Short-handled Battle Axe

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 5s at the median on PvP Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 06:26 UTC. Across the 17 Forever markets with a price it runs from 5s on Normal Alliance US to 20s on RP Alliance EU.

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.

How fast does Short-handled Battle Axe sell on the auction house?

Sells steadily on PvP Horde US: about 17 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 3 days. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Where is the best place to farm Short-handled Battle Axe?

Of the sources players have reported, Old Murk-Eye in Westfall drops it most often: 4% of 47 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 70862)

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
  • Redridge Mystic in Redridge Mountains (Redridge Canyons)4% of 397 looted
  • creature 3840 in Wailing Caverns (Pit of Fangs)0% of 1,283 looted
  • Blackrock Grunt in Redridge Mountains (Render's Valley)1% of 403 looted
  • Bristleback Water Seeker in The Barrens (Agama'gor)1% of 454 looted
  • Murloc Flesheater in Redridge Mountains (Lakeridge Highway)1% of 434 looted
  and 31 more, each on its creature page.
• Found in Weapon Crate in The Barrens (The Crossroads) (23% of 26 looted), Battered Chest in Loch Modan (The Loch) (seen 1 time), Battered Chest in The Barrens (The Dry Hills) (2% of 45 looted), Kolkars' Booty in The Barrens (3% of 34 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Old Murk-Eye in Westfall (Longshore) at 4% of 47 loot windows.
• Sources are what 15 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Wailing Caverns, Ruins of Lordaeron, Shadowfang Keep, Deadmines.

• Redridge Mountains
• The Barrens
• Silverpine Forest
• Ashenvale