MoP Classic item

Acute Shortbow

Item 36622 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 166
Binds when equipped
RangedBow
350 - 651 DamageSpeed 2.70
(185.4 damage per second)
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 76
Sell Price: 15 gold34 silver

About Acute Shortbow

Acute Shortbow is an uncommon ranged bow on MoP Classic at item level 166, usable from level 76. It binds when equipped. It hits for 350 to 651 damage every 2.70 seconds, 185.4 damage per second. Other ranged bows listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Harnessed Longbow (170), Roc-Feather Longbow (162) and Tracking Bow (158). A vendor pays 15 gold34 silver for it.

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Ranged bow items near item level 166

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 12 other ranged bow items between item level 142 and 182; 1 of them carries fixed stats.

Its 185.4 damage per second ranks 6th of 13 ranged bow items in this group; Military Compound Bow (item level 182, requires level 80) has the most, 212.4.
Attack speeds among the 13 ranged bow items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Knog's Bow of Ineptitude) to 2.70 seconds (Yielding Bow); it swings every 2.70 seconds.
Roc-Feather Longbow has the most fixed stat points in this group, 136.
Cheapest listed ranged bow items at a similar or higher item level: Harnessed Longbow at 150 gold (item level 170, requires level 77), Massive Recurved Bow at 3,999 gold (item level 178, requires level 79).
Other weapon types for the ranged slot within 6 item levels of 166: crossbow (3): Arbalest Crossbow, Horrific Crossbow, Marvelous Crossbow; gun (3): Mammoth Gun, Muzzled Musket, Tundra Rifle; wand (3): Wasteland Wand, Chilled Wand, Ancient Wand.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Yielding Bow	146	71	156.7 (2.70s)	none	-
Twisted Longbow	150	72	162.0 (2.70s)	none	-
Astral Light Bow	154	73	167.4 (2.70s)	none	-
Tracking Bow	158	74	173.1 (2.70s)	none	158 gold
Advanced Flatbow	162	75	179.1 (2.70s)	none	-
Roc-Feather Longbow	162	77	194.3 (2.70s)	+60 Hit, +76 Critical Strike	999 gold
Acute Shortbow	166	76	185.4 (2.70s)	none	-
Harnessed Longbow	170	77	191.7 (2.70s)	none	150 gold
Shrieking Bow	174	78	198.1 (2.70s)	none	-
Knog's Bow of Ineptitude	175	74	152.2 (2.50s)	none	-
Massive Recurved Bow	178	79	205.4 (2.70s)	none	3,999 gold
Military Compound Bow	182	80	212.4 (2.70s)	none	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Valiance Longbow.

Where Acute Shortbow Fits

Items That Share Acute Shortbow's Icon

Acute Shortbow uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Harnessed Longbow ID 36623 · Weapon - Bow · item level 170 · lowest 150g on 1 realm
Twisted Longbow ID 36618 · Weapon - Bow · item level 150
Expert's Longbow ID 36615 · Weapon - Bow · item level 138 · lowest 45g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Acute Shortbow

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 36622 (36617 to 36627) were usually added in the same batch as Acute Shortbow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Yielding Bow ID 36617 · Weapon - Bow · item level 146
Twisted Longbow ID 36618 · Weapon - Bow · item level 150
Astral Light Bow ID 36619 · Weapon - Bow · item level 154
Tracking Bow ID 36620 · Weapon - Bow · item level 158 · lowest 158g on 1 realm
Advanced Flatbow ID 36621 · Weapon - Bow · item level 162
Harnessed Longbow ID 36623 · Weapon - Bow · item level 170 · lowest 150g on 1 realm
Shrieking Bow ID 36624 · Weapon - Bow · item level 174
Massive Recurved Bow ID 36625 · Weapon - Bow · item level 178 · lowest 3,999g on 1 realm
Military Compound Bow ID 36626 · Weapon - Bow · item level 182
Composite Crossbow ID 36627 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 130 · lowest 30g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 36622	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	166	34
Required level	76	76
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	350 - 651	350 - 651
Speed	2.70	2.70
Damage per second	185.4	185.4
Sell price	15 gold34 silver	7 gold36 silver

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-06 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 20 goldBloodsail Buccaneers (US), 2026-10-24 02:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 165 gold88 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 78

US median, latest 20gEU median, latest 30g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-24	-	-	-	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-10-23	-	-	-	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-10-22	-	-	-	20 gold	20 gold	2
2026-10-21	-	-	-	85 gold88 silver	165 gold88 silver	1
2026-10-20	-	-	-	165 gold88 silver	165 gold88 silver	1
2026-10-19	-	-	-	165 gold88 silver	165 gold88 silver	1
2026-10-07	30 gold	30 gold	1	-	-	-

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). 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.

Quick facts

Item ID	36622
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Bow
Slot	Ranged
Item level	166
Requires level	76
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	7 gold36 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)