Get Butcher's Bloody Cleaver

Butcher's Bloody Cleaver is an epic-quality one-handed axe from the Warlords of Draenor expansion. It is a massive butcher's cleaver with a broad, crudely forged blade and streaks of dried blood, finished in dark steel and burgundy tones. The model is a direct nod to the boss that drops it — a mountain of muscle hauling a cleaver from the Highmaul raid.

The axe counts as a melee weapon and suits any class that wields one-handed axes: warriors, paladins, demon hunters, shamans, rogues, and hunters. Thanks to its short, rough handle and heavy blade, the cleaver looks great in butcher-themed, barbarian, and executioner outfits.

Butcher's Bloody Cleaver drops from The Butcher — the second boss of the Highmaul raid in Nagrand. This is a Warlords of Draenor raid.

• The chance to get the cleaver from The Butcher is around 14.5%.
• The item becomes soulbound on pickup, so it cannot be passed to another character.
• The axe drops on difficulties from Normal to Mythic; any of them works for transmog.
• The raid has long been irrelevant for gear power, so players come here specifically for appearances and achievements.

Coordinates for the raid entrance in Nagrand:

The easiest way to get there is to teleport from the adventure menu or fly to the Highmaul entrance in western Nagrand.

• Executioner and butcher-themed looks — the bloody blade reads as a headsman's working tool rather than a ceremonial weapon.
• Barbarian and orcish sets in dark steel and burgundy tones: the axe reinforces a rough, forged aesthetic.
• Berserkers and melee warriors who want a utilitarian, deliberately brutal silhouette with no decorative excess.
• Dual-wield looks — two such cleavers in hand amplify the impression of a butcher on the battlefield.