A Common Bow Ranged, item level 1, binds when equipped.
On Worn Shortbow's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 50 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 49 gold50 silver to 50 gold, a tight band around its average.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 2 and sells to vendors for 5c. In Classic Era it is item level 2 and sells to vendors for 5c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 2 and sells to vendors for 5c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 2 and sells to vendors for 5c. In MoP Classic it is item level 2 and sells to vendors for 5c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | Binds when equipped | 9c |
| WoW Forever | 2 | Common | - | 5c |
| Classic Era | 2 | Common | - | 5c |
| The Burning Crusade | 2 | Common | - | 5c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 2 | Common | - | 5c |
| MoP Classic | 2 | Common | - | 5c |
Appearance ID: 862. 7 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name bows among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Worn Shortbow uses icon file 135493, which 130 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Cracked Shortbow ID 2773 · Weapon - Bow · item level 4Feeble Shortbow ID 2777 · Weapon - Bow · item level 6Stiff Recurve Bow ID 2785 · Weapon - Bow · item level 18Broken Bloodstained Bow ID 4878 · MiscellaneousHickory Shortbow ID 4931 · Weapon - Bow · item level 5Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2504 (2505 to 2509) were usually added in the same batch as Worn Shortbow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Polished Shortbow ID 2505 · Weapon - Bow · item level 2
Hornwood Recurve Bow ID 2506 · Weapon - Bow · item level 4
Laminated Recurve Bow ID 2507 · Weapon - Bow · item level 9
Old Blunderbuss ID 2508 · Weapon - Gun
Ornate Blunderbuss ID 2509 · Weapon - Gun · item level 4The raw ItemSparse values for item 2504 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Worn Shortbow 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 Worn Shortbow 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 Worn Shortbow
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
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