Black Metal Shortsword
Uncommon sword main-hand weapon · item level 26 · requires 21 · id 886
RP Alliance USscanned
In the Classic Era catalog but not in World of Warcraft: Forever.
Latest price · RP Alliance US
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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 · RP Alliance US
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Price history · 7d · RP Alliance US
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Across markets
Cheapest on PvP Alliance US at 32s; deepest supply on PvP Alliance US with 11 listed.
| Market | Min buyout | Median | Units | 30d median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Alliance US | 33s | 34s | 9 | 46s 28c |
| PvP Alliance US | 32s | 33s | 11 | 47s 96c |
| PvP Horde US | - | - | 0 | 45s |
| RP Alliance US | 80s | 80s | 1 | 58s |
| Normal Alliance EU | 32s | 32s | 8 | 63s 21c |
| PvP Alliance EU | 32s | 32s | 10 | 40s 49c |
| RP Alliance EU | - | - | 0 | 45s |
| Normal Alliance CN | 45s | 45s | 1 | 42s 50c |
| RP PvP Alliance EU | 1g | 1g | 1 | 1g |
About Black Metal Shortsword
Black Metal Shortsword is an uncommon sword main-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 26 and requires character level 21. Sold by vendors for 1g 47s 47c, who buy it back for 29s 49c.
Quick answers
- 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 80s at the median on RP Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 05:51 UTC. Across the 7 Forever markets with a price it runs from 32s on Normal Alliance EU to 1g on RP PvP Alliance EU.
- 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.
Classic Era vs Forever
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.
Details
- 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
Where it comes from
- 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 33s 85c on RP Alliance US today. Odds below.
Disenchants into
Soul Dust20% of the time · 1 to 27s 48c
Greater Astral Essence75% of the time · 1 to 226s 99c
Large Glimmering Shard5% of the time24s 98c
Expected value 33s 85c per disenchant at RP Alliance US medians. More than the 29s 49c a vendor pays for it.
Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.
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