Notched Shortsword

What is Notched Shortsword?

Notched Shortsword is an uncommon sword one-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 12s 24c.

Where do you buy Notched Shortsword?

Vendors sell it for 12s 24c and buy it back for 2s 44c. 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 Notched Shortsword cost on the auction house?

About 25s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-23 12:33 UTC. Across the 4 Forever markets with a price it runs from 5s on Normal Horde US to 70s on PvP Alliance US.

Is Notched Shortsword different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

Where is the best place to farm Notched Shortsword?

Of the sources players have reported, Savannah Huntress in The Barrens drops it most often: 3% of 31 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Notched 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

10

Requires level

5

Vendor sell

2s 44c

Vendor buy

12s 24c

Blizzard item id

727

How to make gold at level 1 to 10

• Vendors sell it for 12s 24c and buy it back for 2s 44c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Foreststrider Fledgling in Darkshore (Twilight Shore)2% of 45 looted
  • Hogger in Elwynn Forest (Forest's Edge)seen 1 time
  • Savannah Huntress in The Barrens (Thorn Hill)3% of 31 looted
  • Venomtail Scorpid in Durotar1% of 95 looted
  • creature 2526653% of 34 looted
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Savannah Huntress in The Barrens (Thorn Hill) at 3% of 31 loot windows.
• Sources are what one player running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
• Disenchants into Strange Dust, Lesser Magic Essence, worth about 3s 45c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

Seen inside Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Darkshore
• Elwynn Forest
• The Barrens
• Durotar

• Strange Dust20% of the time · 1 to 21s 21c
• Lesser Magic Essence80% of the time · 1 to 22s 58c

Expected value 3s 45c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians. More than the 2s 44c a vendor pays for it.

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