Classic Era item

Northern Shortsword

Name: Northern Shortsword Classic Era Auction House Prices
Creator: TheWoWDB
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Item 2078 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 18
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
14 - 26 DamageSpeed 2.20
(9.1 damage per second)
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 13
Sell Price: 10 silver70 copper

About Northern Shortsword

Northern Shortsword is an uncommon one-hand sword on Classic Era at item level 18, usable from level 13. It binds when equipped. It hits for 14 to 26 damage every 2.20 seconds, 9.1 damage per second. A vendor pays 10 silver70 copper for it.

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One-hand sword items near item level 18

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 7 other one-hand sword items between item level 15 and 22; 3 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 9.1 damage per second ranks 5th of 8 one-hand sword items in this group; Night Watch Shortsword (item level 20, requires level 15) has the most, 13.5.
Attack speeds among the 8 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.90 seconds (Blackwater Cutlass) to 2.60 seconds (Night Watch Shortsword); it swings every 2.20 seconds.
Ironpatch Blade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 6.
Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Blackwater Cutlass (item level 19, requires level 14), Ironpatch Blade (item level 20, requires level 15), Night Watch Shortsword (item level 20, requires level 15).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 18: dagger (12): Goblin Screwdriver, Hollowfang Blade, Brackclaw; one-handed axe (3): Cleaver, Hatchet, Serpent's Kiss; one-handed mace (1): Sergeant's Warhammer.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Cutlass	15	10	6.8 (2.20s)	none	-
Raider Shortsword	16	11	8.2 (1.90s)	none	-
Northern Shortsword	18	13	9.1 (2.20s)	none	-
Blackwater Cutlass	19	14	9.5 (1.90s)	+2 Agility	-
Scimitar	19	14	8.7 (2.30s)	none	-
Ironpatch Blade	20	15	13.5 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +2 Stamina	-
Night Watch Shortsword	20	15	13.5 (2.60s)	+4 Stamina	-
Militant Shortsword	22	17	11.0 (2.50s)	none	-

Where Northern Shortsword Fits

Items That Share Northern Shortsword's Icon

Northern Shortsword uses the same icon art, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Sword of the Night Sky ID 2035 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24
Brashclaw's Skewer ID 2204 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 17
Gladius ID 2488 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 9
Cavalier Two-hander ID 3206 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 28
Hardened Iron Shortsword ID 3849 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 32
Enamelled Broadsword ID 4765 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 14
Bronze Greatsword ID 7957 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 26
Militant Shortsword ID 15211 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 22

Items Numbered Next to Northern Shortsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2078 (2070 to 2088) were usually added in the same batch as Northern Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Darnassian Bleu ID 2070 · Consumable · item level 5
Dwarven Magestaff ID 2072 · Weapon - Staff · item level 27
Dwarven Hatchet ID 2073 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 15
Priest's Mace ID 2075 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 12
Magician Staff ID 2077 · Weapon - Staff · item level 29
Sergeant's Warhammer ID 2079 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 17
Hillborne Axe ID 2080 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 34
Darksteel Bastard Sword ID 2084 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 30
Hard Crawler Carapace ID 2087 · Armor - Leather · item level 13
Long Crawler Limb ID 2088 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 15

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 2078	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	18	18	11
Required level	13	13	13
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	14 - 26	8 - 16	14 - 26
Speed	2.20	2.20	2.20
Damage per second	9.1	5.5	9.1
Sell price	10 silver70 copper	13 silver37 copper	10 silver70 copper

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Comments

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	2078
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	18
Requires level	13
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	10 silver70 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)