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Classic EraVanilla 1.15 · Anniversary, Hardcore and Era realms · Classic Era auction houseAlso on MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Classic Era item

Polished Shortbow

Item 2505 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.68940

  • Item Level 4
  • RangedBow
  • 2 - 5 DamageSpeed 2.00
  • (1.8 damage per second)
  • Durability 20 / 20
  • Sell Price: 12 copper

About Polished Shortbow

Polished Shortbow is a common ranged bow on Classic Era at item level 4. It hits for 2 to 5 damage every 2.00 seconds, 1.8 damage per second. A vendor pays 12 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.

Ranged bow items near item level 4

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 4 other ranged bow items between item level 2 and 8; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 1.8 damage per second ranks 4th of 5 ranged bow items in this group; Hornwood Recurve Bow (item level 8, requires level 3) has the most, 2.4.
  • Attack speeds among the 5 ranged bow items in this group run from 2.00 seconds (Cadet's Bow) to 2.30 seconds (Worn Shortbow); it swings every 2.00 seconds.
  • Other weapon types for the ranged slot within 2 item levels of 4: gun (2): Solid Blunderbuss, Old Blunderbuss.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Worn Shortbow2-1.5 (2.30s)none-
Polished Shortbow4-1.8 (2.00s)none-
Cadet's Bow6-2.2 (2.00s)none-
Cracked Shortbow832.0 (2.30s)none-
Hornwood Recurve Bow832.4 (2.10s)none-
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Thistlewood Bow, Sunstrider Bow, Stiff Shortbow, Old Guard's Bow.

Across game versions
Item 2505Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level442
Binding--Binds when equipped
Damage2 - 54 - 92 - 2
Speed2.002.003.00
Damage per second1.83.20.7
Sell price12 copper25 copper20 copper
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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 one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.