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Classic Era item

Hardened Iron Shortsword

Item 3849 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.69722

  • Item Level 32
  • Binds when equipped
  • Main HandSword
  • 21 - 39 DamageSpeed 1.80
  • (16.7 damage per second)
  • +5 Stamina
  • Durability 75 / 75
  • Requires Level 27
  • Sell Price: 54 silver68 copper

About Hardened Iron Shortsword

Hardened Iron Shortsword is an uncommon main hand sword on Classic Era at item level 32, usable from level 27. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +5 Stamina. It hits for 21 to 39 damage every 1.80 seconds, 16.7 damage per second. Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword teaches how to make it. A vendor pays 54 silver68 copper for it.

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Classic Era Auction House prices

No Classic Era price data yet. Blizzard does not publish Classic Era Auction House data through its API (every Era auction house answers 404, US and EU). The scanner checks every hour; this page fills the moment Blizzard turns it on. Until then, use the in-game AH or the TheWoWDB Companion addon on your realm.

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Main hand sword items near item level 32

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 21 other main hand sword items between item level 24 and 41; 7 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 16.7 damage per second ranks 9th of 22 main hand sword items in this group; Dazzling Longsword (item level 41, requires level 36) has the most, 31.5.
  • Attack speeds among the 22 main hand sword items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Warped Blade) to 2.80 seconds (The Butcher); it swings every 1.80 seconds.
  • +5 Stamina ranks 1st of 5 main hand sword items with Stamina, the most in this group.
  • The Butcher has the most fixed stat points in this group, 9 against 5 here.
  • Same stat line (Stamina): Skeletal Longsword.
  • Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 32: one-handed mace (5): Dreamslayer, Looming Gavel, Mighty Iron Hammer; one-handed axe (1): Bearded Boneaxe.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Fighter Broadsword272213.9 (2.80s)none-
Heavy Marauder Scimitar272217.1 (2.40s)+4 Strength, +3 Stamina-
Skeletal Longsword272213.9 (2.20s)+4 Stamina-
Sword of Decay282317.6 (2.70s)none-
Short Cutlass29249.1 (2.70s)none-
Viking Sword302515.6 (2.70s)none-
The Black Knight312619.7 (1.90s)none-
The Butcher312619.6 (2.80s)+5 Agility, +4 Stamina-
Hardened Iron Shortsword322716.7 (1.80s)+5 Stamina-
Broadsword363117.6 (2.30s)none-
Light Scimitar363111.3 (1.90s)none-
Silithid Ripper363118.9 (2.30s)none-
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Across game versions

MoP Classic drops Stamina and adds Attack Power. Retail (Midnight) drops Stamina and adds Agility or Strength.

Item 3849Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level323219
Required level272712
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Damage21 - 3918 - 356 - 10
Speed1.802.702.60
Damage per second16.79.83.1
Stamina5--
Attack Power-10-
Agility or Strength--3
Sell price54 silver68 copper68 silver35 copper15 silver

Retail recipe Hardened Iron Shortsword: 6x Iron Bar, 2x Strong Flux, 1x Heavy Grinding Stone, 2x Lesser Moonstone, 3x Heavy Leather.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest Classic Era scan: EU 0 of 26, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's Classic Era Game Data API (static data 1.15.9.68185). Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for Classic Era, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.