Black Metal Shortsword

What is Black Metal Shortsword?

Black Metal Shortsword is an uncommon sword main-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 1g 47s 47c.

Where do you buy Black Metal Shortsword?

Vendors sell it for 1g 47s 47c and buy it back for 29s 49c. 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 Black Metal Shortsword cost on the auction house?

About 1g at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-22 17:44 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.

Is Black Metal Shortsword different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

Unchanged from Classic Era: Black Metal 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

Main Hand

Item level

26

Requires level

21

Vendor sell

29s 49c

Vendor buy

1g 47s 47c

Blizzard item id

886

How to make gold at level 20 to 30

• Vendors sell it for 1g 47s 47c and buy it back for 29s 49c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Disenchants into Soul Dust, Greater Astral Essence, Large Glimmering Shard, worth about 1g 23s 30c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

• Soul Dust20% of the time · 1 to 28s 19c
• Greater Astral Essence75% of the time · 1 to 280s 75c
• Large Glimmering Shard5% of the time5g 99s 99c

Expected value 1g 23s 30c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians. That is above the item's own median of 1g, so an enchanter can buy it to shard.

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