MoP Classic item

Winter's Bite

Item 10623 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 55
Binds when equipped
One-HandAxe
30 - 58 DamageSpeed 2.60
(16.9 damage per second)
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 50
Chance on hit: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing 20 to 30 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
Sell Price: 4 gold78 silver

About Winter's Bite

Winter's Bite is a rare one-hand axe on MoP Classic at item level 55, usable from level 50. It binds when equipped. It hits for 30 to 58 damage every 2.60 seconds, 16.9 damage per second. Other one-hand axes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Corpse Harvester (55), Dawn's Edge (55) and Ribsplitter (56). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 10,000 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 4 gold78 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm10,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)10,000 gold

Median min buyout18,449 gold20 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-14 08:14 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	10,000 gold	10,000 gold	2	2	2026-09-14 08:14 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	26,898 gold41 silver	26,898 gold41 silver	2	2	2026-09-14 08:14 UTC

One-hand axe items near item level 55

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 24 other one-hand axe items between item level 39 and 65; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 16.9 damage per second ranks 14th of 25 one-hand axe items in this group; Flurry Axe (item level 47, requires level 42) has the most, 35.3.
Attack speeds among the 25 one-hand axe items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Annihilator) to 2.80 seconds (Savage Axe); it swings every 2.60 seconds.
Serathil has the most fixed stat points in this group, 49.
Next one-hand axe items up with fixed stats: Ribsplitter (item level 56, requires level 51), Serathil (item level 61, requires level 56), Dark Iron Destroyer (item level 65, requires level 60), Zulian Hacker (item level 65, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 10,000 gold, ranks 20th of 24 listed one-hand axe items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand axe items at a similar or higher item level: Corpse Harvester at 10 gold (item level 55, requires level 50), Serathil at 22 gold9 silver (item level 61, requires level 56), Axe of Rin'ji at 37 gold (item level 53, requires level 48).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 4 item levels of 55: one-handed mace (9): Viking Warhammer, Bonesnapper, Baron Charr's Sceptre; one-handed sword (9): Doomforged Straightedge, Krol Blade, Assassination Blade; dagger (7): The Shadowfoot Stabber, Ebon Shiv, Julie's Dagger; fist weapon (1): Vilerend Slicer.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Flurry Axe	47	42	35.3 (1.80s)	none	999 gold
Crescent Edge	48	43	14.8 (2.10s)	none	10 gold
Moon Cleaver	52	47	15.9 (2.20s)	none	4 gold
Axe of Rin'ji	53	48	16.3 (1.90s)	+5 Agility, +11 Stamina	37 gold
Winter's Bite	55	50	16.9 (2.60s)	none	10,000 gold
Corpse Harvester	55	50	16.9 (2.60s)	none	10 gold
Dawn's Edge	55	50	16.9 (2.10s)	+14 Critical Strike	2,739 gold43 silver
Ribsplitter	56	51	17.3 (2.60s)	+7 Agility, +7 Stamina, +7 Hit	1,776 gold98 silver
Axe of the Deep Woods	57	52	17.6 (2.70s)	none	2,499 gold99 silver
Warlord's Axe	58	53	17.8 (2.30s)	none	200 gold
Felstone Reaver	61	56	19.0 (2.00s)	none	112 gold21 silver
Serathil	61	56	18.9 (1.90s)	+9 Strength, +40 Bonus Armor	22 gold9 silver

Across game versions

Item 10623	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	48	55	28
Required level	43	50	21
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	47 - 88	30 - 58	7 - 14
Speed	2.10	2.60	2.60
Damage per second	32.1	16.9	4.0
Effects	Chance on hit: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing 20 to 30 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.	Chance on hit: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy causing 20 to 30 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.	Chance on hit: Frostbolt
Sell price	2 gold47 silver	4 gold78 silver	1 gold46 silver

3D Model

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 4,884 gold65 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-08-28 02:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 49,065 gold25 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 370

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-14	26,898 gold41 silver	26,898 gold41 silver	1	10,000 gold	10,000 gold	1
2026-09-13	26,898 gold41 silver	26,898 gold42 silver	1	10,000 gold	10,000 gold	1
2026-09-12	26,898 gold42 silver	26,898 gold42 silver	1	14,500 gold	14,800 gold	1
2026-09-11	27,260 gold60 silver	27,260 gold60 silver	1	14,500 gold	14,500 gold	1
2026-09-10	27,260 gold60 silver	27,260 gold60 silver	1	14,500 gold	14,500 gold	1
2026-09-09	39,232 gold	39,232 gold	1	14,500 gold	14,500 gold	1
2026-09-08	39,232 gold	39,232 gold	1	14,500 gold	14,500 gold	1

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, 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	10623
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Axe
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	55
Requires level	50
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	3 gold82 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)