A Common One-Handed Sword Main Hand, item level 2, binds when equipped.
On Pitted Defias Shortsword's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 8 gold88 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 46 silver to 18 gold69 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 4. In Classic Era it is item level 4. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 4. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 4. In MoP Classic it is item level 4.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 2 | Common | Binds when equipped | 16c |
| WoW Forever | 4 | Common | - | 16c |
| Classic Era | 4 | Common | - | 16c |
| The Burning Crusade | 4 | Common | - | 16c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 4 | Common | - | 16c |
| MoP Classic | 4 | Common | - | 16c |
In the Appearances collection, Pitted Defias Shortsword is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 646. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Pitted Defias Shortsword.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pitted Defias Shortsword uses icon file 135274, which 136 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:
Shortsword ID 2131 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 2Frostmane Shortsword ID 2258 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 4Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2057 (2048 to 2066) were usually added in the same batch as Pitted Defias Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Anvilmar Hammer ID 2048 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 2
Trogg Hand Axe ID 2054 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 2
Small Wooden Hammer ID 2055 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 2
Kazon's Maul ID 2058 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 17
Sentry Cloak ID 2059 · Armor - Cloth · item level 15Trogg Club ID 2064 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 5
Rockjaw Blade ID 2065 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 4
Skull Hatchet ID 2066 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 4The raw ItemSparse values for item 2057 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pitted Defias Shortsword is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Pitted Defias Shortsword next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Pitted Defias Shortsword
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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