold38 silver
Grinning Axe	49	44	15.2 (2.80s)	none	10 gold
Kang the Decapitator	49	44	15.1 (3.60s)	none	988 gold
Splintering Battle Axe	49	44	9.1 (3.30s)	none	1 gold50 silver
Bleakwood Hew	54	49	46.5 (2.70s)	+11 Strength, +5 Stamina	-

Where The Minotaur Fits

Items That Share The Minotaur's Icon

The Minotaur uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Blue Glittering Axe ID 7942 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 44 · lowest 549g on 2 realms
Greater Scythe ID 15234 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 40 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Brunnhildar Axe ID 41752 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 85

Items Numbered Next to The Minotaur

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9481 (9444 to 9486) were usually added in the same batch as The Minotaur: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Techbot CPU Shell ID 9444 · Armor - Shield · item level 26
Bubbling Water ID 9451 · Consumable · item level 15
Digmaster 5000 ID 9465 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 40 · lowest 215,000g on 1 realm
Eyegouger ID 9480 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 49
Witch Doctor's Cane ID 9482 · Weapon - Staff · item level 49 · lowest 1,999g on 2 realms
Flaming Incinerator ID 9483 · Weapon - Wand · item level 49 · lowest 4,801g on 3 realms
Spellshock Leggings ID 9484 · Armor - Cloth · item level 49 · lowest 7,777g on 1 realm
Vibroblade ID 9485 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 29 · lowest 32,365g on 1 realm
Supercharger Battle Axe ID 9486 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 29 · lowest 2,500g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Hit and adds Spirit.

Item 9481	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	49	49	25
Required level	44	44	44
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	109 - 164	42 - 64	120 - 180
Speed	3.20	3.50	3.50
Damage per second	42.7	15.1	42.9
Strength	8	21	-
Stamina	24	9	-
Spirit	5	-	-
Hit	-	9	-
Sell price	3 gold40 silver	4 gold25 silver	3 gold40 silver

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 14:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-17 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 59,694 gold6 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,072

US median, latest 500gEU median, latest 4,115g
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	4,115 gold38 silver	4,115 gold38 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-11-02	4,115 gold38 silver	4,115 gold38 silver	1	500 gold	500 gold	1
2026-11-01	250 gold	5,115 gold39 silver	1	17,714 gold85 silver	17,714 gold85 silver	1
2026-10-31	49 gold	5,115 gold39 silver	2	17,714 gold85 silver	17,714 gold85 silver	1
2026-10-30	49 gold	5,115 gold40 silver	2	59,694 gold6 silver	59,694 gold6 silver	1
2026-10-29	5,115 gold40 silver	5,115 gold40 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-28	5,115 gold40 silver	5,115 gold40 silver	1	7,800 gold	7,800 gold	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 0 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	9481
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	49
Requires level	44
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	3 gold40 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)