Frostmane Shortsword
Common sword main-hand weapon · item level 8 · requires 3 · id 2258
PvP Alliance USscanned
Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (build 1.60.1.70862): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.
Latest price · PvP Alliance US
LiveAuction house salesSells fast on PvP Alliance US, about 3 sold a day. The current listings clear in under a day.
Addon scan · 9 min ago
Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.
Price history · 30d · PvP Alliance US
Addon scan · 9 min ago
Price history · 7d · PvP Alliance US
Addon scan · 9 min ago
Across markets
Cheapest on Normal Alliance EU at 2s; deepest supply on Normal Alliance US with 4 listed.
| Market | Min buyout | Median | Units | 30d median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Alliance US | 3s | 3s | 4 | 2s 70c |
| PvP Alliance US | 8s | 8s | 1 | 8s |
| RP Alliance US | - | - | 0 | 3s 50c |
| Normal Alliance EU | 2s | 2s | 2 | 2s 44c |
| PvP Alliance EU | 3s | 3s | 4 | 2s 48c |
About Frostmane Shortsword
Frostmane Shortsword is a common sword main-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 8 and requires character level 3. It hits for 4 to 9 at 2.00 speed (3.3 damage per second). Sold by vendors for 4s 16c, who buy it back for 83c.
Quick answers
- What is Frostmane Shortsword?
- Frostmane Shortsword is a common sword main-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 4s 16c.
- Where do you buy Frostmane Shortsword?
- Vendors sell it for 4s 16c and buy it back for 83c. 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 Frostmane Shortsword?
- 4 to 9 damage at 2.00 speed, 3.3 DPS.
- How much does Frostmane Shortsword cost on the auction house?
- About 8s at the median on PvP Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 03:38 UTC. Across the 4 Forever markets with a price it runs from 2s on Normal Alliance EU to 8s on PvP Alliance US.
- Is Frostmane 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 Frostmane Shortsword sell on the auction house?
- Sells fast on PvP Alliance US: about 3 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in under 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 Frostmane Shortsword?
- Of the sources players have reported, Frostmane Troll in Dun Morogh drops it most often: 9% of 44 loot windows.
Classic Era vs Forever
Unchanged from Classic Era: Frostmane 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.
Details
- Class
- Weapon
- Subclass
- Sword
- Quality
- common
- Slot
- Main Hand
- Item level
- 8
- Requires level
- 3
- Vendor sell
- 83c
- Vendor buy
- 4s 16c
- Blizzard item id
- 2258
- Client build
- 1.60.1 (build 70862)
Where it comes from
- Vendors sell it for 4s 16c and buy it back for 83c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
- Dropped by
- Frostmane Troll in Dun Morogh (Frostmane Hold)9% of 44 looted
- Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Frostmane Troll in Dun Morogh (Frostmane Hold) at 9% of 44 loot windows.
- Sources are what 4 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
Similar sword items in WoW Forever
- Feeble Swordilvl 8
Raider Shortswordilvl 8
Crude Bastard Swordilvl 7
Gladiusilvl 9
Practice Swordilvl 7
Rockjaw Bladeilvl 9
Rusted Claymoreilvl 9
Short Sabreilvl 9
Every sword item in the catalogEvery weapon item in the catalog