Bronze Shortsword

• 21 - 40 Damage
• Speed 2.50 · 12.2 damage per second
• +3 Agility
• Binds when equipped
• Durability 65 / 65

Computed from Forever's item data, the same way the game builds the tooltip. Beta values can change before launch.

What is Bronze Shortsword?

Bronze Shortsword is an uncommon sword one-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 71s 97c.

How do you get Bronze Shortsword?

It is crafted by Blacksmithing at skill 95 from 5 Bronze Bar, 4 Weak Flux and 2 Medium Leather; the recipe comes from a trainer.

What are the stats on Bronze Shortsword?

21 to 40 damage at 2.50 speed, 12.2 DPS; +3 Agility.

How much does Bronze Shortsword cost on the auction house?

About 28s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-09 20:09 UTC. Across the 4 Forever markets with a price it runs from 15s on PvP Horde US to 29s on Normal Horde US.

Is Bronze Shortsword different in Forever than in Classic Era?

Yes. 4 values changed between the Classic Era record and Forever; the comparison table on this page lists each one.

How fast does Bronze Shortsword sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on Normal Alliance US: about 92 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.

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

24

Requires level

19

Binding

Binds when equipped

Vendor sell

14s 39c

Vendor buy

71s 97c

Blizzard item id

2850

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70291)

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 71s 97c and buy it back for 14s 39c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Crafted by Blacksmithing at skill 95; the recipe comes from a trainer. Reagents below.
• 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 9s 92c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

• Bronze Shortsword · Blacksmithing 95 · trainer
  • 5× Bronze Bar
  • 4× Weak Flux
  • 2× Medium Leather

• Strange Dust15% of the time · 4 to 699c
• Lesser Astral Essence75% of the time · 1 to 27s 90c
• Small Glimmering Shard10% of the time2s 99c

Expected value 9s 92c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians.

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