Short-handled Battle Axe

• 16 - 25 Damage
• Speed 3.10 · 6.6 damage per second
• Durability 60 / 60

Computed from Forever's item data, the same way the game builds the tooltip. Beta values can change before launch.

What is Short-handled Battle Axe?

Short-handled Battle Axe is a poor-quality axe two-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 22s 64c.

Where do you buy Short-handled Battle Axe?

Vendors sell it for 22s 64c and buy it back for 4s 52c. 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.

What are the stats on Short-handled Battle Axe?

16 to 25 damage at 3.10 speed, 6.6 DPS.

How much does Short-handled Battle Axe cost on the auction house?

About 7s at the median on Normal Horde US, from the scan at 2026-10-23 16:18 UTC. Across the 3 Forever markets with a price it runs from 5s on Normal Alliance US to 7s on PvP Alliance US.

Is Short-handled Battle 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 Short-handled Battle Axe?

Of the sources players have reported, Razormane Flesheater in The Barrens drops it most often: 5% of 21 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Short-handled Battle Axe keeps the same item level, requirements, stats, and vendor prices in Forever.

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

Class

Weapon

Subclass

Axe

Quality

poor

Slot

Two-Hand

Item level

17

Requires level

12

Vendor sell

4s 52c

Vendor buy

22s 64c

Blizzard item id

1812

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70707)

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 22s 64c and buy it back for 4s 52c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Murloc Minor Tidecaller in Redridge Mountains (Lake Everstill)4% of 95 looted
  • Bristleback Geomancer in The Barrens (Bramblescar)3% of 76 looted
  • Bluegill Murloc in Wetlands (Bluegill Marsh)0% of 215 looted
  • Dalaran Wizard in Silverpine Forest (Ambermill)3% of 38 looted
  • Murloc Flesheater in Redridge Mountains (Lake Everstill)1% of 79 looted
  and 13 more, each on its creature page.
• Found in Battered Chest in Loch Modan (The Loch) (seen 1 time).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Razormane Flesheater in The Barrens (Thorn Hill) at 5% of 21 loot windows.
• Sources are what 4 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Deadmines, Ruins of Lordaeron, Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Redridge Mountains
• The Barrens
• Loch Modan
• Wetlands