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Prospector Axe

Rare axe two-hand weapon · item level 20 · requires 15 · id 12975

RP Alliance USscanned

In the Classic Era catalog but not in World of Warcraft: Forever.

AlsoSeen in Redridge MountainsDeals on RP Alliance USBest hours to buy and sell

Latest price · RP Alliance US

Live
Min buyout
75s
Median
85s
Units listed
21
vs 7d median
down 68.4%

Addon scan · 8 min ago

Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.

Price history · 30d · RP Alliance US

Addon scan · 8 min ago

Price history · 7d · RP Alliance US

Addon scan · 8 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on PvP Alliance EU at 39s; deepest supply on PvP Alliance US with 51 listed. Buying at 79s on RP Alliance EU and selling at the RP Horde EU median of 4g 99s through the neutral house leaves +3g 45s 15c a unit after its 15 percent cut.

MarketMin buyoutMedianUnits
Normal Alliance US50s64s35
Normal Horde US1g1g 9s20
PvP Alliance US43s59s51
PvP Horde US80s1g17
RP Alliance US75s85s21
RP Horde US1g 40s1g 40s2
Normal Alliance EU63s68s17
Normal Horde EU90s1g23
PvP Alliance EU39s40s19
PvP Horde EU79s80s31
RP Alliance EU79s79s6
RP Horde EU3g 99s4g 99s3
Normal Alliance CN45s45s14
Normal Horde CN89s1g29
PvP Horde CN49s59s29
RP PvP Alliance US5g5g2
RP PvP Horde US1g 70s1g 70s10
RP PvP Alliance EU74s76s12
RP PvP Horde EU1g 90s2g 12s9

About Prospector Axe

Prospector Axe is a rare axe two-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 20 and requires character level 15. Sold by vendors for 1g 10s 26c, who buy it back for 22s 5c.

Quick answers

What is Prospector Axe?
Prospector Axe is a rare axe two-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 1g 10s 26c.
Where do you buy Prospector Axe?
Vendors sell it for 1g 10s 26c and buy it back for 22s 5c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.
How much does Prospector Axe cost on the auction house?
About 85s at the median on RP Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 05:51 UTC. Across the 19 Forever markets with a price it runs from 40s on PvP Alliance EU to 5g on RP PvP Alliance US.
Is Prospector Axe different in Forever than in Classic Era?
No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
Where is the best place to farm Prospector Axe?
Of the sources players have reported, Blackrock Shadowcaster in Redridge Mountains drops it most often: 2% of 136 loot windows.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Prospector Axe keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Details

Class
Weapon
Subclass
Axe
Quality
rare
Slot
Two-Hand
Item level
20
Requires level
15
Vendor sell
22s 5c
Vendor buy
1g 10s 26c
Blizzard item id
12975

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

Where it comes from

  • Vendors sell it for 1g 10s 26c and buy it back for 22s 5c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
  • Dropped by
  • Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Blackrock Shadowcaster in Redridge Mountains (Stonewatch Keep) at 2% of 136 loot windows.
  • Sources are what 3 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
  • Disenchants into Small Glimmering Shard, worth about 7s on RP Alliance US today. Odds below.

Disenchants into

Expected value 7s per disenchant at RP Alliance US medians.

Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.

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