Forever Guides
What changed
Name reservation is open: it started 7:00am AEDT todayFinal racial pass: Human Ruthless cut to 1% crit, Tauren hit 60% run speedThe beta is closed after five weeksBlizzard reverses course: Roleplay-PvP ruleset arrives at launch
Brain Hacker, official Blizzard item icon
Epic Two-Hand Axe

Brain Hacker

ilvl 60Req 55Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
Item icon © Blizzard Entertainment

About this item

Brain Hacker is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 56.7 DPS. Chance on hit: Wounds the target for 200 to 300 damage and lowers Intellect of target by 25 for 30 sec. Against 26 other Axe two-hand items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 19 of 27.

Tooltip

Brain HackerItem Level 60Binds when equippedTwo-HandAxe95 - 143 DamageSpeed 2.10(56.7 damage per second)Durability 120 / 120Requires Level 55Chance on hit: Wounds the target for 200 to 300 damage and lowers Intellect of target by 25 for 30 sec.Sell Price: 7g 90s 64c

⚠ Stats are Classic Era data from the Blizzard API, pending verification against WoW Forever.

Where it drops

Source
Drop chance
Not published yet. We only post rates from our own loot logs after launch.

Who should use it

Best for: physical damage.

WarriorPaladinHunterShaman

Our read from the item type and stats, not a game restriction. Any class that can equip it can use it.

Compare & upgrade path

Alternatives in the same slot (±8 levels)

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian iconAtiesh, Greatstaff of the GuardianTwo-Hand · ilvl 90 · req 60stronger stat budget · Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian iconAtiesh, Greatstaff of the GuardianTwo-Hand · ilvl 90 · req 60stronger stat budget · Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian iconAtiesh, Greatstaff of the GuardianTwo-Hand · ilvl 90 · req 60stronger stat budget · Staff of the Qiraji Prophets iconStaff of the Qiraji ProphetsTwo-Hand · ilvl 75 · req 60stronger stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Elemental Mage Staff iconElemental Mage StaffTwo-Hand · ilvl 61 · req 56ilvl 61 · Chillpike iconChillpikeTwo-Hand · ilvl 61 · req 56ilvl 61 · Trindlehaven Staff iconTrindlehaven StaffTwo-Hand · ilvl 61 · req 56ilvl 61 · Malown's Slam iconMalown's SlamTwo-Hand · ilvl 61 · req 56ilvl 61 ·

"Stat budget" is a rough sum of stats, effects, DPS and armor, a quick guide rather than a sim.

Set bonuses

Not part of an item set.

← Loot · All items

Sources: stats and icon from the Blizzard Game Data API (Classic Era, fetched 2026-10-29). Drop sources cross-checked against Classic Era community records. Forever Guides is a fan site, not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment. Icon © Blizzard Entertainment.