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 3s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 00:57 UTC. Across the 19 Forever markets with a price it runs from 3s on Normal Alliance US to 4s on RP 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.

How fast does Notched Shortsword sell on the auction house?

Sells slowly on Normal Alliance US: about 150 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 5 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 Notched Shortsword?

Of the sources players have reported, Defias Footpad in Westfall drops it most often: 8% of 66 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
  • Defias Footpad in Westfall (The Jansen Stead)8% of 66 looted
  • Shadowgale Shriekling in Zephras Isle (Shadowgale Forest)1% of 852 looted
  • Tunnel Rat Scout in Loch Modan2% of 225 looted
  • Rockjaw Ambusher in Dun Morogh (Helm's Bed Lake)1% of 490 looted
  • Shadowvale Lurcher in Tirisfal Glades (Shadowvale)2% of 202 looted
  and 18 more, each on its creature page.
• Found in Battered Chest in Elwynn Forest (Fargodeep Mine) (2% of 103 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Defias Footpad in Westfall (The Jansen Stead) at 8% of 66 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, Lesser Magic Essence, worth about 1s 61c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

Seen inside Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Westfall
• Zephras Isle
• Loch Modan
• Dun Morogh

• Strange Dust20% of the time · 1 to 294c
• Lesser Magic Essence80% of the time · 1 to 21s 11c

Expected value 1s 61c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians.

Selling the materials on: Strange Dust about 5,000 a day, listings clear in under a day; Lesser Magic Essence about 2,400 a day, listings clear in under a day.

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