Where do you buy Archaic Defender?

Vendors sell it for 6g 14s 4c and buy it back for 1g 22s 80c. 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 Archaic Defender cost on the auction house?

About 2g 50s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 02:57 UTC. Across the 11 Forever markets with a price it runs from 2g on PvP Horde EU to 5g 85s on RP Horde EU.

How fast does Archaic Defender sell on the auction house?

Barely sells on Normal Alliance US: none sold this week over the last week. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Archaic Defender

Rare sword two-hand weapon · item level 36 · requires 31 · id 9385

Normal Alliance USscanned 29 min ago

In the Classic Era catalog but not in World of Warcraft: Forever.

AlsoDeals on Normal Alliance US Best hours to buy and sell

Latest price · Normal Alliance US

Live

Min buyout

2 45

Median

2 50

Units listed

vs 7d median

63.6%

Auction house salesBarely sells on Normal Alliance US, none sold this week.

Estimated from 24 hours of scans this week: how it works

Addon scan · 29 min ago

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 · Normal Alliance US

Addon scan · 29 min ago

Price history · 7d · Normal Alliance US

Addon scan · 29 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on PvP Alliance US at 1g 90s; deepest supply on PvP Horde CN with 27 listed. Buying at 2g 1s on Normal Alliance EU and selling at the Normal Horde EU median of 2g 99s through the neutral house leaves +53s 15c a unit after its 15 percent cut.

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	2g 45s	2g 50s	5	6g 87s 7c
Normal Horde US	-	-	0	4g 13s 75c
PvP Alliance US	1g 90s	2g 25s	8	3g 31s 38c
PvP Horde US	2g 25s	2g 25s	7	2g 60s 3c
RP Alliance US	-	-	0	5g
Normal Alliance EU	2g 1s	2g 25s	6	3g 78s 54c
Normal Horde EU	2g 49s	2g 99s	19	5g 30s 66c
PvP Alliance EU	1g 98s	2g 14s	13	8g 57s 19c
PvP Horde EU	1g 95s	2g	7	5g 85s
RP Alliance EU	-	-	0	3g 25s
RP Horde EU	5g 85s	5g 85s	1	5g 85s
Normal Alliance CN	2g 88s	3g	4	3g 65s
Normal Horde CN	-	-	0	18g 85s
PvP Horde CN	2g 28s	2g 50s	27	2g 98s 50c
RP PvP Horde US	-	-	0	6g
RP PvP Alliance EU	4g 98s	4g 98s	1	4g 98s

About Archaic Defender

Archaic Defender is a rare sword two-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 36 and requires character level 31. Sold by vendors for 6g 14s 4c, who buy it back for 1g 22s 80c.

Quick answers

What is Archaic Defender?: Archaic Defender is a rare sword two-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 6g 14s 4c.
Where do you buy Archaic Defender?: Vendors sell it for 6g 14s 4c and buy it back for 1g 22s 80c. 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 Archaic Defender cost on the auction house?: About 2g 50s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 02:57 UTC. Across the 11 Forever markets with a price it runs from 2g on PvP Horde EU to 5g 85s on RP Horde EU.
Is Archaic Defender different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
How fast does Archaic Defender sell on the auction house?: Barely sells on Normal Alliance US: none sold this week over the last week. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Archaic Defender 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: rare
Slot: Two-Hand
Item level: 36
Requires level: 31
Vendor sell: 1g 22s 80c
Vendor buy: 6g 14s 4c
Blizzard item id: 9385

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Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 6g 14s 4c and buy it back for 1g 22s 80c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Disenchants into Large Glowing Shard, worth about 61s 89c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

Disenchants into

Large Glowing Shardalways61s 89c

Expected value 61s 89c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians.

Selling the materials on: Large Glowing Shard about 10 a day, listings clear in about 3 days. Expect to wait about 3 days for the Large Glowing Shard to move.

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

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