Militant Shortsword

What is Militant Shortsword?

Militant Shortsword is an uncommon sword one-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 95s 84c.

Where do you buy Militant Shortsword?

Vendors sell it for 95s 84c and buy it back for 19s 16c. 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 Militant Shortsword?

19 to 36 damage at 2.50 speed, 11.0 DPS.

How much does Militant Shortsword cost on the auction house?

About 50s at the median on Normal Alliance EU, from the scan at 2026-11-10 09:58 UTC. Across the 19 Forever markets with a price it runs from 20s on Normal Horde US to 50s on Normal Alliance EU.

Is Militant Shortsword different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

How fast does Militant Shortsword sell on the auction house?

Sells steadily on Normal Alliance EU: about 34 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about a day. 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 Militant Shortsword?

Of the sources players have reported, Blackrock Summoner in Redridge Mountains drops it most often: 3% of 170 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Militant Shortsword 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

Sword

Quality

uncommon

Slot

Weapon

Item level

22

Requires level

17

Binding

Binds when equipped

Vendor sell

19s 16c

Vendor buy

95s 84c

Blizzard item id

15211

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70862)

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 95s 84c and buy it back for 19s 16c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Blackrock Summoner in Redridge Mountains (Render's Rock)3% of 170 looted
  • Gray Bear in Hillsbrad Foothills1% of 577 looted
  • creature 3875 in Shadowfang Keep (Shadowfang Keep)2% of 299 looted
  • creature 3840 in Wailing Caverns (Crag of the Everliving)0% of 1,689 looted
  • creature 1706 in Stormwind Stockade (Stormwind Stockade)1% of 294 looted
  and 17 more, each on its creature page.
• Found in an object (4% of 51 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Blackrock Summoner in Redridge Mountains (Render's Rock) at 3% of 170 loot windows.
• Sources are what 5 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
• It binds when equipped: tradeable until someone wears it, so each one sells once.
• Disenchants into Strange Dust, Lesser Astral Essence, Small Glimmering Shard, worth about 6s on Normal Alliance EU today. Odds below.

Seen inside Shadowfang Keep, Wailing Caverns, Stormwind Stockade, Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Redridge Mountains
• Hillsbrad Foothills
• Duskwood
• The Barrens

• Strange Dust15% of the time · 4 to 694c
• Lesser Astral Essence75% of the time · 1 to 24s 40c
• Small Glimmering Shard10% of the time3s 49c

Expected value 6s per disenchant at Normal Alliance EU medians.

Selling the materials on: Strange Dust about 8,000 a day, listings clear in under a day; Lesser Astral Essence about 460 a day, listings clear in under a day; Small Glimmering Shard about 400 a day, listings clear in under a day.

Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.