Where do you buy Cracked Shortbow?

Vendors sell it for 1s 95c and buy it back for 39c. 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 Cracked Shortbow?

3 to 6 damage at 2.30 speed, 2.0 DPS.

How much does Cracked Shortbow cost on the auction house?

About 1s at the median on PvP Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 07:40 UTC. Across the 15 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s on Normal Alliance US to 2s on PvP Horde CN.

Is Cracked Shortbow different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

How fast does Cracked Shortbow sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on PvP Horde US: about 20 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 Cracked Shortbow?

Of the sources players have reported, Geosculptor Yip in Elwynn Forest drops it most often: 6% of 36 loot windows.

Cracked Shortbow

Poor-quality bow ranged weapon · item level 8 · requires 3 · id 2773

PvP Horde USscanned 8 min ago

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.

AlsoSeen in Dun Morogh Deals on PvP Horde US Best hours to buy and sell

Latest price · PvP Horde US

Live

Min buyout

Median

Units listed

vs 7d median

0.0%

Auction house salesSells fast on PvP Horde US, about 20 sold a day. The current listings clear in under a day.

Estimated from 58 hours of scans this week: how it works

Addon scan · 8 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 Horde US

Addon scan · 8 min ago

Price history · 7d · PvP Horde US

Addon scan · 8 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Alliance US at 1s; deepest supply on Normal Alliance US with 32 listed. The gap between the Horde and Alliance houses does not survive the neutral auction house's 15 percent cut right now.

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	1s	1s	32	1s
Normal Horde US	1s	1s	30	1s
PvP Alliance US	1s	1s	19	1s
PvP Horde US	1s	1s	12	1s
RP Alliance US	2s	2s	8	2s 7c
RP Horde US	-	-	0	1s
Normal Alliance EU	1s	1s	25	1s
Normal Horde EU	1s	1s	9	1s
PvP Alliance EU	1s	1s	1	1s
PvP Horde EU	1s	1s	11	1s 17c
RP Alliance EU	2s	2s	4	2s
RP Horde EU	-	-	0	1s
Normal Alliance CN	-	-	0	1s
Normal Horde CN	2s	2s	3	1s
PvP Horde CN	2s	2s	7	2s
RP PvP Alliance US	-	-	0	10s
RP PvP Horde US	1s	1s	2	1s
RP PvP Alliance EU	1s	1s	5	1s 50c
RP PvP Horde EU	1s	1s	1	2s 50c

About Cracked Shortbow

Cracked Shortbow is a poor-quality bow ranged weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 8 and requires character level 3. It hits for 3 to 6 at 2.30 speed (2.0 damage per second). Sold by vendors for 1s 95c, who buy it back for 39c.

Quick answers

What is Cracked Shortbow?: Cracked Shortbow is a poor-quality bow ranged weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 1s 95c.
Where do you buy Cracked Shortbow?: Vendors sell it for 1s 95c and buy it back for 39c. 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 Cracked Shortbow?: 3 to 6 damage at 2.30 speed, 2.0 DPS.
How much does Cracked Shortbow cost on the auction house?: About 1s at the median on PvP Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 07:40 UTC. Across the 15 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s on Normal Alliance US to 2s on PvP Horde CN.
Is Cracked Shortbow different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
How fast does Cracked Shortbow sell on the auction house?: Sells fast on PvP Horde US: about 20 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 Cracked Shortbow?: Of the sources players have reported, Geosculptor Yip in Elwynn Forest drops it most often: 6% of 36 loot windows.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Cracked Shortbow 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: Bow
Quality: poor
Slot: Ranged
Item level: 8
Requires level: 3
Vendor sell: 39c
Vendor buy: 1s 95c
Blizzard item id: 2773
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70862)

How to make gold at level 1 to 10

Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 1s 95c and buy it back for 39c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Dropped by
- Wendigo in Dun Morogh (The Grizzled Den)2% of 731 looted
- Burning Blade Fanatic in Durotar (Skull Rock)2% of 758 looted
- Rockjaw Ambusher in Dun Morogh (Helm's Bed Lake)2% of 490 looted
- Rot Hide Mongrel in Tirisfal Glades (Garren's Haunt)3% of 369 looted
- Leper Gnome in Dun Morogh (Gnomeregan)1% of 801 looted
and 32 more, each on its creature page.
Found in Battered Chest in Dun Morogh (Ironband's Compound) (12% of 100 looted), Battered Chest in Elwynn Forest (Crystal Lake) (4% of 112 looted), Dented Chest in Zephras Isle (Bandit Hideout) (6% of 72 looted).
Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Geosculptor Yip in Elwynn Forest (Jasperlode Mine) at 6% of 36 loot windows.
Sources are what 18 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Similar bow items in WoW Forever

Every bow item in the catalog Every weapon item in the catalog