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MoP Classic item

Recruit's Shortsword

Item 20977 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 1
  • Main HandSword
  • 1 DamageSpeed 1.90
  • (0.5 damage per second)
  • Durability 20 / 20
  • Sell Price: 4 copper

About Recruit's Shortsword

Recruit's Shortsword is a common main hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 1. It hits for 1 to 1 damage every 1.90 seconds, 0.5 damage per second. Other main hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Worn Shortsword (1), Keen Machete (6) and Rodentia Shortsword (10). A vendor pays 4 copper for it.

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Main hand sword items near item level 1

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 5 other main hand sword items between item level 1 and 6; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Recruit's Shortsword1-0.5 (1.90s)none-
Worn Shortsword1-0.5 (1.90s)none200 gold
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
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: The Sunbreaker.

Where Recruit's Shortsword Fits

Items That Share Recruit's Shortsword's Icon

Recruit's Shortsword uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

  • Doombringer ID 13053 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 60 · lowest 105g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Recruit's Shortsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20977 (20970 to 20983) were usually added in the same batch as Recruit's Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 20977MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level11
Damage1 - 13 - 5
Speed1.901.90
Damage per second0.52.1
Sell price4 copper3 copper

3D Model

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

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-11 16:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
2
Lowest buyout seen
200 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-11-01 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
125,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
12
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 11 to Nov 01034,375g68,750g103,125g137,500gOct 11Oct 25Nov 01
US median, latest 125,000gEU median, latest 200g
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
2026-11-01200 gold200 gold1---
2026-10-29200 gold200 gold1---
2026-10-28200 gold200 gold1---
2026-10-25200 gold200 gold1---
2026-10-19200 gold200 gold1---
2026-10-13---125,000 gold125,000 gold1
2026-10-11200 gold200 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.