MoP Classic item

The Minotaur

Item 9481 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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 Grinning Axe (49), Kang the Decapitator (49) and Splintering Battle Axe (49). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 300 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 4 gold25 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm300 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market300 gold

Median min buyout300 gold

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 04:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	300 gold	300 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 04:13 UTC

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, 300 gold, ranks 14th of 24 listed two-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Grinning Axe at 3 gold (item level 49, requires level 44), Splintering Battle Axe at 5 gold (item level 49, requires level 44), Colossal Great Axe at 10 gold (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 49: two-handed sword (7): Warmonger, Blade of the Titans, Tusker Sword; staff (6): Tanglewood Staff, Warden Staff, Witch Doctor's Cane; two-handed mace (6): Blanchard's Stout, Taran Icebreaker, Royal Mallet; polearm (4): Stoneraven, Bonechewer, 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	99,999 gold
Darkmoon Executioner	45	40	39.7 (3.50s)	+52 Attack Power	199 gold98 silver
Manslayer	45	40	13.9 (3.20s)	+20 Agility, +13 Stamina	10,642 gold18 silver
Gigantic War Axe	46	41	14.2 (3.20s)	none	7 gold
Executioner's Cleaver	48	43	14.9 (3.80s)	+23 Strength, +10 Hit	111 gold16 silver
The Minotaur	49	44	15.1 (3.50s)	+21 Strength, +9 Stamina, +9 Hit	300 gold
Grinning Axe	49	44	15.2 (2.80s)	none	3 gold
Kang the Decapitator	49	44	15.1 (3.60s)	none	1,899 gold99 silver
Splintering Battle Axe	49	44	9.1 (3.30s)	none	5 gold
Bleakwood Hew	54	49	46.5 (2.70s)	+11 Strength, +5 Stamina	-

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Hit and adds Spirit. Retail (Midnight) drops Hit and adds Critical Strike.

Item 9481	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	49	49	25
Required level	44	44	19
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	109 - 164	42 - 64	12 - 24
Speed	3.20	3.50	3.60
Damage per second	42.7	15.1	5.0
Strength	8	21	10
Stamina	24	9	4
Spirit	5	-	-
Hit	-	9	-
Critical Strike	-	-	7
Sell price	3 gold40 silver	4 gold25 silver	73 gold39 silver

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 25 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-08-31 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 15,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 687

US median, latest 15,000gEU median, latest 300g
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
2026-09-19	300 gold	300 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-18	300 gold	300 gold	1	15,000 gold	15,000 gold	1
2026-09-17	300 gold	350 gold	1	15,000 gold	15,000 gold	1
2026-09-16	350 gold	450 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-09-15	450 gold	500 gold	2	1,258 gold12 silver	1,258 gold12 silver	1
2026-09-14	500 gold	500 gold	1	1,258 gold12 silver	1,258 gold12 silver	1
2026-09-13	500 gold	600 gold	2	1,258 gold12 silver	1,345 gold44 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 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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	49
Requires level	44
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	3 gold40 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)