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MoP Classic item

Cadet's Bow

Item 8179 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 6
  • RangedBow
  • 5 - 11 DamageSpeed 2.00
  • (4.0 damage per second)
  • Durability 35 / 35
  • Sell Price: 60 copper

About Cadet's Bow

Cadet's Bow is a common ranged bow on MoP Classic at item level 6. It hits for 5 to 11 damage every 2.00 seconds, 4.0 damage per second. Other ranged bows listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hunting Bow (11), Feeble Shortbow (13) and Heavy Shortbow (15). A vendor pays 60 copper for it.

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Ranged bow items near item level 6

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 7 other ranged bow items between item level 2 and 11; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 4.0 damage per second ranks 3rd of 8 ranged bow items in this group; Hunting Bow (item level 11, requires level 6) has the most, 7.7.
  • Attack speeds among the 8 ranged bow items in this group run from 2.00 seconds (Polished Shortbow) to 2.60 seconds (Hunting Bow); it swings every 2.00 seconds.
  • Cheapest listed ranged bow items at a similar or higher item level: Hunting Bow at 15 silver (item level 11, requires level 6).
  • Other weapon types for the ranged slot within 2 item levels of 6: gun (2): Pellet Rifle, Rust-Covered Blunderbuss; crossbow (1): Light Crossbow.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Warder's Shortbow2-2.6 (2.30s)none-
Worn Shortbow2-2.6 (2.30s)none-
Polished Shortbow4-3.2 (2.00s)none-
Stiff Shortbow4-3.2 (2.00s)none-
Cadet's Bow6-4.0 (2.00s)none-
Cracked Shortbow833.3 (2.30s)none-
Hornwood Recurve Bow834.8 (2.10s)none-
Hunting Bow1167.7 (2.60s)none15 silver
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Primitive Bow.

Where Cadet's Bow Fits

Items That Share Cadet's Bow's Icon

Cadet's Bow uses the same icon art, which 15 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Cadet's Bow

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8179 (8174 to 8184) were usually added in the same batch as Cadet's Bow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Comfortable Leather Hat ID 8174 · Armor - Leather · item level 40 · lowest 419g on 1 realm
  • Nightscape Tunic ID 8175 · Armor - Leather · item level 41 · lowest 1g on 4 realms
  • Nightscape Headband ID 8176 · Armor - Leather · item level 41 · lowest 98s on 4 realms
  • Practice Sword ID 8177 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 7 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
  • Training Sword ID 8178 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 10 · lowest 9s on 5 realms
  • Hunting Bow ID 8180 · Weapon - Bow · item level 11 · lowest 15s on 4 realms
  • Hunting Rifle ID 8181 · Weapon - Gun · item level 9 · lowest 2s on 1 realm
  • Pellet Rifle ID 8182 · Weapon - Gun · item level 7
  • Precision Bow ID 8183 · Weapon - Bow · item level 27 · lowest 90s on 2 realms
  • Firestarter ID 8184 · Weapon - Wand · item level 29 · lowest 65s on 2 realms

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

Across game versions
Item 8179Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level663
Damage3 - 65 - 116 - 11
Speed2.002.002.00
Damage per second2.24.04.2
Sell price28 copper60 copper28 copper
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-10 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
5
Lowest buyout seen
20 copperGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-19 17:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
1 gold28 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
246
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 10 to Nov 02035s70s1.1g1.4gOct 10Oct 21Nov 02
US median, latest 10sEU median, latest 90s
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0290 silver90 silver1---
2026-11-01---10 silver10 silver1
2026-10-31---10 silver10 silver1
2026-10-30---1 gold1 gold1
2026-10-29---1 gold1 gold1
2026-10-28---2 silver50 copper2 silver50 copper3
2026-10-27---2 silver50 copper1 gold2
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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.