Merciless Axe

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 22 and 40; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 9.5 damage per second ranks 15th of 30 two-hand axe items in this group; Hellslayer Battle Axe (item level 40, requires level 35) has the most, 35.5.
• Attack speeds among the 30 two-hand axe items in this group run from 2.40 seconds (Shiny War Axe) to 3.90 seconds (Pendulum of Doom); it swings every 3.20 seconds.
• +12 Strength ranks 1st of 10 two-hand axe items with Strength, the most in this group.
• Obsidian Cleaver has the most fixed stat points in this group, 35 against 12 here.
• Same stat line (Strength): Black Metal War Axe, Bronze Battle Axe, Blackrock Champion's Axe, Night Reaver.
• Next two-hand axe items up with Strength: Massive Iron Axe (item level 37, requires level 32), Shadow Crescent Axe (item level 40, requires level 35).
• Cheapest listed two-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Brutal War Axe at 2 gold (item level 30, requires level 25), Midnight Axe at 15 gold99 silver (item level 34, requires level 29), Obsidian Cleaver at 200 gold (item level 40, requires level 35).
• Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 31: two-handed sword (6): Combatant Claymore, Gizmotron Megachopper, Black Metal Greatsword; staff (3): Gnarled Ash Staff, Bloodscalp Channeling Staff, Magician Staff; fishing pole (1): Big Iron Fishing Pole; two-handed mace (1): Solid Iron Maul.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bronze Battle Axe	27	22	8.3 (2.90s)	+10 Strength	1 gold
Heavy Ogre War Axe	27	22	18.3 (3.80s)	+7 Strength, +5 Stamina	29,999 gold
Barbarian War Axe	28	23	8.7 (3.10s)	none	3 gold
Black Metal War Axe	28	23	8.8 (2.90s)	+10 Strength	541,616 gold10 silver
Supercharger Battle Axe	29	24	9.0 (3.50s)	none	9,499 gold97 silver
Tunnel Pick	29	24	9.0 (3.10s)	+7 Agility, +7 Stamina	4,999 gold99 silver
Brutal War Axe	30	25	9.4 (3.60s)	none	2 gold
Merciless Axe	31	26	9.5 (3.20s)	+12 Strength	-
Bloodspiller	32	27	9.8 (2.70s)	none	4,575 gold
Hefty War Axe	32	27	5.9 (2.80s)	none	-
Burning War Axe	33	28	10.3 (3.30s)	none	444 gold
Midnight Axe	34	29	23.0 (2.70s)	none	15 gold99 silver