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#872

Changed effect / use

Rockslicer

Its use effect gathers from Copper, Tin, Silver or Iron veins without trained Mining. The axe has 30 charges.

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What makes it special.

Its use effect gathers from Copper, Tin, Silver or Iron veins without trained Mining. The axe has 30 charges.

Requirements
Level 18; unique two-handed axe. The gathering effect does not require Mining. Weapon proficiency and using it from a bag are separate questions.
Binding
Binds on pickup.
Charges
30

How to obtain it.

The Forever record lists Rhahk’Zor, the first Deadmines boss, as its source. This is a bind-on-pickup drop, not a guaranteed tool on every run.

Deadmines · Route, maps and quests ↗

Put your find to use.

  1. Bring the axe when you specifically need one of the four supported ores for a recipe or quest.

  2. Stand near a supported vein and use the item on it. Its spell record lists a five-second cast and five-yard range.

  3. Check the remaining charges afterwards. Save them for a defined need rather than taking every possible detour.

Check these limits first.

  • Thirty charges do not establish thirty fully emptied nodes or a fixed ore yield.
  • Gold, Mithril, Truesilver, Thorium and higher-tier new ores are not named in the effect.
  • Bag use, pick requirements and recharging have not been independently tested here. “Without Mining” does not establish a bypass for every weapon rule.
  • Gathering and smelting are separate. The axe does not teach smelting recipes.

Keep it, try it or pass?

Useful for a character with two other primary professions and a limited need for early ore. Its charges and restricted ore list make it unsuitable as a permanent Mining replacement. Do not change professions solely because of this drop.

Evidence and current status.

Researched on 9 November 2026 using current Forever item, spell, quest and client records. Established properties are distinguished from our suggested uses. A database source is not our own live drop observation. No private player captures were used for this guide.

Records for this item
  • https://www.wowhead.com/forever/item=872/rockslicer
  • https://www.wowhead.com/forever/de/item=872/steinschneider
  • https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=1291896/slicing
  • https://nether.wowhead.com/forever/tooltip/item/872
  • https://forever.rexas.tools/api/items/872?builds=wowf

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