Axe

An orc wielding a  [Spinal Reaper] in art.

An axe (or ax) is a one-handed or two-handed, edged weapon usually constructed of a short, broad blade attached to a pole. The form of the blade varies widely, and the pole is usually short though some possess a longer one like a polearm, for example:  [Ramaladni's Blade of Culling].

Both one-handed and two handed axes can be wielded by death knights, paladins, shaman, and warriors. Rogues and monks can wield one-handed axes. Hunters can also wield both types of axes, but are unable to use ranged attacks while wielding them.

The orc race once had [Axe Specialization], which gave 5 additional Expertise points with these weapons.

Notable

A few notable one-handed axes

•  [Blessed Qiraji War Axe]
•  [Ancient Hakkari Manslayer]
•  [Hatchet of Sundered Bone]
•  [Serathil]
•  [Troggbane, Axe of the Frostborne King]

Some notable two-handed axes

• Axe of Cenarius
•  [Dark Edge of Insanity]
•  [Draconic Avenger]
•  [Arcanite Reaper]
  •  [Bloodied Arcanite Reaper]
  •  [Hardened Arcanite Reaper]
•  [Devastation]
•  [Axe of the Gronn Lords]
• Gorehowl
•  [Axe of the Nexus-Kings]
•  [Shadowmourne]
•  [Bryntroll, the Bone Arbiter]
•  [Axe of the Tauren Chieftains]
•  [Uroe, Harbinger of Terror]
•  [Xal'atoh, Desecrated Image of Gorehowl]
•  [Maw of the Damned]
• Dra'gora
•  [Fyr'alath the Dreamrender]

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