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MoP Classic item

Copper Shortsword

Item 2847 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 9
  • Main HandSword
  • 3 - 7 DamageSpeed 2.10
  • (2.4 damage per second)
  • Durability 35 / 35
  • Requires Level 4
  • Sell Price: 1 silver37 copper

About Copper Shortsword

Copper Shortsword is a common main hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 9, usable from level 4. It hits for 3 to 7 damage every 2.10 seconds, 2.4 damage per second. Other main hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Rodentia Shortsword (10), Keen Machete (6) and Worn Shortsword (1). A vendor pays 1 silver37 copper for it.

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Main hand sword items near item level 9

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 10 other main hand sword items between item level 3 and 13; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Deadman Blade3-0.8 (2.50s)none-
Dull Blade3-1.1 (1.90s)none-
Pitted Defias Shortsword4-1.0 (2.00s)none-
Keen Machete6-1.7 (1.80s)none2,999 gold99 silver
Frostmane Shortsword832.2 (2.00s)none-
Copper Shortsword942.4 (2.10s)none90 silver
Rockjaw Blade942.4 (2.10s)none-
Short Sabre942.6 (1.90s)none-
Rodentia Shortsword1052.8 (2.30s)none30,139 gold31 silver
Stonesplinter Blade1053.0 (2.00s)none-
Commoner's Sword1382.6 (2.30s)none-
Where Copper Shortsword Fits

Items That Share Copper Shortsword's Icon

Copper Shortsword uses the same icon art, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

  • Flamberge ID 2521 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 36
  • Sword of Decay ID 1727 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35 · lowest 7,150g on 2 realms
  • Night Watch Shortsword ID 935 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20 · lowest 999g on 3 realms
  • Black Metal Shortsword ID 886 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 26 · lowest 19,142g on 1 realm
  • Shiver Blade ID 5182 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 20 · lowest 11,999g on 2 realms
  • Battlefield Destroyer ID 8199 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 47 · lowest 6g on 2 realms
  • Ironpatch Blade ID 12976 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20 · lowest 900g on 3 realms
  • Sword of Corruption ID 13032 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 27 · lowest 300g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Copper Shortsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2847 (2840 to 2852) were usually added in the same batch as Copper Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Copper Bar ID 2840 · Trade Goods · item level 10
  • Bronze Bar ID 2841 · Trade Goods · item level 20
  • Silver Bar ID 2842 · Trade Goods · item level 10
  • Copper Mace ID 2844 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 9
  • Copper Axe ID 2845 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 9
  • Bronze Mace ID 2848 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 22 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
  • Bronze Axe ID 2849 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 23 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
  • Bronze Shortsword ID 2850 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
  • Copper Chain Belt ID 2851 · Armor - Mail · item level 11 · lowest 4s on 5 realms
  • Copper Chain Pants ID 2852 · Armor - Mail · item level 9 · lowest 7s on 4 realms

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

Across game versions
Item 2847Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level994
Required level444
Damage5 - 113 - 76 - 11
Speed2.102.102.10
Damage per second3.82.44.0
Sell price1 silver10 copper1 silver37 copper1 silver10 copper

Retail recipe Copper Shortsword: 6x Copper Bar, 1x Weak Flux, 2x Linen Cloth.

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MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
4
Lowest buyout seen
1 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-21 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
2 gold50 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
697
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03068s1.4g2.1g2.8gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 2.5gEU 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
2026-11-0390 silver90 silver1---
2026-11-0290 silver90 silver12 gold50 silver2 gold50 silver1
2026-11-0150 silver50 silver11 gold1 gold1
2026-10-3150 silver50 silver21 gold1 gold1
2026-10-302 gold2 gold11 gold2 gold50 silver1
2026-10-292 gold2 gold11 gold50 silver1 gold50 silver1
2026-10-28---75 silver1 gold1
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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.