Northern Shortsword

What is Northern Shortsword?

Northern Shortsword is an uncommon sword one-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 53s 50c.

Where do you buy Northern Shortsword?

Vendors sell it for 53s 50c and buy it back for 10s 70c. 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.

How much does Northern Shortsword cost on the auction house?

About 15s at the median on Normal Alliance EU, from the scan at 2026-11-09 08:56 UTC. Across the 18 Forever markets with a price it runs from 11s on Normal Horde US to 19s on PvP Alliance US.

Is Northern 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 Northern Shortsword sell on the auction house?

Sells steadily on Normal Alliance EU: about 46 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 2 days. 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 Northern Shortsword?

Of the sources players have reported, Stormsnout in The Barrens drops it most often: 3% of 148 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Northern Shortsword keeps the same item level, requirements, 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

18

Requires level

13

Vendor sell

10s 70c

Vendor buy

53s 50c

Blizzard item id

2078

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 53s 50c and buy it back for 10s 70c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Lord Mayor Morrison in Silverpine Forest (Pyrewood Village)seen 5 times
  • Stormsnout in The Barrens (Southern Barrens)3% of 148 looted
  • Theramore Marine in The Barrens (Northwatch Hold)1% of 443 looted
  • creature 3840 in Wailing Caverns (Crag of the Everliving)0% of 1,306 looted
  • creature 3862 in Shadowfang Keep (Shadowfang Keep)3% of 92 looted
  and 25 more, each on its creature page.
• Found in Large Battered Chest in Wailing Caverns (Winding Chasm) (3% of 118 looted), Tightly Sealed Trunk (seen 1 time).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Stormsnout in The Barrens (Southern Barrens) at 3% of 148 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.
• Disenchants into Strange Dust, Greater Magic Essence, Small Glimmering Shard, worth about 3s 58c on Normal Alliance EU today. Odds below.

Seen inside Wailing Caverns, Shadowfang Keep, Ruins of Lordaeron, The Hall of Thanes.

• Silverpine Forest
• The Barrens
• Westfall
• Ashenvale

• Strange Dust20% of the time · 2 to 388c
• Greater Magic Essence75% of the time · 1 to 22s 62c
• Small Glimmering Shard5% of the time3s 90c

Expected value 3s 58c per disenchant at Normal Alliance EU medians.

Selling the materials on: Strange Dust about 7,100 a day, listings clear in under a day; Greater Magic Essence about 1,500 a day, listings clear in under a day; Small Glimmering Shard about 380 a day, listings clear in about a day.

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