MoP Classic item

Northern Shortsword

Item 2078 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 18
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
8 - 16 DamageSpeed 2.20
(5.5 damage per second)
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 13
Sell Price: 13 silver37 copper

About Northern Shortsword

Northern Shortsword is an uncommon one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 18, usable from level 13. It binds when equipped. It hits for 8 to 16 damage every 2.20 seconds, 5.5 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Scimitar of Atun (19), Blackwater Cutlass (20) and Defias Rapier (20). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 75 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 13 silver37 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm75 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)75 silver

Median min buyout75 silver

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	75 silver	75 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC

One-hand sword items near item level 18

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 20 other one-hand sword items between item level 12 and 24; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 5.5 damage per second ranks 14th of 21 one-hand sword items in this group; Shadowfang (item level 24, requires level 19) has the most, 15.6.
Attack speeds among the 21 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Sword of the Night Sky) to 2.90 seconds (Sinister Scimitar); it swings every 2.20 seconds.
Blackwater Cutlass has the most fixed stat points in this group, 7.
Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Scimitar of Atun (item level 19, requires level 14), Blackwater Cutlass (item level 20, requires level 15), Defias Rapier (item level 20, requires level 15), Ironpatch Blade (item level 20, requires level 15), Night Watch Shortsword (item level 20, requires level 15).
Its lowest listed price, 75 silver, ranks 4th of 15 listed one-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Decapitating Sword at 55 silver95 copper (item level 24, requires level 19), Militant Shortsword at 73 silver74 copper (item level 22, requires level 17), Raider Shortsword at 75 silver (item level 16, requires level 11).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 18: dagger (14): Hollowfang Blade, Brackclaw, Big Bronze Knife; one-handed mace (10): Oggleflint's Inspirer, Petrified Shinbone, Gnoll Punisher; one-handed axe (5): Thick War Axe, Deadmines Cleaver, Abomination Cleaver.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Cutlass	15	10	4.1 (2.20s)	none	15 silver
Raider Shortsword	16	11	5.0 (1.90s)	none	75 silver
Redridge Machete	16	11	5.0 (2.30s)	+2 Stamina	-
Northern Shortsword	18	13	5.5 (2.20s)	none	75 silver
Scimitar	19	14	5.2 (2.30s)	none	-
Scimitar of Atun	19	14	5.8 (2.60s)	+2 Agility	75,000 gold
Blackwater Cutlass	20	15	6.2 (2.60s)	+4 Agility, +3 Hit	4 gold20 silver
Defias Rapier	20	15	6.4 (2.50s)	+3 Agility, +3 Hit	19,999 gold99 silver
Ironpatch Blade	20	15	13.5 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +2 Stamina	250 gold98 silver
Night Watch Shortsword	20	15	6.2 (2.60s)	+4 Stamina	750 gold
Sinister Scimitar	20	15	6.2 (2.90s)	+3 Agility	-
Amani Scimitar	21	16	5.9 (2.70s)	none	-

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Agility and Stamina.

Item 2078	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	18	18	11
Required level	13	13	6
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	14 - 26	8 - 16	3 - 5
Speed	2.20	2.20	2.60
Damage per second	9.1	5.5	1.5
Agility	-	-	1
Stamina	-	-	2
Sell price	10 silver70 copper	13 silver37 copper	10 silver70 copper

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 10
Lowest buyout seen: 15 silver50 copperArugal (AU) (US), 2026-09-05 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 122 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,597

US median, latest 1gEU median, latest 75s
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
2026-09-19	50 silver	75 silver	2	1 gold	1 gold	1
2026-09-18	50 silver	1 gold90 silver	2	55 silver	1 gold	1
2026-09-17	1 gold90 silver	2 gold	1	25 silver	66 silver	2
2026-09-16	50 silver	50 silver	3	25 silver	1 gold50 silver	2
2026-09-15	50 silver	5 gold	3	89 silver99 copper	99 silver	1
2026-09-14	2 gold	5 gold	2	89 silver99 copper	89 silver99 copper	1
2026-09-13	5 gold	5 gold	2	35 silver	2 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	2078
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	18
Requires level	13
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	10 silver70 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)